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As prices soar amid inflation, LendingTree found that pet owners are seeing increased pricing on key pet-related expenses
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingTree®, the nation's leading online financial services marketplace, released its survey finding that more than 75% of pet owners say inflation is making pet ownership more expensive, and 26% are struggling to afford the four-legged members of their family. 87% of pet owners say they've experienced increased pricing on key pet-related expenses, especially pet food (74%) and veterinary services (33%). This increase in cost has forced pet owners to make financial sacrifices for their pets, with nearly 1 in 4 (23%) having taken on debt for their furry friends and some even limiting their retirement savings contributions (10%).
Key findings
- More than 75% of pet owners say inflation is making pet ownership more expensive, and 26% are struggling to afford the rising costs. By generation, millennials (32%) are most likely to say they're having trouble paying for pet expenses amid inflation.
- Overall, 87% of pet owners say they've experienced increased pricing on key expenses, especially pet food (74%) and veterinary services (33%).
- Inflation is causing consumers to tighten their pet care budgets. While pet owners reported spending an average of $1,163 annually on their pets in a 2021 LendingTree survey, in 2022, owners say they're spending just $984 per year — a nearly $180 difference.
- 44% of pet owners are making financial sacrifices for their pets. Nearly 1 in 4 (23%) have taken on debt for their furry friends. Pet owners are also spending less on themselves (18%), and some are even limiting their retirement savings contributions (10%).
- 30% of owners who've been in pet-related debt have owed $1,000 or more. Of the 6% who currently have pet-related debt, nearly 24% currently owe $1,000 or more, though the majority of indebted owners (25%) owe between $300 to $499.
LendingTree's Chief Credit Analyst, Matt Schulz, had this to add:
"Our pets are family, and we often have to make sacrifices for those we love. With pet ownership getting more expensive by the day, many Americans find themselves having to do just that. The best place to start is by carving out space in your budget for pet expenses and even a pet emergency fund, if possible. That way, the next big unexpected expense for your furry friend won't automatically send you into debt."
To view the full report, visit
https://www.lendingtree.com/debt-consolidation/pet-ownership-inflation-survey/
Methodology
LendingTree commissioned Qualtrics to conduct an online survey of 1,017 U.S. pet owners, ages 18 to 76, from Aug. 12-18, 2022. The survey was administered using a nonprobability-based sample, and quotas were used to ensure the sample base represented the overall population. All responses were reviewed by researchers for quality control.
We defined generations as the following ages in 2022:
- Generation Z: 18 to 25
- Millennial: 26 to 41
- Generation X: 42 to 56
- Baby boomer: 57 to 76
About LendingTree
LendingTree is the nation's leading online marketplace that connects consumers with the choices they need to be confident in their financial decisions. LendingTree empowers consumers to make smarter financial decisions through choice, education and support. Consumers can compare multiple offers from a nationwide network of over 500 partners in one simple search, and can choose the option that best fits their financial needs. Services include mortgage loans, mortgage refinances, auto loans, personal loans, business loans, student loans, insurance, credit cards and more. Through the logged-in experience, consumers receive free credit scores, credit monitoring, recommendations to improve credit health, and notifications when the proprietary algorithm identifies a savings opportunity. LendingTree, LLC is a subsidiary of LendingTree, Inc. For more information, go to www.lendingtree.com, dial 800-555-TREE, like our Facebook page and/or follow us on Twitter @LendingTree.
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MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Select Medical today announced that 16 of its inpatient rehabilitation hospitals have been named to Newsweek's 2022 list of America's Best Physical Rehab Centers.
"For the second consecutive year we are pleased to see so many of our rehabilitation hospitals acknowledged by Newsweek for best-in-class care in their respective states and region," said Jeff Ruskan, president, inpatient rehabilitation hospital division, Select Medical. "These rankings attest to the exceptional care and outcomes our patients receive when they choose to heal and recover in our hospitals."
Newsweek's rankings are made on a state and regional basis. The 25 states with the most facilities were awarded individually and the remaining states were grouped into four regions: Northeast, Midwest, West and South.
Select Medical's state and regional rankings, include:
Arizona
HonorHealth Rehabilitation Hospital - #5
California
California Rehabilitation Institute - #6
Florida
UF Health Rehab Hospital - #8
Georgia
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital - #1
Louisiana
Ochsner Rehabilitation Hospital - #1
Missouri
SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital* (Richmond Heights, Bridgeton and Lake Saint Louis) – #6
Northeast Region
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, New Jersey - #2
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation Hospital* (Avon, Beachwood and Edwin Shaw) - #2
OhioHealth Rehabilitation Hospital - #3
Pennsylvania
Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital - #8
Texas
Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas - #1
Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Frisco - #15
*Denotes hospitals grouped under the same certification number provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Editor's Note: All hospitals represent joint venture partnerships between Select Medical and the health system named with the exception of California Rehabilitation Institute which is a three-partner joint venture between Select Medical, Cedars Sinai and UCLA Health; and, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation which is wholly owned by Select Medical.
Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, examined physical rehabilitation centers from every U.S. state. This year Newsweek awarded 255 inpatient facilities, based on the results of an online survey of over 4,400 experts on physical rehabilitation. More information about the ranking criteria and methodology can be found here.
Select Medical is one of the largest operators of critical illness recovery hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and occupational health centers in the United States based on the number of facilities. Select Medical's reportable segments include the critical illness recovery hospital segment, the rehabilitation hospital segment, the outpatient rehabilitation segment, and the Concentra segment. As of June 30, 2022, Select Medical operated 105 critical illness recovery hospitals in 28 states, 31 rehabilitation hospitals in 12 states, and 1,920 outpatient rehabilitation clinics in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Concentra operated 518 occupational health centers in 41 states. At June 30, 2022, Select Medical had operations in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Information about Select Medical is available at www.selectmedical.com.
Shelly Eckenroth, 717-920-4035 or seckenroth@selectmedical.com
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OSLO, Norway, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordic Nanovector ASA (OSE: NANOV) ("Nordic Nanovector" or the "Company") today announces that following the decisions to discontinue the PARADIGME study for its lead asset Betalutin®, restructure the company and appoint Carnegie Investment Bank to explore strategic options three members of the Company's Board have decided to step down. Solveig Hellebust, Jean Pierre Bizzari and Thomas Ramdahl will step down from the Board with immediate effect.
As previously announced in the press release of 18 August 2022 a strategic exercise led by Carnegie has been initiated with the aim of optimising shareholder value, following the slow recruitment and subsequent disappointing data from the PARADIGME clinical trial.
The decision by these Board members to relinquish their Board positions following the downsizing of the Company will support the preservation of financial resources during this strategic process while retaining the necessary personnel needed to maximise the chances of a successful conclusion.
No assurances can be given as to the outcome or timing of the review process being conducted by Carnegie, but as stated in the Company's recent Q2 results presentation the review is expected to run into Q4 2022. Nordic Nanovector does not intend to make any further public comment regarding the review until it has been completed or the Company determines that disclosure is required or appropriate.
For further information, please contact:
IR enquiries
Jan H. Egberts, Chairman of Nordic Nanovector
Tel: +31 614672518
Email: janegberts@aol.com
Media Enquiries
Mark Swallow/Frazer Hall (MEDiSTRAVA Consulting)
Tel: +44 203 928 6900
Email: nordicnanovector@medistrava.com
About Nordic Nanovector:
Nordic Nanovector is committed to develop and deliver innovative therapies to patients to address major unmet medical needs and advance cancer care. The Company aspires to become a leader in radionuclide therapy of cancer. In addition to Betalutin®,for which Nordic Nanovector retains global marketing rights, the Company's novel pipeline includes Humalutin®, a radioimmunotherapy candidate based on a chimeric anti-CD37 antibody and the beta emitter lutetium-177 for NHL; Alpha37, a based on a chimeric anti-CD37 antibody and the alpha emitting radionuclide lead-212, currently being explored with partner Oranomed for relapsed refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; a portfolio of fully humanized anti-CD37 antibodies with potential in haematological cancers and autoimmune diseases; and a CD37 DOTA CAR-T cell opportunity in haematological cancers, which is the subject of a research collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania.
Further information can be found at www.nordicnanovector.com.
Forward-looking statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to inter alia to the business and strategies, financial performance and results of the Company. Forward-looking statements concern future circumstances and results and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are based on Nordic Nanovector's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release, including assumptions, opinions and views of Nordic Nanovector or cited from third party sources, are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results and events to be materially different from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Nordic Nanovector cannot provide any assurance that the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements are free from errors nor accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of opinions expressed in this release or the actual occurrence of any forecasted developments. Nordic Nanovector disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NYU Langone Health today announced the completion of the first orthopedic surgery in the United States using a completely wireless camera system. Orthopedic surgeon Laith M. Jazrawi, MD, performed a knee arthroscopy to correct a condition in a patient's knee joint at NYU Langone Orthopedic Center, using the advanced technology ArthroFree™ System approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March.
The patient, a 65-year-old male with a displaced meniscal fragment causing locking in his knee, is recovering well. He is expected to be back to playing paddle ball in two weeks.
"We're proud to be the first medical center to use this innovative new technology that allows for more efficiency and flexibility in the OR," says Dr. Jazrawi, chief of the Division of Sports Medicine in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. "The use of new types of advanced surgical technologies exemplifies our mission to bring patients the most recent advances in orthopedic surgery to improve outcomes and overall satisfaction."
Arthroscopic surgery is minimally invasive and one of the most common orthopedic procedures performed in the United States. Involving the insertion of a tiny surgical camera through a small incision made by the surgeon, it has become the standard for many procedures. Traditional arthroscopy has involved the use of wired surgical cameras, which require different power sources and light cords.
The ArthroFree System by Lazurite, an Ohio-based medical technology company, is the first fully wireless camera for arthroscopy and general endoscopy to receive market clearance from the FDA. The system eliminates the need for power and light cords, making setup and takedown easier, reducing cost, and allowing for more ergonomic and efficient surgical movements.
Dr. Jazrawi is currently enrolling patients in a new study to investigate the benefits and capabilities of the wireless camera compared to the traditional system. Results are expected in 2023.
NYU Langone is ranked among the top five hospitals in the nation for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report. Its orthopedic surgeons perform more than 23,000 procedures annually and the department has more than 200 orthopedic physician faculty experts.
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Allison Clair
Phone: 917-301-5699
allison.clair@nyulangone.org
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Oliver will oversee the credit union's governance and legal functions
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OnPoint Community Credit Union has hired attorney and finance law expert Wendy Beth Oliver to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. She joins the Executive Team of Oregon's largest credit union with more than 489,000 members and $9.3 billion in assets.
As Chief Legal Officer, Oliver leads OnPoint's legal strategy and team, aligns its legal and business goals, and advises the credit union on corporate governance, contracts, compliance and regulatory issues. Oliver previously served as the credit union's Vice President and General Counsel, managing the credit union's legal compliance and corporate governance.
"Wendy's extensive experience in various sectors of the financial services industry over the last 30 years is a great asset to our organization," said Rob Stuart, President and Chief Executive Officer, OnPoint Community Credit Union. "As a dynamic leader with deep legal and institutional knowledge, Wendy will fuel our goals of breaking our charitable giving records, welcoming our 500,000th member and providing services and products that put money back in our members' pockets, among others. We are fortunate to have her on board in this new role as we continue to build on our commitment to our members, community and employees."
Oliver has more than 30 years of experience as a legal advisor in the financial services industry, providing outside counsel for a range of financial services companies, including banks, mortgage and small business firms, and a fintech startup. Before joining OnPoint as Chief Legal Officer, she held General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer positions at Grit Financial Inc. and Aven, a California-based fintech startup.
"For 30 years, I've counseled various financial institutions, helping them manage legal risk and compliance," said Oliver. "It's an honor to rejoin and expand my role at OnPoint, and I look forward to continuing to evolve its legal functions to protect OnPoint, its members and communities."
Oliver received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago and her Juris Doctorate from Duke University School of Law. Oliver received her Master's in Public Administration from the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, where she was a Gramlich Fellow.
Oliver serves on the vestry of St. David of Wales Episcopal Church, volunteers at Brigid's Table to help prepare and serve dinners, and serves on the Oregon State Bar's Client Security Fund Committee. She lives in Clackamas County and is an avid gardener and adventurous traveler.
The OnPoint Executive Team is comprised of the following members:
- Rob Stuart, President/Chief Executive Officer
- Cirith Anderson, Senior Vice President/Chief Risk Officer
- Jim Armstrong, Senior Vice President/Chief Information Officer
- Tim Clevenger, Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer
- Jim Hunt, Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
- Steve Leugers, Senior Vice President/Chief Credit Officer
- Tory McVay, Senior Vice President/Chief Retail Officer
- Wendy Beth Oliver, Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer
Founded in 1932, OnPoint Community Credit Union is the largest credit union in Oregon, serving more than 489,000 members and with assets of $9.3 billion. OnPoint membership is available to anyone who lives or works in one of 28 Oregon counties (Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler and Yamhill) and two Washington counties (Skamania and Clark) and their immediate family members. More information is available at www.onpointcu.com or 800-527-3932.
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MIAMI, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Global Surfaces ("PGS") announced today the launch of a new west coast warehouse in Goodyear, Arizona outside of Phoenix.
PGS is a leading developer, importer and distributor of premium, proprietary porcelain tile and other hard surface floor coverings used primarily in remodel and replacement solutions by both residential and commercial end users.
PGS was acquired by Platinum Equity in 2021 and goes to market via the Happy Floors residential brand and the Stone Source & Ceramic Technics-commercial brand.
The new 140,000 square-foot Goodyear facility will contain all of the company's product lines, including porcelain tile, ceramic tile, natural stone, and luxury vinyl tile, and will provide over 30 new jobs to residents in the Phoenix area.
Additionally, as part of the recent acquisition and integration of Stone Source into the PGS portfolio, Happy Floors inventory lines are also being stocked in the Stone Source Carlstadt, NJ warehouse to improve service to northeast region customers for both Happy Floors and Stone Source.
"These investments reflect our confidence in the continued growth trajectory of the company," said PGS CEO Mike Draves. "We are excited to establish a presence in Goodyear, Arizona to better support our west coast customers while also expanding our presence in Carlstadt, New Jersey."
The new Arizona facility will be located at 16535 W Elwood Street, Goodyear, AZ 85338. This will increase PGS warehouse capacity to support continued growth while specifically improving service to west region partners via additional inventory availability and reduced delivery lead times.
"Paramount Global Surfaces' expansion into Goodyear is indicative of the region's infrastructure, connectivity and ability to meet the needs of high-growth business," said Chris Camacho, president and CEO at Greater Phoenix Economic Council. "This move strategically positions Paramount Global Surfaces moving forward and we're excited to partner with them in their continued success."
A ceremony to celebrate the Goodyear, Arizona warehouse opening is planned for early October.
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| 2022-09-15T18:25:44Z
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pavlov Media, a national broadband service provider, and the Texas communities of Corinth, Shady Shores, and Hickory Creek (the Lake Cities) have entered a historic partnership that will make each community a Gig City when completed. The cities used American Rescue Plan funds to enter into an Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) to bring fiber services to a number of their government facilities. As part of the agreement, Pavlov Media has agreed to expand their fiber network to provide fiber-based services to the residents and businesses within the Lake Cities.
"We are proud to be part of this innovative solution developed by the Lake Cities. The cities embarked on an exhaustive, competitive bid process, and we are pleased that they chose Pavlov Media to partner with. We believe our ability to design, build, and operate municipal fiber networks all with our own in-house staff will enhance the speed to completion, and the ultimate success of the fiber network," said Pavlov Media President, Glenn Meyer.
Mike O'Linc, President of Campus Communications Group, (a subsidiary of Pavlov Media) added: "Construction of the fiber network will begin immediately, with the goal to have each of the Lake Cities' anchor facilities connected within one year."
"Providing high-speed fiber networks has been a priority for the Lake Cities for many years. We are extremely excited to begin the broadband project with Pavlov Media. This project will greatly benefit our current residents and generations to come in Corinth, Hickory Creek and Shady Shores," stated Corinth Mayor Bill Heidemann.
Mark Shelden, Pavlov Media's Vice President of Municipal Developments stated, "This model can be replicated in other communities across the country that want fiber-based services in their communities. We believe that demand for fiber-based services are in their infancy, and we are in conversations with several other municipalities looking at ways to accelerate the installation of fiber networks in their communities."
About Pavlov Media:
Pavlov Media is headquartered in Champaign, Ill. and offers broadband, voice, and television services. The company operates municipal fiber networks connected to its national backbone network. Pavlov Media specializes in private networks designed, constructed, and operated by a team of dedicated professionals in the telecommunications industry. For more information about the agreement, and how it might fit other communities, contact Mark Shelden, at 217-363-2424 or email mshelden@pavlovmedia.com.
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Pendo gives product teams fast and easy access to product analytics, in-app guidance, and feedback capabilities
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pendo, the most comprehensive product experience platform, today announced its availability on Google Cloud Marketplace, expanding its partnership with Google Cloud and giving product teams quick access to Pendo's product analytics, in-app guidance, and feedback capabilities.
The Google Cloud Marketplace lets users quickly deploy functional software packages that run on Google Cloud. This allows customers to shorten the typical buying cycle from months down to minutes by integrating solutions already established with Google Cloud.
"We built Pendo on Google Cloud infrastructure to give us the ability to deliver our platform to our customers, so in turn, they can deliver great product experiences to theirs," said Todd Olson, CEO and co-founder of Pendo. "Pendo is the first product experience platform on Google Cloud Marketplace. We've made it easier for existing customers to scale their use of Pendo, and give more Google Cloud customers access to powerful product experience capabilities."
Using Pendo, product teams can measure product usage and sentiment to learn what delights or frustrates users, deliver in-app onboarding, walkthroughs or support to increase user awareness and action, and centralize and prioritize product feedback to take the guesswork out of product planning.
Payment technology and software solution Global Payments procured Pendo through Google Cloud Marketplace and has leveraged Pendo's product analytics to measure user behavior and help make decisions around what features to include in a new UI and which to prioritize first.
"Thousands of merchants and businesses around the world depend on us to process payments and keep their operations running smoothly. We needed a solution to help us drive business decisions, and provide our customers with the most seamless experiences possible," said Chad Parker, product owner, Global Payments. "Through Google Cloud Marketplace, we were able to quickly and easily onboard with Pendo, and immediately begin making decisions and refining features within our platform. The reports we've been able to generate have been so rich and easy to share, that we've begun telling stories through the data – that's been extremely powerful."
"Technologies that help product teams develop and deliver solutions with data-backed insights are incredibly valuable to the end-customer experience," said Dai Vu, managing director, Marketplace & ISV GTM Programs. "With its platform now available on Google Cloud Marketplace, Pendo is providing customers with solutions built to help them create and deliver products that drive business growth and enhanced customer experiences."
Visit Pendo's Google Cloud Marketplace listing to learn more.
About Pendo
Pendo's mission is to elevate the world's experience with software. Pendo's product experience platform allows companies to make product intelligence actionable with speed and scale, giving rise to a new generation of companies that put product at the center of everything. Pendo customers include the world's leading companies, including Verizon, Morgan Stanley, LabCorp, OpenTable, Okta, Salesforce, and Zendesk. Through Mind the Product and customer communities, sponsored events and a podcast, Pendo aims to support the success of product and digital leaders everywhere. Pendo is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina and has offices around the world. For more information, visit: www.pendo.io.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Trust Group (RTG) partnered with leaders from The University of Tennessee (UT) Medical Center, OrthoTennessee, and UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm to develop a new orthopaedic institute in Knoxville, TN.
"This joint venture facility provides the opportunity to better serve patients in the community of Knoxville. The development of the new facility will allow the orthopaedic surgeons to expand and continue to provide high-quality orthopaedic care in a more convenient, lower-cost setting, which was an important factor in the development of this facility," said Joe Landsman, CEO UT Medical Center.
The 91,000-square-foot facility was first announced in 2018, and construction began in October 2020. The first floor of the three-story building serves as the ambulatory surgery center, which includes five operating rooms and an advanced imaging center. The second and third floors house clinical, research, and administrative areas. The facility comprehensively meets patients' clinical, surgical, imaging, and therapy needs in one location.
"From a planning standpoint, one of the unique parts of this project was that it was not only our organization that had a particular vision of this project, but it was a project that was in partnership with UT Medical Center and the UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm. All three parties had a unique vision of what they wanted to see accomplished, and RTG had to be able to navigate those things, and they did that successfully," said Jon-David Deeson, CEO OrthoTennessee.
"We were grateful that RTG took the time and walked us through a very comprehensive planning process to anticipate certain aspects of a project like this that we would not have been able to do on our own. We have continued to seek their advice and expertise around real estate matters and future development projects for our organization," said Deeson.
Fourteen orthopaedic surgeons from OrthoTennessee will practice at the new location and offer a broad array of clinical, imaging, diagnostic, surgical, rehabilitative care, and therapy services. The facility represents an ongoing partnership to collaboratively meet the changing medical needs of the greater community in East Tennessee.
To learn more about RTG's capabilities and who we serve, including real estate development for healthcare and life science facilities, visit our website.
Realty Trust Group, LLC (RTG) is a nationally recognized real estate advisory and services firm serving the healthcare and life science industry since 1998. With objective, accountable, and trusted expertise, RTG provides innovative healthcare real estate solutions through a full platform of advisory, development, transactions, operations, and regulatory compliance services.
RTG acts as an extension of healthcare leadership teams, working to leverage real estate as a strategic asset to support broader organizational objectives. In a rapidly changing healthcare industry, RTG provides real estate strategies that gain market share, enhance patient experience, and increase speed to market. These solutions include strategic planning, portfolio optimization, capital strategies, facility feasibility and development, transaction support, portfolio management, regulatory compliance, and other tailored client solutions.
For more information about RTG, visit www.realtytrustgroup.com, Facebook, and LinkedIn, or call 865-521-0630.
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| 2022-09-15T18:26:04Z
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Dwell adds to Recurrent's unrivaled ability to reach home design enthusiasts
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recurrent Ventures announced today that it has acquired Dwell, the authority on contemporary home design for architects, interior designers, and consumers. Alongside BobVila, Business of Home, Domino, and Lonny, Recurrent now has a full suite of home design brands.
Founded in 2000, Dwell has always championed home design that improves people's lives. Dwell CEO, Zach Klein, who joined the brand in 2020, has helped grow digital subscriptions exponentially during his tenure. Through its coverage of the most inspiring home designs out there, expert advice for your own space, and a marketplace for the best-designed products available, Dwell has become the destination for what a home can and should be.
"Everyone at Recurrent is excited about the Dwell team joining our company. The content they produce is a fantastic complement to our other home brands and gives us a tremendous opportunity to further establish ourselves as the leader in the design category," said Lance Johnson, CEO of Recurrent. "Dwell offers us and our partners another opportunity to reach home enthusiasts with the content, products, and inspiration they need when designing, renovating, or simply sprucing up their home."
The acquisition of Dwell bolsters Recurrent's ability to connect with consumers via multiple channels, continuing to build a community around a passion for design. In addition to the popular print product, their digital presence, and the Dwell Shop, Dwell+ members also benefit from a subscriber-only platform for exclusive Home Tours, The Dwell Home Guide, and the Dwell Archive.
"Zach and the team have done an outstanding job of expanding what Dwell can do and who it can reach over the last few years," said Lara Deam, Dwell Founder. "When looking at potential buyers, Recurrent was at the top of our list."
Klein will continue to oversee the day-to-day operations of Dwell as CEO. Dwell's CRO, Nicole Wolfgram, Editor in Chief, William Hanley, and all of the brand's staff will also join Recurrent.
Recurrent is a digital media company whose content from trusted brands aims to foster generations of passionate audiences across enthusiast verticals. With social responsibility and sustainability at the center of its storytelling, Recurrent takes an innovative growth approach and creates content that is valuable to its readers, business partners, and the planet. Its titles such as Popular Science, Domino, JancisRobinson.com, Field & Stream, Donut Media, and Task & Purpose inspire and inform more than 60 million unique visitors each month.
Founded in 2000 by Lara Deam, Dwell's mission is to improve people's lives with great design. Through a robust digital presence and in its beloved print magazine, Dwell features new ideas about what a home can and should be, and offers expert advice for making your own space a better place to live. It is a marketplace for the best-designed products out there and a platform for home audiences to share and discover inspiring spaces.
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- Silver Lake also participated in the round, in addition to 8VC and other investors
- New round of funding will enhance Rephrase.ai's capabilities by integrating enhanced product experiences, scaling hiring across the business, and expanding its North American presence
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rephrase.ai ("the Company"), a generative AI startup that aims to humanize communication through synthetic media, has raised $10.6 million in a Series A financing round. This new financing was led by Red Ventures, a global company with a diverse portfolio of brands and businesses focused on offering premium content and personalized digital experiences, including Lonely Planet, CNET, Healthline, Bankrate, The Points Guy, NextAdvisor, and more. Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing and an investor in Red Ventures, also participated in the round, in addition to 8VC and other investors.
This investment will allow the Company to enhance its capabilities by integrating product experiences; scaling hiring across the business, including within the Engineering, AI, Product, Sales, and Marketing teams; and expanding its presence in North America.
Rephrase.ai aims to democratize video, making high-quality video creation capabilities available to companies of all sizes across all industries. With video becoming the new default mode of communication, synthetic video creation capabilities empower marketing, communications, and content teams to scale and humanize their efforts. Rephrase.ai has worked with more than 50 global enterprises, including, Castrol, Mondelez, and Xiaomi to name a few, to deliver high-quality video creation capabilities.
Rephrase.ai uses deep learning to create digital avatars of actual humans that can be used for synthetic video content with only text required as input. In the last year, the Company has developed numerous digital avatars of Chief Experience Officers (CXOs), influencers, and celebrities characterized by advanced facial mapping, lip synchronization, voice, and expression capabilities. Through its contributions to award-winning marketing campaigns and leading-edge synthetic product launches, Rephrase.ai helps businesses grow engagement and efficiencies around communications by increasing conversion, click-through rates (CTRs), consumption, and content adoption while reducing customer acquisition costs. As a pioneer in video generative AI technology, Rephrase.ai has ensured that technology is used safely and with consent. The "Assured by Rephrase.ai" framework is now used as a hallmark in the industry.
"Given how people consume information today, scalable solutions to deliver personalized video are needed now more than ever," said Carlos Angrisano, President at Red Ventures. "With the current mass customization of video content, our big bet is on the reinvention of the video production process, and that, as a business process technology, has incredible potential. We are impressed by Rephrase.ai's leadership and talent bench, which is a tremendous competitive advantage in such a nascent field." In the last year, the team at Rephrase AI has grown from 12 to 35 people and has built a best-in-class team including researchers with experience at leading technology companies including Google, Samsung, Facebook, and Amazon.
"I believe a large opportunity is Rephrase.ai's ability to provide an easy-to-use API for anyone to create videos without high labor and time requirements," said Venkatesh Seetharam, Advisor at 8VC. "Their vision has the potential to be an inflection point in the video generation process. Rephrase.ai has the potential to become the defacto generative AI platform for video and is well positioned to build an invaluable company with a similar API strategy."
"We started Rephrase.ai four years ago with the goal of building an engine that can make creating professional quality videos as easy as writing text," said Ashray Malhotra, CEO and Co-founder of Rephrase.ai. "In the last year, we've developed hundreds of digital human clones, creating millions of videos during the process. I'm thrilled to welcome Red Ventures, Silver Lake, and 8VC as partners on this journey to help expedite the world's adoption of generative AI videos. Given their operational and investing experience, we could not have imagined a better set of people to help us bring this vision to life. The intent of humanizing communications is to bring the ability to communicate with people, like people."
About Rephrase AI
Rephrase.ai is a deep learning company that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI)to create synthetic video content. With the help of its AI technology, Rephrase.ai can clone any person to create their digital avatar. Using its re-generative AI platform, Rephrase.ai helps businesses create synthetic videos of real humans to communicate with their customers, employees, and other stakeholders with only text required as input. The Company was founded in 2019 by Ashray Malhotra, Nisheeth Lahoti, and Shivam Mangla, who are IIT alumni and Forbes Asia 30 under 30.
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Fragrance Subscription Service Broadens Offering with Exclusive Lineup of Elevated Fragrances Available Only to Saks and Scentbird Customers
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading fragrance subscription company, Scentbird, will debut a partnership with Saks, the premier luxury ecommerce platform today. Through the collaboration, Scentbird subscribers will have access to a curated assortment of over 30 highly-coveted men's, women's and unisex fragrances from luxury brands for a limited time. In addition to its 600+ designers and niche fragrances currently offered, Scentbird will add the following labels to its lineup: Sisley, Creed, Tiziana Terenzi, Initio, Parfums Prives, Ex Nihilo, Acqua di Parma, Parfums de Marly, House of Sillage, Amouage, Veronique Gabai and Goutal Paris.
Starting today, the collaboration will direct members to a co-branded Saks x Scentbird landing page, providing the option for customers to purchase a full size bottle of their choice directly from Saks.com. Scentbird's existing subscription service includes delivery of a 30-day supply of designer perfume or cologne to the subscriber's door each month for $16.95. The Saks Collection fragrances will arrive in a limited edition 8ml black atomizer for a $10 premium upcharge.
"As the premier destination for luxury fashion, we are continuously personalizing our offering to enhance the shopping experience for our customers," said Kate Oldham, senior vice president and general merchandise manager of beauty, jewelry and home at Saks. "Through our partnership with Scentbird, we are delivering a unique fragrance discovery experience that cannot be found anywhere else online."
"Scentbird is continually evolving to best meet the needs of our members," said Scentbird CEO, Mariya Nurislamova. "Our new initiative with Saks will be another step toward elevating and empowering our customer experience through scent discovery. Like us, Saks seeks to consistently innovate the digital luxury space and create unparalleled, personalized destinations for customers seeking self-expression—whether through fragrance or other categories."
For more information about the Saks x Scentbird Collection, please visit https://www.scentbird.com/saks.
Saks is the premier digital platform for luxury fashion in North America. Driven by a mission to help customers express themselves through relevant and inspiring style, we serve as a destination to explore and discover the latest from established and emerging designers. Our expertly curated assortment features sought-after names in women's, men's and kids fashion, as well as beauty, home and lifestyle merchandise. Through the Saks website and app, we provide access to professional stylists, inspiring editorial content and interactive events. Our differentiated approach seamlessly combines elevated online experiences with in-person services through an exclusive partnership with the Saks Fifth Avenue stores.
Visit Saks.com for more information. Follow @saks on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter, and @thesaksman on Instagram.
Scentbird is the leading fragrance subscription service to provide a sustainable approach to scents. With over 600 niche and designer fragrances ranging from Jason Wu to Versace, Scentbird allows consumers to discover new fragrances of their choosing every single month for $16.95.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) today announced the following schedule and teleconference information for its first quarter fiscal year 2023 earnings release:
- Earnings Release: Thursday, September 22, 2022 at approximately 4:00 PM (Eastern) by public distribution and on the Company's websites at investor.scholastic.com and mediaroom.scholastic.com.
- Conference Call: Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 4:30 PM (Eastern) hosted by Peter Warwick, President and CEO and Kenneth Cleary, CFO. A live webcast of the call will be available on the "Investor Relations" page of the Scholastic Corporation's website at Online Registration. To access the conference call by phone, please go to this link (Phone Registration), and you will be provided with dial in details. To avoid delays, we encourage participants to dial into the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the scheduled start time.
- Archived Webcast and Audio Replay: The archived webcast and accompanying slides will be available on the Company's website, investor.scholastic.com, shortly after the completion of the live call.
About Scholastic
For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been encouraging the personal and intellectual growth of all children, beginning with literacy. Having earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families, Scholastic is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of literacy curriculum, professional services, and classroom magazines, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates and distributes bestselling books and e-books, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, and other products and services that support children's learning and literacy, both in school and at home. With 15 international operations and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Shyan Selah Foundation in partnership with Brave New World Enterprises and Washington State Department of Commerce is proud to announce the official re-launch of The Artist Workshop September 17th!
The Artist Workshop is specifically designed to cultivate and develop aspiring entertainment artists and creative entrepreneurs. This exclusive program created from the real life experience and endeavors of Shyan Selah will produce a monthly series featuring the fundamental elements of the global entertainment industries including: music, tv/film, digital tech/social media, fashion, and professional sports industries for 14 - 21 year old participants. Every month participants will be able to listen and join in on conversations with a select panel made up of experts from each of the listed industries - the majority of which come directly from Shyan Selah's professional network. Featured guest speakers will include 7 time Grammy Award winning mix engineer Neal H Pogue (Tyler the Creator, Doja Cat, The Marias and more), Screenwriter Kirkland Morris (BMF, Powerbook IV: Force), Jay Warsinske (Founder of the IndiePower), Film and Music Director Martin Guigui (Beneath the Darkness, 9-11, The Bronx Bull, Billy Gibbons/ZZ Top), Eddie Levert, Jr. (President of Levert Entertainment, son of Eddie Levert of the O'Jays) and and much, much more.
"The Artist Workshop is the type of vehicle that can change an entire community," says Shyan Selah. "The creative arts industries are responsible for what we call 'entertainment' but on a deeper level, it is the experience provider for what we call 'culture.' From music to fashion to film to video gaming and sports, the workshop will play a pivotal role in redefining equity all the while amplifying the importance of education with respect to these creative industries. I've been blessed to panel, lecture, and produce this type of outreach at some of the top entertainment conventions in the world: NAMM, SXSW, ASCAP, CES and The Magic Convention have given me tremendous education on how to do this type of work; and combined with our amazing network, our strategic partners, and the intricate needs of our community, I'm excited to have this program take flight in my hometown."
From September 2022 to June 2023 monthly workshops will be held in Shyan Selah's hometown of Federal Way, with plans for a large scale talent show in July of 2023. As an organization designed to empower and uplift marginalized youth, the Shyan Selah Foundation is pleased to announce that due to its partnership with the Department of Commerce, up to 250 participants will receive complimentary access to all workshops and events. Interested participants are encouraged to register at www.theartistworkshop.org for more information.
"Commerce is thrilled to partner with the Artist Workshop to give aspiring creative entrepreneurs the skills and connections they need to develop thriving careers," says Shannon Halberstadt, director of creative economy sector development at the Department of Commerce. "The Artist Workshop will help cultivate the future creative workers and leaders we need to build a strong creative economy in Washington state."
The relationship between the Shyan Selah Foundation and the Department of Commerce stems from the inclusion of the program as a proviso introduced by Washington State Representative Jesse Johnson in the 2022-2023 state budget to address the ongoing need for educational and career development among Washington's youth.
"The Artist Workshop will provide our young people with the expert knowledge, skill set, and access to resources to inspire and empower a new generation of creative artists," says Representative Johnson. "This program is being implemented with a specific equity focused approach to make the arts more inclusive to all young people, particularly from our most vulnerable and marginalized communities. The Artist Workshop has been supporting students for a while now and finally has the financial support it deserves to bring about meaningful programming to our youth in South King County at a time when our youth need us the most as a community."
For more information and for the Artist Workshop schedule, please visit www.theartistworkshop.org.
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The LLS National Patient Registry Reports Data on T-cell Production from COVID-19 Vaccines
LLS thanks the family of Michael Garil, and his parents Bernie and Ethel Garil, for their support of LLS and the blood cancer community. The National Patient Registry is a project of the Michael J. Garil Patient Data Collective, which was created to honor their son's memory.
RYE BROOK, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), published in Blood Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (https://aacrjournals.org/bloodcancerdiscov/article/doi/10.1158/2643-3230.BCD-22-0077), reports that blood cancer patients who do not produce detectable antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination may have another form of protection: T-cells that are designed to attack the COVID-19 virus. Findings from the LLS National Patient Registry, a project of the Michael J. Garil Patient Data Collective, showed that 45% of blood cancer patients who had no detectable antibodies after two Moderna or Pfizer/BioNtech vaccines generated T-cells.
Antibodies and T-cells have critical, but distinct, jobs in fighting COVID-19. High antibodies levels neutralize the virus as soon it enters the respiratory system, preventing it from entering cells, thereby blocking infection completely. T-cells work later in the process, attacking the virus once it is inside cells, limiting virus replication and its ability to cause damage.
"As LLS continues to contribute important scientific information about how COVID-19 vaccines work, our message to blood cancer patients remains the same: get vaccinated, act unvaccinated," says study author Lee Greenberger, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of LLS. "This means getting all of your vaccine doses as recommended by public health officials—they are safe, and most patients will have at least some benefit—but don't throw away your mask just yet."
Third primary dose of COVID-19 vaccine improves antibody response in many blood cancer patients
The new paper also reports on the effect of a third primary COVID-19 vaccine dose on antibody levels in blood cancer patients. About 1 in 4 blood cancer patients will not develop antibodies after the first two doses, so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a third primary dose in this group (plus a new bivalent booster for those 12 and older) (click here for more information). The LLS study shows that the third dose is helpful, spurring significant levels of antibodies in another 20% of those who lag behind after two doses, and leading to a sizeable increase in antibody levels for those who already have them.
However, the results are not the same across all forms of blood cancer. Patients with B-cell derived cancers, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphomas, have a reduced ability to make anti-spike antibodies compared to patients with other forms of blood cancer and the general population. B cells are the immune cells responsible for making antibodies.
However, even in B-cell cancer patients, the T-cell part of the immune system may still respond. Researchers are still working to determine how much antibody or T cell response is needed to protect against COVID-19 infection or its worst outcomes. In addition, as COVID-19 variants emerge, protection from existing vaccines may change, which is why updated boosters that target both the new Omicron variants and the original strain of the virus are being recommended.
The LLS National Patient Registry, a project of the Michael J. Garil Patient Data Collective, was created to honor the memory of Michael Garil, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 1974 at the age of 7. His parents, Ethel and Bernard Garil, have generously supported the creation of the LLS National Patient Registry to gather vital information from a large pool of people affected by blood cancers. The current trial was conducted under IRB review with electronic consent of patients. Data were de-identified before being analyzed for vaccine results, and all patient records are held in strict confidence.
LLS used the LLS National Patient Registry to link patient reported outcomes (including vaccination, disease type and treatment) to measurements of the immune response by sampling patients' blood. Over 12,000 patients have participated with informed consent in the LLS Registry to date; it is one of the largest databases examining the response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with blood cancer. In prior work, LLS has reported on the ability of blood cancer patients to produce antibodies against COVID-19 after getting the mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines (links here and here). In the new work the antibody response to vaccination was shown in over 1,000 and 500 participants examining the antibody and T cell response, respectively.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is a global leader in the fight against cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world, provides free information and support services, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Rye Brook, NY, LLS has regional offices throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org. Patients should contact the LLS Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., ET.
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Paper presents first large-scale experimental evidence on causal effects of strong and weak ties on job mobility
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Employment is a critical issue impacting the economy, and it gained even more attention during the pandemic with the elimination or transformation of tens of millions of jobs around the world. As much of the economy becomes digitized, it is important to consider the effect of social media and social networks on jobs. A team of researchers from Harvard, Stanford, MIT and LinkedIn, led by recent Stanford and MIT PhD graduates Karthik Rajkumar and Guillaume Saint-Jacques, and including MIT Sloan School of Management Prof. Sinan Aral, Stanford Prof. Erik Brynjolfsson and Harvard Business School Prof. Iavor Bojinov, recently conducted the largest experimental study to date on the impact of social media on the labor market and found that weaker social connections have a greater beneficial effect on job mobility than stronger ties.
"The 'strength of weak ties,' one of the most influential social theories of the last hundred years, maintains that infrequent, arms-length relationships—known as weak ties—are more beneficial for employment opportunities, promotions, and wages than strong ties. Despite having over 65,000 citations in the last 50 years, there have been no large-scale experimental causal tests of this theory as it relates to employment," says Aral.
"In our recent paper, my colleagues and I presented the first large-scale, longitudinal, experimental evidence on the causal effects of strong and weak ties on job mobility," says Rajkumar. Their paper, "A causal test of the strength of weak ties" was just published by Science.
The strength of weak ties theory is based on the idea that weak ties allow distant clusters of people to access novel information that can lead to new opportunities, innovation, and increased productivity. The author of this theory, Mark Granovetter, argued in 1973 that weak ties are particularly helpful in delivering new employment opportunities because they introduce novel labor market information to a broader social network. Yet, the largest empirical tests of this theory to date had discovered what scientists called "a paradox of weak ties," in which strong ties, not weak ones, were the ones delivering jobs. Unfortunately, since these previous studies were not experimental, they could not reliably pin down the causal effects of weak and strong ties on labor mobility.
In their study, the research team overcame these hurdles by conducting a five-year set of experiments on LinkedIn with 20 million people around the world, during which 600,000 new jobs were created. As noted by Saint-Jacques: "We used data from large-scale randomized experiments conducted on LinkedIn's "People You May Know" (PYMK) algorithm to test the weak tie theory and its impact on the labor market."
By randomly assigning some LinkedIn users to receive more weak tie recommendations from the PYMK algorithm and other users to receive more strong tie recommendations, and then examining the labor mobility of the two groups over five years, their analysis confirmed that weaker ties increased the likelihood of job mobility the most. But the researchers also found an inverted U-shaped relationship between tie strength and job mobility, with moderately weak ties increasing job mobility the most and the strongest ties increasing job mobility the least.
"It's not a matter of 'the weaker the better' or 'the stronger the worse,'" explains Bojinov. "Our results show that the greatest job mobility comes from moderately weak ties—social connections between the very weakest ties and ties of average relationship strength."
Further, the researchers looked at differences across industries and found that adding weak ties creates significantly more labor market mobility in digital and high-tech sectors of the economy. Weak ties led to more job applications than strong ties in industries with greater IT intensity, software intensity, robotization and industries more suitable for machine learning, artificial intelligence and remote work. "The strength of weak ties effect was true on average, but was even stronger for jobs in more digital industries, " notes Brynjolfsson.
He points out that the traditional methods used by policymakers to analyze labor markets are incomplete and quickly becoming outdated. "Policymakers need to recognize that the labor market, like all aspects of the economy, is being digitized." Brynjolfsson emphasized the importance of understanding how digital platforms' algorithms impact the labor market, employment rates and the broader health of the global economy. "These digital platforms and the algorithms that run them have become essential labor market drivers."
In addition, Aral notes that social media companies can use this information in their platform design to increase economic value for employers and employees. "LinkedIn is ahead of the game in its scientific approach to platform design. They actively seek scientific answers to the most essential questions regarding the health of their platform and its impact on employers, employees and the economy as a whole."
As for employers and job applicants, this study highlights the importance of actively managing social networks to ensure they are as broad as possible. "Weak ties on social networks can be an extremely useful part of managing your career, promotions, advancement, and even wages," Aral adds.
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Epic Western, a premium canned-cocktail brand from San Antonio, Texas, becomes the Official Canned Cocktail of The Tennessee Titans
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Epic Western Cocktail Co. is proud to announce its commitment to become the Official Canned Cocktail of The Tennessee Titans, bringing their line of premium Ranch Water, Paloma, and Chispa Rita, all made with 100% blue agave Tequila from Mexico, to Nissan Stadium.
Throughout the three-year partnership, Epic Western will be available at bars across the arena. Concessions will feature a branded bar in the lower-level general concourse and grab-and-go concession stands in the club levels. The brand will also receive prominent advertising across the lower concourse, on social media, and through television broadcast. In addition to Titan's games, Epic Western will be offered at all events at Nissan Stadium.
"We are thrilled to align with The Tennessee Titans and bring Epic Western to games in Nashville," said Epic Western Co-Founder and CEO, Adam Love. "This partnership allows us to build Epic Western alongside an incredible franchise in a city we love. We look forward to building a long-lasting partnership and utilizing the Titan's brand across live events, advertising, social media, and more."
Born on the back of a truck bed parked in a dove field in Texas, the whole idea behind Epic Western is rooted in authenticity. Epic Western is created and imported from Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico (Destilería Rivesca, NOM 1531). Using high quality tequila, certified Mexican mineral water and real citrus, Epic Western is a first of its kind in the drinks industry.
"We are excited to add Epic Western to our line-up at Nissan Stadium. We strive to give fans the best experience possible and a perfect homemade cocktail that you never have to mix yourself is a great addition to our stadium offerings," said Gil Beverly, Titans Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "We expect to see many fans enjoying Epic Western on Sundays."
"This partnership is an easy, natural fit for both brands. We pride ourselves on a genuine product made the right way - not the easy way - and we know the Titans operate the same way." Says Epic Western CMO, James Elledge. "The alignment represents our continued commitment to marketing through our brand pillars of sports, music, the outdoors and western lifestyle. Now, Tennesseans will be able to snag a perfectly mixed cocktail in a can at live music events like Moon River Music Festival in Chattanooga, the ballpark of the Nashville Sounds and Nissan Stadium. Portable cocktailing at its finest - now that's Epic."
The idea for the company was born on a truck bed parked in a dove field in South Texas. Love and his now business partners Royce Itschner and Dub Sutherland were mixing up Ranch Waters for a group of 30-40 wingshooters after the hunt. With a couple of bottles of premium blanco tequila, a flat of Topo Chico, a sack of limes, and a shaker of salt, the trio played bartenders the whole time. They could mix their favorite cocktails the best, so they were the anointed mixologists.
As several more YETI rambler cups got refreshers, Love looked up to Itschner and said, "man, why hasn't someone made a Ranch Water like this in a can?" Fast forward a couple of months and a few Ranch Water products burst on the scene. The San Antonio boys were excited; someone had solved their problem.
But a new and bigger problem presented itself: they all tasted flat and chalky, or were not even made with real tequila. Two months later, the trio decided it was time to create a real ranch water so they hopped on a plane to Jalisco. "Our mission is to give consumers the best tasting, healthiest spirits-based RTD cocktail they can find," Love exclaims. "We simply weren't going to start the company if we couldn't make our RTD cocktails in a can taste exactly how we make them at home."
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Development plans include spec and build-to-suit industrial space
MESA, Ariz., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thompson Thrift, a full-service nationally recognized real estate company, announced today the acquisition of a 48.5-acre parcel that will be used for the second phase of Elliot Tech Center, a mixed-use industrial and retail project currently under construction within Mesa's Elliot Road Technology Corridor.
"We are thrilled to be able to add a second phase of our newest mixed-use project in Mesa's highly-acclaimed tech corridor," said Ashlee Boyd, managing partner for Thompson Thrift Commercial. "Once completed, the Elliot Tech Center will provide nearly 1 million square feet of industrial and retail space. With high demand from global corporations, we expect this to be one of the strongest industrial markets in Phoenix for the foreseeable future."
Thompson Thrift acquired 25.5 acres at the northwest corner of Elliot Road and Signal Butte Road in 2021. The company recently began construction on three industrial buildings as well as five retail pads, that will provide 255,000 square feet of space tailored towards manufacturing and technology users. The company expects construction on the first phase to be complete in fall of 2023.
The latest acquisition will allow Thompson Thrift to build an additional five industrial buildings, three of which the company expects will be build-to-suits.
Chris Hake, senior vice president, director of the Southwest region of Thompson Thrift added, "We are excited to add to our land position in the corridor. Now that we have control of nearly 75 contiguous acres, our multi-disciplinary team can work with various industrial and retail users who continue to migrate to Mesa's growing technology corridor."
The Elliot Tech Center is adjacent to Apple's $2 billion global command center and down the road from Facebook's 390-acre data center site in one of the premier industrial development areas in the southwestern United States. Mesa has proven itself to be a preeminent location for high-tech manufacturers and data centers, attracting large corporations like Niagara Bottling, EdgeCore, Boeing, Esurance and Bridgestone, as well as global tenants such as Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and more.
Thompson Thrift is a full-service real estate development company focused on ground-up commercial and mixed-use development across the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. The company is well-established in Arizona with several properties throughout the state, including projects in Glendale, Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Queen Creek, Tucson, Surprise, Avondale, and Peoria. The company has become known as a trusted partner committed to developing high-quality, attractive projects and is uniquely positioned to provide smart warehouse, logistics and manufacturing solutions in select markets across the country.
About Thompson Thrift Real Estate Company
Thompson Thrift is an integrated full-service real estate company with offices in Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Indiana; Denver, Houston and Phoenix. Three business units drive Thompson Thrift's success—Thompson Thrift Residential which is focused on upscale Class A multifamily communities and luxury leased homes, Thompson Thrift Commercial which is focused on ground-up commercial development, and Thompson Thrift Construction, a full-service construction company. Through these business units, Thompson Thrift is engaged in all aspects of acquisition, development, construction, leasing, and management of quality multifamily, mixed-use, retail, industrial and commercial projects across the country. We are passionate about our customer's success and strive to ensure our projects not only meet the needs of our customers but also the communities we serve. For more information, please visit www.thompsonthrift.com
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Industry powerhouse Avoya affiliates with TLN, effective immediately
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avoya Travel, an innovative mega agency based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has become the newest member of Travel Leaders Network, the largest travel agency network in North America.
As a well-known consumer brand and developer of proprietary marketing solutions and travel technology, Avoya provides outstanding resources to thousands of companies, including cruise lines, tour operators, resorts and the independent travel agencies in its network.
Avoya's patented technology includes its Agent Power™ SaaS technology that saves valuable time and money by providing travel agency owners with the resources to meet their business needs; a robust Live Leads™ program that sends new clients directly specialized, independent travel experts; a full menu of support, professional development and education services; and exclusive pricing and promotions on popular vacations.
"We are excited to welcome Avoya Travel Network as our newest member," said Roger Block, President of Travel Leaders Network. "Avoya has done groundbreaking work in developing a platform to support its independent travel advisors, and the company's recent growth is a testament to those efforts. Their unique ability to drive business to our preferred supplier community due to their disciplined process and innovative solutions makes Avoya the perfect partner."
This new relationship will benefit both companies by providing additional opportunities for growth and delivering even more value to consumers. Avoya Travel's network of independent agencieswill gain access to many of the TLN best-in-class marketing solutions and exceptional cruise, airfare and hotel programs developed by Travel Leaders Network.
"Travel Leaders is one of the most respected names in travel and our two companies are a perfect fit. We look forward to the opportunities that membership in Travel Leaders Network will bring to our members," said Jeff Anderson, Co-CEO of Avoya Travel. "We share a common commitment to providing travel agencies with the highest level of support so that they can be successful and better serve our mutual clients. We are excited to be participating in Travel Leaders Network's proprietary omnichannel Engagement Marketing programs, promotional groups, and more to benefit travelers in North America and beyond."
For additional information on Travel Leaders Network, visit www.TravelLeadersNetwork.com. For additional information on Avoya Travel, visit AvoyaNetwork.com.
Travel Leaders Network (www.TravelLeaders.com) assists millions of leisure and business travelers annually and is one of the largest sellers of luxury travel, cruises and tours in the travel agency industry, with approximately 5,700 travel agency locations across the United States and Canada. Travel Leaders Network is part of Travel Leaders Group, a division of Internova Travel Group.
Internova Travel Group is one of the largest travel services companies in the world with a collection of leading brands delivering high-touch, personal travel expertise to leisure and corporate clients. Internova manages leisure, business and franchise firms through a portfolio of distinctive divisions. Internova represents more than 70,000 travel advisors in over 6,000 company-owned and affiliated locations predominantly in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with a presence in more than 80 countries.
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Food Network's Chopped champion and Memphis restaurateur Tamra Patterson,
and made-in-Memphis Wesson cooking oil bring back 90s prices at her Union Avenue Restaurant
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - For Memphis diners feeling the pinch of inflation, a little relief is on the way. Memphis' own Chef Tamra Patterson – 2022 Food Network Chopped champion and owner of Chef Tam's Underground Cafe, hosts Wesson Inflation Vacation Thursdays with 1990's prices from September 22 to October 13, 2022 at her popular Union Avenue restaurant. The special menu, available to the first 75 dine-in guests on Thursdays, will feature three of Chef Tam's most delicious heritage family recipes. Wesson will donate $5 to The Mid-South Food Bank (up to $10,000) each time an Instagram post about the initiative is tagged with @Wesson and #inflationvacation. Wesson extends the value to home chefs with a three-dollar-discount coupon** at purewesson.com/inflation-vacation/ where Chef Tam's recipes will also be posted.
"Wesson Inflation Vacation Thursdays menu with 90's pricing celebrates Memphis, our awesome southern cooking and Wesson's roots here," says Chef Tam. "We're showing a new generation of food lovers just how good food can taste, doing it in 90s style - music and dress included – and giving them a little break from rising food costs!"
"Wesson has called Memphis home since the plant opened in 1936, and we're excited to partner with Chef Tam and to connect with the community over great food, while supporting The Mid-South Food Bank," adds Irman Webb, Wesson's Director of U.S. Retail Sales. "Remember to tag us in your food photos, each tag equals a donation to the community!"
Wesson Inflation Vacation Thursdays menu
Chef Tam is set to wow Memphis with a limited-time menu that will delight the pocketbook as much as the palate, with 90's prices. Pulled from the family archive, these heritage recipes represent all that's good about southern cooking, Memphis-style.
The Fried Green Tomato BLT sizzles with crispy bacon, fresh lettuce and the iconic, breaded fried green tomatoes ($7.18, reg. $12). It's not a southern-style menu without Chef Tam's legendary buttermilk fried half chicken with her signature seasoning ($10.18, reg. $17). And for the grand finale, indulge in the decadence known as the Cola Cake ($4.19, reg. $7) with the delicious flavors of cola, cocoa and marshmallows!
Chef Tam reveals secret recipes
It's not often that renowned chefs share their recipes, but Tam makes an exception, spilling the secrets of the Wesson Inflation Vacation Menu for all to try at home.
"I'm doing video cooking demos of these recipes so you can see everything from the ingredients to preparation techniques," says Chef Tam. "I really love these recipes and I know you will too so check them out on Instagram @Chef_tamonthegram and @wesson."
Find the Wesson Inflation Vacation recipes and coupons at purewesson.com/inflation-vacation/.
Wesson Oil is America's best-selling cooking oil brand. Established in 1899, Wesson has been a staple in kitchens for generations and continues to be the go-to ingredient for home cooks and professional chefs around the world. Wesson is owned by Richardson International and recently underwent a brand refresh with a new look and the first campaign in more than two decades. For more information, visit purewesson.com.
Mid-South Food Bank distributes food to partner feeding programs in 31 counties in north Mississippi, west Tennessee and east Arkansas, where nearly 20 percent of the population struggles with food insecurity and hunger. In FY 2020-2021, Mid-South Food Bank distributed more than 54.2 million pounds of food. Mid-South Food Bank's Mission is to change lives by eliminating hunger in the Mid-South. www.midsouthfoodbank.org
*Wesson Inflation Vacation Menu is available at Chef Tam's Underground Cafe for a limited time only: Thursdays from September 22 to October 13, 2022 to the first 75 dine in customers only.
**A $3 off coupon off any Wesson product will be distributed to all guests of Chef Tam's Underground Cafe from September 22 to October 13, 2022 and will be available digitally through purewesson.com/inflation-vacation/ and the Checkout 51 app.
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Recognized as Top Workplace for Achievements in Marketing, Organizational Development, and Employee Engagement
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Michigan Credit Union, UMCU, has been recognized as a top workplace with seven awards for organizational development, marketing, business development, and employee engagement.
The prestigious awards exemplify UMCU's commitment to organizational development, from Credit Union National Association, CUNA, HR & Organizational Development Council's 2022 Excellence Award for categories of Innovative Staff Development and Employee Engagement to Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in Metro Detroit.
"UMCU has always been dedicated to creating a unique and exciting workplace culture that puts our team members first. We offer an unparalleled experience that focuses on the well-being of our team, with a priority on work-life balance while fostering inclusivity and having fun while serving our community as only UMCU can," stated Candy Keene, UMCU's Vice President of Talent and Development.
UMCU was named a Best and Brightest Company to Work for in Metro Detroit by the National Association for Business Resources for a fifth consecutive year and awarded honors as a Detroit Free Press Top Workplace four years running. Credit Union Journal's Best Credit Unions to Work For also designated UMCU as a top workplace for the third year.
To add to the many accomplishments, CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council recognized UMCU with two Diamond Awards for excellence in marketing and events for its Arts Adventures program in partnership with the University of Michigan Museum of Art and University Musical Society, as well as its ongoing marketing efforts to university students.
"We are passionate about the credit union mission of people helping people, and that starts with our team members, stated Tiffany Ford, President and CEO. "I am honored to receive these awards that underscore our passion for our team because with a strong team, we can deliver on the promise of an amazing member experience – a goal that drives us each day."
To learn more about the University of Michigan Credit Union (UMCU), visit umcu.org
About the University of Michigan Credit Union
UMCU is the only credit union headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. UMCU has more than 115,000 members, $1.3 billion in assets, and employs 200 team members. UMCU has 17 branch locations located in three Metro Detroit counties, serving the financial needs of members throughout the state.
UMCU is recognized as a valued employer and community partner, named a Top Workplace by the Detroit Free Press, a National Best and Brightest Company to Work For®, and one of America's Best Credit Unions in Each State by Forbes. In 2021, UMCU received the Arts + Business Partnership Award from the Americans for the Arts. For more information, visit UMCU.org or follow UMCU on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Field Forensics Canada to serve as the security and law enforcement official reseller of Utility's cutting-edge solutions for digital evidence media capture, analysis and management
ATLANTA, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Utility, the technology company recognized for creating groundbreaking digital systems for frontline professions, announced today the expansion of its footprint into Canada in partnership with Field Forensics Canada (FFI). This milestone represents the first of many global expansion announcements as Utility continues to grow. This focused investment will bring ease and clarity to international organizations seeking policy-based, high-speed data collection.
As 2022 continues to be defined by ever-increasing demands for transparency between law enforcement agencies, first responders and the communities they serve, this reseller partnership will provide Canadian agencies the opportunity to leverage a range of state-of-the-art technologies, including:
- Eos by Utility™: With a name to match its luminary qualities, Eos, formerly known as BodyWorn, is a body-worn camera for solution-seeking agencies, ushering in a new dawn for digital video surveillance.
- Polaris by Utility™: Previously known as AVaiLWEB, Polaris is a powerful, cloud-based digital evidence platform that offers users a wide range of features and case management capabilities. As a seamless, all-in-one evidence management system, Polaris guides Utility customers with total transparency and sets a new standard for tracking and backing up the truth.
- Rocket by Utility™: RocketIoT is now Rocket. Just as its name implies, Rocket by Utility is a state-of-the-art, in-car communication platform that takes situational awareness to a whole new level. With multi-dimensional capabilities and secure evidence-gathering automation, the Rocket delivers comprehensive, time-saving intelligence.
- Helios by Utility™: A central evidence management platform created for district attorneys' offices; Helios provides the power to organize files from multiple agencies into one unified view. The SAAS-based DEMS sheds light on all aspects of case management, allowing law enforcement to collaborate quickly, securely and efficiently with the justice system to bring speed and transparency to the legal process.
"Already in 2022, we have successfully expanded our reach across the U.S. with 48 new agency partners and 9,202 new devices on the Utility platform. We have seen strong demand for our unique technologies, exemplifying the ongoing commitment amongst law enforcement to showcase the highest level of transparency and accountability," said Stuart Mallory, VP of International Business for Utility. "This partnership with FFI will help us reach solution-seeking agencies across Canada, and we are excited to support these first responders and their communities."
"Our team is thrilled to work with Utility on this new program rollout across Canada," said Jason Henry of Field Forensics Canada. "The features and functionality of Utility's solutions are game-changing, and we're looking forward to bringing the company's simplicity of deployment, product and service reliability and long-term cost projections to agencies in Canada."
Utility, the innovative technology-enabled service provider recognized for creating groundbreaking digital systems for frontline professions, provides a universe of intuitive products for effectively capturing, analyzing, and managing video evidence. Technologies include a variety of cameras, sensors and devices as well as situational awareness software solutions for law enforcement, first responders, transportation agencies and utility providers. To learn more about Utility and its technology solutions, please visit utility.com.
Field Forensics Canada (FFI) supplies police departments and private security companies with a vast assortment of products ranging from Digital Evidence Management Systems, explosives detection, mitigation, and containment, to drug detection kits for a full range of narcotics (including heroin and fentanyl) as well as X-Ray screening systems.
If you work for a law enforcement agency or a security provider in Canada, please visit fieldforensics.com for more information on these industry-changing solutions.
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Apollo Class II e-bike designed to accommodate two riders or additional cargo safely
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Veo, the first profitable micromobility company, has created the micromobility industry's first dual-passenger vehicle, the Apollo Class II e-bike, that can safely accommodate two riders or additional cargo storage.
Revealed today at Micromobility America, the Apollo is designed to increase ridership and reduce dependence on gas-powered vehicles by addressing two needs: the ability for two people to ride one vehicle and to transport goods utilizing a cargo storage system. The Apollo will launch in select markets in early 2023.
"As the micromobility industry continues to grow, we must expand our vehicle offerings to address unmet market demands," said Candice Xie, co-founder and CEO of Veo. "The Apollo was developed in direct response to insights from rider surveys, feedback from municipalities, and global research that indicates the immense need for safe tandem riding and cargo hauling. By opening up micromobility to new riders and new trip types, we can reduce car dependency and help cities advance their ambitious climate goals."
The Apollo features a throttle-assist motor, which allows riders of varying body types and abilities to get where they need to go without pedaling. The throttle provides assistance for traveling up hills or carrying cargo and offers a boost to get up to speed from a stopped position. Veo's ridership data shows that the first-generation throttle-assist e-bike, the Cosmo-e, receives four times as many rides per day as Veo's electric pedal-assist bikes. Once deployed, Apollo vehicles can carry two passengers or can be retrofitted to accommodate one passenger with additional cargo, depending on the needs of each market.
"If we want to get more people out of cars and into the bike lane, micromobility must accommodate rider needs for varying trip types and purposes," said Edwin Tan, Veo co-founder and president. "A second seat and cargo-hauling capabilities make the transition to micromobility realistic for more people."
Veo has been designing and manufacturing its vehicles in-house since 2017, which allows for continuous innovation, consistent deployment of new vehicles, and control of the entire supply chain process to ensure top quality and safety. Veo, which has a fleet of eight vehicles, including seated and standing scooters, class I and class II e-bikes, accessible wheelchair devices, and pedal bikes, continues to expand its portfolio in the more than 50 markets it serves nationwide.
"For the past five years, Veo has led innovation in the shared micromobility industry, bringing more vehicles and safety technology to market than any other company – including the industry's first seated scooter – and we're just getting started," said Tan.
Apollo Specifications
- Motor - 750-watt
- Tires - 20-inches
- Max load- 400 lb. passenger weight
- Battery range - 45 miles
- Max speed - 15 mph
Veo is committed to designing and manufacturing vehicles that lead the industry in safety and user experience. Apollo safety and convenience features include:
- Simulated electric engine noise: When the throttle is engaged, the vehicle will notify pedestrians, particularly those who are blind or have visual impairments, that an e-bike is approaching with an audible noise.
- Intelligent display system: A light-up display that communicates information about the vehicle's status (e.g., battery level, speed level, riding zone information) and displays turn signals to other road users while the vehicle is in use.
- Integrated phone holder: Holds riders' phones for safe navigation.
- Bluetooth speaker: Syncs with smartphones so riders can hear directions or listen to music for safe routing and riding.
- Veo Voice: Veo's newest IoT with precise geofencing and Veo Voice technology, which uses on-board speakers to explain local riding regulations.
- Veo's proprietary swappable battery technology: Allows field technicians to swap out batteries in the field, enabling scooters to be available 24/7. Batteries are compatible with other Veo vehicle types to further enhance field operations efficiency.
About Veo
Veo is on a mission to end car dependency by making clean transportation accessible to all. We have provided millions of shared bike and scooter rides in 50+ cities and universities across North America and counting.
Veo operates from a set of values that distinguish us in the industry. We are grounded in financial responsibility: Veo partnered with select cities to achieve profitability before scaling. Our in-house design and manufacturing process enables us to constantly innovate and provide cities with the next generation of shared electric bikes and scooters. We develop collaborative, long-term partnerships with cities and universities so we can work together toward a sustainable, safe, and equitable transportation future.
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WESTERLY, R.I., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., (NASDAQ: WASH), today declared a quarterly dividend of 54 cents per share for the quarter ending September 30, 2022. The dividend will be paid October 7, 2022 to shareholders of record on October 3, 2022.
ABOUT WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., the parent of The Washington Trust Company, had $6.0 billion in assets as of June 30, 2022. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community bank in the nation, the largest state-chartered bank headquartered in Rhode Island and one of the Northeast's premier financial services companies. Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including commercial banking, mortgage banking, personal banking and wealth management and trust services through its offices located in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Corporation's common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol WASH. Investor information is available on the Corporation's web site at ir.washtrust.com.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinema of Horrors Haunted House, in its fifth year at Three Rivers Mall in Kelso, WA, will return to haunt the old, abandoned Three Rivers Cinema beginning on September 30th. The event opened in 2016 and was shuttered due to COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. According to the Scare Factor, it's voted as a "must-see haunted house in the state of Washington" This year's frightful fun includes four brand-new haunted houses, scare zones, and a Halloween boutique.
Guests will get to experience the spooks, thrills, and chills of Pumpkin Manor, try to escape the warden of Ripper Asylum, come face to face with crazed clowns in a 3D funhouse, and encounter the ghastly legends of the bayou.
The Cinema of Horrors Haunted House will be open September 30 – October 1st, 7-8th, 14-15th, 21-23rd & 28-31st, 2022. Doors open at 7:00 pm and close at 11:00 pm nightly.
Tickets range from $20-40 per person and can be purchased online at kelso.cinemaofhorrors.com.
Event Address: 1301 Grade St. Kelso, WA 98626
The Cinema of Horrors is presented by Treadway Events, Three Rivers Mall, KUKN, KLOG & The Wave Radio Stations and Kelso-Longview Chamber Of Commerce.
About Treadway Events: Treadway Events is a full-service event management agency based in Portland, OR. Helping nonprofit organizations, individuals, and Fortune 500 companies in Oregon, Washington deliver unmissable live event experiences. Treadway produces and owns various annual, themed events such as the Cinema of Horrors haunted house in Kelso, WA.
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KENANSVILLE, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wild Florida Airboats, Gator Park & Drive-thru Safari announces a massive new addition to its facility. Since 2020, the Drive-thru Safari Park has expanded with new land and animals for guests to see. Their latest expansion invites Huckleberry, a new white rhino, to the Wild Florida family! The exhibit opens on September 22nd, in celebration of World Rhino Day.
Originally from another world-class facility in north Florida, Huckleberry, or "Huck", is a two-year-old, 3,500-pound, male white rhino. White rhinos can live up to 50 years old and weigh up to 5,000 pounds!
With only 18,000 white rhinos existing in protected areas and private game reserves, rhinos like Huck are classified as nearly threatened animals. In fact, they are one of only five rhino species that aren't endangered. That's why Wild Florida will pledge a percentage of Drive-thru Safari Park sales to give back to the International Rhino Foundation to preserve wild populations.
"We've worked really hard to create a world-class environment where our rhinos can thrive," says Jordan Munns, co-owner of Wild Florida. "It took a lot longer than we planned, but it was worth it. We're so excited to introduce these enormous animals to our guests."
Wild Florida opened on Lake Cypress in 2010, focuses on educating individuals on Central Florida's natural resources. The Wild Florida team is dedicated to protecting, conserving, and enhancing Florida's diverse ecosystem to ensure that future generations can enjoy the wonders of wild, native Florida. Opening in 2019 and expanding across 170 acres of scenic landscape, the Wild Florida family is excited for the new addition in their Drive-thru Safari Park.
Admission to Wild Florida's Drive-thru Safari Park is $33 per adult and $23 per child, but Florida residents can enjoy more than 150 exotic and native animals for $23 per adult and $18 per child. Admission to the Gator Park is included for any guest who purchases an airboat tour, visits the Drive-thru Safari Park or experiences an animal encounter. Learn more about Wild Florida's offerings at WildFL.com.
Contact Sam Haught, Co-owner at Wild Florida
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yes on 30: Working Families and Environmental Voters to Expose Greedy Billionaires and CEOs, a coalition of labor organizations, community, and environmental groups, today launched www.ProtectCAnotBillionaires.com featuring billionaires and CEOs opposing Proposition 30.
"We're holding the billionaires opposing clean air and funding for firefighters accountable," said Mike Young from California Environmental Voters. "As more extreme wildfires are raging across the state, these billionaires are crying foul about paying a 1.75% personal income tax raise, which would help firefighters and reduce air pollution from vehicles. Voters should have a clear sense of who is opposing this measure and how much they're spending to defeat it."
Proposition 30 tackles the top source of greenhouse gas emissions in California, transportation, and provides new resources for fighting extreme wildfires and preventing further catastrophe by raising the personal tax on individuals making more than $2 million a year by 1.75%. Only the wealthiest 35,000 taxpayers in the state would be impacted by the small increase – less than 0.2% of Californians.
Leading opponents and financial backers against Proposition 30 include donors to Govern for California, a billionaire front group founded by conservative activist David Crane, Venture Capitalist Mike Moritz, Venture Capitalist Bruce Dunlevie (major backer of WeWork), the wildfire profiteer Sierra Pacific Industries (owned by Trump donor Red Emmerson), the former CEO of scandal-ridden Wells Fargo Richard Kovacevich and California Recall backer and San Francisco-based venture capitalist David Sacks.
"California's catastrophic wildfires are killing our neighbors before they even have a chance to escape their homes," said Mike Young from California Environmental Voters. "Drought, air pollution and wildfires are increasing in both intensity and frequency. Instead of doing their part, it's clear, these billionaires are more concerned with protecting their bottom lines while the state burns."
To date some of the wealthy donors profiled on www.ProtectCAnotBillionaires.com have helped raise $7,939,769.91 to oppose Proposition 30 and appear set to spend millions to defeat it – even as California reels from another devastating wildfire season.
Proposition 30 taxes the super wealthy to provide significant resources for wildfire prevention, firefighter recruitment, mental health support, invests in zero-emission vehicle infrastructure and provides subsidies to help consumers and organizations afford clean vehicles. Additionally, Proposition 30 does not impact California's businesses; there is no corporate tax and no regulatory burdens.
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OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among adults aged 65 years and older in the U.S. Yet, despite ongoing fall prevention awareness, fall injury rates among the older adult population have been steadily increasing, according to a recent Medicare study. In fact, senior falls increased 1.5% annually during the study period, causing 106,000 new injuries and equating to about $1 billion in Medicare spending.
"The pandemic has had a significant impact on the aging population in terms of decreasing activity levels, causing seniors to be much more sedentary. During that time, many also opted for telehealth physical therapy services in place of in-clinic care and, unfortunately, we are still seeing post-COVID fall risk patients today," said Kimberly Smith, PT, DPT, VRT, Illinois Regional Coordinator for Athletico's Vestibular and Concussion Program. "Physical therapists are movement experts and have the training and tools that are proven to help in prevention of falls. By starting with physical therapy, we can ensure you or your loved ones receive the care needed to detect and prevent falls before they happen."
During Falls Prevention Awareness Month in September, Athletico Physical Therapy is encouraging senior adults and caregivers to be proactive by recognizing fall risk factors early on and understanding methods for prevention. Falls can lead to nonfatal severe injuries, such as head injuries and hip fractures, or soft tissue injuries to the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. Falls can also be emotionally traumatic to some, causing people to avoid participating in daily activities due to the fear of falling.
Physical therapists routinely treat patients with injuries related to falls and can be the first line of defense against them. Athletico is sharing tips to ensure fall risk detection and prevention are a priority:
1. Recognize fall risk factors that can and cannot be managed by a healthcare provider:
2. Consider seeing a physical therapist first for fall prevention:
3. Focus on preventing falls before they happen by taking proactive safety measures at home:
"Many physical therapists are also caregivers to their family members and friends, and we understand just how detrimental a fall can be for a family," added Smith. "Physical therapy is an effective, low-risk way to evaluate risk and prevent falls, and our goal is help people live the best quality of life for as long as they can."
To learn more about fall prevention or find an Athletico Physical Therapy clinic near you, visit www.athletico.com.
Athletico Physical Therapy provides the highest quality orthopedic rehabilitation services to communities, employers and athletes. With its recent acquisition of Pivot Health Solutions, the company has nearly 8,000 employees across more than 900 locations throughout 25 states and the District of Columbia. Athletico is committed to our patients and referring physicians through our patient-centric focus, positive work environment, attention to quality and high standard of care. Athletico measures patient outcomes and satisfaction and is dedicated to continuous improvement. Athletico was named #1 Workplace in Chicago, "Best Physical Therapy Practice in the Nation" by ADVANCE magazine, Top Workplace in the Nation and has been recognized as a leader in employee volunteering and charitable giving. Our services include physical and occupational/hand therapy, workers' compensation, women's health therapy, concussion management and athletic training. For more information, or to schedule a free assessment in clinic or now online with our virtual free assessments, visit http://www.athletico.com and follow us on Twitter at @athletico.
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Dallas Mavericks CEO, Sarah Jakes Roberts, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and more set to join T.D. Jakes in Atlanta next week
ATLANTA, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A global movement culminates next week. Woman, Thou Art Loosed! The Grand Finale conference at the Georgia World Congress Center on Sept. 22 - Sept. 24 will host more than 20,000 women from around the world. Female titans of business and powerhouse artists have joined the conference to lend their voices and expertise as many prepare to reconvene one last time in the city where Woman, Thou Art Loosed! began. Woman, Thou Art Loosed! The Grand Finale is now sold out to attend in person, but virtual viewing is available. Tickets to attend virtually may be purchased at WTAL.org.
T.D. Jakes, an accomplished entrepreneur, global Christian leader and values-based entertainment leader, is known for his influence beyond the pulpit—Woman, Thou Art Loosed! spurred a stage play and movie. The Girl Talk session this year titled "Power in Charge," and powered by Coca-Cola, will feature women who are breaking barriers and leading in their respective fields. Serita A. Jakes, author, producer and founder of Serita Jakes Home, will host the conversation with guests:
- Cynt Marshall, CEO of the Dallas Mavericks
- Janice Bryant Howroyd, CEO and founder of the ActOne Group
- Valerie Love, senior vice president North America for the Coca-Cola Company
- Nana Gecaga, CEO of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre
- Hattie Hill, CEO and president of the T.D. Jakes Foundation
The Girl Talk session is a time for women to discuss pressing issues of the day including leading Fortune 500 companies. The conference will also examine the onslaught of mental health issues facing women today in a session led by Cora Jakes, associate pastor of The Potter's House, and Dr. Anita Phillips. Other new and notable speakers at Woman, Thou Art Loosed! The Grand Finale include Connie Orlando, Dr. Natasha Stewart Gresham, Trinitee Stokes and Kelly Cornish-Slaughter.
Woman, Thou Art Loosed! The Grand Finale wouldn't be complete without performances from inspirational artists. Newly added musical guests include:
- Fantasia Barrino Taylor
- Micah Stampley
- Tasha Cobbs Leonard
- Sandra Riley
- Marissa Farrow
- Candy West
- Nicole Binion
- Jacqueline McCullough
- Maranda Curtis
- Kierra Sheard
- Gaye Arbuckle
In honor of this year's final gathering and to pay homage to the conference's original location, Coca-Cola will partner with the conference in support of T.D. Jakes Ministries and the T.D. Jakes Foundation to celebrate the deep-seated community roots in Atlanta.
Other previously announced distinguished speakers include:
- T.D. Jakes, senior pastor of The Potter's House and founder of Woman, Thou Art Loosed! conferences
- Sarah Jakes Roberts, co-senior pastor of The Potter's House OneLA
- Carolyn D. Showell, Christian therapist and executive pastor of First Apostolic Faith Church in Baltimore, Maryland
- Priscilla Shirer, founder of Going Beyond Ministries
For more information on Woman, Thou Art Loosed! The Grand Finale and to register for virtual viewing, visit WTAL.org
Woman, Thou Art Loosed! began as a Sunday school curriculum in 1992 by Bishop Jakes and has since birthed a best-selling book, a widely-acclaimed stage play, a GRAMMY®-nominated album and a national conference that has drawn more than a half million women from around the world. In October 2004, Woman, Thou Art Loosed! was developed into a movie in collaboration with Reuben Cannon Productions and became a box office top-10 hit, winning a 2005 NAACP Image Award. More information can be found at WTAL.org
Located in Dallas, The Potter's House is a 30,000-member nondenominational, multicultural church and humanitarian organization led by Bishop T. D. Jakes, who was twice featured on the cover of Time magazine as "America's Best Preacher" and as one of the nation's "25 most influential evangelicals." The Potter's House has four locations, The Potter's House of Dallas, The Potter's House of Fort Worth, The Potter's House of North Dallas, and The Potter's House OneLA, and a Spanish language church, Casa de Fe. More information can be found at ThePottersHouse.org.
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SYDNEY, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This evening in Sydney, Norwegian bartender, Adrián Michalčík, mixed, stirred and shook his way to the Diageo World Class Global Bartender of the Year title, which saw bartenders from 50 countries take part.
Adrián went shaker to shaker with some of the best bartenders in the world in a series of challenges designed to test their cocktail skills, knowledge and creativity.
From designing a unique cordial using surplus fresh produce to make a highball with the world's number 1 Scotch[1], Johnnie Walker; to stirring the 'perfect' Tanqueray No. TEN Martini; the finalists were encouraged to push the boundaries of their craft and champion drinking better not more.
Upon winning, Adrián said: "Wow, I can't believe I've just won the biggest bartender competition in the world! The last few years have been incredibly tough for me and for our industry. Just to get the chance to compete here, in real life, against some truly amazing bartenders, feels like the start of a new chapter. There were moments I wasn't sure I'd make the next round let alone win the title!"
Marissa Johnston, Global Head of Diageo World Class said: "This year's competition has truly blown me away. Our finalists have taken their craft to the next level and Adrián stood out as a giant among giants. He is a very worthy winner and I'm really looking forward to working with him in the year ahead."
It wasn't just the bartenders in attendance at this year's festival; competition judges and cocktail legends including Ago Perrone, Monica Berg and Ryan Chetiyawardana, surprised Sydney residents with guest appearances in some of city's top bars and restaurants as part of the World Class Cocktail Festival.
The festival also featured a series of events and collaborations at restaurants and bars around the world-famous Sydney Opera House. Including the godfather of food trucks, Roy Choi, hosting the Don Julio Food Truck Fiesta, and award-winning bartender and entrepreneur, Monica Berg, bringing a fresh perspective on Single Malts with The Singleton to one of Sydney's favourite venues, Shell House.
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Biden to deliver keynote at United We Stand summit
(Gray News) - President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the United We Stand Summit on Thursday at the White House.
According to the White House, the summit is designed to “counter the corrosive effects of hate-fueled violence on our democracy and public safety.”
The White House said it is spotlighting “a whole-of-society response” to address hate-fueled violence, uniting efforts of the federal government, civic, faith, philanthropic and business leaders.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the summit earlier in the day, saying in part, “I strongly believe no one should ever be made to fight alone, not on this. We must stand together. Students, parents, educators, faith leaders, business leaders and law enforcement officials, and we must clearly say that a harm against any one of us is a harm against all of us.”
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FBI arrests former Kansas detective long accused of sexually assaulting women
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective who has long been accused of sexually preying on Black women during criminal investigations was indicted Thursday on charges that he sexually abused two women, the FBI said.
Roger Golubski, 69, was arrested at his home in Edwardsville after a federal grand jury indicted him on six counts of civil rights violations. He was expected to make his first court appearance Thursday afternoon.
Golubski retired in 2010 after working for the Kansas City (Kansas) Police Department for 35 years. The FBI has been investigating allegations that Golubski, who is white, sexually assaulted Black women in the city and exchanged drugs for information during criminal investigations.
The federal indictment announced Thursday accuses Golubski of sexually assaulting two women, identified as S.K., and O.W., on several occasions between 1998 and 2002.
He is accused of raping both women and forcing them to perform oral sex on him several times in his vehicle and at the women’s homes. Golubski’s conduct included aggravated sexual abuse and kidnapping, according to the indictment.
If convicted of any of the counts, Golubski could be sentenced to life in prison.
Golubski’s attorney, Morgan Roach, didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
Civil rights groups for years sought an investigation into Golubski’s conduct. The allegations against him drew more attention after Lamont McIntyre, who spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he didn’t commit, sued Golubski and other Kansas City, Kansas, officers after he was released.
McIntyre and his mother, Rose McIntyre, alleged in the lawsuit that Golubski framed Lamont for a double homicide in 1994 because she refused the detective’s sexual demands. The local government agreed in June to settle the lawsuit for $12.5 million.
When deposed by McIntyre’s lawyers in the case, Golubski invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination hundreds of times. He has consistently declined media requests to comment on the allegations.
In 2020, a coalition of Kansas lawmakers, religious leaders and racial justice advocates asked the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to investigate Golubski and other members of the department who were accused of misconduct and abuse.
And in 2021, an organization run by rapper Jay-Z filed a petition seeking records from the police department related to what it called a history of officer misconduct within the department.
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French bulldog gives rare birth to 13 puppies
MORNING VIEW, Ky. (WXIX/Gray News) – A French bulldog in Northern Kentucky achieved something incredibly rare – giving birth to 13 puppies.
According to the website French Bulldog Owner, the average French bulldog will have around three puppies in a litter. Having seven puppies is rare, the website claims.
The dog’s owner, Jamie Walker, was expecting her dog to go into labor and noticed she was larger than most pregnant dogs.
“We went to the vet, and he said, ‘She might have six or seven [puppies],’ and he came back out with a basket behind me full of 13 puppies,” Walker told WXIX. “And that’s just unheard of.”
Walker is now wondering if his French bulldog is a record-setter.
Regardless, the mother and her puppies are healthy. The pups will be adopted to new homes when they are ready.
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Hunter gored by moose he attempted to shoot, deputies say
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (Gray News) – A hunter in Colorado suffered life-threatening injuries after he was gored by a moose he attempted to shoot.
According to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received an emergency call Tuesday afternoon from a GPS device from the hunter, indicating he had been seriously injured by an animal.
The hunter said he had been bow hunting and shot at a bull moose but missed, and the animal then charged and gored him.
The injured hunter had hiked more than a mile and was being helped by other bystanders when deputies arrived. Deputies immediately rendered first aid and placed a tourniquet on the hunter’s arm.
Because of the severity of his injuries, the hunter was airlifted to an area hospital.
Larimer County is located in the northernmost part of Colorado, bordering Wyoming.
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Mummified body found in bathtub of burglarized Arizona home
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are trying to identify a mummified body found by police in the bathtub of a northwestern Arizona home as they investigated a burglary.
Bullhead City police said officers responding to a burglary in progress around 3:30 a.m. Saturday discovered 65-year-old Christine Lee Walters rummaging through items inside the house.
They said there were pry marks on the door, indicating forced entry into the home, and that Walters had been going inside for days and taking clothing, purses and other items she allegedly planned to sell online.
Police said officers searched the house and found the body in the tub in a natural mummified state, which occurs when a corpse is exposed to very dry conditions that slow typical decomposition.
Police said Walters told officers she didn’t know the body was in the house.
It’s unknown how long the body was in the bathtub. Neighbors told police they believed that the house was vacant and that the homeowner may have moved away because they hadn’t been seen for about a year.
The Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office was trying to determine the cause of death.
Detectives found the homeowner’s birth certificate, credit cards, driver’s license and income tax paperwork during searches of Walters’ home and vehicle. She booked into jail on suspicion of two counts of burglary. Police said they are seeking additional charges after methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were found in her possession.
It was unclear Thursday if Walters has a lawyer who can speak on her behalf.
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Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid US-Russia talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, the White House announced Friday.
“He wanted to let them know that they remain front of mind and that his team is working on this every day on making sure that Brittney and Paul return home safely,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at Thursday’s press briefing at the White House.
The separate meetings are to be the first in-person encounter between Biden and the families and are taking place amid sustained but so far unsuccessful efforts by the administration to secure the Americans’ release. The administration said in July that it had made a “substantial proposal” to get them home, but despite plans for the White House meetings, there is no sign that a breakthrough is imminent.
Griner has been held in Russia since February on drug-related charges. She was sentenced last month to nine years in prison after pleading guilty and has appealed the punishment. Whelan is serving a 16-year sentence on espionage-related charges that he and his family say are false. The U.S. government regards both as wrongfully detained, placing their cases with the office of its top hostage negotiator.
Friday’s meetings, which both families have long sought, are intended to underscore the administration’s commitment to bringing home Griner, Whelan and other Americans jailed abroad, as well as to “connect with them on a human level as they undergo an ordeal that the Russian government has imposed on them,” said one of the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as the meetings had not yet been publicly announced.
Negotiations have been complicated by the tense relations between Washington and Moscow over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took the unusual step of announcing two months ago that the administration had made a substantial proposal to Russia. Since then, the administration has followed up in multiple ways to press its offer and get serious negotiations underway, one of the administration officials said Thursday.
The Russians, who have indicated that they are open to negotiations but have chided the Americans to conduct them in private, have come back with suggestions that are not within the administration’s ability to deliver, said the official, declining to elaborate. But the U.S. has been following up through the same channels that produced an April prisoner swap that brought Marine veteran Trevor Reed home from Russia, the official said.
The administration has not provided specifics about its proposal, but a person familiar with the matter previously confirmed it had offered to release Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms dealer now imprisoned in the U.S. It is also possible that, in the interests of symmetry, Russia might insist on having two of its citizens released from prison.
Biden spoke by phone in July with Griner’s wife, Cherelle, and with Whelan’s sister, Elizabeth, but both families have also requested in-person meetings. On Friday, Biden plans to speak at the White House with Cherelle Griner and with the player’s agent in one meeting and with Elizabeth Whelan in the other.
The meetings are being done separately so as to ensure that each family has private time with the president. But the fact that they are happening on the same day shows the extent to which the two cases have become intertwined since the only deal that is presumably palatable to the U.S. is one that gets both Americans — a famous WNBA player and a Michigan man who until recently was little known to the public — home together at the same time,
In the past several months, representatives of both families have expressed frustration over what they perceived as a lack of aggressive action and coordination from the administration.
Cherelle Griner, for instance, told The Associated Press in an interview in June that she was dismayed after the failure of a phone call from her wife that was supposed to have been patched through by the American Embassy in Moscow left the couple unable to connect on their fourth anniversary.
Whelan’s relatives have sought to keep attention on his case, anxious that it has been overshadowed in the public eye by the focus on the far more prominent Griner — a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time WNBA all-star. They also conveyed disappointment when Whelan, despite having been held in Russia since December 2018, was not included in a prisoner swap last April that brought home another detained American, Marine veteran Trevor Reed.
Friday’s meeting was scheduled before news broke this week of an unconnected trip to Russia by Bill Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who has been a veteran emissary in hostage and detainee cases. Administration officials reacted coolly to that trip, with State Department spokesman Ned Price saying Wednesday that dialogue with Russia outside the “established channel” risks hindering efforts to get Griner and Whelan home.
Administration officials say work on hostage and detainee cases persist regardless of whether a family receives a meeting with the president, though there is also no question that such an encounter can help establish a connection. Biden met in the Oval Office in March with Reed’s parents after the Texas couple stood with a large sign outside the White House calling for their son’s release.
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Police: Teacher drives drunk, gets into crash on the way to school
GARRARD COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - A Kentucky teacher is accused of driving to school drunk and getting into a crash along the way, authorities say.
According to an arrest citation, a deputy was called to Garrard County High School on Tuesday morning for a report about a teacher that had been involved in a crash and was suspected of drinking.
The deputy said they saw 35-year-old Chelsey Denny drive into the Garrard County High School parking lot with damage to her vehicle. Denny told the deputy she had dodged a cat on the way to work, which caused her to wreck.
When the deputy talked to Denny, they said she had slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. The deputy had Denny do a field sobriety test, which the teacher failed.
The citation said Denny had a blood alcohol level of .222, which is more than two and a half times the legal limit.
Denny was taken into custody on a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
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Residents raise questions over homes to be torn down for next leg of Coalfields Expressway
MULLENS, W.Va. (WVVA) - Residents in Mullens tell WVVA news more than a dozen homes are standing in the way of the next leg of the Coalfields Expressway construction to Welch.
While many say they are still waiting for an official offer to be made by the state on their homes, others are raising new concerns about plans for the project.
Kenneth Lambert said he worked hard to set himself up for his golden years, making repairs to his home on Trace Street in Mullens. “I’ve got it set up for life. I’ve got a new roof, new heat and air conditioning. I don’t have to spend a lot of money on it until I die. Now they’re going to come and tear that down.”
While Lambert said he was informed by state officials that his home will be torn down, Toby Tolliver across the street said he was told not to expect an offer.
“When I went to the meeting at Twin Falls, they said they were going to buy within a foot of the corner of my house. That would cut across both my driveways and front yard. They said they would not buy my house. I said how can you not buy my house? I won’t be able to use both my driveways. And they didn’t seem to care about that.”
Both Tolliver and Lambert said they were told that up to 20 homes could be impacted. They are all located along Trace Street and Town Ridge Acres Road.
Despite multiple attempts to get answers from the state, Lambert said he still doesn’t know how much his home was appraised for or when he will be forced to move.
“I’ve put off major surgery because of this, not wanting to get tied down with moving and having surgery and not being able to do anything.”
Lambert said he has been looking for a new home for more than a year, but has found nothing that could put a price on the life he built on Trace Street.
WVVA News has reached out to the West Virginia Dept. of Transportation several times since first learning of the issue in July. To date, a response has not been received.
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US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective.
The Food and Drug Administration updated its guidance this week for Tpoxx, which has been prescribed to tens of thousands of patients afflicted with the virus.
In an online update, FDA officials cautioned that a single molecular change to monkeypox “could have a large impact on the antiviral activity of Tpoxx.” Since viruses are constantly evolving to overcome obstacles to infection, including drugs, regulators stressed that doctors should be “judicious” in prescribing the medication.
The call to scale back Tpoxx’s use follows weeks of criticism from HIV advocates and other patient groups who have urged the Biden administration to make the antiviral drug more widely available. Tpoxx is approved for the related smallpox virus, and its use against monkeypox is considered experimental and tightly controlled by federal officials.
Doctors wishing to prescribe the drug must submit an application to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, documenting their patient’s need and agreeing to track their results and any side effects. Officials have shipped 37,000 courses of the drug to physicians.
Tpoxx works by targeting a single protein found on monkeypox, smallpox and similar viruses. The FDA said this week that multiple reports in laboratory, animal and human settings suggests multiple ways in which monkeypox could develop resistance to the therapy.
The update came as federal officials on Thursday expressed cautious optimism about the trajectory of the outbreak, noting that new cases have fallen about 50% since their peak in August.
During a White House briefing, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky attributed the decline to vaccinations, educational outreach and individuals reducing behaviors linked to spread. The vast majority of U.S. cases have been in men who have sex with men, though officials emphasize that the virus can infect anyone.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease official, noted that resistance is always a risk when using antiviral drugs.
“That’s why we’re uncomfortable when you only have a single drug,” Fauci told reporters. He added that a recently launched study of Tpoxx supported by the National Institutes of Health will track signs of mutation that could lead to resistance. The study is expected to enroll more than 500 patients across 60 U.S. sites.
Last month, the Biden administration invoked rare emergency powers to stretch the nation’s limited supply of monkeypox vaccines. And last week a separate declaration expedited the use of experimental tests for the virus.
But no changes were made to allow emergency use of Tpoxx, stoking complaints from groups representing gay and bisexual men.
The U.S. government’s national stockpile contains has more than 1.7 million courses of Tpoxx, originally manufactured for use during a potential bioterrorism attack.
The FDA approved the medication in 2018 under its “animal rule,” which allows approval based on animal data when human testing is unethical or unfeasible. Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980 by the World Health Organization, ruling out the possibility for human studies.
Even though the drug was approved for smallpox, its effectiveness was measured in monkeys infected with monkeypox, considered a reasonable predictor of smallpox’s effect on humans. Animals receiving Tpoxx survived at higher rates than those on a placebo. But FDA officials have cautioned that results in animals must be confirmed in human testing.
“Without human trials, we don’t know if Tpoxx is beneficial for humans with monkeypox,” FDA commissioner Dr. Robert Califf told Senate lawmakers at a hearing this week.
The CDC reported last week that 3.5% of patients tracked through its Tpoxx program reported side effects, mainly headache and nausea.
The agency has only gotten back about 200 forms from physicians documenting patient’s initial symptoms and results, accounting for less than 1% of the doses shipped since the start of the outbreak.
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Jan. 6 rioter who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt gets jail term
(AP) – A Virginia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an antisemitic “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt over a Nazi-themed shirt was sentenced on Thursday to 75 days of imprisonment.
Robert Keith Packer, 57, declined to address U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols before he sentenced him during a hearing held by video conference. The judge noted the “incredibly offensive” message on Packer’s sweatshirt before imposing the sentence.
“It seems to me that he wore that sweatshirt for a reason. We don’t know what the reason was because Mr. Packer hasn’t told us,” Nichols said.
Photographs of Packer wearing the sweatshirt went viral after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. When FBI agents asked him why he wore it, he “fatuously” replied, “Because I was cold,” a federal prosecutor said in a court filing.
Packer’s sweatshirt depicted an image of a human skull above the words “Camp Auschwitz.” The word “Staff” was on the back. It also bore the phrase “Work Brings Freedom,” a rough translation of the German words above the entrance gate to Auschwitz, the concentration camp in occupied Poland where Nazis killed more than 1 million men, women and children.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Furst said she learned on Wednesday that Packer also wore an “SS” T-shirt — a reference to the Nazi Party paramilitary organization founded by Adolf Hitler — under his sweatshirt on Jan. 6. Packer “attacked the very government that gave him the freedom to express those beliefs, no matter abhorrent or evil they may be” when he joined the mob supporting then-President Donald Trump, the prosecutor said
Packer “wanted to support the subversion of our republic and keep a dictatorial ruler in place by force and violence,” Furst told the judge.
Defense attorney Stephen Brennwald acknowledged that Packer’s attire was “seriously offensive” but argued that it shouldn’t be a sentencing factor because he has a free speech right to wear it.
“It’s just awful that he wore that shirt that day. I just don’t think it’s appropriate to give him extra time because of that because he’s allowed to wear it,” he said.
Brennwald added that Packer was offended and angry to be labeled a white supremacist “because he doesn’t see himself that way at all.” The defense lawyer said Packer wanted him to sue House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for linking him to white supremacy during a press conference several days after the riot.
Packer declined to speak during Thursday’s hearing because he didn’t want his words “splashed out there” on social media, his lawyer told the judge.
Packer, a resident of Newport News, Virginia, pleaded guilty in January to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, which carries a maximum sentence of six months of imprisonment.
Packer told the FBI that he was about 10 to 12 feet away from a rioter, Ashli Babbitt, when a police officer fatally shot her as she tried to climb through the broken window of a barricaded door leading to the Speaker’s Lobby.
“He told the agents he heard the shot and saw her fall back from the window she was trying to climb through,” Furst wrote in a court filing.
Furst said Packer didn’t express any remorse during his FBI interview.
“He was more interested in relaying how he received hate mail and how he was ‘hounded’ by the media for interviews,” she added.
Packer’s younger sister, Kimberly Rice, wrote a letter asking the judge for leniency. She said her brother’s sweatshirt “could be considered in poor taste” but added that “freedom of expression” isn’t a crime.
Prosecutors had recommended a sentence of 75 days of incarceration followed by 36 months of probation. Brennwald sought a probationary sentence with no jail time.
FBI agents arrested Packer a week after the riot. He has remained free while awaiting sentencing.
Packer is a self-employed pipe fitter. Prosecutors say he has a lengthy criminal record, with approximately 21 convictions, mostly for drunken driving and other motor vehicle violations.
More than 870 people have been charged with federal crimes for their conduct on Jan. 6. Approximately 400 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanor offenses,. Over 250 riot defendants have been sentenced, with roughly half getting terms of imprisonment ranging from seven days to 10 years.
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Mummified body found in bathtub of burglarized Arizona home
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are trying to identify a mummified body found by police in the bathtub of a northwestern Arizona home as they investigated a burglary.
Bullhead City police said officers responding to a burglary in progress around 3:30 a.m. Saturday discovered 65-year-old Christine Lee Walters rummaging through items inside the house.
They said there were pry marks on the door, indicating forced entry into the home, and that Walters had been going inside for days and taking clothing, purses and other items she allegedly planned to sell online.
Police said officers searched the house and found the body in the tub in a natural mummified state, which occurs when a corpse is exposed to very dry conditions that slow typical decomposition.
Police said Walters told officers she didn’t know the body was in the house.
It’s unknown how long the body was in the bathtub. Neighbors told police they believed that the house was vacant and that the homeowner may have moved away because they hadn’t been seen for about a year.
The Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office was trying to determine the cause of death.
Detectives found the homeowner’s birth certificate, credit cards, driver’s license and income tax paperwork during searches of Walters’ home and vehicle. She booked into jail on suspicion of two counts of burglary. Police said they are seeking additional charges after methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were found in her possession.
It was unclear Thursday if Walters has a lawyer who can speak on her behalf.
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US hits more Russians with sanctions over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday slapped sanctions on dozens of Russian and Ukrainian officials and a number of Russian companies for human rights abuses and the theft of Ukrainian grain.
The State Department said it had imposed sanctions on at least 23 officials and 31 Russian government agencies and firms for their roles in supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine. Some, but not all, of those penalized were already subject to U.S. sanctions, which include asset freezes and a ban on Americans conducting business with them.
“Those designated today — from perpetrators of violence to an official facilitating the purposeful removal of children from Ukraine — provide examples of the behavior that has become synonymous with the Government of Russia’s unprovoked war,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
“The United States will continue to take actions against those who support Russia’s defense-industrial base, its violation of human rights, and its attempts to legitimize its occupation of Ukrainian territory, wherever they may be,” he said in a statement.
Among those targeted on Thursday include 17 Russian and Ukrainian officials who were said to be working for, or on behalf of, the Russian government to destabilize Ukraine. Another five people were sanctioned for participating in the alleged theft of Ukrainian grain. Many of them were appointed by Russia to local leadership positions in parts of Russian-occupied Ukraine.
Among the government agencies and companies hit with sanctions were Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU, which has been subject to U.S. penalties since 2016, but has since been accused of running so-called “filtration” camps through which Ukrainians have been forcibly deported.
Other companies include high-tech firms involved in Russia’s space and satellite sectors and computer companies that produce micro-processors and semiconductors used by the Russian armed forces.
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After taking X-rays, veterinarians discovered the one-year-old dog 'Nakoa', had been shot twice with real bullets. One of the wounds was old, while the other was fresh.
"It fully severed his spine, just shattering the vertebrae," explained Ku'ulei Durand, Executive Director of PAWS of Hawaii. "They said if the bullet had missed his spine, we would've been able to save him. But, because it severed his spine he has severe damage to all of his body, and he's going to be a paraplegic dog for the rest of his life."
Veterinarian assessments also showed Nakoa's leg would have to be amputated.
Due to the poor quality of life he would live, the difficult decision was made to put him down.
Vets also performed a CT scan, which they hope can help bring some justice to the situation.
"It's actually very important to do his CT scan because not only will this tell us what's wrong with him, the CT scan would be able to be used in prosecuting whoever it is that did this to him," explained Durand. "The veterinarians are going to be pulling out the bullets and sending them over to authorities to try and figure out who did this to this dog."
This comes amid a reported uptick in recent animal cruelty cases, according to local animal organizations.
Durand said PAWS of Hawaii is grateful to the public for their generous donations in helping pay for Nakoa's roughly $4,000 worth of medical bills on Wednesday.
Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to call police.
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With its striking rings and tilted axis, Saturn is the showiest planet in the solar system. Now, scientists say they have a new theory as to how the gas giant got its signature look.
With its striking rings and tilted axis, Saturn is the showiest planet in the solar system. Now, scientists say they have a new theory as to how the gas giant got its signature look.
The planet's rings could be from an ancient, missing moon, according to space scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley.
Today, Saturn has 82 moons, according to NASA. The research team proposed that the ringed planet may once have had another one that orbited the planet for a few billion years.
But around 160 million years ago, this moon became unstable and swung too close to Saturn in what the researchers described as a "grazing encounter" that smashed the moon apart.
While the gas giant likely swallowed 99% of the moon, the remainder became suspended in orbit, breaking into small icy chunks that ultimately formed the planet's rings, the scientists suggested.
Previous research had estimated that Saturn's rings were 100 million years old -- much younger than the planet itself -- although their age is a hotly debated topic. This latest study provides a potential explanation for their later origin.
"A variety of explanations have been offered, but none is totally convincing. The cool thing is that the previously unexplained young age of the rings is naturally explained in our scenario," said study author Jack Wisdom, a professor of planetary science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in a news release.
The study also sheds light on two other puzzling features of Saturn.
Previously, astronomers suspected that the planet's 26.7-degree tilt came from gravitational interactions with its neighbor Neptune, but according to the study, the lost moon theory may provide a better explanation. The two planets may once have been in sync, and the loss of a moon could have been enough to dislodge Saturn from Neptune's pull and leave it with the present-day tilt.
"The tilt is too large to be a result of known formation processes in a protoplanetary disk or from later, large collisions," Wisdom said.
The scientists believe the same event may have caused Saturn's moon Titan -- which is the second-largest moon in the solar system and bigger than the planet Mercury -- to embark on its curious orbit. The moon is migrating rapidly outward from Saturn at some 11 centimeters (4.3 inches) per year, the study noted.
The researchers named the lost moon Chrysalis, because of the way they think it transformed the planet.
"Just like a butterfly's chrysalis, this satellite was long dormant and suddenly became active, and the rings emerged," Wisdom said.
He added that the research told "a pretty good story," but would have to be tested and examined by other astronomers.
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New York's governor has declared a state of emergency after health officials detected poliovirus in the wastewater of five counties -- evidence the disease is circulating. The declaration also follows a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of an unvaccinated person in Rockland County, New York, who was diagnosed with paralytic polio this summer -- the first case identified in the United States in nearly a decade.
Understandably, these events have sparked a lot of questions: Why does one case of polio worry officials? What does it mean to find poliovirus in wastewater? Who should be worried about contracting the disease? If someone had the vaccine years ago, are they still protected now?
To understand more about this disease, which most people alive today have never experienced, I spoke with CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is also author of "Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health."
CNN: So far, there has been only one documented case of paralysis due to poliovirus in New York. Why does one case worry health officials?
Dr. Leana Wen: An August report from the CDC said that "even a single case of paralytic polio represents a public health emergency in the United States." This is for two main reasons.
First, polio is a disease with the potential for very severe consequences. During its peak in the 1940s and 1950s, polio resulted in tens of thousands of children becoming paralyzed every year. Thousands died from the virus.
This changed with the introduction of vaccines that are highly effective -- more than 99% effective at protecting against paralytic polio. Thanks to massive vaccination campaigns, the last incidence of wild-type polio occurred in 1979 -- and it had been considered to be eliminated in the United States. The reemergence of such a disease, which can have such serious impacts, is a major threat.
Second, the one case of paralytic polio may be the tip of a large iceberg. Most cases of polio infection are asymptomatic and do not cause paralysis. Symptoms -- which can include fatigue, fever and diarrhea -- tend to be mild and can resemble those of other viruses. Public health officials are worried there are many other people who may be infected with polio and could be transmitting it unknowingly.
This is particularly concerning because Rockland County, where the recent paralytic case of the virus was diagnosed, has a polio vaccination rate of just 60%. In some parts of the county, the vaccination rate is as low as 37%. These numbers are far below the threshold needed for herd immunity, and that means there are a lot of individuals in the area who are vulnerable to polio infection and potential severe outcomes.
CNN: What does it mean that poliovirus has been detected in the wastewater of five counties, including New York City?
Wen: Finding poliovirus in sewage means one of two things: That there are people actively infected with polio who are shedding the virus, or that the virus signal could be from people who recently received the oral polio vaccine (OPV). OPV is no longer given in the United States -- since 2000, the version used in the US is the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), which is injected -- but other countries are still using OPV, and it's possible that travelers from those places are shedding virus from the vaccine.
In rare circumstances, the weakened virus from people who just received OPV could cause paralytic polio in unvaccinated individuals -- which is a major reason why OPV is no longer used in the US.
One additional point of concern is that a wastewater sample from Nassau County on Long Island has been genetically linked to the paralytic polio case identified in Rockland County. (The two counties are not adjacent, rather approximately 40 miles apart.) This is further evidence of community spread that's going largely undetected.
CNN: How can people contract polio?
Wen: Polio is an infectious disease that can be transmitted in a number of ways. A primary route is fecal-oral, meaning someone could get polio if they come into contact with feces from an infected person. This could occur, especially in children, through putting objects like toys that have been contaminated with feces into the mouth.
Poliovirus could also be transmitted through the respiratory route -- for example, if someone who is infected coughs or sneezes and those droplets land around your mouth. It's worth nothing that people who are vaccinated could also contract polio and pass it on to others, though they are extremely well-protected from severe illness themselves.
CNN: Should New Yorkers be worried about contracting polio?
Wen: Again, people who are vaccinated against polio are extremely well-protected from paralytic polio, and should not be concerned at this point. It should be pointed out, however, that while IPV is very good at preventing the most severe potential effects of the disease, people who received the vaccine could still be carriers of polio and could transmit it to others. Those at risk for serious outcomes are people who are unvaccinated and those who are incompletely vaccinated, including young children under 6 who have not yet completed their polio vaccine series.
CNN: How many polio vaccines should someone receive?
Wen: The CDC recommends children receive four doses of IPV. The first is given at 2 months of age, the second at 4 months, the third between 6 and 18 months old and the fourth between 4 and 6 years old.
Adults who have never been vaccinated against polio should receive three doses of IPV. The first should be given as soon as possible, the second one to two months after that and the third six to 12 months after the second.
CNN: If someone had the vaccine years ago, are they still protected? Who should get a polio booster now?
Wen: The protection against severe disease remains strong for many years after immunization; it's believed it probably lasts for a lifetime. There is no need for most vaccinated people to get more doses.
However, if someone has not completed their original vaccine series, they should get their remaining doses. Some fully vaccinated people can also receive an additional lifetime booster of IPV under specific circumstances -- for example, if they have direct contact with someone suspected of having polio or if they are health care workers with higher risk of exposure to people with the disease.
CNN: What if you're not sure whether you were vaccinated? Say you don't recall getting the vaccine, and it's been many years. Is there a blood test you can take to verify either way?
Wen: You could check with your primary care physician's office or state health department to see whether they have records of your immunizations. If they don't, and there is no other way for you to verify -- for example, by asking parents or other relatives or caregivers -- you should speak with your health care provider about getting the full vaccine series for polio now. There is no blood test that can reliably detect whether you're fully vaccinated against polio.
CNN: What if you or your family members haven't yet gotten vaccinated against poliovirus?
Wen: People who have yet to receive any doses or are incompletely vaccinated should make sure to get their entire polio vaccine series right away. This is particularly important if they live in or around Rockland County in New York -- but really everyone should get caught up with their routine immunizations.
It was a tragedy decades ago that so many children became permanently paralyzed and even died from polio. This should not happen again, since we have such effective vaccines that can prevent severe consequences of the disease.
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JACKSON, Miss. — A boil-water notice was lifted Thursday in Mississippi's capital city after nearly seven weeks, Gov. Tate Reeves and Jackson officials said.
"We have restored clean water," Reeves said during a news conference.
But a state health department official, Jim Craig, said concerns remain about copper and lead levels in the Jackson water. Craig said people should continue to avoid using city water to prepare baby formula.
Emergency repairs are still underway after problems at Jackson's main water treatment plant caused most customers to lose service for several days in late August and early September.
Problems started days after torrential rain fell in central Mississippi, altering the quality of the raw water entering Jackson's treatment plants. That slowed the treatment process, depleted supplies in water tanks and caused a precipitous drop in pressure.
When water pressure drops, there's a possibility that untreated groundwater can enter the water system through cracked pipes, so customers are told to boil water to kill potentially harmful bacteria.
But even before the rainfall, officials said some water pumps had failed and a treatment plant was using backup pumps. Jackson had already been under a boil-water notice for a month because the state health department had found cloudy water that could make people ill.
The National Guard and volunteer groups have distributed millions of bottles of drinking water in Jackson since late August.
Jackson is the largest city in one of the poorest states in the U.S. The city has a shrinking tax base that resulted from white flight, which began about a decade after public schools were integrated in 1970. Jackson's population is more than 80% Black, and about 25% of its residents live in poverty.
Like many American cities, Jackson struggles with aging infrastructure with water lines that crack or collapse. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a Democrat in a Republican-led state, said the city's water problems come from decades of deferred maintenance.
Some equipment froze at Jackson's main water treatment plant during a cold snap in early 2020, leaving thousands of customers with dangerously low water pressure or no water at all. The National Guard helped distribute drinking water. People gathered water in buckets to flush toilets. Similar problems happened on a smaller scale earlier this year.
Jackson frequently has boil-water notices because of loss of pressure or other problems that can contaminate the water. Some of the mandates are in place for only a few days, while others last weeks. Some only affect specific neighborhoods, usually because of broken pipes in the area. Others affect all customers on the water system.
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It's a crowded field this year for Hall of Fame candidates.
Some are expensive. Some are cheap. The youngest is only 27. The oldest, well — it's hard to know exactly how long spinning tops have been around, but suffice to say they appear on some ancient Greek pottery.
There's bingo, the classic lottery game that dates back to the 1500s. There's Nerf. There's the humble piñata.
All are contenders for a coveted handful of spots in the National Toy Hall of Fame, a long-running exhibit housed at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y.
"All 12 of these toys have what it takes to be contenders for the class of 2022," said Christopher Bensch, the museum's vice president for collections, in a statement.
Since the Hall's founding in 1998, 77 different toys have become Hall of Famers. About half are branded toys, like the Radio Flyer Wagon, Lego and the Rubik's Cube. The others are beloved generic toys, from the teddy bear to the paper airplane to the cardboard box.
In potential Hall of Fame inductees, the Strong looks for four qualities, museum officials said: iconic status, enough longevity to be enjoyed by multiple different generations, a sense that the toy fosters "learning, creativity or discovery," and some kind of innovation in play or toy design.
This year's 12 finalists also include Rack-O, Spirograph and Breyer model horses. Another contender is Catan -- the German board game first released in 1995 as The Settlers of Catan — which has sold 32 million copies worldwide and helped introduce Americans to the Eurogame style of board game that has since become mainstream.
The most common heyday for this round of nominees was the 1980s: Pound Puppies, Masters of the Universe (including He-Man and She-Ra), the card game Phase 10 and the electric light toy Lite-Brite, whose bid for the Hall of Fame comes on the heels of a noteworthy appearance in the newest season of the Netflix hit Stranger Things.
"These 12 toys span the history of play. The top is as old as civilization itself and bingo has been played in some form for hundreds of years. Masters of the Universe and Pound Puppies became classics in the 1980s, but they too have greatly influenced the world of play," Bensch said.
Last year, the three inductees were American Girl Dolls, the board game Risk and that "dry, gritty material consisting of small, loose pieces of rock, soil, minerals, and gemstones" more commonly known as sand.
The public can vote through Sept. 21 via the "Player's Choice" ballot. An advisory committee will make the final decisions. The selections will be announced in November.
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A personal airplane crash-landed on a highway between Medicine Bow and Hanna last week. According to Cowboy State Daily, the plane landed between two cars, skidded off the road, and flipped. Both passengers survived.
Wyoming Cowboys' kicker John Hoyland has been named the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the second week in a row. According to a press release, Hoyland made 4 out of 4 field goals last Saturday. He is currently ranked first in the nation in field goals made, averaging 3.33 per game.
An exhibit about the dismissal of the Black 14 players from the University of Wyoming football team in 1969 and the impact of the event is now on display at UW's American Heritage Center. According to a press release, "More Than Just an Armband" examines the story of the Black 14, who wanted to protest a policy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a Brigham Young University football game by wearing black armbands. Instead, they were dismissed from the team. The exhibit was created by participants in the Black 14 Social Justice Summer Institute on the UW campus. It's open through December.
And WalletHub recently ranked Wyoming as the tenth hardest working state in the nation.
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Nissan recalls over 200K pickups due to risk of rolling away
Published: Sep. 15, 2022 at 3:41 PM EDT|Updated: 9 minutes ago
DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 203,000 pickup trucks in the U.S. because they can roll away unexpectedly when shifted into park.
The recall covers Frontier and Titan pickups from the 2020 through 2023 model years.
Nissan says owners should use the parking brake whenever they park their trucks.
The company says a transmission parking pawl may not engage when the trucks are shifted into park. The pawl stops the trucks from moving.
Nissan says it’s not aware of any crashes or injuries.
The company is still working on repairs.
Owners will get letters starting Nov. 1, and they’ll be notified again when a fix is available.
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Attempted rape suspect identified by company work shirt he was wearing, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - A man wanted in an attempted rape that was foiled by residents in Tennessee over the weekend is now behind bars after he was allegedly identified by the work shirt he was wearing.
Records dug up by WMC also show he’s a registered sex offender.
On Sept. 10, a tourist was walking on Tennessee Street in Memphis around 4 a.m. when a man, who was later identified as 30-year-old Christian Nugent, walked up behind her with his pants down and genitals exposed, according to an affidavit.
The victim told investigators Nugent took her to the ground and ripped her clothing.
As the victim tried to fight him off, a few residents in the area came outside and yelled at Nugent, causing him to run away.
Surveillance cameras in the area captured the incident. The video reportedly showed Nugent wearing a company shirt with a logo which police said assisted in his arrest.
Nugent met with investigators on Sept. 13 and allegedly admitted to being in the area that day and speaking to a woman. Police said he identified himself from the video but denied assaulting the victim, the affidavit said.
Police said Nugent has been charged with criminal attempted rape. He has a bond set at $40,000.
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Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago district
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated a Miami litigator and longtime government lawyer to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the office currently involved in the Justice Department’s investigation of classified records at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
Markenzy Lapointe would replace Juan Antonio “Tony” Gonzalez, who has been a top prosecutor in Southern Florida involved in the investigation of the classified records and the debate over whether a judge should appoint a special master to review the documents taken by FBI in the search.
It was unclear why the Biden administration chose to announce the nomination for the position now, as the government’s case winds its way through the court system. Gonzalez, who had previously served as a senior prosecutor in the office, had been appointed to the position by Attorney General Merrick Garland. He was never nominated for the position or confirmed by the Senate.
Gonzalez has served as a federal prosecutor in southern Florida since 1998 and served as the first assistant U.S. attorney and the acting U.S. attorney. He succeeded Ariana Fajardo Orshan, who had been nominated by Trump.
Lapointe will likely be in the spotlight for months to come. He is currently with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, and before that he worked at Boies Schiller & Flexner. He worked in the Southern District of Florida as an assistant U.S. attorney from 2002 to 2006. The office will likely be in the spotlight for months to come.
Biden also formally nominated Roger Handberg to be the United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida, which is handling a federal investigation into Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz. Handberg was appointed by Garland and has been serving in the role since 2021.
The president also nominated McLain J. Schneider to the District of North Dakota. He was in private practice and served in the North Dakota state Senate from 2008 to 2016.
The White House said the lawyers were chosen for their devotion to enforcing the law, “their professionalism, their experience and credentials, their dedication to pursuing equal justice for all, and their commitment to the independence of the Department of Justice.”
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Biden plans floating platforms to expand offshore wind power
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to develop floating platforms in the deep ocean for wind towers that could power millions of homes and vastly expand offshore wind in the United States.
The plan would target sites in the Pacific Ocean off the California and Oregon coasts, as well as in the Atlantic in the Gulf of Maine.
President Joe Biden hopes to deploy up to 15 gigawatts of electricity through floating sites by 2035, enough to power 5 million homes. The administration has previously set a goal of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 using traditional technology that secures wind turbines to the ocean floor.
There are only a handful of floating offshore platforms in the world — all in Europe — but officials said the technology is developing and could soon establish the United States as a global leader in offshore wind.
The push for offshore wind is part of Biden’s effort to promote clean energy and address global warming. Biden has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. A climate-and-tax bill Biden signed last month would spend about $375 billion over 10 years to boost electric vehicles, jump-start renewable energy such as solar and wind power and develop alternative energy sources like hydrogen.
“Today we’re launching efforts to seize a new opportunity — floating offshore wind — which will let us build in deep water areas where turbines can’t be secured directly to the sea floor, but where there are strong winds that we can now harness,’’ White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy said at a news conference Thursday.
Deepwater areas in the Pacific especially have potential to vastly expand offshore wind energy in the U.S., McCarthy and other officials said.
McCarthy acknowledged that the floating technology is at an early stage. But she said “coordinated actions” by federal and state officials, working with the private sector, can position the U.S. “to lead the world on floating offshore wind and bring offshore wind jobs to more parts of our country, including the West Coast.’’
Two pilot projects are planned off the north and central California coast, and a third is planned in southern Oregon, officials said.
“We think the private sector is going to quickly see the real opportunity here not only to triple the country’s accessible offshore wind resources but to make the U.S. a global leader in manufacturing and deploying offshore wind,’’ added Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
Emerging technology for floating platforms “means there’s real opportunity for the American people: an opportunity for greater energy security, greater energy affordability, cleaner air, cleaner water and of course tens of thousands of good-paying in-demand jobs,’’ such as electricians, engineers, ship builders and stevedores, Granholm said.
Granholm, a top booster for U.S. efforts to promote clean energy, said the Biden administration “is all-in on making floating offshore wind a real part of our of our energy mix and winning the global race to lead in this space. And that’s why we set this big, hairy audacious goal’' of 15 gigawatts of floating offshore wind by 2035.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said her department has approved the nation’s first two major offshore wind projects in federal waters and has begun reviewing at least 10 more.
An offshore wind lease sale off the New York and New Jersey coast set new records, she said, and a lease sale also was held in North Carolina. Seven lease sales for offshore wind projects are planned by 2025.
More than half of the nation’s offshore wind resources are in deep waters where traditional offshore wind foundations are not economically feasible, Haaland said, adding that “floating wind will help us reach areas once not attainable. And this is critical because floating wind will help us build on the administration’s goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030.’’
The world’s first floating wind farm has been operating off Scotland’s coast since 2017. Norway-based Equinor, which operates the 30-megawatt Hywind Scotland project, is building a huge, floating offshore wind farm off Norway to provide electricity for offshore oil and gas fields.
Lauren Shane, a spokeswoman for Equinor in the United States, said the company is optimistic about floating offshore wind. “We see the potential for it. We’re always evaluating opportunities and we’re committed to the U.S.,” she said. “We’re excited about the development of offshore wind in the U.S.”
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Democrats punt same-sex marriage vote until after election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, pulling back just days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.”
The request for a delay by senators who have been pushing for the legislation follows Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the lead senator championing the bill, predicting that they would be able to get the 10 Republican votes they need to break a filibuster. But the group struggled in recent days as some Republicans had raised increasing concerns about whether it would protect the rights of religious institutions, business owners or others who oppose same sex marriage.
The decision came after a meeting on Thursday with Schumer.
“Through bipartisan collaboration, we’ve crafted commonsense language that respects religious liberty and Americans’ diverse beliefs, while upholding our view that marriage embodies the highest ideals of love, devotion, and family,” Baldwin and Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Rob Portman of Ohio and Thom Tillis of North Carolina said a statement along with Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. “We’ve asked Leader Schumer for additional time and we appreciate he has agreed. We are confident that when our legislation comes to the Senate floor for a vote, we will have the bipartisan support to pass the bill.”
The delay significantly threatens the legislation and could allow interest groups and other lawmakers opposing the bill more time to rally Republicans against it. But supporters hope that the delay will give them time to find more GOP supporters and take off pre-election political pressure.
Amid news of the delay, the White House emphasized again that the administration was leaving the mechanics of the legislation -- such as the timing of a vote -- to the Senate.
“We believe the Senate should find consensus just as the American people have,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.
Baldwin and the other core group of supporters had worked with the GOP senators who had religious liberty concerns. They were planning an amendment to clarify that the legislation did not affect the rights of such private individuals or businesses, which are already enshrined in law. The legislation instead requires the federal government and states to recognize all marriages that were legal where they were performed, along with interracial marriages.
But some Republicans who had wavered on the bill were not yet on board.
Democrats and the small group of Republicans have moved to safeguard same-sex marriage following the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to an abortion. Lawmakers fear the court’s ruling, and a concurring opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas, indicate that an earlier high court decision protecting same-sex marriage could come under threat.
“We all want to pass this quickly,” Schumer said last week. “I hope there will be 10 Republicans to support it.”
The Senate push for the historic vote — and the openness by some Republicans to back it in an election year — reflects a large shift on the issue since the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide. Some 70% of U.S. adults in a Gallup poll released in June 2021 said same-sex unions should be valid under the law.
The bill protecting same-sex marriage cleared the House in a July vote with the support of 47 Republicans – a larger than expected number that gave the measure a boost in the Senate. But as the weeks went on, more Republicans raised the religious liberty issues.
Another proposed tweak to the bill would make clear that a marriage is between two people, an effort to ward off some far-right criticism that the legislation could endorse polygamy.
The legislation would repeal the Clinton-era Defense of Marriage Act and require states to recognize all marriages that were legal where they were performed. The new Respect for Marriage Act would also protect interracial marriages by requiring states to recognize legal marriages regardless of “sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin.”
It’s not clear how many Republicans would support the bill. In addition to Collins, Portman and Tillis, a fourth GOP senator, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, has supported same-sex marriage in the past. Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who is up for reelection this year, has said he doesn’t see a “reason to oppose it” but has talked on both sides of the issue in recent weeks.
Most Republicans opposing the legislation have said it is simply unnecessary because the court ruling still stands. But others have gone further.
One group that has been opposed, the conservative Alliance Defending Freedom, has pushed back on the legislation, with one blog post on its website calling it a “grave” threat.
“In the grander scheme, the Respect for Marriage Act is a way of putting an exclamation mark on the sexual revolution and its ideology,” wrote Ryan Womack, who works for the group.
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Man’s stolen SUV held as evidence indefinitely for homicide investigation: ‘My car is in jail’
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/(Gray News) - A man in Nebraska says he is frustrated that he cannot get his stolen car back even after it has been found.
Sean Yakopec said he feels victimized by two crimes as his car was stolen, but now it’s being held as evidence for an unsolved homicide investigation.
WOWT reports Yakopec’s 2022 Kia Sportage is currently sitting at the city impound, but he can’t see or touch it.
“[It’s] like my car is in jail, and I feel like I didn’t do anything wrong for it,” Yakopec said.
Impound lot manager Reggie Johnson said the vehicle is on a homicide and auto theft hold for the Omaha Police Department.
The homicide investigation is from two weeks ago and remains unsolved, but detectives are holding Yakopec’s Sportage as it is possibly involved in the crime.
“They want to use it as evidence. I don’t understand why they want to keep the car when they can just take pictures of it, take fingerprints, do whatever they need to and give me the car back,” Yakopec said.
Omaha police said they couldn’t reveal details of the murder investigation, but a recovered car has to be held as evidence in a murder case — often through trial.
“Some defense attorneys will ask to see the vehicle to physically prove this was the vehicle used in the case being investigated,” Officer Chris Gordon said.
With a broken window and a hacked ignition, all Yakopec currently has from his Kia are the keys. He said he would like to retrieve sunglasses and a few personal items from the recovered stolen car.
“They have to do an investigation; forensics prints and all of that. If you go back and touch that car, you’ve compromised it,” Johnson said.
Omaha police said a recovered stolen vehicle possibly used in a homicide isn’t completely untouchable.
“It’s possible to release those smaller items, but the vehicle has to stay with us,” Gordon said.
But with no arrests and a trial that’s nowhere in sight — for how long?
“I put my savings into this car, and I have nothing to show for it now,” Yakopec said.
Yet his car payments are still due.
While his vehicle with just 10,000 miles is on hold and sits behind the locked fence at the impound lot, Yakopec said that even though he’s been told there’s little damage, he’s been talking to his insurance company about totaling out the vehicle.
And while insurance payments for a rental car might end in about two weeks, Yakopec said his patience on the release of his Kia has already run out.
“It’s easier for my mental health to just be done with the car,” he said.
Authorities said the shooting death of Alon Reed, 19, remains an active investigation. Any tips leading to the arrest of a homicide suspect can earn up to a $2,500 reward through Omaha Crime Stoppers.
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ROSEMONT, Ill., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) earned a Power of Associations Silver Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in its advocacy category. The Power of Associations Advocacy Award competition recognizes associations that have enhanced an industry or profession's reputation as a trusted resource for effective policymaking.
ASAE recognized AANA for its entry, "Institutionalizing a Systematic Approach to State Government Relations."
In 2021, AANA's State Government Affairs Division took strategic steps to align the state associations representing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) with AANA's national goals, and to use its national association resources to support state advocacy efforts more efficiently. AANA chose four states with the best possibility for meaningful change for a three-year pilot program and provided additional resources, including lobbying support, public relations support, and digital advertising to those states.
In one year of the program, AANA achieved its goals in two of the four states. Legislation enacted in Arkansas and Michigan removed barriers to practice, allowing CRNAs to practice to the full extent of their skills and education. Removing unnecessary restrictions allows hospitals to select the anesthesia delivery model that maximizes their workforce while ensuring safe care for their patients.
"As the leading organization representing CRNAs, AANA is a determined advocate on issues such as patient safety, access to quality services, scope of practice, and many other legislative and regulatory matters in the states," said AANA CEO Bill Bruce, MBA, CAE. "Our updated approach to state advocacy outreach illustrates the commitment of the association to its members and the profession. We are honored to be recognized by ASAE."
"Congratulations to AANA for exemplifying the impact associations have on the industries and professions they represent, and on society at large," said ASAE President and CEO Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE. "It's always so incredibly satisfying to see associations going above and beyond their everyday mission to change the world. We're very proud to spotlight this award-winning initiative."
For more information on the winners, visit Power of Associations. To learn more about ASAE, visit asaecenter.org
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The Planning for Animal Wellness (PAW) Act would require government agencies to include pets in disaster planning
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Planning for Animal Wellness (PAW) Act, H.R.7789/S.4205, to encourage collaborative relationships between government agencies and outside experts to incorporate pets into disaster planning, including preparedness, response and recovery efforts. Sponsored by Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), this legislation would direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a working group of experts to review current best practices for animals in emergencies and natural disasters, and if necessary, issue new guidance.
The PAW Act unanimously passed the Senate in August, and with passage in the House, it will now go to the desk of President Biden for his signature. Passage of this legislation comes during National Preparedness Month and the five-year anniversaries of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, a string of devastating storms that displaced millions of people and their pets in 2017.
"We've seen firsthand how incorporating animals into disaster plans can prevent avoidable tragedy, making the PAW Act a critical measure to protect these animals and the people who risk their lives to save them," said Matt Bershadker, ASPCA president and CEO. "We're grateful to Representatives Titus and DeFazio, as well as Senators Peters and Portman, for championing this legislation to create a FEMA-led working group to establish best practices for assisting animals in disasters, and we look forward to continuing our collaborative work to save and protect these vulnerable animals."
"Pet owners in Michigan and across the country should not have to make the difficult choice of taking care of their pets or getting to safety when disasters strike," said Senator Peters. "I look forward to seeing the President sign this bipartisan bill into law so that all of our loved ones – even those with fur, feathers or scales – can be safe during hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other emergencies."
"As a proud dog owner, it is concerning that animal and veterinary needs are often overlooked during disasters. I am pleased this bipartisan legislation has passed the House because it will require FEMA to establish a working group with outside experts to review current federal guidance regarding animals in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery to ensure it aligns with current best practices," said Senator Portman. "This bill will help ensure Ohio families and other animal owners have up-to-date guidance for disaster preparedness."
"As a member of the Animal Protection Caucus, I was pleased to introduce the PAW Act to help protect our beloved pets during disasters," said Congresswoman Titus. "When preparing for and responding to catastrophes, animal welfare often is overlooked, and sadly, some owners make the risky decision of refusing to evacuate in order to stay with their pets. The PAW Act will ensure first responders and federal disaster response workers can help pet owners plan to keep every member of their family, even the furry and feathered ones, safe."
"I applaud the House of Representatives for passing the PAW Act, which will help meet the needs of pets and service animals affected by emergencies and disasters" said House Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio. "By establishing a FEMA working group focused on addressing the needs of animals, especially during evacuation and sheltering, we will be more prepared for disasters and can deliver the adequate care and dignity that animals deserve."
A 2021 ASPCA survey revealed that 83 percent of current pet owners reported living in a community that faces natural disasters. A lack of emergency resources can sometimes force people to make the unimaginable choice between evacuating or sheltering in place to stay with their animals. The PAW Act would help ensure that pets, captive animals, and service animals are considered in disaster planning and emergency response, so families do not have to choose between their own safety and the safety of their pet.
Since the inception of the ASPCA Disaster Response team in 2010, the ASPCA has responded to more than 65 disasters, assisting nearly 120,000 animals in impacted communities. During the catastrophic string of Hurricanes in 2017, including Harvey, Irma, and Maria, the ASPCA assisted nearly 36,000 animals across Texas, Florida, South Carolina and St. Croix through evacuations, search and rescue, emergency sheltering, and pet food and supply distribution.
In addition to providing boots on the ground assistance in response to disasters, the ASPCA works closely with local agencies across the country to help enhance their animal response capabilities through grants and training opportunities. Over the last three years, the ASPCA has awarded more than $2 million in grant funding to authorized disaster response agencies providing support to companion animals, equines, and their owners in communities impacted by or at high-risk of natural disasters. It also works with lawmakers to increase access to co-sheltering opportunities to keep people and pets together when they are displaced by natural or manmade disasters.
To learn more about incorporating pets into preparedness plans, please visit www.aspca.org/disasterprep.
Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) was the first animal welfare organization to be established in North America and today serves as the nation's leading voice for vulnerable and victimized animals. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation with more than two million supporters nationwide, the ASPCA is committed to preventing cruelty to dogs, cats, equines, and farm animals throughout the United States. The ASPCA assists animals in need through on-the-ground disaster and cruelty interventions, behavioral rehabilitation, animal placement, legal and legislative advocacy, and the advancement of the sheltering and veterinary community through research, training, and resources. For more information, visit www.ASPCA.org, and follow the ASPCA on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Topics Include How to Overcome the Challenges of Reaching Large Patient Populations with Cell & Gene Therapies and Best Practices for Working with CDMOs
NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BioCentriq, Inc.—a New Jersey-based, full-service, concept-to-clinic contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO)—announced today that two key members of its team will be featured panelists at the Cell & Gene Therapy Manufacturing & Commercialization US Conference, which takes place during Biotech Week in Boston on September 27-30, 2022.
The conference will bring together thought leaders from across the industry to provide specialized insight for companies looking to improve their manufacturing efficiency, cost, and quality by exploring different ways to accelerate bioprocessing, analytics, supply chain security, and commercialization strategies.
BioCentriq's Acting Head of Research & Development and Director of Manufacturing Science & Technology, Alex Klarer, will be participating in the plenary panel discussion, "Beyond Rare Diseases - Overcoming the Challenges of Expanding to Larger Patient Populations with Cell and Gene Therapies," which will be held on Wednesday, September 28 from 8:40am - 9:20am.
One of the panel's main goals will be to discuss how new technologies, manufacturing scalability, and process optimization can be utilized to reach larger patient populations. The panel will be moderated by Shashi Murthy, CTO and Co-Founder of Nanite, Inc., and fellow panelists include Armon Sharei, CEO & founder of SQZ Biotechnologies, USA and Stephane Berthier, VP and General Manager of Atara Biotherapeutics.
BioCentriq's Director of Business Development, Chathuranga DeSilva, Ph.D., will also be a panelist for the discussion on "Relationship Management - Best Practices for Working with CDMO and Suppliers," as part of the Cell & Gene Therapy – Partnering Track on Friday, September 30 from 2:00pm - 2:45pm.
"I'm thrilled to participate in this panel. As more therapy developers rely on CDMOs to manufacture their cell & gene therapies, it is important to discuss best practices, lessons learned, and future strategies so we can continuously improve outcomes. This will also help manage expectations for companies looking to tackle complex therapies and set realistic goals for their projects," said Chathuranga DeSilva, Ph.D.
The discussion will be about understanding CDMO capacities, timelines, and capabilities, as well as selection and qualification criteria and quality agreements with contract service providers and suppliers. The panel will also discuss setting expectations for tech transfers and strategies for transferring products from early development phase to CDMO for scale up and large-scale production. As part of this session, audience members will learn how to transfer their technologies to CDMOs and how to overcome the challenges associated with process technology differences. Other BioCentriq team members will also be in attendance and are available to meet with you to answer questions and discuss your project. Please click here to schedule a time to speak with our team members.
BioCentriq is a full-service, New Jersey-based CDMO for cell and gene therapy, focusing on all stages of process development and clinical manufacturing. The company specializes in autologous and allogeneic cell therapies as well as viral vector process development and manufacturing and has expertise in a variety of cell and vector types. For more information, visit BioCentriq.com.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- California's gas prices at the pump are rising yet again just as gas prices are falling everywhere else, and the time has come to find out why, Consumer Watchdog said today.
According to the most recent report from the federal Energy Information Agency, California is now paying $1.49 more per gallon for gasoline than US drivers.
Legislation on Newsom's desk, SB 1322 (Allen), will require the state's oil refiners to report monthly on the cost of the crude oil they buy, the wholesale price of the gasoline they sell, and their profits made per gallon.
"Californians deserves answers to why California oil refiners are extracting so much from us in every gallon of gasoline and how it compares to profits in other parts of America, said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog. "Governor Newsom's signature on SB 1322 will pull the curtain back on just how much the five biggest refiners, which make 97% of our gasoline, are profiting from every gallon of gas they sell, and that is the first step to getting a handle on what to do about it. It is extremely important that the Governor sign this refiner transparency bill on behalf of all California consumers."
The current price spike in California is the result of limited refinery capacity issues in California and problems at the refineries. Since five refiners control the market, they profit from every hiccup in production. California refiners are not currently required to report their profits monthly, but many do report their regional profits to investors on a quarterly basis.
In just the second quarter of 2022, California's five big oil refiners reported unprecedented windfall profits that topped $26 billion — making from three to ten times more in profits per gallon off their West Coast operations from April through June than they did in the same period last year.
A review of profit reports conducted by Consumer Watchdog found that profits per gallon from West Coast operations registered highest among each refiner's reported regions across the United States and world – proving that it is profits, not California's environmental rules and taxes the oil industry always blames, that drive up California pump prices. "Added costs are only about 60 cents of the $1.50 difference between US and California pump prices," said Court.
View the report here: https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/energy/cas-big-5-oil-refiner-profits-top-26-billion-1-gallon-watchdog-make-case-profits-disclosure
Read more about SB 1322 here: https://consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/LtrGovSB1322Signature9-6-22.pdf
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Eight portable gaming units were donated to St. Louis Children's Hospital and Cardinal
Glennon Children's Hospital, providing entertainment for patients
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CapStone Holdings Inc. ("CapStone Holdings") partnered with Michigan-based non-profit organization Gamers Outreach to gift gaming carts (GO Karts -- portable gaming kiosks) to St. Louis Children's Hospital and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. Each hospital received four GO Karts with the intent to offer a form of recreation to kids and young adults in inpatient care.
Cailie Marino is a Child Life Specialist at St. Louis Children's Hospital and sees first-hand the impact GO Karts has had on patients. "Our department uses play, music, art, recreation and education techniques to help patients and families throughout their stay with us. The gaming carts fit in with our mission and are in high demand. We're thankful for CapStone Holdings' donation," says Marino.
St. Louis Children's Hospital is recognized in the top 10% nationally by U.S. News & World Report, which in 2022 ranked the hospital in all ten specialties surveyed for the 14th consecutive year. As the pediatric teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine, the hospital offers nationally recognized programs for physician training and research.
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon is recognized nationally by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital for 2022-23. The hospital received top 50 rankings in Neonatology, Gastroenterology and GI Surgery, and Nephrology.
"At SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, healing is about more than just medicine. Play is often "prescribed" by our team of child life specialists as a critical part of a patient's treatment plan," said Child Life Services manager Kim Eighmey. "The GO Karts are a wonderful resource for distraction, non-pharmacological pain management, and normalization for our patients. We are so grateful for this donation from CapStone Holdings and Gamers Outreach. We love seeing the joy on our kids' faces each day when they utilize these important coping tools."
GO Karts are explicitly built for hospitals—offering a form of recreation to kids and young adults in inpatient care. Gamers Outreach has since delivered kiosks to more than 360 hospitals worldwide – servicing as many as 4 million patients each year. Both St. Louis children's hospitals will offer GO Karts to all patients.
"CapStone Holdings and the Stone family are delighted to support these two amazing children's hospitals," said Heather Stone, co-founder of CapStone Holdings Inc. "We want to invest in the wellness of the people in this city. That includes supporting programs like such that help improve patient healing and therapy in the form of video gaming."
CapStone Holdings, a self-funded family office business incubator and investment group chaired by Keith J. Stone and his wife Heather Stone, invested $40 million in the STL City Foundry in 2020 – one of the largest single-entity investors in the $210 million first phase of the 15-acre mixed-use development. The Stones also attended high school in the St. Louis area.
In 2022, CapStone Holdings partnered with Major League Baseball legend Reggie Jackson's Mr. October Foundation to bring its STEM program to over 4,000 students in St. Louis.
CapStone Holdings, Inc. is a family office-structured holding company that keeps a balanced portfolio through investment strategies that maximize innovation and return with minimal risk. CapStone Holdings and its founders have invested across a wide range of industries for over 33 years and engage in focused philanthropic efforts. For more information about CapStone Holdings, visit www.capstoneholdingsinc.com.
Gamers Outreach is a 501(c)(3) charity that empowers hospitalized families through video games. The organization is on a mission to build a world where play is easily prioritized alongside research and treatment. To date, Gamers Outreach programs enable over 4 million gaming experiences across more than 360 healthcare facilities each year. Being in a hospital can be scary and isolating, but video games help inspire joy and connection. Through equipment and software, Gamers Outreach is helping kids in hospitals gain access to activities and do what kids do best - be themselves.
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Merger expands the organization's growing Florida care network into Miami market
MIAMI, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cayuga Centers has announced Miami-Dade County child and family services provider, Institute for Child & Family Health (ICFH), will be joining the Cayuga Centers' family of services as part of the organization's commitment to supporting at-risk youth in Florida and expansion within the state.
"Cayuga Centers and ICFH share a common dedication to helping children and families, a commitment to quality care and an appreciation for strong partnerships and expertise in child welfare and behavioral health," said Edward Hayes, Cayuga Centers President and CEO. "This is a natural pairing that will help Cayuga Centers expand its Florida footprint and allow both organizations to benefit from our collective experiences."
ICFH will begin operating under the Cayuga Centers name on September 17, 2022. Merging into Cayuga Centers' existing organizational structure, the teams and facilities will be under the supervision of Cayuga Centers' newly appointed Senior Vice President of Florida, Dr. Tamaru Phillips, LFMT.
"From the moment we met Ed and the team at Cayuga Centers, it was clear our aligned goals and values made us ideal partners," said Suzy Schumer, CEO of ICFH. "We're excited to join with Cayuga Centers and together expand our reach to children and families in South Florida and beyond by delivering high quality services."
This merger will result in expanded services for Miami-Dade County as Cayuga Centers looks to bring its Treatment Family Foster Care program to the area. To learn more about Cayuga Centers' Florida services and operations, visit cayugacenters.org/florida.
About Cayuga Centers
Cayuga Centers is a nationally accredited and awarded 501(c)(3) non-profit, human services agency headquartered in Auburn, NY. Founded in 1852, the agency has delivered quality services by following the agency's core mission of helping individuals and families grow as independent, healthy, and productive citizens through quality counseling, out-of-home care, and support services. Cayuga Centers provides a continuum of support services nationally, with offices in over 10 cities. The agency specializes in providing individualized, culturally appropriate, and trauma-informed support to diverse populations. Cayuga Centers currently serves 10,000 individuals and families annually. Visit www.cayugacenters.org to learn about its services, how to become a foster parent, and employment opportunities.
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TORONTO and NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CF Acquisition Corp. VI (Nasdaq: CFVI) ("CFVI"), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald, announced today that at a special meeting of the CFVI stockholders (the "Special Meeting") held today, CFVI's stockholders voted in favor of the proposed business combination (the "Business Combination") with Rumble Inc. ("Rumble") and the related proposals. Only 0.1% of the 30 million CFVI public shares are being redeemed in connection with the meeting. As a result, the completion of the Business Combination is expected to occur as soon as practicable, subject the satisfaction or waiver of remaining customary closing conditions. Following the completion of the Business Combination, the newly combined company will operate as Rumble Inc. and trade on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the symbol "RUM." Assuming that closing is completed on Friday, September 16, trading will continue on NASDAQ, switching from the symbol "CFVI" to the new symbol, "RUM", at the open of trading on Monday, September 19.
About Rumble
Rumble is a high-growth neutral video platform that is creating the rails and independent infrastructure designed to be immune to cancel culture. Rumble's mission is to restore the Internet to its roots by making it free and open once again.
About CF Acquisition Corp. VI
CFVI is a blank check company led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick and sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald.
About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, with over 12,000 employees, is a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation and has been a proven and resilient leader for 77 years. Cantor Fitzgerald is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting and PIPE placements, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate on its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald is one of 24 primary dealers transacting business with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For more information, please visit www.cantor.com.
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This press release relates to a proposed transaction between Rumble and CFVI. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In connection with the transaction described herein, CFVI has filed with the SEC an effective registration statement on Form S-4, which includes a proxy statement/prospectus of CFVI, on August 12, 2022 (the "Registration Statement"), and has filed, and will file, other relevant materials with the SEC. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus has been sent to all CFVI stockholders as of the Record Date. Investors and security holders of CFVI are urged to read the Registration Statement, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus (and any supplements thereto, as and when filed), and all other relevant documents filed or to be filed in connection with the proposed transaction because they contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by CFVI through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed or that will be filed by CFVI with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to CF Acquisition Corp. VI, 110 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022 or via email at CFVI@cantor.com. The documents filed or that will be filed by Rumble or any successor entity of the transaction with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to Rumble USA Inc., 444 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228.
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This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding the proposed transaction between CFVI and Rumble. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the closing of the transaction and CFVI's, Rumble's, or their respective management teams' expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. The words "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect", "intends", "may", "might", "plan", "possible", "potential", "predict", "project", "should", "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of CFVI and Rumble. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ from the forward looking-statements in this press release, including but not limited, to (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, (ii) the failure to satisfy the remaining conditions to the consummation of the transaction, (iii) the inability to complete the PIPE offering, (iv) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement , (v) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Rumble and/or CFVI related to the business combination agreement, (vi) the ability to maintain the listing of CFVI stock on Nasdaq (or, if applicable, to list and maintain the listing of the combined entity on the NYSE), (vii) costs related to the transactions and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the transactions, (viii) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Rumble's business relationships, operating results, performance and business generally, (ix) changes in the combined capital structure of Rumble and CFVI following the transactions, (x) changes in laws and regulations affecting Rumble's business, (xi) risks related to Rumble's potential inability to achieve or maintain profitability and generate cash, (xii) the enforceability of Rumble's intellectual property, including its patents and the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of others, (xiii) the potential for and impact of cyber related attacks, events or issues effecting Rumble, its business and operations, and (xiv) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the filings of CFVI, including the Registration Statement that CFVI has filed, which includes a proxy statement/prospectus related to the potential business combination. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Rumble and CFVI assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither Rumble nor CFVI gives any assurance that either Rumble or CFVI will achieve its expectations.
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This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of CFVI or Rumble, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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NYSERDA, BlackRock, NYPA and more to speak at conferences in October, hosted by Solar Media UK
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Solar Media Ltd, a global B2B media company covering the clean energy industry, will host two collocated events: its first ever US-based Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit and the 9th edition of its Solar & Storage Finance conference. The October 4th-5th summit in New York City is designed for up to 400 delegates working in funds, banks, development and utilities.
Speakers in attendance include: President and CEO of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Doreen M. Harris, Commissioner Bob Gordon of the Board of Public Utilities NJ, Interim President and CEO of New York Power Authority Justin E. Driscoll, Managing Director & Head of Americas Renewables of BlackRock Martin Torres, and more.
"Solar Media has hosted our global solar and storage finance and investment series since 2014 with events in London, New York City, Singapore, Austin and Houston. We are proud to launch our 2022 edition with the addition of our first-ever US-based Wind Finance & Investment Summit.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is an unprecedented step towards America's response to the climate crisis and energy security. But there are still hurdles to implementing the Act's provisions; the summit will help the clean energy industry dig into the next phase of the renewable energy transition."
Participants can attend sessions across both events, giving them access to three forward-thinking streams of content, and the whole audience will convene for opening and closing plenaries. Registration covers entry to both the solar and wind conferences.
Attendees will hear from CEOs, CFOs, VPs, MDs and partners about:
- The Inflation Reduction Act's impact on solar, wind and storage
- How the tax equity landscape and PPA structures are changing
- Changes in the solar and wind project investment and finance landscape in 2022
- Which utilities are taking over the offshore boom
- Maximizing the potential operational life and returns of a wind turbine investment
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using and discard male-to-male extension cords sold on Amazon.com due to shock, electrocution, fire, and carbon monoxide poisoning hazards.
The extension cords have two male ends (a three-prong plug) and are generally used to "back-feed" electricity to a residence during a power outage by connecting a generator to an outlet in the home. When plugged into a generator or outlet, the opposite end has live electricity posing a risk of serious shock or electrocution. Additionally, the flow of electric power in the direction reverse to that of the typical flow of power circumvents safety features of the home's electrical system and can result in a fire. The short length of some of these cords also encourages use of a generator near the home, which could create a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Furthermore, these cords do not comply with applicable national safety codes, such as National Fire Protection Association 70 (NFPA 70).
These extension cords were sold in multiple colors and lengths and under various brand names. The extension cords were sold on Amazon.com for between $40 and $72. Some of the known Amazon Standard Identification Numbers (ASINs) associated with these products are identified below. The ASIN is found in the product's URL bar (typically after the product name and "dp"). The ASIN can also be found in the product details section of the listing on Amazon.com under "Additional Information."
CPSC urges consumers not to purchase or sell male-to-male extension cords and to stop using and dispose of these products immediately. Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
For lifesaving information:
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- Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
- Call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dodge & Cox announced today the appointment of Luis Borgen as a new Independent Trustee to the Dodge & Cox Funds Board of Trustees.
Mr. Borgen is currently an independent member of the Board of Directors of Synopsys, Carter's, and Eastern Bankshares. From 2019 to April 2022, he served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of athenahealth and played a key role in the company's sale to Hellman & Friedman and Bain Capital. Over the preceding decade, he served as CFO of various publicly-traded companies including DaVita and DAVIDsTEA. Earlier in his career, he spent 13 years in increasingly senior finance roles at Staples, culminating as Senior Vice President and CFO for the U.S. Retail business. Mr. Borgen began his career in the U.S. Air Force, where he attained the rank of Captain.
The Dodge & Cox Funds Board of Trustees oversees all seven Funds in the Dodge & Cox Funds complex: the Dodge & Cox Stock Fund, Dodge & Cox Global Stock Fund, Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund, Dodge & Cox Emerging Markets Stock Fund, Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund, Dodge & Cox Income Fund, and Dodge & Cox Global Bond Fund.
Mr. Borgen joins eight current Independent Trustees of the Dodge & Cox Funds Board of Trustees. The Board is now comprised of 11 Trustees, nine of whom are independent.
Gary Roughead, Lead Independent Trustee of the Dodge & Cox Funds, commented on the appointment of Mr. Borgen, "We are pleased to welcome Luis Borgen to the Board of the Dodge & Cox Funds, and we look forward to benefitting from his deep experience and counsel on behalf of the Funds and their shareholders."
Founded in 1930, Dodge & Cox manages $327 billion for individual and institutional investors in mutual funds, UCITS, and private accounts as of June 30, 2022. For more information on Dodge & Cox, please visit our website: www.dodgeandcox.com.
Before investing in any Dodge & Cox Fund, you should carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses. To obtain a Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus, which contain this and other important information, visit dodgeandcox.com or call 800-621-3979. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing.
Dodge & Cox Funds are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC, which is not affiliated with Dodge and Cox.
Investing involves risk. Loss of principal is possible.
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National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) Assembles Experts Across Disciplines to Address the Critical Issue of Childhood Drowning
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 13-14, 2022 the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA.org) hosted the industry's first research summit solely dedicated to water safety and drowning prevention for children and adolescents - a critical issue and the single leading cause of death among children ages 1-4 years old.
The National Childhood Drowning Prevention Research Summit was held in San Diego, California and brought together more than 45 researchers and experts from across the country and internationally who have dedicated their careers to the safety and well-being of children.
Hosted by NDPA and moderated by Doyle Strategies, which has led similar summits on child and gun safety, the group included professionals from the governmental, academic, medical, public health and private sectors, including representatives from American Academy Pediatrics, American Red Cross, YMCA, Harvard University, Baylor University, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and other leading organization and advocates.
"The body of data available for drowning prevention has been historically weak leaving us to use best practices instead of evidence-informed approaches," said Adam Katchmarchi, Ph.D., M.S., Executive Director, NDPA. "Our goal is to change that and bring all stakeholders together to collaborate on a unified research agenda."
During the two-day meeting, summit participants discussed the research gaps in the literature surrounding childhood drowning prevention and water safety and prioritized a short- and long-term research agenda based on need and feasibility, while fostering unity among the industry sectors represented.
"It was incredible to see all of the national leaders in child drowning prevention gathered in one room, working together to address this epidemic," said Ben Hoffman, M.D., Chief Medical Advisor, NDPA and Professor of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University. "There is so much we do not know about how to prevent drowning, and the issue has never received the attention warranted by the magnitude of the problem. It was amazing to see how the group really dug in and did the hard work to ask the right questions and identify the key issues and potential solutions. This was a crucial first step in the process of preventing drowning among kids."
With focused discussions on the existing data and science, and actionable work needed to define future research directions and priorities to advance policy and prevention efforts, the summit program included a networking session and a review of research currently underway at CDC. Small, collaborative, interprofessional groups also assessed research needs around four of the established preventive layers of protection – barriers, supervision, water competency, and life jackets.
"I think a better understanding of all of the circumstances around drowning in every environment is going to be critical in order to develop, implement and evaluate drowning prevention strategies," said Lois Lee, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School. "
Following the summit, an evidence review and preliminary conclusions will be compiled and shared with both research and non-research-related qualified stakeholders to weigh in on the results and outcomes.
Post event stakeholder engagement will be conducted via focus groups, interviews, and survey with the goal of gaining insight into areas of consensus and disagreement on proposed research priorities. An overall research summit summary report, in addition to summary reports on identified themes, will be released by NDPA among stakeholder groups.
The Drowning Prevention Research Summit was made possible through the generous funding of the Chuck & Ernestina Kreutzkamp Foundation.
The mission of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance is "United, we can prevent the tragedy of drowning." Through education, awareness, and advocacy, NDPA seeks to reduce the incidence of drowning and aquatic injuries in the United States and abroad and to address the single leading cause of death among children ages 1 to 4. To learn more, visit ndpa.org.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FinaMill® announces a limited-edition gift set to benefit Cookies for Kids' Cancer™, a national 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to raising funds for pediatric cancer research. The FinaMill gift set includes: a battery-operated electric FinaMill Spice grinder; two FinaPod® Pro Plus pods; two packets of FinaSpice™ spices, including a pink Himalayan Salt and a Black Tellicherry Peppercorn; background on Cookies for Kids' Cancer and a recipe for Spicy Black Peppercorn Molasses Cookies, created exclusively for this campaign by Chef Jesse Szewczyk. Chef Jesse is the author of Cookies: The New Classics, which was named a 2021 New York Times best cookbook.
"Pediatric cancer is the number 1 killer of children past infancy," noted Alex Liu, founder of FinaMill. "While we do everything in our power to protect our children, protecting them from diseases such as pediatric cancer is just not in our control. That's why FinaMill is proud to support Cookies for Kids' Cancer and help raise funds for pediatric cancer research." FinaMill will be donating 25% of the sale of this charitable spice grinder gift set to Cookies for Kids' Cancer. Available starting October 1, the gift set can be purchased online at www.FinaMill.com through December 31, 2022. Consumers can choose a FinaMill from one of six colors: Midnight Black, Sangria Red, Soft Cream, Silver Stone, Salmon, or Sage.
Since their 2008 launch, Cookies for Kids' Cancer has granted over $18 million to more than 100 research projects and has helped make 25 new treatments available for children battling cancer. The largest single donor to the Children's Oncology Group Pediatric Early Phase Clinical Trial Network, Cookies For Kids' Cancer inspires individuals, organizations, and businesses to join in the fight against pediatric cancer by raising funds for new, improved and less toxic treatments.
Developed over 10 years, FinaMill is the only handheld cordless grinder featuring interchangeable, refillable spice pods. The company holds forty-one patents and has won several design awards. FinaMill has been profiled in The New York Times, Food & Wine, House Beautiful, Forbes and on many local and national media outlets. They can be found on Amazon, at hundreds of retailers nationwide and on select culinary, bridal and home and housewares e-tailers.
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HERNDON, Va., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Finch Computing, developers of powerful natural language processing software products used throughout the federal government and among enterprise information aggregators and financial services firms, today announced that its co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer, Scott Lighter, will assume the role of President, effective immediately.
"We are looking forward to having Scott assume this new role," managing director Joe Readyhough said. "Finch Computing is our most important investment, and we know that Scott will do a phenomenal job continuing to grow that business for us."
In this new role, Lightner will focus on growing the Finch Computing business and its partnerships as it further penetrates its core markets, which include the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, data integrators and financial services firms.
Lightner, who was one of the company's original founders, has served as its Chief Technology Officer since 2017. In that role, he led a team of data scientists and engineers who secured more than 30 patents on natural language processing (NLP), data modeling, in-memory computing and more. The team built three products around the company's core NLP capabilities. Finch for Text® is a real-time NLP software as a service offering; Finch Data as a Service (DaaS) provides curated real-time data feed products; and Finch Analyst leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver entity-driven insights and alerting.
"Scott and the team have developed some amazing and highly in-demand products over the last few years." Readyhough continued. "With this new role and with additional support, we know he and the team will continue to develop differentiated products and drive our next level of growth. We're excited about what's next."
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The conference helps health and wellness brands grow their client lists and revenue.
PHOENIX, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FITposium connects health and wellness entrepreneurs to media outlets so they can get published, get booked and get hired.
Founded in 2015 by Arizona-based award-winning photographer, marketing expert and business coach James Patrick, FITposium was created to provide fit entrepreneurs with stand-out assets for their portfolios, along with media training and direct contacts to digital and print publication editors, podcast host, and television producers.
Fitness entrepreneurs and brands truly can get published at FITposium.
Past attendees have been featured on the covers of national fitness publications, made lasting connections in the industry that have allowed them to be booked over and over again and have seen an impressive influx of clients and cash flow in their businesses.
"Every single year I attend FITposium, I have an additional growth of $20-30K in my business. My first-year attending, I was striving to be a six-figure fitness business entrepreneur, and this year, I'm on track to be a multiple six-figure fitness business owner," says Ashley Wiens, published fitness entrepreneur.
FITposium takes place October 13-16, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. Passes are available in-person or virtually at https://fitposium.com
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Orlando's Premier Luxury Resort Destination Invites Guests to Partake in an Exquisite Weekend of Immersive Culinary Experiences and Grand Entertainment
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grande Lakes Orlando, the 500-acre luxury resort destination in the headwaters of the Florida Everglades anchored by The Ritz-Carlton Orlando and JW Marriott Orlando, announces the return of its Curated Experiences programming with an indulgent MICHELIN Weekend taking place October 7-9, 2022. Featuring exclusive culinary events and activities from numerous award-winning and globally recognized chefs, including Grande Lakes Orlando's own MICHELIN recognized chefs and restaurants, alongside dazzling private entertainment, this signature weekend showcase promises a taste of Orlando's most exquisite dining.
Throughout the weekend, guests can take a bite out of everything culinary that Grande Lakes Orlando has to offer, and more. The experience begins with an exciting "Mingle with MICHELIN" event to celebrate the recognition of Florida's MICHELIN award-winning chefs while indulging in their signature bites. The reception will allow attendees to meet culinary talents including John Tesar, Executive Chef of Knife & Spoon at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando; Rhys Gawlak, Executive Sous Chef of Primo at JW Marriott Orlando; and other chefs from around the state.
On Saturday, October 8, foodies of all breakfast tastes, shapes, and sizes can get a behind-the-scenes look at Grande Lakes Orlando's unique coffee offerings and interact with their local coffee artisan, Lineage Coffee Roasting, and farmers during a "Coffee in the Kitchen" breakfast before heading over to enjoy a VIP brunch experience led by 2x James Beard Award-winning Chef Melissa Kelly and some of the greatest female culinary talents currently serving up the industry, including Julie Petrakis (The Ravenous Pig, Orlando, FL), Alexia Gawlak (Swine And Sons, Orlando, FL) and Cindy Hutson (La Tropical, Coral Gables, FL). Additional weekend events include the seasonal opening of Fall on the Farm, Grande Lakes Orlando's annual autumnal showcase at the on-site 18,000-square-foot Whisper Creek Farm offering delicious bites, fall-centric activities and naturalist activations such as fly fishing and falconry experiences, suitable for guests of all ages.
Participants are also invited to a "Cabana Life" poolside experience at the resort's newly designed cabanas, offering a signature event cocktail, oysters shucked tableside, a ceviche bar, and more. The experience will also offer a featured presentation of the Bespoke Facial by spa partner Biologique Recherché.
In the evening, guests will enjoy a "Gala Dinner: MICHELIN Under the Stars," featuring renowned MICHELIN-Starred Chef Mitch Lienhard of Suited Hospitality alongside other celebrated chefs including Michael Ferraro, Jason Bergeron (Timpano, Tampa, FL), Jean-Georges and Lateisha Wilson (Matador Room, Miami, FL), followed by a private concert featuring music from Nashville songwriters Jim Beavers and Jon Nite, who have 23 #1 hits combined, multiple ACM, CMA and Grammy nominations and awards for songs including "Felt Good On My Lips" by Tim McGraw, "We Were Us" by Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert, "Break On Me" by Keith Urban, "If I Told You" by Darius Rucker and more. Guests may then cap off their night with Grande Lakes Orlando's signature fireworks display.
Grande Lakes Orlando is offering four MICHELIN Weekend packages for resort and non-resort guests to choose from, ranging from tickets to the specific "Mingle with MICHELIN" and "Gala Dinner: MICHELIN Under the Stars" and private concert events, to Complete Curated Experiences Weekend packages, offering access to the full lineup of programming. More information and pricing, as well as links to reserve packages, can be accessed HERE.
Hidden in the heart of Orlando, Grande Lakes Orlando sits on 500 lush acres at the headwaters of the Florida Everglades. The resort features a 582-room Ritz-Carlton, 1,010-room JW Marriott hotel, the 40,000-square-foot Ritz-Carlton spa as well as three picture-perfect pools. The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Tennis Club, which hosts the PNC Championship, includes an 18-hole Greg Norman-designed championship golf course. A dozen celebrated dining venues throughout include Knife & Spoon, a steak and seafood restaurant led by award-winning chef John Tesar, and Primo, Mediterranean/Italian fare by multiple James Beard award-winning chef Melissa Kelly, a leader in the farm-to-fork movement. Grand Lakes Orlando restaurants source fresh ingredients from Whisper Creek Farm, an on-property 18,000-square-foot working farm, as well as on-site apiaries. The resort features a wide array of additional activities: kayaking, eco-tours on Shingle Creek, falconry, mountain biking and fishing school. Conference and meeting attendees have their pick of meeting space options located across 150,000 square feet plus more than 100,000 square feet of outdoor space. Grande Lakes is located 15 minutes from the Orlando International Airport, five minutes from the Orange County Convention Center and minutes from the major theme parks.
Follow Grande Lakes Orlando @grandelakesorlando on Instagram and grandelakesorlando on Facebook. Also, The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott on Twitter @RC_Orlando and @JW_Orlando, Instagram @ritzcarltonorlando and @jwmorlando and Facebook ritzcarltonorlando and jwmarriottorlando.
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Virtual Event to Highlight the Impact of Provider-to-Provider Telemedicine on Patient Care
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hicuity Health, the nation's leading provider of high-acuity telemedicine services, announced Forefront 2022, a virtual summit dedicated to exploring provider-to-provider telemedicine. The event, scheduled for October 12 at noon EDT, will bring together industry thought leaders, experts from across the healthcare spectrum and frontline telemedicine clinicians in a variety of panel discussions focused on current solutions and future opportunities in provider-to provider (P2P) telemedicine, with a primary goal of informing and engaging the innovators and healthcare leaders charged with implementing forward-looking improvements to patient care.
Provider-to-Provider Telemedicine encompasses a broad range of services and specialties focused on clinicians assisting clinicians. Forefront 2022 will highlight provider-to-provider telemedicine and explore a wide range of successful programs, drawing upon the insights of a broad range of hands-on experts. Speakers and panelists will identify impactful provider-to-provider telemedicine models and use cases and speak to the keys to sustained program success.
Attendees will hear from leaders of a range of hospitals and health systems and notable experts within the telemedicine industry, including representatives from UAB eMedicine, AdventHealth, Memorial Hermann, Covenant Health, Caregility, and Vitalchat. Panelists will draw from direct experience in a range of telemedicine services, including tele-critical care, remote telemetry, remote patient monitoring, tele-acute care, virtual nursing, and virtual sitter.
"Hicuity Health developed Forefront 2022 as a platform for leadership and innovators from hospitals, health care systems, and other care delivery organizations to explore the benefits of and opportunities for provider-to-provider telemedicine," said Lou Silverman, CEO, Hicuity Health. "The experts we've gathered from across the healthcare spectrum will certainly inspire with a practice-based vision of a telemedicine future that helps a range of facilities improve patient care, enhance clinical staff support, and address staffing shortages."
Join industry leaders, experts and frontline practitioners in exploring what provider-to-provider telemedicine looks like now and how it will continue to evolve. Register today to save your virtual seat.
About Hicuity Health
For more than 16 years, Hicuity Health has pioneered telemedicine innovations. Serving a diverse range of clients and care venues – including health systems, hospitals, and post-acute care facilities – with its expanding line of services that includes tele-ICU, remote inpatient telemetry, virtual nursing, virtual sitter, hospital at home, smart device monitoring, and shared services, the company is the leader in delivering expert care on a 24 x 7 x 365 basis to high-acuity patients in high-acuity environments. Our innovation is highlighted by our proprietary HUB workflow management technology platform, which enables seamless care delivery and informs patient management across our 12 clinical care centers that serve our more than 130 hospital partners located in 31 states nationwide. Hicuity Health cares for 120,000 patients per year, delivering enhanced patient outcomes, tangible ROI, and expert clinical support for the bedside teams at our partner hospitals.
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New Stamps Can Be Used on Letters Sent to Santa, Accepted Beginning Today
NORTH POLE , Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the issuance of the new Holiday Elves Forever stamps today, the U.S. Postal Service is celebrating the tremendous effort of all holiday elves.
These stamps commemorate their incomparable skills in product production, time management, problem-solving, collaboration and overall positivity — as well as their unparalleled logistics acumen.
And, seriously, is there a better place in the world to dedicate these stamps than here at Santa Claus House at the North Pole? We don't think so either.
"The elves have been hard at work here preparing for the upcoming season and so have the more than 650,000 Postal Service employees nationwide. The Postal Service is proud of its role delivering holiday cards and packages," said Michael J. Elston, the Secretary of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, who served as the dedicating official. "We know these new stamps will make the perfect addition to holiday greeting cards."
The Holiday Elves stamps are se-tenant, which means they work together both as a single scene or as individual images. Artist Don Clark first sketched his design and then created the final illustration digitally. Antonio Alcalá was the art director.
Santa's elves make toys, take care of the reindeer, maintain the sleigh, manage the North Pole mailroom and help Santa with a wide variety of other tasks. The mailroom position is huge! The elves sort the letters written to Santa and make sure that every one of them is read by the Big Guy.
USPS Operation Santa
Speaking of those letters to Santa, the Postal Service is celebrating the 110th anniversary of its beloved USPS Operation Santa program this year. USPS Operation Santa provides an online channel where people can safely and securely help children and families have a magical holiday when they otherwise might not— one letter to Santa at a time. It allows individuals to adopt letters written to Santa and send thoughtful, heartfelt gifts anonymously.
USPS Operation Santa is not a guaranteed gift-giving program. It relies solely on random acts of kindness and the generosity of strangers. For more information, visit USPSOperationSanta.com or usps.com/holidaynews.
"USPS Operation Santa allows generous customers to grant the holiday wishes of children and families in need. The program is now accepting wish lists for this year's program. We know this is earlier than usual, but we're pretty excited to get the season started and we know kids around the country are eager to write to Santa, using these stamps on the envelopes," Elston added.
Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.
By the way, holiday greeting cards should be mailed in just 10 weeks!
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to fund its operations.
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ClicBot Creator Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Develop New, Cutting-Edge Robotic Pet
BEIJING, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KEYi Technology, leading consumer robotics company, today introduced Loona, a heartwarming robotic pet, to their existing line of consumer robots along with a Kickstarter campaign to fund production of the new "Petbot" of the future.
Founded in 2014, KEYi Technology is dedicated to creating robotic products for personal and educational play that are affordable for all. KEYi's premiere product, ClicBot, was the first complete consumer modular robotics kit with the ability to be assembled in thousands of different combinations, helping children learn how to code and explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) at home. No stranger to crowdfunding and developing cutting-edge products audiences love, KEYi's ClicBot was over 40 times oversubscribed on Kickstarter when it was launched on the platform in 2020, raising some US$900,000 from 1,678 backers from more than 80 countries and regions. With the support of brand fans and robotics enthusiasts, Loona will soon penetrate the market as an intelligent robotic companion that closely simulates a pet.
Emerging as a rapid new trend, Loona is one of very few consumer robotic pets on the market offering a wide range of capabilities, functionalities, and companionship, allowing consumers to playfully interact, learn, and communicate through movement and reactions. With the COVID-19 pandemic taking a toll on many children's mental health and social lives, social robotics is becoming the new normal for children to develop meaningful, emotional, and realistic connections.
Yang Jianbo, founder and CEO of KEYi Tech shares, "Promises about family robots have been around for years, but the products were never enough. We are ecstatic to welcome Loona to the consumer robotic market and whet the long-awaited appetite for a fun family companion. With a wide range of functionalities and personalities, Loona will not only disrupt robotics, but will also provide children with both educational stimulation and a new best friend."
Through advanced technology, animation design, emotional interaction model, and artificial intelligence, Loona functions with realistic pet behaviors and motion performances. Loona includes a range of entertaining games and additional features, along with a cute approachable design for children.
Furthermore, with its 3D ToF (time-of-flight) camera, Loona can roam freely using four-wheel and two-wheel motions through its proprietary self-balancing design. Additionally, Loona features a high-performance CPU processor, allowing the chip to perform 54 trillion neural network convolution calculations per second, equating to one-quarter of PC's calculation capability, which is rarely seen in consumer robotics.
To find out more information on Loona and donate to KEYi Technology's Kickstarter campaign visit kickstarter.com/projects/keyitechnology/meet-loona-the-petbot-you-will-fall-in-love?ref=7lgv8u&token=c002e96b.
KEYi Technology is an innovative robotics company with competitive design and product development capabilities. With core team members from international research institutes, universities, and companies such as Samsung and Intel, KEYi owns two main products, Cell Robot and ClicBot.
KEYi's mission is to deliver elevated educational experiences using simple, yet powerful products, and bring smart robots to every family. KEYi applied industrial-level control algorithms to kid-friendly, toy-like robots and built a platform that allows global users to create and share organic content.
KEYi's first product, ClicBot, has over 30,000+ users from 104 countries who have generated more than 10,000+ robot creations within the app. In 2021, ClicBot was named by Forbes as the "Best Coding Robot" among its Top Ten Educational Robots of the Year. To learn even more about KEYi, visit keyirobot.com.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory today released a new research announcement soliciting flight concepts for "Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab." This solicitation seeks flight projects within the areas of applied research and development, translational medicine, technology readiness level maturation, and technology demonstration.
Space-based technology development and demonstration is a strategic priority for the ISS National Lab, as it provides an opportunity for accelerated technology maturation that may enable advancements that improve life on Earth and build commerce in low Earth orbit. Through this research announcement, offerors may propose to use the unique ISS environment to develop, test, or mature products and processes that have a demonstrated potential to produce near-term and positive direct or indirect economic impact.
More specifically, emphasis will be placed on proposals for the testing and space-qualification of hardware prototypes and for advancing process improvements, such as (but not limited to):
- Hardware prototype testing: Innovations addressing hardware product development gaps and emerging technology proliferation in the areas of computing, electronics, nanotechnologies, robotics, sensors, communications, remote sensing, and satellite technology.
- Process improvements: Use of the ISS as a test bed for advancing development of facilities for high throughput investigations, use of space-based data to facilitate modeling of industrial systems, or demonstration of new methodologies for spaceflight research and development.
- Advanced materials: Current advanced materials research that addresses the development of next-generation production methods, the testing of novel materials, and the exploitation of materials with unique properties.
- Translational medicine: Validation of accelerated disease modeling, analyzation of macromolecular structures for drug design, and demonstration of novel drug delivery and diagnostic services.
As an example, a project from the Madison Square Garden (MSG) Entertainment Corp. awarded through a prior ISS National Lab Research Announcement focused on technology advancement will launch to the space station on an upcoming NASA Commercial Resupply Services mission. The company will leverage the space station to test a new ultra-wide lens on its highest-resolution single-sensor camera in the harsh conditions of space. Data gathered from this demonstration will help shape the design and settings for a new, custom, higher-resolution camera being designed and built by MSG Entertainment Corp. to capture images of the space station and Earth during future missions. Images from those future missions will light up LED screens inside the new MSG Sphere in Las Vegas, for an immersive experience.
This research announcement will follow a two-step proposal submission process. Before being invited to submit a full proposal, all interested investigators must submit a Step 1: Concept Summary for review. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS), manager of the ISS National Lab, will host a webinar on September 27, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss ISS facilities and capabilities associated with this research announcement. A recording of the webinar will be made available to the research community through the research announcement webpage.
Step 1: Concept Summaries must be submitted by end of day on January 10, 2023. Step 2: Full Proposals (from those invited to submit) will be due by end of day March 15, 2023.
Flight concepts selected via this research announcement may be awarded funding to enable mission integration and operations support for projects that will be implemented on the ISS.
To learn more about this opportunity, including how to submit a Step 1: Concept Summary, please visit the research announcement webpage. To learn more about the ISS National Lab and the science that it sponsors, please visit our website.
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About the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory:
The International Space Station (ISS) is a one-of-a-kind laboratory that enables research and technology development not possible on Earth. As a public service enterprise, the ISS National Lab allows researchers to leverage this multiuser facility to improve life on Earth, mature space-based business models, advance science literacy in the future workforce, and expand a sustainable and scalable market in low Earth orbit. Through this orbiting national laboratory, research resources on the ISS are available to support non-NASA science, technology and education initiatives from U.S. government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) manages the ISS National Lab, under Cooperative Agreement with NASA, facilitating access to its permanent microgravity research environment, a powerful vantage point in low Earth orbit, and the extreme and varied conditions of space. To learn more about the ISS National Lab, visit www.ISSNationalLab.org.
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30 Jefferson Parish Schools Students Named 2023 National Merit Semifinalists
HARVEY— From Jefferson Parish School:
Thirty students in the Jefferson Parish public school system have been named semifinalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Among Louisiana public schools, Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies was second in the state with 20 students named semifinalists this year. Additionally, Patrick F. Taylor Academy for Advanced Studies had the sixth highest number of students awarded in the state with 10 semifinalists.
“Congratulations to these remarkable students for their continued commitment to academic excellence,” said JP Schools Superintendent Dr. James Gray. ”They make our school system and our state proud.”
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring.
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic scholarship competition for high school students that began in 1955. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.
The 2023 National Merit semifinalists in JP Schools are:
Haynes Academy For Advanced Studies
- Vrishaan Bhrugushastri
- Derek Chen
- Jerry Chen
- Wyatt Clakeley
- Khalil El-Abbassi
- Hamza Habib
- Muhammed Habibovic
- James Lee
- Ari Li
- Kade Marcon
- Snehalata Mondal
- Farzeen Nafees
- Jacob Niyazov
- Drima Patel
- Divya Pellegrin
- Hudson Perez
- Brinley Pethe
- Jack West
- Mason Williams
- Victor Wu
Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy
- Ameen Abdalbaqi
- Adrien Bordelon
- Lucille Broussard
- Trevor Bryan
- Mohammad Ibrahim
- Kai Loo
- Javier Torres
- Long Tran
- Dominic Vu
- Miguel Wilches
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New flavor will appeal to sparkling water enthusiasts, chocolate afficionados, dessert lovers and health-conscious consumers
JACKSONVILLE, Ore., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Joffer Beverage Company today introduces an exciting new flavor to its line of boldly flavored carbonated waters – Chocolate! Inspired by the iconic flavors of Jelly Belly® jelly beans, Jelly Belly Chocolate Sparkling Water features natural flavor infused in carbonated water, and is a healthy drink alternative with zero sugar, zero sweeteners, zero calories and zero sodium.
Sold in a 12-pack of 16-ounce cans, Jelly Belly Chocolate Sparkling Water can be purchased online through Amazon and at select retail locations. Retailers can also purchase the product wholesale at the Jelly Belly Sparkling Water website.
Jelly Belly Chocolate Sparkling Water will join the current 16-ounce lineup of five other fresh and fun flavors: Juicy Pear, French Vanilla, Orange Sherbet, Very Cherry and Watermelon. All of which have only two ingredients, sparkling water and natural flavor providing that true Jelly Belly flavor without any additives.
"We are excited to continue expanding our line of innovative flavored sparkling water products, especially with such a popular and unique flavor as chocolate," said Ben Joffer, co-founder of Joffer Beverage Company. "The drink works on its own as a refreshing and indulgent thirst quencher or as a tasty and healthy ingredient that can be used in a variety of fun beverage creations."
Joffer Beverage Company was founded by five family members of the Jelly Belly family and has a licensing agreement enabling it to expand its product portfolio by leveraging the over 100 fun and iconic Jelly Belly flavors. The company offers both 8-packs of 12-ounce cans and 16-ounce single serve options for customers.
"Our goal with this product was to introduce a flavor that enables consumers to enjoy a guiltless indulgence with amazing taste, along with zero calories and sweeteners," said Joffer. "As we unveil new flavors in the future, Jelly Belly Sparking Water will continue to be the flavor disrupter in the $4 billion sparkling water category."
The suggested retail price of Jelly Belly Sparkling Water single serve 16-ounce cans is between $1.79 to $2.99, and eight packs usually retail from $4.99 to $7.99 depending upon the retailer. To purchase, visit jellybellysparklingwater.com to be directed to Amazon or the retailer page.
Joffer Beverage Company, based in Jacksonville, Oregon, is a business venture started in 2019 by members of the Jelly Belly candy-making family. The company has licensed the Jelly Belly brand name from Jelly Belly Candy Company to create Jelly Belly Sparkling Water, a healthy, flavorful treat with zero sugar, zero sweeteners, zero calories and zero sodium.
For more information, visit jellybellysparklingwater.com or follow the company @JellyBellySparklingWater on Instagram.
Jelly Belly Candy Company was founded in 1898 and began making Jelly Belly® jelly beans in 1976. Today, Jelly Belly products are sold all over the world and the company remains family owned and operated by the fourth, fifth and sixth generations of the candy-making family. For more information about Jelly Belly and its confections, visit jellybelly.com, or consumers can call 800-522-3267 and retailers can call (800) 323-9380. Connect with the company online on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and LinkedIn.
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Agency OKs Nearly $190M in Bids from Offshore Oil Lease Sale
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration accepted nearly $190 million Wednesday in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year ago but rejected by a federal judge.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s action was required by the climate bill that was signed Aug. 16 — a disappointment to environmentalists who worry about the climate impacts of offshore drilling, but praised by industry as a return to longstanding practice after an 18-month delay imposed by the Biden administration.
The bill had a 30-day deadline for accepting the bids. It also requires the bureau to reschedule three sales that had been put on hold by a moratorium ordered by President Joe Biden, with the first of them to be held by Dec. 31.
“We are pleased that the Department of the Interior has finally offered the first offshore leases of this administration, but it is disappointing that it took 19 months and an act of Congress to get us to this point,” said Cole Ramsey, vice president of upstream policy for the American Petroleum Institute.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Wednesday that it had accepted 307 valid high bids totaling just under $189.9 million from the November 2021 sale “in compliance with congressional direction.” Companies bid on about 2% of the tracts offered for sale in the Gulf of Mexico.
“Leases resulting from this sale include stipulations to protect biologically sensitive resources, mitigate potential adverse effects on protected species, and avoid potential ocean user conflicts,” the agency said in a news release.
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who got the lease sale provisions into the law, said, “Our federal oil and gas leasing programs are critical to American energy security, and these offshore leases will provide the market signals necessary to help ease the pain Americans are feeling from record inflation and high energy prices.”
Miyoko Sakashita, director of the oceans program at the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental nonprofit, called the congressional order a huge disappointment.
“Congress just gave the greenlight to a lease sale that was found unlawful. That’s a serious blow to our climate and Gulf ecosystems, which have already suffered so much from oil industry pollution,” she said.
The judge’s order in February said the Biden administration had failed to adequately consider the sale’s effect on planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington said Interior could decide whether to scrap the sale, undertake a fresh review or take other steps.
The National Ocean Industries Association, which represents offshore energy companies, said, “Communities along the Gulf Coast and throughout the country rely upon Gulf of Mexico oil and gas development for good-paying jobs, affordable energy supplies, and important funding for local infrastructure needs, coastal restoration and resiliency, and parks and recreation programs.”
The previous lease sale, in November 2020, had brought $120.9 million in high bids on 93 tracts. Seven of those bids, totaling $9.3 million, were rejected as too low.
In a separate action, the Center for Biological Diversity asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to forbid companies to discharge fracking waste into the ocean.
It said trade-secret protections in current rules for permits governing oil industry discharges into the Gulf of Mexico mean EPA “often does not know what chemicals are used.”
As of 2016, it said, EPA had identified nearly 1,100 chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and more than 500 found in water that comes up with oil and gas. The agency “has little to no information regarding the impacts of many of these chemicals on human and marine environments,” it said.
A proposed new permit for the western Gulf of Mexico “would allow more of the same,” the organization said in public comments about a two-year industry study to assess discharges.
The climate bill’s requirement for offshore lease sales is likely to increase offshore drilling and fracking, the group said.
“With offshore drilling set to surge, the Biden administration needs to stop oil and gas companies from poisoning the Gulf of Mexico with fracking waste,” Kristin Carden, a senior scientist at the center, said in a news release.
National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito responded, “This is a complete misunderstanding of offshore production processes and does not reflect the actual science and engineering behind how U.S. offshore oil and gas is actually produced. Performance-based limits provide strict controls on the fluids that are discharged and ensure a sound, risk-based approach to protecting the environment.”
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A St. Paul, Minnesota man has filed a class action lawsuit alleging Kia and Hyundai automobiles were too easy to steal, leading to a dramatic and recent spike in the theft of these vehicles.
According to the Complaint, Kia and Hyundai cars do not come equipped with an engine immobilizer, a "significant defect" that gives thieves an advantage. The immobilizer functions to transmit a code to the engine when a key is in the ignition or a key fob is inside the vehicle.
Without one, a would-be thief needs only to strip the ignition column; basic tools such as a screwdriver, knife, or USB cord can then be used to start the vehicle.
The complaint on behalf of plaintiff LaShaun Johnson, a resident of St. Paul, Minnesota, notes that thefts of Hyundai vehicles have risen 584 percent in that city, while Kia's are 13 times more likely to be stolen than previously. Johnson's 2019 Kia Sorrento was stolen in August, after thieves used a screwdriver to start his car, according to a subsequent police investigation.
Ramsey County Undersheriff Mike Martin blamed the increases on the "design flaw" which makes them vulnerable to the most rudimentary tools.
According to the Complaint, as of mid-2022, Kia and Hyundai were the most commonly stolen brands in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In Milwaukee, the brands accounted for two-thirds of stolen vehicles during the first half of 2021. In response to these trends, all new Kia and Hyundai vehicles are allegedly outfitted with engine immobilizers.
The change does nothing to help the thousands of Kia and Hyundai owners whose vehicles remain vulnerable to easy theft.
Despite the auto makers' awareness of this defect, and the resulting rise in thefts, neither Kia nor Hyundai have initiated a recall. The lawsuit further alleges that Kia and Hyundai are in violation of a Federal Motor Vehicle Standard that require a vehicle cannot be started without a key.
Johnson, the plaintiff, also owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. According to the Complaint, he "would not have purchased [the] defective vehicles if he had known they were defective and more susceptible to theft."
If you or a loved one purchased a defective Kia or Hyundai, you may want to speak with the lawyers at Johnson // Becker. We are currently accepting new cases in all 50 states and would be honored to speak with you about your potential claim.
We offer a Free Case Evaluation. Please contact us at https://www.johnsonbecker.com/firm-news/kia-hyundai-engine-immobilizer-anti-theft-class-action-lawsuit/ or by calling us at (800) 279-6386.
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Bayou Teche Museum Receives American Sugar Cane League Grant
NEW IBERIA, La. — The American Sugar Cane League, an organization promoting the Louisiana sugarcane industry, presented the Bayou Teche Museum with an educational grant, as part of the league’s celebration of its 100th anniversary.
Over the past two years, Iberia Parish schools have enthusiastically embraced the program, which earmarks funds for transportation and admission costs for student field trips to the museum.
The mission of the Bayou Teche Museum is to educate the public about the Bayou Teche and its environs, to preserve the history and culture of New Iberia, and to highlight the industries that have shaped the region, notably the sugar cane industry. The latter employs more than 19,000 people and has an annual economic impact of about $4 billion for Louisiana.
The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and by appointment.
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Developed in partnership with Kroger, the new loaf is available in stores as of Sept. 7, 2022
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, La Brea Bakery announced its newest everyday artisan bread: cinnamon raisin. Studded with raisins and pockets of sweet cinnamon, La Brea Bakery's Cinnamon Raisin Loaf launches at Kroger stores and is available to purchase as of Sept. 7, 2022.
"This loaf is a great addition to our portfolio, as it brings a slightly sweet option to our product line," said Brie Buenning, Director of Marketing for La Brea Bakery. "We've also seen more consumers interested in breakfast at home and nostalgic flavors right now. This new product is a perfect fit, and we're excited to bring an elevated cinnamon raisin bread experience to the market."
The Cinnamon Raisin Loaf was developed through a Kroger-La Brea Bakery partnership, which identified a gap in the in-store bakery category. "As a classic bakery favorite, cinnamon raisin bread is versatile and continues to grow in popularity, but you don't see it in the in-store bakery fresh artisan bread offerings," said Christy Benken, Kroger Category Manager, Bakery – Bread and Rolls. "This delicious new loaf fills an unmet consumer need."
In addition to Kroger stores, La Brea Bakery's Cinnamon Raisin Loaf will be available at other Kroger-owned stores, including Fred Meyer, Fry's, Harris Teeter, King Soopers, Ralphs, Roundy's, Smith's Food and Drug and more.
The Cinnamon Raisin Loaf complements both sweet and savory flavors, pairing well with white cheddar and Brie cheeses, chardonnay, and Belgian-style ales. For a few delectable recipes, check out the following La Brea Bakery suggestions:
- Grilled Cheese with Brie and Raspberry Chipotle Sauce
- Cinnamon Raisin French Toast with Apple Cider Syrup
- Grilled Cheese with Brie, Green Apple and Honey
La Brea Bakery is North America's No.1 artisan bread brand. Since 1989, La Brea Bakery has focused on crafting true artisan bread with its original recipe, high quality ingredients and dedication to the artisan process. Based in Los Angeles, the brand has revolutionized the modern artisan bread movement and won over the culinary community and consumers with its hearth-baked, handcrafted breads sold at online retailers and grocery stores across the country.
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Federal Program to Back $1B Program in 5 Southern States
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Almost $100 million in federal funding will provide capital for a $1 billion program to help close racial and gender gaps in five Southern states over the next decade, a large Black-owned financial institution said Thursday.
The Mississippi-based, Black-owned Hope Credit Union said each dollar in a $92.6 million capital infusion from a Treasury Department pandemic relief program will allow it to attract as much as $10 in deposits.
Financing for businesses, affordable housing, nonprofits and homebuyers will then go to needy places in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, the credit union said in a statement.
“With this historic investment by the Treasury, HOPE will ensure that for families, entrepreneurs and communities in the Delta, in the Black Belt and in rural areas and inner cities throughout the Deep South, access to affordable financial tools will no longer be a barrier to their success,” chief executive Bill Bynum said.
As many as 150,000 people could benefit over the next decade, the credit union said.
The Treasury Department’s Emergency Capital Investment Program was created in 2021 to assist low-income communities that were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will provide as much as $9 billion in capital to provide grants, loans and other assistance in low- and moderate-income areas.
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CEO Will Make Appearance on Live Segment to Discuss its High-Revenue Brand Ecosystems for the Health & Wellness, Beauty & Skincare and CBD Industry
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Limitless X Inc., (OTCQB: VYBE) ("the Company"), a creative and empowering lifestyle agency, is pleased to announce that its CEO Jas Mathur was featured on a live segment of Cheddar TV today to discuss the Company's vision in being a digital marketing powerhouse for brands and companies within the health & wellness, beauty & skincare, and CBD industry.
Jas Mathur CEO of Limitless X commented, "This was a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase Limitless X given some of the recent progress we've made on the corporate front. Coming on the heels of our new ticker change "VYBE" for Visualize Yourself Better Everyday, and the launch of our product site VYBE.com, we felt this was an opportune time for us to showcase our Company as a leader in performance marketing given our unique approach to advertising, publishing, and affiliate marketing."
To listen to the interview, please visit: https://cheddar.com/media/limitless-x-ceo-talks-growing-the-lifestyle-agency
About Cheddar
Cheddar is the leading post-cable news, media, and entertainment company. Cheddar broadcasts live on SlingTV, Hulu Live, YouTube TV, Philo, Twitter, Facebook Watch, Pluto, Xumo and more. Watched live by more than 6.5M people each month, Cheddar also garners hundreds of millions of organic video views monthly across Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, LinkedIn and other social & distributed video platforms. The company broadcasts from the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
About Jas Mathur
Jas Mathur is an investor and entrepreneur who has developed multiple brands in the marketing, health and wellness spaces generating tens to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each year. The digital marketing and branding firm he founded, Limitless, has launched numerous industry-leading products in the dietary and CBD supplement sectors. He is a trendsetter with more than 7 million Instagram followers and frequently collaborates with leaders in the sports and entertainment industries.
Jas' passion is helping accelerate the achievement of people's health, wellness and business goals, inspired by his personal transformation story of losing over 250lbs in his twenties. Now a sought-after expert in developing fitness and training programs, he's helped many high-profile figures embark on their own health journeys and seeks to do the same for today's youth. Suitably, he recently partnered with Dr. Oz's nonprofit, Healthcorps, to jumpstart health and wellness programs targeted at teens and young adults.
As Jas transformed his life and body, he applied his newfound passion for health and wellness to launch Limitless. Prospective services he is blueprinting for the company include personality development, life coaching and educational platforms, in addition to the brand portfolio.
About Limitless X
Limitless X is a creative and empowering lifestyle agency specializing in the full spectrum of digital advertising and marketing. The Company has global eco-system with three verticals and a series of unique product and service-oriented businesses within each, focused on the Health & Wellness, Beauty & Skincare, and CBD Industry.
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Likely Vote Over Louisiana Project Caught in Abortion Debate
BATON ROUGE (AP) — As the political tug-of-war over enforcing Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban continues between Republicans at the Capitol and Democratic leaders in the state’s most populous city, the state Bond Commission is likely to vote Thursday on whether or not to continue withholding financing approval for a vital New Orleans area power plant project.
For a commission generally known for its historically actuarial role, the abortion debate would typically be beyond its purview. Still, it has seeped into recent meetings — with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry urging fellow members to “use the tools at our disposal to bring” leaders in New Orleans opposing enforcement of the abortion ban “to heel.” Caught in the crossfire is a $39 million future line of credit for a power plant, critical to power drainage pumps that remove rainwater in a city that faces chronic flood problems.
While some described the decision by the commission in July and August to withhold approval as overreach, Landry argued that a message needed to be sent to New Orleans officials he believes may be malfeasant in upholding the law.
The battle between Democratic city leaders and Republicans in reliably red states has been happening across the country since the U.S. Supreme Court decided to end constitutional protections for abortion in June. Dozens of prosecutors nationwide — including in Florida — have promised not to pursue charges against those seeking or providing abortions. In St. Louis, hours after the mayor signed a measure providing $1 million for travel to abortion clinics in other states the Missouri Attorney General sued to block it. City councils in places such as Austin, Texas, and Nashville have passed measures urging law enforcement not to prioritize abortion ban enforcement.
“This is about the fact that there are elected officials, not only in the state but around this country, that seem to thumb their nose at the laws that are coming — and think they can pick and choose which laws they want to follow and those that they don’t,” Landry said.
In Louisiana, legislation bans all abortions except if there is substantial risk of death or impairment to the patient if they continue with the pregnancy and in the case of “medically futile” pregnancies — when the fetus has a fatal abnormality. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.
Following the downfall of Roe v. Wade, the mayor, district attorney and sheriff in New Orleans vowed to oppose the strict ban. In addition, city council passed a resolution directing police and prosecutors not to use city funds to enforce the ban.
Landry, a Republican who is considered a likely 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial candidate, described city leaders’ opposition as a “dereliction of duty.” He turned to the Bond Commission, who voted to deny a preliminary authorization of the line of credit for a power plant project of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board.
State Sen. Jimmy Harris, a Democrat who represents New Orleans, urged commission members to approve the future credit line — noting that the plant would help protect 384,000 people, allowing them clean water to drink and bathe in, instead of undergoing frequent water boil advisories. Currently the pumps are powered by outdated turbines, which also power the city’s water and sewage system.
“Find something nonessential to go after,” Paul Rainwater, a lobbyist for New Orleans, told the commission in August. “Not the Sewerage and Water Board, not the power station, not the pumps.
In a state that has been devastated by natural disasters, flooding is at the forefront of mind — especially as Louisiana is in the midst of hurricane season. Forecasters have predicted there will be 14 to 20 named storms this year, including six to 10 hurricanes.
While approval of a future line of credit would not immediately release project funds, the approval would send a “critical signal” to contractors that funds would be available to finish the project. The city and Entergy New Orleans are paying for the majority of the project’s cost, but Rainwater said state funding will be necessary to keep the project on track to be completed in 2024.
Whether or not the line of credit will be approved or withheld for a third consecutive month will be determined during the Bond Commission meeting Thursday, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
By AP reporter Sara Cline
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National children's enrichment and physical development franchises join forces to create the ultimate discovery center and gym for children, opening Sept. 17 in Flower Mound, Texas
DALLAS, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Little Gym International, the world's premier enrichment and physical development center for children, and Snapology, the number one children's STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) franchise – both part of the world's first Youth Enrichment franchise platform company Unleashed Brands – today announced the opening of its first-ever joint discovery center and gym in Flower Mound, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 17. Located at 5801 Long Prairie Road, the new state-of-the-art play center provides enrichment and interactive activities for children ages four months through middle school in Flower Mound, allowing them to learn, play and grow under one roof.
With more than 6,000 square feet of space, the first-of-its-kind discovery center and gym in Flower Mound offers a full line-up of unique activities from both The Little Gym and Snapology all under one roof, serving as a one-stop-shop experience for families of various aged children. The space features Snapology's newest Discovery Center 2.0 consisting of two separate classrooms, engaging children through STEAM activities such as coding, robotics and animation as well as 17 creative play stations involving LEGO® bricks, Minecraft, Virtual Reality and more. On the opposite side of the center, The Little Gym offers engaging activities including parent-child classes and Pre-K and grade school gymnastics. Through three-dimensional learning including physical activities, cognitive skills and social and emotional learning, the core teaching methods create opportunities for children to experience achievement and build self-confidence.
"It's a treat to expand our Discovery Center 2.0 concept into Texas and also co-create the ultimate children's enrichment space in collaboration with The Little Gym," said Laura Coe, Brand President & CEO of Snapology. "Together, we're taking children's play and education where it has never gone before with a goal of helping today's youth across all ages to learn, play and grow, all while building confidence, social skills and teamwork."
"Our new discovery center and gym in Flower Mound is unlike anything we've ever created and it's an honor to welcome in local families to come experience this new flagship location," said Nancy Bigley, Brand President & CEO of The Little Gym. "We're unveiling new activities and interactive murals for the first time to elevate every child's learning experience. In partnering with Snapology on this new space, our collective vision of operating as a single play center that caters to children of all ages and abilities is coming true."
Now through Sept. 16, the new The Little Gym and Snapology discovery center and gym is currently offering free preview sessions for deserving members of the community in recognition of their service including local educators, first responders and medical personnel (and their families).
Both brands are also currently offering Founding Member specials until Sept. 30 starting at $69.99 per month, which includes one class per week, creative and open gym play, discounts on birthday parties and camps and more. Plus, families who sign up for memberships with both Snapology and The Little Gym will enjoy unlimited, free "Parent's Survival Nights" every weekend now through Oct. 31 where children get to enjoy free play at the discovery center and gym while parents get a much-deserved night off.
The Little Gym and Snapology are portfolio brands of Unleashed Brands, which also functions as the parent company of Premier Martial Arts, Class 101, XP League and Urban Air Adventure Parks. Unleashed Brands is backed by a management team with more than 150 years of combined consumer industry experience, focused on serving families. It continues to grow its industry-leading platform to better serve and support families as moms and dads seek to "build great kids."
The Little Gym and Snapology discovery center and gym in Flower Mound will be open every day, with hours varying by brand. For more information, grand opening events and offerings or to sign up for free classes and The Little Gym and Snapology Founding Member Specials, visit www.UnleashedFlowerMound.com.
About The Little Gym International
The Little Gym International is an internationally recognized program that helps children build the developmental skills and confidence needed at each stage of childhood. The very first location was established in 1976 by Robin Wes, an innovative educator with a genuine love for children. The Little Gym International, Inc., was formed in 1992 to franchise The Little Gym concept. Today, The Little Gym International has nearly 400 locations in over 31 countries including the U.S., Canada, China, the United Kingdom, Thailand and more. For more information, visit The Little Gym at www.TheLittleGym.com.
About Snapology
Founded in 2010, Snapology is the #1 children's enrichment franchise in the country, giving children the opportunity to learn through play with more than 80 enriching, interactive STEAM and STEM programs. With over 180 locations in the U.S. and Internationally, Snapology is quickly growing and impacting children throughout the world with their balance of educational enrichment, social development and fun. For more information about Snapology including franchise opportunities, visit www.Snapology.com.
About Unleashed Brands
Unleashed Brands, currently includes portfolio brands Urban Air, Snapology, The Little Gym, XP League, Class 101 and Premier Martial Arts and was founded to curate and grow a portfolio of the most innovative and profitable brands that help kids learn, play and grow. Over the last 10 years, the team at Unleashed Brands has built a proven platform and know-how for scaling businesses focused on serving families. Its mission is to impact the lives of every kid by providing fun, engaging and inspiring experiences that help them become who they are destined to be. For more information, please visit www.UnleashedBrands.com.
CONTACT: unleashedbrands@icrinc.com
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New Craft Brewery on Greenway Combines Tradition and Innovation
A military career might seem like an unlikely launchpad for starting a craft brewery – especially a career spent largely in the Middle East – but this is exactly the path followed by Aaron Merrill, founder and managing partner of Skeeta Hawk Brewing.
That path has led to the recently-opened location next to the Lafitte Greenway, just riverside of North Broad Street. Merrill’s journey began in Portland, Oregon, one of the original incubators of the whole craft brewing scene and now home to some 140 taprooms and brewpubs. And it covered some interesting ground along the way.
“I was in the army for 29 years, primarily as a foreign area officer,” Merrill recounted. “Mostly I was a link to other militaries. My specialty was the Middle East.”
As much a diplomat as a soldier, Merrill quickly determined that in the largely non-drinking Arab nations in that zone, “I needed to brew beer to be successful. I taught myself how to home brew, and worked with American home brew groups in the region.”
This not only helped build relationships with other militaries, it created a variety of local connections as well. As Merrill’s reputation and contacts grew, he ended up working with the first craft breweries ever established in both Lebanon and Jordan.
Eventually Merrill decided it was time to move on from military life, and began pondering what was next.
“When I retired, I was looking for something different to do,” he recalled. “I thought that opening a brewery would be a good fit.”
Merrill had been a frequent visitor to New Orleans since 1999, and he and his wife decided to relocate here. So he got some military friends together – collectively, they have more than 80 years of service – and began working on his new project.
Merrill’s approach to beer tends towards the traditional. “We’re geared towards beer-flavored beers,” he explained, “and less toward fruit-flavored and sours. We’re set to produce a lot of lagers, predominantly in the German and Czech style. We have our Belgian Ale, called 28-3. We’ll always have some IPAs, we’ll usually have a brown ale. But we’re flexible.”
For those who missed the Belgian Ale reference, watch a replay of the infamous Atlanta Falcons – New England Patriots Super Bowl ….
As beer aficionados know, lagers require more time and special equipment, and half of Skeeta Hawk’s fermentation capacity is tailored to lager production. But mostly, Merrill just has a strong commitment to making really good beer. This is exemplified by a recent quality control override he imposed.
“Each batch of beer has a retail value of eight thousand dollars,” said Merrill, “yet we just pitched two batches down the drain because we didn’t think they were good enough for our customers.”
What’s not traditional about Skeeta Hawk is its approach to people, both those who work for the brewery and those who patronize it. The tasting room is a no-tip establishment; the price on the menu includes taxes and tip.
“This is partly to improve the experience for our customers,” explained Merrill, “and partly for our staff. All our employees are salaried [at a living wage], which gives us a lot more flexibility. The brewers spend some time in the front of the house serving customers, and the bar staff spends some time in the brewing process. This gives everyone a better understanding and perspective on the business and the beer.”
With its Greenway location and its pleasant patio right outside the bar area, Skeeta Hawk is already carving itself a nice little niche in the neighborhood beverage scene. But for Merrill, this is merely the beginning.
“One of my objectives in opening Skeeta Hawk is to contribute to the overall craft brewing environment and culture here,” he elaborated. “We think New Orleans can sustain quite a few more breweries. We would like to see this become a great beer city.”
To this end, he envisions opening neighborhood breweries throughout the city. They would not be copies of Skeeta Hawk, but would have their own individual character. And Merrill hopes to have his current employees become future business partners in the new establishments, and is working towards that goal.
That local flavor that means so much to Merrill provided the inspiration for the Brewery’s distinctive name.
“It’s an old-school Yat term for dragonfly, something that reflects the culture of New Orleans. From my time in the Middle East, I understand the importance of language and culture. It invokes the outdoors, like our little beer patio on the Greenway.
“Plus it’s kinda fun to say – it rolls right off the tongue.”
Skeeta Hawk’s varied selection of beers, carefully crafted by the entire team, are something that rolls quite well onto the tongue and taste buds. Keep an eye out for the official grand opening on October 8, with some special-release ales and lagers in honor of Oktoberfest, food trucks (a regular Skeeta Hawk staple) and hopefully some live music.
Expect good beer, a thoroughly invested staff and happy neighborhood people. Just don’t look for some cumquat-oregano-cardamon sour ….
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St. Tammany Corporation Hires Entrepreneur in Residence
MANDEVILLE, La. – Chris Masingill, CEO of the St. Tammany Corporation, has announced that Vincenzo Caronna joins the economic development organization as its entrepreneur in residence and program manager. Following the recent launch of Startup Northshore, St. Tammany Corporation established the entrepreneur in residence staff position to serve as the program manager and point of contact for all things relative to entrepreneurship and second stage companies. The goal of Startup Northshore’s three-year pilot program is to foster innovation, productivity, and business formation on the Northshore through strategic partnerships with entities in the entrepreneurship landscape to deliver first-class programming for entrepreneurs and second stage companies.
Caronna, a St. Tammany native, graduated from Louisiana State University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering. He has experience as a biological engineer and founder of his own company. He’s an alum of the Idea Village’s IDEAinstitute. As the entrepreneur in residence and program manager, he will build a cohesive program of work with partners and provide opt-in opportunities for the Northshore entrepreneurial community. Startup Northshore provides an opportunity for community members to advance their business formation efforts through dynamic networking and technical programming experiences.
Cultivating entrepreneurship, innovation, and business formation opportunities is a specific strategic priority area outlined in THRIVE2023, St. Tammany’s Five-Year Economic Development Strategic Plan.
“The addition of the entrepreneur in residence staff position reinforces St. Tammany Corporation’s prioritization of creating the entrepreneurial ecosystem on the Northshore by dedicating full-time staff resources to the Startup Northshore pilot program,” said Masingill. “Vincenzo’s experience working in the bio innovation sector and founding his own tech company, paired with his passion for engaging other entrepreneurs, will advance our efforts to create an environment for innovation and creativity on the Northshore.”
“As a native, the opportunity to play an integral role in this region’s growth and success really is personal to me, and I am excited to join the St. Tammany Corporation’s team as an entrepreneur in residence and program manager for the Startup Northshore initiative,” said Caronna. “Through this program, we will be cultivating a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem here on the Northshore that will offer developing companies access to immersive education, networking events, mentorship, investors and other critical support systems to help them become stable, self-sufficient businesses that are ready to scale to national and international brands.”
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Steve Hammond Joins Lake Homes Realty
NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana-based agent Steve Hammond has moved his real estate license to Lake Homes Realty, a lake-focused real estate company based in Birmingham, Ala. Hammond will specialize in lake homes and land on and around Lake Pontchartrain.
“We believe our agents’ intimate knowledge about their lake real estate markets, nuances of the lakes themselves, and their involvement in local lake life is paramount to our continued growth,” said Lake Homes Realty CEO Glenn S. Phillips. “By welcoming agents like Steve to our team, we are able to offer outstanding customer service in the Lake Pontchartrain areas.”
Lake Homes Realty is a multi-state real estate company focused on lake homes and land. The brokerage has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. six consecutive times by Inc. Magazine.
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MHA launches a new website, updates brand, and a newly renovated office
SHOREVIEW, Minn., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxwell Healthcare Associates (MHA), the industry's leading post-acute operational, financial, technological, and regulatory consulting firm, is thrilled to announce the launch of its new website, www.maxwellhca.com. MHA's strong digital presence is further bolstered with a new website and updated brand colors with wide recognition across the post-acute industry.
The site features a robust resources section with useful information, alongside material on ways agencies can benefit from MHA's expertise within the industry. The website will improve external outreach efforts and increase productive communication with visitors. The new layout allows clear distinction between resources – including a full outline of news/events, as well as various tiers of assistance between different service lines. In addition, the website acts as a central hub for customer satisfaction, blogs, informational videos, and industry relevant information for educational purposes. It will serve as a comprehensive way for customers and employees alike to communicate with MHA as a force within the industry.
"As MHA increases its headway in the industry, it's only fitting to expand our online presence," said Jennifer Maxwell, CEO and Co-Founder of MHA. "Our new website isn't just a hub for our services and resources, it's a new look to outline the growth we've experienced as we continue to act as an industry-leading force."
MHA's growth is further reflected in their newly renovated offices. The need to expand office space with additional rooms and meeting areas allows the team to work in a fresh, exciting place as new employees join the team. An open house is scheduled for September 15th from 2:00 – 6:00 PM to celebrate the launch of the new website and new offices.
"We are thrilled about the new space and can't wait for everyone to see it, said Cory Olson, President and COO of Maxwell Healthcare Associates. "We love the office, but it's our people that truly make it inviting and worth coming to work each day."
Maxwell Healthcare Associates boasts an average of 20 years of experience in the post-acute space and has a pulse on what's relevant now in the industry. MHA can work with home health and hospice agencies to strategize, optimize, and transform agencies across the nation. For more information, visit www.maxwellhca.com.
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Tentative Deal Reached to Avoid National Rail Strike
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) – The freight railroad industry reached a tentative deal with rail worker unions Thursday morning to avoid a national rail strike that threatened to cripple the nation’s already stressed supply chain.
The tentative agreement still must be ratified in a vote of the unions’ workers.
“We are pleased to announce that the nation’s freight railroads have reached tentative agreements with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division; and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen,” the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC), which represents the nation’s freight railroads in national collective bargaining, said in a news release.
“Together, the three unions represent approximately 60,000 railroad employees,” it added.
A strike had been planned for 12:01 a.m. on Friday.
A report from the Association of American Railroads said that the potential shutdown would cost $2 billion per day and “would immediately harm every economic sector served by rail.” The group said 7,000 trains per day would be affected and would “trigger retail product shortages, widespread manufacturing shutdowns, job losses and disruptions to hundreds of thousands of passenger rail customers.”
Currently, rail moves about 28% of U.S. freight, which means trucks would have to pick up the slack, which the trucking industry said it would not be able to handle. Union leaders were haggling over time off, pay raises and bonuses as several industries watched closely, fearing the worst.
“I thank the unions and rail companies for negotiating in good faith and reaching a tentative agreement that will keep our critical rail system working and avoid disruption of our economy,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.
The NCC said the tentative agreement includes “a 24 percent wage increase during the five-year period from 2020 through 2024 – with a 14.1 percent wage increase effective immediately – and five annual $1,000 lump sum payments.”
National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay said in a statement the industry was “relieved and cautiously optimistic” that a strike was averted.
“We hope railway workers will accept the new terms of the proposed contract and the railway system can continue to operate on behalf of the millions of hardworking Americans who rely on it for their jobs and the economic security of our country,” Shay added.
The rail industry and rail unions have been in contract talks since 2019. In July, Biden appointed a Presidential Emergency Board to investigate and make recommendations. The NCCC said the tentative deal includes many of those recommendations.
Under the Railway Labor Act, Congress has stepped in and stopped rail disruptions at least 18 times in the past.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of sheriffs from around the country – including several who just visited the border – will hold a press conference on Friday, September 16, at 10:00 a.m. E.T. They will be accompanied by Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX), Congressman Michael Cloud (R-TX), as well as fentanyl activist Virginia Krieger.
Event Details for Friday, September 16th:
Sheriffs Press Conference on the Biden Border Crisis, Revealing its Effects on Their Communities and How to Stop It
Who will be speaking:
Congressman Roy, Congressman Cloud, Virginia Krieger, Sheriff Brett Schroetlin from Grand County, CO, Sheriff Thad Cleveland from Terrell County, TX, and Sheriff Scott Jenkins from Culpeper County, VA.
10:00 AM
25 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC
(Head straight through the lobby to the first floor amenity center)
Event Details for Saturday, September 17th:
Lost Voices of Fentanyl's (LVOF) Second Annual National Rally to STOP Illicit Fentanyl Poisonings
An exhibit of victim banners will be on display at the National Mall on the 12th Street gravel area from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. along with speakers which include Derek Maltz, Former Director of Special Operations DEA, Jim Rauh with Families Against Fentanyl, bereaved mothers April Babcock, Founder/Co-President Lost Voices of Fentanyl, Virginia Krieger, Co-President of LVOF, as well as sheriffs and bereaved families from all over the nation.
A March of Unity will start at 11:40 am at The National Mall 12th street and end at the White House from 12 p.m.-3 p.m.
RSVP (only needed for press conference)
Members of the media interested in covering the press conference with sheriffs, Congressman Roy, Congressman Cloud, and Virginia Krieger must RSVP to rkovach@fairus.org by 8:00 AM on September 16th with the following details:
Outlet
Names (Camera/Photographer/Reporter)
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SOLON, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A worldwide leader in sustainable and innovative flooring solutions, Tarkett North America is introducing Discovery, a new collection designed to aid architects, designers and facility managers in creating inspiring education spaces for every learner. Discovery includes two soft-surface options and a coordinating LVT, all of which were designed around the unique needs of students and educators.
"Good education flooring design supports each person who comes through the door, in every square inch of the building," said Jonathan Stanley, vice president, education & government strategies, Tarkett North America. "We developed Discovery with those needs in mind. Our designers explored the neurodivergent spectrum and what it means to educate the whole child. The result is a collection that combines serene neutrals and vibrant colorways to encourage curiosity, imagination, and perspective in all types of learners."
One in 7 people worldwide is estimated to have a neurodiverse condition such as ADHD, autism, dyspraxia, dyslexia and Tourette's syndrome. For the development of Discovery, Tarkett explored how interior environments impact thinking, behavior, engagement, social awareness, and interactive experiences. With intention grounded in research, the company's designers created flooring that both soothes and engages the senses so that every person, whether neurotypical or neurodiverse, experiences a learning environment that helps them flourish.
The collection's two soft-surface options are Visual Path and Mentor. With high-definition shapes and lively patterns, Visual Path awakens the senses with a fun, dynamic aesthetic. This soft surface is intentionally designed to conjure organization and connectivity with its use of color and geometry. Conversely, Mentor infuses any educational space with a soothing effect. Softened painterly lines, a diffused pattern, and eye-pleasing geometry invite learners to find calm and clarity.
Both Visual Path and Mentor are available in Powerbond and three modular tile sizes, in a palette of 12 colorways that support education spaces. Each colorway serves as a reminder of the intent behind the collection, with names like Be Kind and Be You. Visual Path and Mentor are produced with Tarkett's premium Dynex SD® fiber, which offers extreme durability and permanent stain resistance.
Joining the collection in October, Method LVT is designed to coordinate perfectly with Visual Path and Mentor, with striking geometrics that bring playful energy to any educational space. Method LVT is protected by Tarkett's proprietary Techtonic™ technology, adding best-in-class scratch resistance and reduced life cycle costing. The design is available in eight standard colors and can easily be recolored to match other Tarkett flooring with the company's digital printing technology.
In addition to its contribution to engaging design, the collection includes several proprietary technologies that contribute to a healthier indoor environment and a healthier planet.
- Visual Path and Mentor are offered on Tarkett's ethos® Modular with Omnicoat Technology® carpet backing. ethos is non-PVC, made with PVB film from recycled windshields and safety glass, and contains 48-64% overall recycled content.
- ethos is Cradle to Cradle Certified® Silver, and Tarkett has analyzed and optimized 100% of ethos materials for human and environmental health. ethos products are manufactured in Dalton, Georgia, in a facility that operates on 100% renewable electricity and a 98% water reduction since 1993.
- Powerbond's closed-cell cushion provides a wall-to-wall moisture barrier, more comfort underfoot, and absorbs 22% of airborne sound to support overall wellness and performance.
- All soft-surface flooring produced by Tarkett North America are free of all six classes of harmful chemicals and PFAS. Eco-Ensure™ soil protection technology has a Cradle to Cradle Material Health Certificate at the Platinum level, solidifying Tarkett's commitment to using materials that are safe for both human and environmental health.
- Tarkett North America was the first flooring manufacturer to remove ortho-phthalates from all products containing vinyl, including Powerbond and luxury vinyl tile.
For more information, visit contract.tarkett.com/discovery.
With a history of 140 years, Tarkett is a worldwide leader in innovative flooring and sports surface solutions, with net sales of €2.8 billion in 2021. Offering a wide range of products including vinyl, linoleum, rubber, carpet, wood, laminate, artificial turf and athletics tracks, the Group serves customers in over 100 countries across the globe. Tarkett has 12,000 employees and 34 industrial sites, and sells 1.3 million square meters of flooring every day, for hospitals, schools, housing, hotels, offices, stores and sports fields. Committed to change the game with circular economy and to reducing its carbon footprint, the Group has implemented an eco-innovation strategy based on Cradle to Cradle principles, fully aligned with its Tarkett Human-Conscious Design® approach.
Visit www.tarkett.com (North America) or www.tarkett-group.com (Global)
For years, Tarkett has raised the sustainability standards of the flooring industry. It purposefully designs floors with total transparency to create healthier, safer spaces for both people and planet. When Tarkett floors reach their end of life, the company's ReStart® program makes it possible for them to be repurposed or recycled. Tarkett has taken the next step in advancing sustainability standards in the industry by announcing a new carbon strategy that will change how the company makes its floors, reducing impact rather than offsetting it. For more information, visit https://contract.tarkett.com/proofineverystep
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The newly-opened Legends Bay Casino, Casino Fandango, and Quick Custom Intelligence ("QCI") jointly announced that the two casinos in Northern Nevada have deployed the QCI's Unified Gaming Platform – Nimble Edition. The Unified Gaming Platform aligns marketing, player development, and casino operations around one view of the casino's data.
"We are very impressed with the QCI product and their team. Being able to link player data with slots data in a meaningful way and knowing who is on the floor right now is invaluable. Having the QCI Marketing tool automate the loading of our marketing offers has alleviated a time-consuming process and eliminated the potential for data entry mistakes. This software elevates our analytics and decision making for both properties," said Traci Ferrante, Regional VP, Information Technology for Olympia Gaming.
Dr. Ralph Thomas, CEO of QCI, stated that "Legends Bay Casino and Casino Fandango's decision to select our Unified Gaming Platform shows the importance of continually developing products that truly fit our customers' needs. The Nimble Edition was developed specifically for casinos with under 1,000 slots, allowing their hosts, marketing executives and casino operations teams to function in a modern, data-enriched environment. With QCI now deployed in over 75 casino resorts in North America and over 4,000 sites worldwide, we are confident our proven product will meet the dynamic needs of Legends Bay Casino and Casino Fandango."
Casino Fandango has redefined gaming in Carson City, Nevada. Featuring over 700 slots, 10 table games, a sportsbook, award-winning restaurants including Duke's Steakhouse and Craft 55, a craft beer bar, 7,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a 10-screen, Galaxy theater multiplex, and a 100 room Courtyard by Marriott hotel. Casino Fandango's proximity to a wide variety of vacation destinations, strategic location along US Highway 395, relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and player-oriented approach, has allowed it to enjoy popularity with locals and tourists alike.
The first new casino built in northern Nevada in more than 20 years, Legends Bay Casino features the latest slots and table games, northern Nevada's only Circa Sports | Sportsbook, and several original dining and bar concepts including Duke's Steakhouse, Food Truck Hall, and LB Grill as well as seamless access to the open-air shopping and dining at The Outlets at Legends and the adjacent Sparks Marina. For more information, visit www.legendsbaycasino.com
The QCI Platform aligns player development, marketing and gaming with powerful real-time operational tools developed for the gaming and hospitality industries. QCI has installed their ground-breaking, highly configured software in over 75 casino resorts in North America and over 4,000 sites worldwide. QCI products provide tooling for gaming operators managing over $20 billion in annual gross gaming revenue, these products are built on the QCI Platform, a best-in-class on-premises, hybrid or cloud-based technology that enables fully coordinated activities across gaming or hospitality operations. This data-driven software allows for quick, informed decisions in the ever-changing world of the casino industry and assists casinos in their efforts to optimize resources and profits, manage marketing campaigns and increase customer loyalty. QCI was founded by Dr. Ralph Thomas and Mr. Andrew Cardno. Based in San Diego, QCI also has offices in Las Vegas, St. Louis, Dallas & Phoenix.
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Award supports continued development of a refreshable braille and tactile graphics display for blind people
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NewHaptics, an innovative tactile display technology company, announced it has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The competitive $1.7M grant was awarded by the National Eye Institute, which aims to eliminate vision loss and improve quality of life through vision research. This is the third SBIR award received by NewHaptics to date, and supports the company's development of novel tactile display technology for a low-cost multiline refreshable braille display for the blind.
The Company's patented tactile display technology enables the creation of a compact, portable, and large-area tactile "screen." Unlike the state-of-the-art technology for existing refreshable braille displays, NewHaptics' technology can scale up to a large-area display supporting a grid of thousands of small tightly-packed tactile dots. Like pixels on a computer screen, the dots can be selectively raised and lowered to render multiple lines of braille and tactile graphics in real time on the surface of the device.
This novel approach solves major hurdles related to size and cost that have prevented the scaling up of existing technology to support a multiline braille display device. The Company's tactile display components are batch manufactured in a process similar to how computer chips are made; thousands of tiny tactile dots are fabricated together in a single component. A small set of components, rather than thousands of individual parts, support enough dots for a large-area tactile screen in a low-profile form factor.
NewHaptics was founded with the goal of improving the lives of people who are blind by enabling true digital interaction using the sense of touch. The company has its roots in the "Holy Braille Project" funded by the National Science Foundation that focused on developing novel technology to enable the creation of a large-area tactile display for the blind. Since spinning off from the University of Michigan in 2018, NewHaptics has raised funding from federal and state grants to support research and development.
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DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eye-tracking technology can be used to reliably assess attention patterns linked to socially withdrawn behaviors in preschool children, according to a new study funded by the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program at the National Institutes of Health.
Humans tend to give more attention to emotional information, such as happy or angry facial expressions, than neutral information. However, past research indicates that socially withdrawn children are less likely to conform to this pattern. This study aims to extend the existing research, which is limited primarily to White children in urban areas, to include children of diverse populations.
Eye-tracking is a technology that allows researchers to determine precisely where and how long a person looks at a stimulus. The research team compared eye-tracking data from indigenous children in the Navajo Birth Cohort Study (NBCS) with primarily non-Hispanic White children in the Illinois Kids Development Study (IKIDS). Both groups paid more attention to emotional faces. Socially withdrawn indigenous children were more likely than non-Hispanic White children to avoid emotional faces.
"Because eye-tracking technology doesn't rely on limited clinical observations or parents' reports, it can be used as a more objective measure across various settings and communities," said Sara Nozadi, PhD, an ECHO Program investigator at the University of New Mexico. Eye-tracking technology can also be used in remote communities without requiring participants to travel to clinic.
Dr. Nozadi and Andréa Aguiar, PhD, an ECHO Program investigator at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, led this collaborative research published in Emotion.
About ECHO: ECHO is a nationwide research program supported by the NIH. Launched in 2016, ECHO aims to enhance the health of children for generations to come. ECHO investigators study the effects of a broad range of early environmental influences on child health and development. For more information, visit echochildren.org.
About the NIH: NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information, visit www.nih.gov.
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Facility part of global network of centers designed to accelerate development and adoption of aluminum solutions
NOVI, Mich., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today celebrated the opening of its Customer Solution Center (CSC) for automotive in Novi, Michigan, a suburb of Metro Detroit. The $35 million facility is part of Novelis' global network of CSCs, which are designed to speed the development of aluminum solutions through collaboration between the company and its customers, as well as others in the value chain. Through the centers, Novelis partners with automakers and Tier 1 suppliers to maximize lightweight, high-strength aluminum in the next generation of vehicle design. In addition to the facility in Novi, Novelis operates automotive CSCs in Stuttgart, Germany, and Shanghai, China.
"Novelis' network of Customer Solution Centers is a centerpiece of our purpose, which is shaping a sustainable world together," said Philippe Meyer, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Novelis Inc. "As a leading automotive aluminum supplier, this investment will strengthen the partnerships we have with our customers and ensure that innovative, low-carbon aluminum adoption continues to grow across the world."
The company's 100 employees in Novi represent expertise in research and technology, technical development and commercial support. The center's high-tech equipment ranges from a hot stamping press to computer-aided design (CAD) software to visualization technologies that model vehicle safety scenarios. These capabilities enable Novelis to develop new aluminum solutions and demonstrate their benefits for current and future vehicle applications. Customers and Tier 1 suppliers are using the center to see these benefits firsthand, which include lighter designs, greener lifecycles, and simpler, more cost-effective solutions.
"Today marks an important milestone for our dedicated and talented team of automotive aluminum experts in Novi," said Olga Alavanou, Vice President Automotive, Novelis North America. "This facility perfectly represents who we are, and we are thrilled to use it to partner with our customers every step of the way as they design exciting, next generation vehicles."
Since launching the Customer Solution Centers in 2018, Novelis has made several advancements in automotive innovation. Examples include an aluminum intensive battery enclosure solution for electric vehicles; all-new high strength and heat-treatable alloys that are designed to compete with ultra-high strength, hot-formed steel solutions; and research proving out the benefits of aluminum use in doors and closures, one of the fastest growing aluminum applications in new vehicles. In addition, the company has worked to increase the amount of recycled aluminum in automotive alloys and expanded closed-loop recycling systems, which take back aluminum scrap from customers generated during the stamping process and recycle it back into the same product.
"In an era of increasing complexity in the global automotive marketplace, these centers confirm that Novelis is prepared to partner with our customers across the world," said Jamie Zinser, Vice President, Global Automotive, Novelis. "Whether it is aluminum door research in Novi or electrification advancements in Shanghai, Novelis aims to innovate alongside our customers every step of the way."
Novelis welcomed nearly 200 attendees to its ribbon cutting celebration, including customers, suppliers, local leaders from the City of Novi and Oakland County and representatives from State Senator Jim Runestad and U.S. Senator Gary Peters.
Aluminum is the fastest growing automotive material according to DuckerFrontier. For more than 40 years, Novelis has been a leading global supplier of aluminum sheet to the industry, with an automotive manufacturing footprint in Asia, North America and Europe. Its product portfolio includes high-performing alloys that are featured on more than 315 models on the road today, including the iconic Ford F-150, Jeep Wrangler and Jaguar Land Rover.
About Novelis
Novelis Inc. is driven by its purpose of shaping a sustainable world together. We are a global leader in the production of innovative aluminum products and solutions and the world's largest recycler of aluminum. Our ambition is to be the leading provider of low-carbon, sustainable aluminum solutions and to achieve a fully circular economy by partnering with our suppliers, as well as our customers in the aerospace, automotive, beverage can and specialties industries throughout North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Novelis had net sales of $17.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. Novelis is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited, an industry leader in aluminum and copper, and the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai. For more information, visit novelis.com.
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KINGSTON, ON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - SnapCab announced a plan to expand their Kingston, Ontario manufacturing facility, prompting a visit from Bryan Paterson, the mayor of Kingston. Paterson toured the building with CEO and Founder Glenn Bostock, learning about the company's history, culture, and systems.
To meet the increased demand for safe, private workspaces from employees returning to work after the pandemic, Bostock is looking toward the future by planning an expansion of the Canadian facility. The project will be undertaken in a phased approach. The company has chosen a builder to work on Phase 1, which is the site plan application process. An additional 18,000 square feet is projected to be built adjacent to the existing 36,000 square-foot building.
At the beginning of the pandemic, Bostock and his employees were concerned about business coming to a halt. But they redirected their energies to developing products that would be of service during a pandemic: office pods with the proper air filtration, pods with a window divider and separate air flow for face-to-face meetings, and solo pods to facilitate working from home. They also innovated a medical triage pod, the SnapCab Care. The first of its kind was installed in Kingston's Covid Assessment Centre, providing privacy and a focused space in a large open room.
Bostock started the company in Southeastern Pennsylvania 39 years ago, making elevator interior paneling. Over the years he grew the company by innovating a remodeling system with interlocking panels, reducing install times to one day, and by adopting lean manufacturing methods. In a major leveling up, he extended the interlocking panel concept and lean principles to wall paneling and office pod kits. SnapCab maintains a large facility in Warrington, Pennsylvania with 80 employees. In 2014 they opened a second facility in Kingston dedicated to manufacturing a variety of workspace products. They continue to focus on lean systems, innovation, and meeting needs. Over the years, SnapCab has received continuous support from local agencies such as the Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), as well as others. This support has been key in connecting SnapCab with information and networking opportunities. The company has seen huge growth since 2018. The Kingston location currently employs 43 people.
SnapCab was recently recognized for their innovative designs with HiP honoree awards for both the Meet 2 and the Work in the Workspace Pods & Wall Systems category at Chicago's NeoCon®, the world's top commercial interior design event. At the event, SnapCab launched a new dedicated video-conferencing office pod called the Link, which enhances video-conferencing from the home or office.
Since 1983, SnapCab has been a leader in developing workspace privacy solutions and elevator cab interiors that are flexible, high quality and safe to use in a variety of environments. SnapCab Workspace offers a flexible kit of parts that is designed with a customizable frame, panels, finishes, colors, furniture, accessories and more. These isolated pods for the open office are moveable, simple to clean and can be combined with the SnapCab Connects walls to transform any workplace.
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OpsMx will contribute presentations, product demos at Industry's Premiere Event for Open Continuous Delivery Solutions
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpsMx, provider of an Intelligent Continuous Delivery Platform, will be participating in the sixth annual Spinnaker Summit, co-located with KubeCon and scheduled for October 23-24, 2022, in Detroit, Mich. The Summit brings together a global community of collaborators focused on the future of Spinnaker, the open-source continuous delivery (CD) platform. Attendees can register for in-person or online participation.
The Summit is targeted toward developers, architects, operators and technical leaders. OpsMx, a Diamond Sponsor of the event, will conduct product demonstrations on the exhibit floor and contribute its deep expertise in Spinnaker and CD through the following four presentations:
Panel Discussion: Spinnaker Success – CD as a Service using Spinnaker
Introducing Spinnaker for GCP Serverless Deployments with Cloud Run and other GCP Related Enhancements
Lightning Talk: Automating Industry Regulation (SoX, SoC 2) Enforcement During Software Delivery
Sharding Clouddriver with Stormdriver
About OpsMX
OpsMx helps companies achieve their Digital Transformation goals of modernizing their software delivery processes and moving their applications to the Cloud. The OpsMx ISD Intelligent Continuous Delivery Platform leverages Spinnaker and Argo to provide deep end-to-end insights and control over the software delivery process through a single user interface. The solution dramatically increases the productivity of development, DevOps, and operations personnel by intelligently automating routine tasks to increase the velocity and accuracy of releases, enhances security and compliance for development teams and their workflows, and automates the Continuous Delivery process. The open platform features native integrations with more than 70 common CI/CD tools – such as Jenkins, ServiceNow, and AppDynamics – that slash time-to-value and ensure the platform can grow with changing needs. The open design with decentralized control allows development teams to continue using the tools they love, while DevOps, security and compliance teams gain the end-to-end visibility, control, and audit capabilities they require. OpsMx is trusted by leading enterprises worldwide, enabling them to ship better software faster. For more information, visit opsmx.com.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture's multibillion-dollar investment will expand markets for climate-smart commodities, leverage the greenhouse gas benefits of climate-smart commodity production and provide direct agricultural benefits
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the backdrop of cows grazing pasture at the Anibas family organic dairy farm, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack highlighted today historic investments to support projects building farmer resiliency to combat the climate crisis and strengthen rural America. Up to $2.8 billion through 70 projects spanning the agricultural industry were initially selected as part of the Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities funding opportunity, including multiple projects in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The USDA partnership program included a $25 million award to the cooperative headquartered in rural Wisconsin under the project name: Organic Valley Carbon Insetting Program: Building a Multi-stakeholder Path to Produce, Market and Promote Climate-Smart Commodities Across the U.S. The grant is focused on helping small organic family farms establish and measure on-farm practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The grant will provide technical and financial resources to accelerate the adoption of 1,200 new carbon reduction and removal projects on 500 Organic Valley member-farms across rural America over the next five years. For Organic Valley, this builds on a new study in the August issue of the Journal of Cleaner Production that shows how organic dairy farming can store carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Through this program, Organic Valley will include direct farmer payments for carbon reduction and removal, as well as cost-share for design and implementation of climate-smart agriculture practices. Climate Smart Practices included in Organic Valley's Carbon Insetting Program include improvements to grazing, pasture and croplands, manure management, feed supplements, agroforestry and solar energy.
"Through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, USDA is delivering on our promise to build and expand market opportunities for American agriculture and be global leaders in climate-smart agricultural production," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "I'm glad to have the opportunity to join stakeholders at Organic Valley to highlight our strong partnership in increasing the competitive advantage of U.S agriculture, building wealth that stays in rural communities, and supporting new revenue streams for America's climate-smart producers."
The funding will provide the resources needed to scale the Organic Valley Carbon Insetting Program (OV-CIP) from a one-year pilot to a full multi-year program. With funding from USDA and in partnership with more than 20 climate-smart grant partners, this award helps Organic Valley work to achieve carbon neutrality without the use of carbon offsets. The resulting carbon reductions and removals will be applied to Organic Valley-branded products and will help lower the carbon footprint of dairy and eggs. A portion of the carbon insets will also be shared with participating ingredient supply chain partners and applied to their products and climate goals.
"Facing the increasing impacts of the climate crisis, this action from the USDA is vital for the future of farming in the U.S. to weather the current and coming storms. This strategic funding offered by USDA allows us and others to innovate in a meaningful way with farmers and bring to the market climate friendly food," said Nicole Rakobitsch, director of sustainability at Organic Valley. "Organic Valley is creating a model approach to reducing carbon emissions, and we believe that model can be replicated across the food sector. As we advance carbon insetting, we will share our learnings and best practices. Ultimately, we are excited to offer consumers the products they are demanding in the marketplace: dairy and eggs with a low carbon footprint."
As part of Organic Valley's mission, this project will bring increased resources to small family farms. A large portion of participating farms will meet the USDA definition of a Underserved Producer, with a focus on Limited Resource Farmers and Beginning Farmers. Organic Valley will continue working to expand its carbon insetting program while building a stronger foundation for regional farm diversity and climate resilience.
Organic Valley is passionate about doing what's right for people, animals and earth and is committed to bringing ethically made organic food to families everywhere. Organic Valley is the largest farmer-owned organic cooperative in the U.S. and one of the world's largest organic consumer brands. Founded in 1988 to sustain family farms through organic farming, the cooperative represents nearly 1,800 farmers in 34 U.S. states, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit ov.coop/impact. Organic Valley is also @OrganicValley on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- p-Chip Corporation, a company that is revolutionizing the tracking of physical products and materials with its cutting-edge microtransponder technology, today introduced its newest breakthrough, the p-Chip Code™ secure tracking tag. The p-Chip Code tracker combines a silicon-based p-Chip® microtransponder with a standard 2D matrix code to create hyper-secure QR codes, bar codes and other matrix codes.
"The pandemic brought widespread QR code use into the center of the consumer mainstream," said Joe Wagner, CEO of p-Chip Corporation. "But for many businesses, including food brands, pharmaceutical companies, automobile manufacturers and others, QR codes pose a host of potential security risks, since they are incredibly easy to create and replicate. The new p-Chip Code technology provides an additional layer of security for QR codes or other matrix codes, delivering a breakthrough in reliable traceability at an affordable price."
The p-Chip Code tracker functions like a tiny digital anchor for physical items. The nearly invisible p-Chip microtransponder is embedded directly into a 2D matrix code label, which is then placed onto virtually anything, including food and agriculture products, medicine bottles, automobile parts and more.
Any standard 2D matrix code, like a QR code, can then be validated via its embedded p-Chip microtransponder, and businesses can manage tracking data with web, cloud or blockchain applications. This provides added security—as well as an opportunity to associate additional, internal data with the physical product.
Companies can digitally trace ingredients, components and materials to enhance product security, safety compliance and quality control. Additionally, in certain cases, consumers can scan a QR code to determine if they are part of a product recall, and companies can then validate those claims via the more secure p-Chip Code microtransponder.
The p-Chip Code tracking tag allows for the serialization of physical materials; counterfeit-resistant security at a scalable price; visibility into secure, granular data across the supply chain; and minimization of the risks and vulnerabilities associated with QR codes alone.
About p-Chip Corporation
Since 2017, p-Chip Corporation has revolutionized the tracking of physical products and materials with its breakthrough microtransponder technology. Its p-Chip tracker, a highly durable technology as small as a grain of salt, functions like a digital anchor for physical items, delivering breakthrough visibility and index-ability at a scalable price point. From pharmaceuticals to electronics, automotive components to agricultural ingredients, companies worldwide rely on patented p-Chip tracking technology to unlock business intelligence, deepen brand loyalty and enhance revenue. To learn more, visit www.p-chip.com.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. retail sales of dog and cat food approached $40 billion in 2021, up 15% over 2020, according to Packaged Facts' just-released Pet Food in the U.S. (September 2022). Over the 2017-2021 period, dog and cat food garnered a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11%.
Recent inflationary prices for pet food only partially spurred that growth. If the pet food market is not wholly proof against hard times, it's very hardily resistant, as proven in the wake of COVID.
Double-digit sales growth in the pet food market—large and ostensibly mature as it is—is driven by ongoing product premiumization, if not "superpremiumization." This long-running trend is currently epitomized by the success of the fresh (refrigerated/frozen) pet food category. Fresh pet food tilts toward human-grade in formulation and to direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales in distribution, albeit now trending rapidly into brick-and-mortar as well. This is market revolution, not evolution.
The writing on the wall for fresh pet food is more like a flashing neon Times Square billboard. Refrigerated pet food pioneer Freshpet is projecting 2025 revenue in the $1 billion to $1.25 billion range. Sealing the deal on the future of fresh, Mars launched its Cesar Fresh Chef refrigerated dog food line in December 2021, and acquired DTC fresh pet food marketer NomNomNow in January 2022.
More broadly speaking, "regular" formulation isn't cutting it for pet food sales growth. Only half of dog and cat owners use regular/adult formulation pet food, in tandem with heightened pet owner attention to the health and wellness needs of pets.
In this vein, pet food sales are benefiting from a reinvigorated focus on superpremium, science-based diets and treats—partly in the wake of the DCM (Dilated Cardiomyopathy) dog food scare, but more broadly due to increased pet-health consciousness in this age of COVID.
Moreover, Packaged Facts reports that 38% of dog owners and 36% of cat owners like the idea of pet food backed by scientific research. Hill's Pet Nutrition, the pioneer of veterinary clinical nutrition with Hill's Prescription Diet pet food, saw full-year net sales for the pet food rising 14% to $3.3 billion. An important focus for Hill's, and a buzzword pet industry-wide, is microbiome.
One of most striking aspects of the current wave of science-based pet foods, according to Pet Food in the U.S. author Shannon Brown, is the overlap of the "natural" and "vet-formulated" themes for product positioning, including in the DTC space. Vet's Kitchen dog and cat foods—"Fresh. Wholesome. Vet-Approved"—exemplifies this product innovation current.
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Letters for USPS Operation Santa Now Accepted
NORTH POLE, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At an event here to celebrate the new Holiday Elves stamps, with Santa, Mrs. Claus, reindeer and the Santa Claus House (on St. Nicholas Drive!) as the backdrop, the Postal Service announced that letters for the 110-year-old USPS Operation Santa program can be sent beginning today — six weeks earlier than previous years. The holiday season is here!
"USPS Operation Santa allows generous customers to grant the holiday wishes of children and families in need. The program is now accepting wish lists for this year's program," said Michael Elston, the Secretary of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, who served as the dedicating official for the stamp event. "We know this is earlier than usual, but we're pretty excited to get the season started and we know kids around the country are eager to write to Santa, using these stamps on the envelopes."
USPS Operation Santa provides an online channel where people can safely and securely help children and families have a magical holiday when they otherwise might not— one letter to Santa at a time. It allows individuals to adopt letters written to Santa and send thoughtful, heartfelt gifts anonymously. USPS Operation Santa is not a guaranteed gift-giving program. It relies solely on the generosity of strangers.
Last year, letters could be sent beginning Nov. 1, 2021. While thousands of letters had been received by the time the USPSOperationSanta.com website opened for letter adoption on Nov. 29, 2021, only 2,500 letters contained the information necessary to be posted. The 2,500 letters were all adopted within ten minutes of the site opening. The Postal Service is hoping more time to send letters equates to many more letters available to adopt on opening day, Nov. 28.
Letters need to include the letter writer's first and last name and a complete return address. A complete return address includes street address, apartment number, if applicable, city, state and ZIP Code. The envelope must have a postage stamp on it to travel through the Postal Service processing systems. The envelope needs to be addressed to: SANTA CLAUS, 123 ELF ROAD, NORTH POLE 88888.
These letters travel to the Santa's US satellite workshop where they are opened and reviewed, personal information is redacted and they are uploaded onto the website, anxiously awaiting adoption by generous people across the country.
For more information, visit USPSOperationSanta.com or usps.com/holidaynews.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to fund its operations.
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