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CHEYENNE – Some employees say Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and its overall health system did not adequately handle an outage that affected its timekeeping and payroll software.
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported March 26 that more than 2,000 CRMC employees were affected when its human resources management system, Kronos Private Cloud, went down Dec. 11 after a larger-scale ransomware attack.
The WTE spoke with three Cheyenne Regional employees who reached out after that story was published. They did not want to be identified because they said they fear retaliation from the hospital.
These employees were frustrated largely because of what they felt was management not being readily available while the system was down. In some cases, they questioned the accuracy of their pay, mainly because it was unclear to them how their paychecks were calculated during the outage.
They claimed that the payroll department was understaffed, and said they felt devalued by certain responses to their frustrations. These workers said they are paid by the hour.
While Kronos was down, the health system’s payroll department manually processed paychecks over five pay cycles, Chief Human Resources Officer Joanna Vilos said previously. Vilos says about 55% of Cheyenne Regional employees were overpaid, while about 45% were underpaid.
“One of our top priorities was to ensure paychecks were issued timely on each and every payday, which we successfully accomplished,” Vilos said in a Thursday statement to the WTE.
Kronos says the core functionality of its payroll software, including “time, scheduling and HR/payroll capabilities,” was restored by Jan. 22. Cheyenne Regional says the software became fully functional in early March, and Vilos said that when the hospital could access the payroll system, it “immediately began reconciling all employees’ paychecks.”
Those who were underpaid received the money they were owed in their March 17 paycheck, an employee said.
Vilos says no personal information was compromised, thanks to the health system’s “robust set of policies and practices against cyberattacks.”
Payroll department
Employees said just two people staffed the health system’s payroll department during the Kronos outage.
In her Thursday statement, Vilos confirmed the payroll team was staffed with two full-time employees, saying it was “supplemented with ongoing assistance from human resources, accounting and administrative staff.”
“I feel like a lot of the over- (and) underpayment stuff could have been prevented if maybe they would have contracted in some outside help, instead of dumping this onto employees,” said a staffer. “We were getting messages of ‘Don’t call payroll, they’re very busy. They’ll set up a room in one of the conference rooms on such and such day from such and such hours. If you have questions, do it then.’”
Since Kronos came back online, the employee said, they’ve been asked to schedule meetings with the payroll department.
Staff said there were several email communications from hospital leadership, but that some aspects were difficult to understand. Employees perceived the messaging as not transparent.
“This is a widespread concern within the organization, and there are a lot of unhappy employees,” one hospital worker said. “There’s a lot of inconsistencies with what they’re saying, and I think that’s one of the primary reasons people are upset is that we’re not getting straightforward answers.”
When one employee scheduled an in-person meeting with a payroll department employee, the hospital worker said she wanted to find out more from payroll about how they’d determined paycheck amounts. According to this hospital worker, payroll did not have information about individual employees’ insurance deductibles, or even pay scale, during at least part of the outage.
“I told (the payroll department employee) that I really wanted to double check and make sure that everything matches up, everything aligns, before I pay anything back, and she said, ‘I will make a note to the VP that you are refusing to pay back the money you owe,’” the hospital worker recalled. “I told her that is not what I said, and later on, she retracted that statement, saying she had never said that. So I did, I got a little riled up with her because I felt that was inappropriate and she was setting me up.”
The employee said she was told that if she did not pay back the money she was told she owed, the amount would be sent to collections.
Inconsistencies
In communications from the health system, an employee said, hospital workers were told to “double check” their paychecks to ensure they were paid correctly.
“But the way they do the pay system, it almost makes it impossible for a person to figure it out. And, for the most part, my paychecks looked accurate. So they just kept saying, you know, just double check, double check,” she said.
But when she sent an email to an employee in the payroll department outlining concerns about discrepancies, the payroll employee “basically kind of wrote it off and said: ‘Just be assured that your paychecks are correct,’” she said.
To this hospital worker, the payroll employee’s comment contradicted what had been said earlier about double-checking pay amounts.
The worker said she was underpaid in her first two paychecks, then overpaid in subsequent February paychecks. This was confusing, because during the periods she was overpaid, she was told Kronos was back up and running.
According to Vilos: “As Kronos came back online, we then had to reconcile each pay period in chronological sequence during the timeframe that Kronos was not operational. The timeframe to complete the reconciliations crossed over an additional two pay periods. Upon completion of December’s payroll reconciliation, we were then able to process and produce (IRS) W-2 tax forms for all employees.
“For many employees, as we estimated payroll based off a previous pay period, the pay, deductions and taxes were a direct reflection of the baseline pay period. In instances where we estimated an increase or bonus payment, the IRS standard tax rate of 22% was applied. In a week’s time, after all reconciliations were completed, all underpayments were made.”
‘Mishandled’
Employees said they were given several options to pay back the money: pay it in a lump sum with check or cash; have the amount taken out of one paycheck; have it taken out over five paychecks; or cash out up to 160 hours of paid time off, and be unable to cash out any more this year.
Vilos said Thursday that “Employees who were overpaid had options to repay directly or through payroll deduction, either over a single pay period or over multiple pay periods, entirely their choice. For employees with hardship or unique challenges, we evaluated each one individually and provided additional options to better meet their unique circumstances.”
One employee said she could tell she was being overpaid, so she set the money aside. She’d taken extra shifts in the weeks leading up to the Kronos outage during a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations. This employee said it was her understanding that at least some of the paychecks during the Kronos outage were based a previous paycheck, meaning her pay during the outage was higher than normal.
She decided to pay the amount back all at once.
“When you have to write a check for (thousands of dollars), even though you know that it was overpayment money, it still kind of takes your breath away,” the employee said.
Another said that, although she’s been told she only owes a few hundred dollars, she’s still trying to parse out the accuracy of her pay.
Employees said they were instructed to keep manual timesheets to give to their supervisors during the outage. It was unclear whether these timesheets were used to calculate employee pay, as employees also said they were told their pay over the next five cycles was based on the amount in their Dec. 10 paycheck.
Vilos said CRMC “used a recent, previous pay period as the baseline for the five pay periods that Kronos was not fully operational, and estimates were made off of that baseline pay period.”
Some of the employees said that the money they may owe isn’t the main problem.
“The point is that they mishandled this situation,” one employee said. “They didn’t get the help that they desired or needed. (A payroll department employee) said that she made the choice, along with her supervisors, to not hire any extra employees or outside help to do payroll. So it was just two (payroll) employees for the 2,200 (total Cheyenne Regional) employees.”
This employee said she’s lost some of her confidence in management following this incident.
All the employees who spoke to the WTE said they were aware of situations where hourly hospital workers were drastically over- or underpaid.
One person said she and colleagues had been discussing the possibility of contacting a labor organization, though they weren’t clear on exactly who to go to or where to start. She said they just wanted someone “impartial” to investigate how things were handled.
“This has been a difficult and challenging situation that we, and thousands of other Kronos clients, had to work through,” Vilos wrote. “It has been difficult on our payroll, accounting and HR staff, as well as every single employee. We regret any inconvenience or frustration this has caused. Now we are moving forward as our system has been restored, historical accuracy adjudicated and normal payroll functionality resumed.”
A different perspective
After the WTE contacted Cheyenne Regional with specific questions regarding these employee complaints, a hospital spokesperson said she had reached out to department managers. The spokesperson said she believed there were “many employees who may have a different point of view” than those who said they’d had negative experiences.
One additional employee then contacted the WTE. She also asked to remain anonymous.
This hospital worker, who is also hourly, said the payroll disruption didn’t have much of an effect on her.
“I always know how many hours I work every day. So, for me, it wasn’t a big deal,” she said.
The employee said the collective feeling within her small department was one of empathy toward payroll employees, understanding that they had a daunting, complex task on their hands.
“So, I think for me personally and the people around me,” she said, “it was just like, ‘Oh, gosh, those poor people are going to be overwhelmed.”
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Recently arrested by the Cheyenne Police Department:
Amy D. Manzanares, 35, of East Pershing Boulevard for misdemeanor domestic battery, interference with a peace officer without injury and simple assault on a police officer at 7 p.m. Wednesday at her residence.
Lorenzo J. Martinez, 33, transient, for misdemeanor fighting/riotous conduct and public intoxication at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of West Lincolnway.
Latalia C. Carson, 42, transient, for misdemeanor refusing to obey at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of West 18th Street; and for misdemeanor unlawful entry onto property at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of West Lincolnway.
Tillman H. Dickson, 30, of Terry Road on a misdemeanor warrant for failure to pay at 9:29 a.m. Wednesday in the 4200 block of Windmill Road.
Michael R. Skretteberg, 51, transient, for misdemeanor entering into/on other person’s property and malicious mischief at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Ames Avenue and Parsley Boulevard; and for misdemeanor entering into/on other person’s property at 4:25 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Ames Avenue and Parsley Boulevard.
Kimberly S. Adams, 50, of East Fourth Street on two misdemeanor warrants for failure to appear at 12 a.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of East Fourth Street.
Bruce D. Teitel, 63, transient, for misdemeanor unlawful entry onto property at 11:17 a.m. Tuesday in the 2300 block of West Lincolnway.
Frankie E. Boyd Jr., unknown age, of 27th Street for misdemeanor unlawful entry onto property, fighting/riotous conduct and interfering/obstructing, and on a misdemeanor municipal warrant at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday in the 1700 block of Fleischli Parkway.
Jim Dement, 58, of Sterling, Colorado, for misdemeanor entering into/on another person’s property at 3 a.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of Martin Luther King Court.
Henry Gonzales, 47, transient, for misdemeanor unlawful entry onto property, possession of marijuana and interfering/obstructing at 10:22 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Campstool Road and Logan Avenue.
Karlee M. Cartwright, 27, of Gordon Road on a misdemeanor warrant for failure to pay at 9:25 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Teton Street and Morrie Avenue.
Rachel V. Hernandez, 44, of East Ninth Street on a misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear at 5:58 p.m. Monday at her residence.
Patrick M. Jimenez, 35, of East Ninth Street on a felony warrant for failure to appear and a misdemeanor warrant for failure to pay at 5:45 p.m. Monday at East Ninth Street and Russell Avenue.
Jonathan C. Chavez, 35, of Reed Avenue for misdemeanor interference with a peace officer (no injury), unlawful entry into occupied structure and possession of a methamphetamine-type drug, and on misdemeanor warrants for failure to appear and failure to comply at 4:02 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of West Seventh Street.
Crystal F. Parker, 43, of East Prosser Road for felony burglary at 3:59 p.m. Monday in the 200 block of East Fifth Street.
Julia E. Tate, 37, transient on a felony warrant for failure to appear out of Larimer County, Colorado, at 1:26 p.m. Monday in the 1400 block of West Lincolnway.
Christopher M. Ledney, 31, of Hynds Avenue for misdemeanor public intoxication and rude, improper or indecent behavior at 1:26 p.m. in the 200 block of West Fox Farm Road.
Cleophus G. Moore, 36, of West 25th Street on a felony warrant for aggravated assault with injury at 11 a.m. Monday at East 25th Street and Morrie Avenue.
Mark A. Sisco, 57, transient, for misdemeanor public intoxication at 1:40 a.m. Monday in the 300 block of East Lincolnway.
Recently arrested by the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office:
David A. Schmidt, 28, transient, for felony motor vehicle theft and misdemeanor possession of a methamphetamine-type drug at 3:57 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of West 10th Street.
Jeffrey T. Bailey, 42, of Snowy River Road for misdemeanor violation of a protection order at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of Utah Street.
Nathaniel K. Gunn, 20, of Pinto Lane for misdemeanor unauthorized use of a motor vehicle (joyriding) at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Laramie County jail, 1910 Pioneer Ave.
Benjamin J.G. Woodworth, 31, of Interstate 80 Service Road for misdemeanor violation of a protection order at 4:36 p.m. Monday in the 50 block of Interstate 25 Service Road.
Ernesto J. Mata, 42, of Cody Lane on a felony court order at 2:55 p.m. Monday at the Laramie County Governmental Complex, 309 W. 20th St.
Derrick L. Smith, 25, of Laramie, on a misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear at 2:49 p.m. Monday at the Laramie County jail.
Jay D. O’Brien, 36, of Laramie, on misdemeanor warrants for property destruction and simple assault at 2:49 p.m. Monday at the Laramie County jail.
Randolph K. Urquidez, 63, of Sparks Road on a misdemeanor warrant for failure to comply at 10 a.m. Monday at the Laramie County Governmental Complex.
Tracy D. Hoops, 47, of Maryland Court on a felony warrant for strangulation of a household member (serious injury) and misdemeanor warrants for domestic battery, aggravated assault with injury, fleeing/eluding, careless driving, speeding and failure to stop at a stop sign at 9:21 a.m. Monday at the Laramie County jail.
Recently arrested by Wyoming Highway Patrol:
Jessey M. Hardee-Smith, 28, of Tower Junction Road for misdemeanor driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and controlled substance and open container of alcohol at 10:21 p.m. Tuesday at milepost 10 on northbound Interstate 25.
Timothy B. Duke, 34, of Lunsford Drive for misdemeanor driving with a suspended license, failure to have required mirrors and possession of a controlled substance in powder form, and on a misdemeanor warrant out of Carbon County for failure to pay child support at 2:30 p.m. Monday at an unknown location in Laramie County.
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“I’m a little shocked,” Nebraska state Sen. Bruce Bostelman told colleagues, describing “something called furries.”
Bostleman explained, “If you don’t know what furries are, it’s where schoolchildren dress up as animals – cats or dogs – during the school day. They meow and bark, and they interact with their school, with their teachers in this fashion. Now, schools are wanting to put litter boxes in the schools for these children to use.”
He asked, “How is this sanitary?”
The better question: “Is this true?” Of course not.
Sen. Bostleman was raised in Superior, Nebraska, a small farming town whose population today is south of 2,000. I’m guessing his salt-of-the-earth Lutheran parents, teachers and neighbors taught him the difference between truth and lies.
His teachers in that rural schoolhouse certainly told him about George Washington chopping down the cherry tree, how young George admitted his transgression. The first president is remembered for saying “I cannot tell a lie.” President Trump’s phrase would be “I cannot tell the truth.”
Bostleman became an apostle. As has Herschel Walker and Harriet Hageman.
Walker could have been remembered as a Heisman Trophy winning all-star football player. He, too, was raised in a small town by salt-of-the-earth parents who taught him not to lie. As Trump’s handpicked candidate for the Senate in Georgia, he’s been assuring voters he’s not just some jock, that he graduated in the top 1% of his class. Now, he admits he didn’t graduate at all. So, he’ll be remembered as just another Trumpian liar.
We have that phenomenon here. A woman with honest rural roots who one would expect knows better becomes opportunistic by saying whatever it takes to earn Trump’s approval. Harriet Hageman so pines to be a congresswoman that she turned against her old friend Liz Cheney, and now can’t find the truth.
Mega-Trump donor Lynn Friess says, “Harriet has Wyoming in her DNA.” If true, there was some genetic manipulation in the generation following Harriet’s father. For a dozen years, he was a citizen legislator in the noblest sense of that title. He spent his life in selfless public service. All who knew him remember his decency, honesty and integrity.
Jim Hageman was as honest as the day is long. I’m sure he taught his daughter the difference between lies and truth. Dishonesty may get you elected to Congress in the Trump era. It’s still disrespectful of people like Jim who believe in the Code of the West.
Harriet was raised better than to support Trump. In 2016, she admitted as much, calling Trump “the weakest candidate,” attributing his success to Democrats she falsely claimed voted in Republican primaries. Before betraying her upbringing, she was painfully honest about Trump, warning Republicans he was “racist and xenophobic.” Harriet recognized the real Trump until becoming blinded by ambition.
Kissing the ring, she claimed Democrats tricked her into opposing Trump. Hageman told the “failing” New York Times, “I heard and believed the lies Democrats and Liz Cheney’s friends in the media were telling at the time, but that is ancient history, as I quickly realized that their allegations against President Trump were untrue.”
Hageman called Trump “the greatest president of my lifetime (her lifetime includes Ronald Reagan’s presidency), and I am proud to have been able to renominate him in 2020. I’m proud to strongly support him today.”
What part of her soul was forfeited? She says we don’t know whether Joe Biden was legally elected president because of 2020 election “fraud.” As an attorney, she’s aware such allegations would mean disbarment if made in a Wyoming courtroom because she is lying.
I quit trying to tell people how to vote long ago. It’s none of my business how you vote.
Just an observation. If Ms. Congressman Wannabee ran in a party-members-only election, where only Wyoming’s Oath-Keeper-led GOP could vote, she might win. Sorry. Wyoming holds public elections. All voters get to be heard, and unfortunately for Ms. Hageman, they will be heard. And most are not fond of dishonest politicians.
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In her April 3 letter to the editor, Rose Burrows is interpreting Satan’s contract that appears in "Not My Idea" incorrectly. She thinks it “pit[s] race against race, calling one race inherently evil.”
The contract states, “Whiteness gets to mess endlessly with the lives of your friends, neighbors and loved ones and all fellow humans of color for the purpose of profit. The only price is your soul. Sign below.” Burrows interprets “whiteness” to mean the white race. I see “whiteness” here referring to white privilege. If one signs this contract, they are saying they want to use white privilege for profit. If you don’t sign, you still acknowledge that there is white privilege, but don’t want to use it to your advantage.
Since I am well under 350 words, I would also like to respond to S. Michael Melia’s letter on the same day, where he attempts to define male and female, using the science of XX and XY chromosomes, what I knew about sex determination when I was in high school. Science has acquired more knowledge since then.
Science in the News states, ”When it comes to sex chromosomes, X’s and Y’s are not the only ingredients available. Many other sex determination systems [boldface in the original] exist, and the concept of 'male' vs. 'female' isn’t quite as simple as humans once thought.” For further explanation, the reader can go to https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2016/im-xy-know-sex-determination-systems-101/.
I remember when I was in my early 20s in Honduras, visiting an orphanage run by nuns. The nun giving us a tour of the facilities pointed out a child running around and wearing a dress. She told us the child was a hermaphrodite, that they had taken “her” to the States to be tested. Tests showed the child had more estrogen than testosterone, so they were dressing the child as a girl and referring to the child as a girl. When the child got older, they planned to take “her” back to the States for an operation to take away the male organs with which she was born.
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Budget time in the city! Sadly, I see no mention of me. I live in a nice house with nice neighbors, but that’s where it ends. The neighborhoods around me have grown into sort of a ghetto appearance. The streets have so many patches and holes, even Aunt Bee couldn’t fix them.
Who was the dolt that decided that the homeowners also own their own sidewalks? All the sidewalks are trashed. What homeowner has the money to repair sidewalks?
So when I see yet another brass critter or cowboy go up downtown, I have to wonder when it will be our time for renewal. Did Lincolnway really need islands? So, it seems that the city is more geared toward the people who visit here and not so much the people who actually live and work here.
I decided to take a drive. I noticed the canal that runs on the north side of Dell Range. It is supposed to be for a flood relief system. Yet, it is so overgrown with weeds and bushes and tons of trash actually stuck in the branches that I have to wonder, wouldn’t it become a damn instead of a flood release system?
But then I observed even main streets are following in this wake of disrepair. And then I found actual neighborhoods that the streets still aren’t even paved! And I don’t mean the people who live on the hills. Right in the core of Cheyenne.
Is Cheyenne just a poor city with zero budget for anything but tourism? Or is it just no representation for the actual outer city communities? Surely the ruling class is aware of this decay. Right?
Well, I can still hope for more. Maybe a budget for repaving? Maybe some politician will become illuminated with the idea of getting a contractor to bid on multiple square blocks of concrete work at a reduced rate and then perhaps the city kick in a bit, making it within grasp of the homeowners to have the sidewalks repaired.
But maybe we are just a poor town on the plains after all.
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My ex-husband and retired VP of BP International taught me a few things about the oil industry. One, that the "easy" oil in this country is gone, which has created a whole new process called fracking. Expensive, particularly with water resources.
And the hundreds of leases that companies have stockpiled for years now are still a risk for drillers. Oil has to be well over current price per barrel to justify the risk. Stopping regulations may help some of the small oil companies now operating in Wyoming, but they are still gambling on producing anything worth current oil prices.
As my ex helped develop the oil fields in Siberia, he taught us about world markets. That, no matter the source, it all goes on to the world market. So that the Keystone XL pipeline, owned by Canada, will flow tar sands in two more extensions.
There already exists one pipeline in the U.S. But that production profit flows to Canada, not the USA. It adds to the world supply, but will still sell at current per-barrel prices. All Americans will get is the cost for leakage as the pipelines like Keystone are notorious for not having proper leak stoppage. (Those pressure valves are expensive.)
As the world responds to the war in Ukraine, the ex-president still appears wavering in his allegiance to Putin. The man he called a genius and very smart, because he knew him very, very well. Well the genius has started a war that has most of the world shocked. Except a few, who in particular, want the oil and gas produced in Russia. Particularly China.
So, Wyoming's dream of selling coal to China is probably unlikely. The Republicans voted against aid to Ukraine until this last week. Perhaps conservatives remembered they once supported democracies above their support for oil and gas companies. Never mind support for a man who still can't admit he was wrong about Putin, wrong about COVID and wrong about our elections.
Oil prices are not set by national or state interests. You would think our two senators would understand that.
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The state is poor role model. You've probably heard the quotation from the Bible that says something like: "The love of money is the root of many kinds of evil." I was reminded of this the other day when I received my car registration in the mail – $550 for a sticker that allows me to drive without being incarcerated.
There are many who interpret the above passage to mean the love of ill-gotten gain, otherwise known as "envy." I am told not to envy the possessions of others, but when I look to the state to set the example for me, it fails miserably!
Why does the state get more money (as a percentage) for a license plate sticker based on the sticker on the window at the dealership? Does it take more time and effort to process my paperwork for an expensive motor vehicle than it does for a less-expensive, older one? No.
The only answer for why it costs more is greed. You might then ask, how do we pay for roads? The logical answer to that is simple. The more damage that is done to roads and to the air we all breathe, the more you pay.
A flat fee for 10,000 miles a year of driving based on the weight of your vehicle and how much pollution it puts out. You can apply for a rebate if a vehicle is not driven much. Electric cars may not contribute to pollution, but they are heavy (batteries) and should pay "their fair share" for road repair, and maybe a little more to cover the losses from not paying fuel tax. At the very least, this will set the example for a fair tax that doesn't punish you for wanting to drive a nice car.
I would love to buy another high-dollar electric car/truck, but I will wait till I'm living somewhere else that has an equitable way of paying for that privilege.
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How long will it last? No, we’re not referring to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which started more than two years ago.
We’re talking about one of the few good things to result from the public health emergency – the ability to watch a government meeting from the comfort of your home or office and to testify remotely.
So far, even though COVID-19 case numbers have dropped off dramatically statewide, we’ve seen very few signs of government entities in Wyoming preparing to cut off virtual access. A few have even remained online only. But as with other aspects of our everyday lives, we’re guessing many officials are looking forward to returning to normal (whatever that means these days).
We just hope the “new normal” includes the ability to continue livestreaming meetings on your internet connected device of choice and offer your input without driving sometimes hundreds of miles to another part of the state.
We became concerned this might not be the case when we first reviewed the agenda for last Friday’s meeting of the Wyoming Legislature’s Management Council. The final 30 minutes of the meeting called for Legislative Service Office Director Matt Obrecht to lead a discussion of “Remote Testimony and Streaming of Meetings.”
A phone conversation with Mr. Obrecht early last week reassured us, however, that the Legislature has no plans to end livestreaming or remote testimony. Instead, the agenda item was to consider a request from the Equality State Policy Center that citizens be allowed to register to testify on the day an agenda item is scheduled to be addressed, rather than the current requirement of 5 p.m. the day before.
As with the location of interim meetings, whether to allow this last-minute registration would be at the committee chairperson’s discretion. (After discussing the proposal and various alternatives Friday, the Management Council ultimately declined to make any changes.)
The rumor floating around before we had a chance to talk things over with Mr. Obrecht was that the Legislature wanted to cut off all remote testimony and only hear from people who attended meetings in person. No doubt, some lawmakers would like to do just that. We heard some grumbling to that effect during this year’s budget session, and we occasionally saw evidence of committee chairs prioritizing those in the room over those waiting online.
Others have said it’s time to cut off such access because it’s not being used much these days. Mr. Obrecht agreed that the amount of remote testimony this year has dropped off from its peak in 2021, when it was used heavily during both the general session and the special session related to COVID-19 vaccines. But especially on controversial topics such as abortion and transgender athletes, many people from all walks of life still sought to offer their perspective from wherever they call home.
And that’s as it should be – year-round, not just during the session. Because if lawmakers who chair interim committees are going to retain the right to hold meetings in their hometowns and other locations, it’s imperative that remote testimony be facilitated as much as possible.
Plus, some of our elected officials these days are bad at responding to emails or phone calls, so the only way you know you’re being heard is to testify during public meetings. (Or to make your voice heard in the voting booth.)
Why should someone have to take time off from work and arrange for child care so they can drive across the state for 10 minutes of engagement with their elected officials? Thanks to the technology available today, they shouldn’t.
Even though livestreaming existed well before March 2020, it wasn’t widely adopted by the Wyoming Legislature or most other governing bodies in the state until people were asked to stay home to limit the spread of a deadly contagion. In the Legislature’s case, the $300 million renovation of the state Capitol was completed without the capacity to livestream. Thanks to federal COVID-19 relief funds, though, the state was able to spend $300,000 to add audio-visual equipment to all 10 meeting rooms in the Capitol complex.
The state also has dedicated two conference rooms in the Thyra Thompson Building in Casper to legislative meetings, Mr. Obrecht told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Those should be available sometime next month, giving lawmakers another option for improved public access to government.
Here in Laramie County, the Cheyenne City Council has continued to facilitate livestreaming and remote testimony, even when it was forced to temporarily relocate meetings due to boiler problems at the Municipal Building (largely thanks to Laramie County School District 1, which livestreams its meetings). Taking into account both the unpredictable weather and the fact older residents tend to be more engaged than their younger counterparts, it makes sense for this to continue.
And since the Laramie County Board of Commissioners meets at 3:30 p.m. on a weekday, it’s vitally important that livestreaming and remote testimony be available for that group of decision-makers, too.
It would be easy to assume that now that these services have become a regular part of the way these boards operate, they will always be available. But we all know nothing is guaranteed. The county had trouble with its desk-mounted microphones last week and had to pivot to handhelds. What if they decided not to put money into repairs or new equipment?
The best way to ensure these services remain in place is to use them. That doesn’t mean wasting the valuable time of our elected officials with meaningless blather. But when you have helpful suggestions, questions or supportive comments, take a few minutes to hop online and share them.
If you don’t, you may find yourself without the ability to do so in the future.
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CHEYENNE – Much like it had done throughout Saturday afternoon, Cheyenne Central spent the 99th minute pounding shots into Campbell County’s defense.
The Indians collected rebound after rebound and sent the ball right back into a mass of defenders.
Eventually, the ball found the feet of sophomore Sam Shumway, who put it past Camels goalkeeper Brady Tompkins for the go-ahead goal during a 2-1 overtime victory at Riske Field.
“That was very satisfying, especially in that time and place of the game,” Shumway said. “But it wasn’t just me. The whole team worked hard the whole time to keep creating chances the whole match.
“We were working off each other, making good runs and clearing space. We had so many balls that just got blocked.”
The Indians controlled the match, taking 32 shots to just eight for Campbell County. That included a 16-7 advantage in shots on goal, and an 11-2 edge in corner kicks.
“The balance and defensive posture of all the players on the field, especially the back four, was great,” Central coach Tim Denisson said. “They stayed fixed to the dangers.”
The Indians’ scoring chances came early. Shumway had a shot right on the doorstep off a corner kick in the fourth minute, but Tompkins was there to make the save with contact.
In the 34th minute, freshman Justin Hendren hit a hard shot that slammed off Campbell County defender Javier Hernandez’s back. The Camels counter-attacked off that opportunity, and Joey Von Aschwege eventually got behind the defense.
Central junior defender Ignatius John sprinted back to recover and try to stall Von Aschwege. John forced Von Ashwege to play the ball back to the center of the field. John stole the ball and cleared it out of harm’s way.
Senior Caden Smith put Central up with a shot from about 25 yards out in the 60th minute. He said he took a tip from assistant coach Dirk Dijkstal when he got space to shoot.
“He told me that during warm-ups he was trying to aim wider, but it came back in with a nasty curve,” Smith said. “I tried to open up a little bit and see where the ball went, and it worked.”
Joel Varela knotted the score in the 76th by striking a bouncing free kick past Central senior goalkeeper Jackson Cook.
Central had two quality scoring chances late in the first half of overtime. The first came when Christian Arbuckle’s header off a corner kick was saved in the 87th. Samuel Lucas Smith ripped a right-footed shot that Tompkins played over the crossbar for a corner kick in the 89th.
Dennison said the Indians’ play was quite a bit different Saturday than during its 2-0 loss to Sheridan on Friday.
“We were sporadic and pretty much undependable (Friday), but here they were a lock to make the first pass and fourth pass with a lot of depth and width from our defense to hold them down,” Denisson said. “We used the width across the field. Our wings did a great job.
“This was a complete effort by this club from a team that’s been really successful.”
CENTRAL 2, CAMPBELL CO. 1, OT
Halftime: 0-0. Regulation: 1-1.
Goals: CC, C. Smith (unassisted), 60. CAM, Varela (Angelo), 76. CC, Shumway (S. Smith), 99.
Shots: CAM 8, CC 32. Shots on goal: CAM 7, CC 16. Saves: CAM 14 (Tompkins); CC 6 (Cook).
Corner kicks: CAM 2, CC 11. Offsides: CAM 1, CC 1. Fouls: CAM 13, CC 5. Yellow cards: CAM 2 (Aguayo, 68. Bench, 99).
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CROSS-COUNTRY: Central's Rohde takes fourth in Florida Apr 10, 2022 47 min ago Comments Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save CHEYENNE — Cheyenne Central junior Toren Rohde took fourth overall in the 7-mile bridge run in Marathon, Florida, on April 2.The 17-year-old clocked in with a time of 41 minutes, 34 seconds to finish first in his age division. The race consisted of over 1,300 runners. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Recommended for you Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus Latest Special Section 2021 Wyoming Football Preview To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. Trending Now Wyoming QBs welcome competition Early takeaways from UW spring practice Wyoming lands commitment from USC guard Ethan Anderson Allen has become a more balanced hitter for Central USC forward Max Agbonkpolo commits to Wyoming Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Error! There was an error processing your request. 2022 Wyoming Legislature Updates Sign up to receive daily headlines on the 2022 Wyoming Legislature session. News Updates Would you like to receive our daily news? Sign up today! News Updates - Laramie Boomerang Want to keep updated on news headlines? Sign up today! News Updates - Rawlins Times Would you like to receive our daily news? Sign up today! News Updates - Wyoming Business Report Would you like to receive our daily news? Sign up today! You must select at least one email list. Please enter a valid email address. Sign up Manage your lists
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CHEYENNE — Sophomore Katie Hinz pitched a no-hitter as Cheyenne Central swept a road twinbill over Wheatland on Saturday.
Hinz’s no-hitter guided the Indians to a 14-0 win in the conference portion of the games. She struck out 15 and allowed just one walk in six innings of work.
Central scored three or more runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth inning to pull away, including a three-run home run from Brogan Allen in the top of the fourth and a two-run home run from Allen in the top of the sixth.
Izzy Kelly was 5 for 5 with 3 RBI, two doubles and four runs for Central. Taylor Gebhart was 2 for 4 with three RBI, including a two-run homer that started the Indians’ scoring, and Drue Mirich added a solo home run.
Taryn Potts went the distance in the circle to lift the Indians to a 10-2 win in the backend of the doubleheader.
Potts allowed one run on two hits while fanning nine batters.
Ashley Bunch’s two-run home run put Central ahead 2-0 in the first frame, and the Indians followed with a four-run second inning. Gebhart knocked in two more runs with a double, and Allen was 2 for 2 with a triple. Kelly also drove home a run.
Thunder Basin 17 Cheyenne South 5
CHEYENNNE – Allie Robért was 3 for 3 at the plate with two RBI, a double and a triple for Cheyenne South in a 17-5 loss to Thunder Basin on Saturday in Gillette.
Alyssa Albaugh gave South a 1-0 led in the top of the first inning after stealing home, but the Bolts countered with a six-run inning to take a lead they maintained.
Jaylen Wunder was 1 for 3, and also drove in two runs for the Bison. Charleigh Mellish and Albaugh split time in the circle for South.
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CHEYENNE – Defensive miscues and missed opportunities in its attack plagued Cheyenne East on Saturday afternoon.
The Thunderbirds allowed Sheridan to score two first-half goals, both coming on defensive breakdowns. On the other side of the pitch, they couldn’t convert opportunities into goals. The combination led to a 4-0 Sheridan victory at Okie Blanchard Stadium.
“I thought our energy and mindset was there in the first half, and really, we make two mistakes – don’t mark up one of the premier players in the state on the first goal, and give away a ball in a bad place on the second goal,” East coach Ryan Cameron said. “We give up those two mistakes when they only had four total shots on goal in the first half.”
It didn’t take long for the Broncs to find the back of the net. In the third minute, sophomore Dane Steel received a pass from Colson Coon near the top of the penalty area, controlled it with his chest and sent it to the right of East goalkeeper Joseph Wheeler.
East responded with its own attack, finding itself on a pair of breakaways that led to two shots from Carlos Moreno.
In the 24th minute, a free kick from East junior Chase White led to a Brenden Bohlmann shot, but the kick cleared the top crossbar. The T-Birds continued to connect and find some quality looks through the half, with their best opportunity coming in the 29th. Hunter Sallee found Hunter Onisto on a through ball down the left side of the field. Onisto forced Sheridan goalie Chris Larson to come out of goal, leaving Onisto with an empty net, but he couldn’t finish the shot.
Sheridan (6-1 overall, 4-1 Class 4A East Conference) doubled its advantage in the 36th when Steel netted his second goal of the contest off an assist from Bae-John Heyneman.
From that point on, the Broncs controlled the match.
“We got to the second half, and they dominated possession, they dominated shots, they dominated us in the second half. We gotta find a way to just keep working and find a way to right this ship,” Cameron said. “Our effort was there, for the most part, but what we have to get better at is between the ears, cleaning up mistakes.”
The T-Birds (1-5, 0-3) went into halftime with seven shots. They finished the contest with eight while struggling to maintain possession in the second half.
“We just need to come out strong and work and move together as a team from the back so we give ourselves more opportunities,” White said. “We were good physically, we just have to figure out how to move forward and get the ball going upfield.”
The Broncs’ third goal came in the 58th minute, when Reed Rabon connected with Coon, who was slashing in front of the net and buried the close-range shot. A Matthew Ketner penalty kick in the 69th capped the scoring for the Broncs.
Following a four-goal outing against Natrona County, the T-Birds have struggled offensively to put points on the board. They’ve scored just once in their previous four matches.
“We’re going to get better, for sure. We’re definitely going to keep working,” White said. “We’re going to find that next level, that’s for sure.”
SHERIDAN 4, EAST 0
Goals: Sheridan, Steel (Coon), 2. Sheridan, Steel (Heyneman), 36. Sheridan, Coon (Rabon), 58. Sheridan, Ketner (penalty kick), 69.
Shots: SH 18, CE 9. Shots on goal: SH 8, CE 3. Saves: SH 8 (Larson), CE 4 (Wheeler, Fisbeck).
Corner kicks: SH 8, CE 1. Offsides: SH 3, CE 3. Fouls: SH 10, CE 6.
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LARAMIE – In a spring filled with position battles for the University of Wyoming, the Cowboys’ starting weakside linebacker role is as wide open as any spot on the team.
UW linebackers coach Aaron Bohl says returning sophomores Shae Suiaunoa and Connor Shay are “probably the lead two right now,” but he also points to Michigan State transfer Cole DeMarzo and redshirt freshmen Sam Scott and Read Sunn as players that have made progress at the position. Bohl expects the competition for the No. 1 spot to go all the way up to the Aug. 27 season opener at Illinois, and potentially beyond.
“We’re going to have a really deep room,” Bohl said. “We’re going to be nowhere near naming a starter at the end of spring. It’s going to go all the way up to the first game, and even during the season, because I think we have a lot of guys with a lot of talent that are going to earn the right to play. I’m excited to see that develop.”
Suiaunoa was working with the starters during Thursday’s practice, which featured the first full-contact action of the spring. However, he knows he has plenty of work ahead to prove he deserves a starting role.
“There’s always a chip on my shoulder,” Suiaunoa said. “Even though I’m running with the ones right now, I’m never going to think that I’m starting. Anything can happen, so I’m always fighting for my spot and making sure I’m on my toes every day.”
An all-district quarterback at Clear Lake High in Houston, it’s been a learning process for Suiaunoa to adjust to playing linebacker at the Division I level.
Listed at 6-foot-3, 232 pounds, he certainly looks the part now. And after totaling 13 tackles in limited action during his first three years with the Pokes, he’s begun to develop the confidence and instincts necessary to make an impact at the position.
“Shae’s confidence has really grown, which is good to see,” Bohl said. “He was a high school quarterback, and never played a snap of defense hardly until he got here. To see him grow into playing more defense has been good.
“He’s growing in reading his keys, in confidence and all that. He’s a guy that always knew the playbook and knew what to do, but it’s (different) to see a picture on the defensive side and be able to react. For him to grow in that area has been good.”
Added Suiaunoa: “It starts with confidence in myself. With my natural ability, I just have to go out there and play ball. I’ve been doing this my whole life, so I have to go out and play the way I have been for all these years. I’m building confidence in myself, just by understanding the playbook and seeing things faster.”
Shay, a three-star prospect out of Danville, California, recorded three tackles while seeing his first playing time with the Cowboys in 2021. He says he’s improved his blitz moves and pass coverage throughout the offseason, but the biggest difference has been gaining a better grasp of the defense.
“I’m understanding the playbook a little more,” Shay said. “Last year was off and on, and I wasn’t very consistent with it. This year, I feel a lot more confident. I’ve been here long enough to where it’s almost second-nature.”
Bohl agrees with Shay’s assessment.
“He was always a guy that could run and tackle, and we knew that,” Bohl said. “For him to be able to understand the defense at the next level – and not just understand his job, but how everything else fits – has been fun to see this spring.”
As one of three Power Five transfers to join UW in 2022, DeMarzo is understandably a source of intrigue heading into next season.
The former three-star recruit is listed at 6-foot-4, 228 pounds, after appearing in one game for Michigan State last fall. With a complex defensive system to learn, he has a ways to go before he’ll be ready to play significant snaps for the Cowboys. However, his natural ability has Wyoming’s coaching staff excited about his potential.
“(Thursday) was the first day I ever got to see him tackle in my life, which is good to see,” Bohl said. “He’s just going to have to get used to the playbook and seeing new spots. He’s put on about 12 pounds this year and making sure he’s still carrying it well, and we’ll keep improving his pad level. He has a lot of natural gifts.”
Given UW’s depth at the linebacker position, it wouldn’t be surprising for the Pokes to use a rotation of guys at the weakside spot.
They employed this strategy in 2020, as Easton Gibbs and Chuck Hicks combined for 69 tackles, four sacks, two fumble recoveries and an interception. This produced fairly successful results for Wyoming, which ranked in the top third of the Mountain West in scoring, total, rushing, passing and third-down defense.
A lack of experience at the position created some uncertainty heading into that season, just as it does this year. With an array of options to choose from, the Cowboys hope they can get another productive campaign from their weakside linebackers.
“I think there’s about six guys in the linebacker room that I could see playing on the field for us this year right now,” Bohl said. “I’m excited to see some depth and see how that all shakes out. People are going to find their roles, and it’s going to be a fun spring.”
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GUANGZHOU, China, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 131st Canton Fair is set to open this April, and preparatory work for the Fair is well underway.
"Since establishing the New Energy section at the 116th Canton Fair, the development of China's new energy industry is moving at breakneck speed," Alan Liu, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Canton Fair, tells the journalist. As China attaches significant importance to clean energy development, unprecedented opportunities are provided for enterprises at home and abroad.
Energy is fundamental for human survival and development. In the early days of the founding of the PRC, the industry developed slowly due to insufficient energy productivity and low production levels. At that time, China needed to import basic commodities for lighting in daily life and furnace coke used in the iron and steel industry.
With rapid development over 70 years, China has grown into the largest energy producer across the globe. From importing energy products to the "dual carbon," goal, from a country short of oil to a "world hydropower kingdom", the Canton Fair has witnessed the extraordinary course of China's energy industry transition.
To reach climate and sustainable development goals, China proposed the targets of peak carbon by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060 and made it clear that during the 14th Five Year Plan period, a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system would be built to control the total amount of fossil fuel used and shift to renewable energy. It has become a consensus among Chinese energy companies to focus on advanced technologies and innovation capabilities.
The recent games in Beijing have also become a vivid sample of China's transition toward carbon neutrality. A series of green power supply projects, represented by the Zhangbei VSC-HVDC project, ensured these games were the first to be 100 percent supplied by green power. It is expected to reduce standard coal burning by 128,000 tons and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 320,000 tons. At night, the glittering "Ice Ribbon" has left a deep impression on the global audience.
Alan Liu says, the Canton Fair will encourage and attract more green enterprises to participate, promote the full-scale green development of the exhibition, create a new model of a zero-carbon exhibition hall, set a green benchmark in the exhibition industry, and serve the national "dual carbon" strategy.
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GUANGZHOU, China, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 131st Canton Fair will be held online from April 15-24. The top trading event in China is once again ready to open its arms to the world.
China's "Two Sessions" have already concluded in Beijing, yet topics on the innovation-driven development strategy are still much discussed among China's chemical industry. As a pillar of the national economy, China's chemical industry is large in scale, long in the industrial chain, concentrated in capital and technology, and massive in driving effect. However, the demand for high-end chemical productions, pronouncedly the new chemical materials, has greatly outrun the supply, making China dependent on imports of superconducting chemical materials featuring high strength, high heat resistance, high ultra-purity, super-fine, high wear resistance.
Thanks to the implementation of the 14th Five-Year Plan Development Guideline for Petroleum and Chemicals and the Long-Range Objectives through the Year 2035, China's basic chemicals industry reaches a tipping point for crucial changes, and high-end, green chemical products become a new trend. A number of key technologies for new chemical materials and high-end chemicals, such as POE and environmental-friendly catalysts, have been developed and obtained patents, breaking foreign monopolies.
The Canton Fair is a world-renowned comprehensive trading event, bringing together Chinese chemical brands and global buyers. The past sessions have witnessed a large number of transactions on high value-added chemical products, special products and brand products, such as silicone, adhesives, special coatings, and plastic products, which buyers favor. Chemical manufacturers with strong R&D and innovation capabilities are thriving with considerable turnover.
Accelerated industrial upgrading is also bringing new opportunities to China's chemical industry. According to CINIC, China's petrochemical industry reported a revenue of RMB14.45 trillion in 2021, up 30% year-on-year; total profits of RMB1.16 trillion, up 126.8%; total imports and exports of US$860.08 billion, up 38.7% compared with last year.
Maggie Pu, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Canton Fair, says that Canton Fair has been promoting "Intelligent Manufacturing in China" to the international arena. As with the "Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality" strategy, this year's Canton Fair will continue to encourage chemical exhibitors to showcase more of their latest "green chemicals" and "high-end intelligent" products, enabling global buyers to share opportunities in China and benefits of green development.
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GUANGZHOU, China, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 131st Canton Fair will be held online from April 15-24. Now, through various social media channels, the Fair has promoted various exhibits including cases and bags.
With the rapid development of the global society and economy and the improvement of people's living standards, luggage has become a necessity in people's lives as travel, business trips and other activities becoming more frequent.
The 130th Canton Fair has displayed a wide range of new commodities, including an anti-theft backpack, a dual-use carbon fiber case, school backpack bags adapted for ergonomics. Many buyers were surprised after watching livestreams, and left comments in social media accounts of Canton Fair. Hakim Jarrar from Spain was one of them, and he said the Cases & Bags section looked like a sci-fi world with everything one expected to find. Many commented in Canton Fair social media accounts, expressing the expectation of more hi-tech luggage at the 131st session.
With over 20,000 enterprises, China is a large luggage producer, occupying more than 70% of the global share. Manufacturers are mainly located in coastal provinces and cities such as Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shandong, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and inland provinces including Hebei and Hunan.
The huge international luggage demand and the competitive pressure brought about by the high concentration of the industry chain have pushed more and more luggage business owners to focus on improving product quality. Beyond pursuit of beauty, many business owners have explored quality, practicality, and personalization. Some enterprises, taking "human+bag+technology" approaches, have collected numerous independent R&D patents, and their masterpieces have won awards in famous design contests at home and abroad. An example is the sustainable solar energy backpack, which won the Goldreed Industrial Design Awards for its innovative use of flexible solar panels to realize the transformation from light energy into electric energy and energy storage.
According to Alan Liu, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Canton Fair, the USB interface design on luggage has become the standard at the Canton Fair. Gyroscopes are installed in backpacks to send alarms when the elderly fall. The 131st Canton Fair will continue to display a number of intelligent and fashionable new products through its "Cloud Platform", aiming to help China's intelligent manufacturing better go global and benefit the world.
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GUANGZHOU, China, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 131st Canton Fair is a few steps away from its opening. Every time, green and low-carbon development will come into the limelight. It is of great concern to domestic and overseas buyers how China's home building materials industry, the epicenter of carbon emissions, will reduce pollution and carbon footprints.
As indicated in the 2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction by International Energy Agency, carbon emissions from buildings and construction account for 35% to 38% of the total. The 2020 Report on China Building Energy Consumption tells that, in 2018, carbon emissions generated over buildings' life cycle were 4.93 billion tons, 51.3% of the national total emissions. Carbon reduction in the building sector is crucial for carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
PV and wind power are taking up a larger proportion of China's energy mix, which has led to the development of PV glass and glass fiber product industry chains. The building materials industry is transforming into a pillar of the renewable energy industry. More efforts are channeled into energy efficiency, emissions reduction, decarbonization, zero-carbon, and especially innovative technologies such as power generation glass plus energy storage, green hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization and sequestration. The display glass, carbon fiber, and glass fiber exhibited at the Canton Fair in recent years have been of great interest to international buyers. During the 130th Canton Fair, the China Home Furnishing Industry Green Development Summit Forum was held in the Canton Fair Complex specifically.
In addition to the green transformation of exhibits, the Canton Fair Complex is moving towards zero-carbon. According to Alan Liu, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Canton Fair, green building materials such as recycled concrete blocks and ALC slatwall have been utilized in the Canton Fair Complex expansion project. The concepts of low-carbon technology and energy-efficient operation highlight the charm of "China's No.1 Fair."
According to the China Building Materials Federation, Market Penetration Index (MPI) for FY 2021 was 109.7 points, a rebound of 8.9 points from the previous year. The industry's high-quality development also provided strong support for a stable domestic economy. It is eagerly awaited what the green building materials industry holds for the 131st session, and how it may surprise us and facilitate a brand-new kind of wonderful lifestyle.
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GUANGZHOU, China, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
As China's top comprehensive trade event in terms of scale and turnover, the Canton Fair has prepared well for the 131st session and is ready to welcome international buyers.
Here, we can enjoy the new and chic clothing and joyful modelling displays. In previous Fairs, textiles and apparel have always sit among the most eye-catching sections. Each session, many garment and textile companies flock in from provinces like Shandong, Hebei, Zhejiang, and Fujian. In recent years, technology innovation has revived the quite traditional industry in China. Numerous new products come to the stage featuring new fabrics, design, and manufacturing, dazzling the buyers' eyes. At the 130th Canton Fair, a waterproof beige trench coat made with eco-friendly fabrics is favored by European and American buyers. Another type of popular products is those made by seamless computer knitting machine, which was especially well received among buyers from the U.K., Germany, U.S. and Japan.
The Chinese textile industry has penetrated various fields, from clothing and home textiles to the national defense and military industry, from transportation to medical and healthcare, from environmental protection to new energy development, from artificial blood vessels inside the heart and blades of wind turbines to the metal antenna mesh of the Beidou Satellite System (BDS), as well as the knitted Chinese national flag displayed on the moon.The wide application of Chinese textiles reflect constant innovations of the industry.
According to the reports, China's clothing and textiles have transformed its global targeted market from middle and low-end into high-end with the same share of 60%. Once synonymous with "processing," the Chinese textile industry is embarking on a path of intelligent manufacturing driven by technological innovation.
Hit by COVID-19, more textiles and apparel foreign trade enterprises have switched to online sales. From the 127th Canton Fair, many participant enterprises have arranged live streaming teams. During the Fairs, they advertised their products via 24-hour live streaming to attract buyers. Maggie Pu, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Canton Fair, said, with trade promotion activities such as "Discover Canton Fair with Bee and Honey", "Trade Bridge" Virtual Promotion, the 131st Canton Fair will continue to connect buyers and suppliers, and share Chinese intelligent manufacturing products with the world.
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DUBUQUE, Iowa, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kendall Hunt is excited to announce that the Illustrative Mathematics K–5 Math curriculum has met all three of the requirements from EdReports. This program fulfills expectations for Alignment to the CCSSM, Focus and Coherence, and Rigor and Practice-Content Connections.
IM K–5 Math is exemplary of Kendall Hunt's commitment to providing innovative programs for educators to use in their class. Illustrative Mathematics K–5 Math provides students and educators with a unique, engaging, and inclusive approach to mathematics, providing all students with the skills, understanding, and practice that will stay with them for life. When developing IM K–5 Math, the elementary writing team at Illustrative Mathematics was committed to providing every student with opportunities to see themselves in the curriculum, regardless of race, ethnicity, language, gender, ability, and socioeconomic status.
"The entire Illustrative Mathematics K-12 Math curriculum is an exceptional and new-aged way to teach students math. It's entirely different from anything we've worked with before," says Charley Cook, Vice President of Kendall Hunt's K-12 Division.
"We are honored that Kendall Hunt's IM Certified version of our grades K–5 curriculum is green-lighted by EdReports. This reinforces that we are creating a high-quality and rigorous mathematics curriculum for all students and teachers," says Dr. William G. McCallum, Illustrative Mathematics' CEO and Cofounder.
By utilizing this standards-aligned curriculum, students will receive learning support in their early years. Teachers can use IM K–5 Math curriculum to provide students with opportunities to connect math to the real world and to foster conceptual understanding of the mathematical material. Recently, the teachings of IM have been further enhanced inside a robust, digital platform; Kiddom. This paid platform allows for students, educators, and admins the ability to easily visualize progress, track pacing, and customize the way the Kendall Hunt curriculum is presented in an easily modifiable format.
For more information about Kendall Hunt, call 800-542-6657 or go to www.k12.kendallhunt.com
About Kendall Hunt Publishing:
Kendall Hunt has a 75-year history of providing innovative educational solutions. As the publisher of hands-on science, mathematics, and gifted curricula for grades K-12, we are also the leading partner in open educational resource offerings, including Illustrative Mathematics and OpenSciEd. In conjunction with offering a variety of stand-alone K-12 products, ConstructEd, a division of Kendall Hunt, allows both educational institutions and teachers to create made-to-order, customized textbooks or digital products using existing products or creating their own. For more information, visit www.k12.kendallhunt.com.
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Hawaii Island (KITV) A big step taking place over the possible extension of the 65 year old lease at the Pōhakuloa Training Area. The U.S. army has released the first draft of their environmental impact statement concerning the 23,000 acres they lease, out of the 133,000 they use on the big island. The army says its needs this leased land to continue training, and make sure it's mission ready. It has leased the land at its Pohakuloa Training Area, since 1964.
In its Environmental Impact Statement Draft, the Army says the best decision would be to continue leasing, but not everyone thinks it is the best decision for Hawaii. "Why the hell should they renew a lease to a unit that has contaminated that land with a wide range of toxins and endangers the health and safety of people plant and animals, tourists and visitors alike," said Jim Albertini of the Malu Aina Center for Non-Violent Education and Action.
The U.S Army's own website admits uranium based weapons were used for training at Pohakuloa Training Area between 1960-1968, but also says there's no risk to human health from depleted uranium. Albertini disagrees with this view. "They do artillery fire or bombing out there, which they do constantly. Dust clouds are created and the wind whips those dust particles all over the island. That's the toxic stew of military toxins," said Albertini.
The Impact Statement Draft considers other alternatives, such as renting less land or not renewing the lease. It says however benefits from those plans would be minor in most cases. "Pohakuloa effects people, plants, and animals. It contaminates air, land, and water in my judgment. So shutting the base down and eliminating the 23,000 acres would be a step forward in my opinion," said Albertini.
In 2018, a court ruling said the state did not do enough to make sure the army maintained the land and cultural interests.
The Army has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) regarding 23,000 acres of state land it wants to continue leasing at Pohakuloa Training Area.
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Missing Wisconsin toddler found safe
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 9:48 AM EDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW/Gray News) - The Milwaukee Police Department has cancelled an Amber Alert for 3-year-old Musyc Hart, WSAW reported.
The missing toddler was found safe.
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Fishermen rescue teens who were swept out to sea
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KSBW) - Two 16-year-olds are safe after a terrifying ordeal off the coast of California when they got swept up by a riptide while swimming in the ocean.
It was three fishermen returning to Moss Landing, Calif., after a day of salmon fishing who very well may have saved the young swimmers from drowning.
“Thank God we were there because there was nobody behind us and there were no boats coming out. It would’ve taken them at least half an hour to get there and in that water, you can’t last 10 minutes,” boat captain Mike Arujo said.
Lifeguards say the teens were swept out by a rip current and in the water for nearly 30 minutes.
The water temperature was 53 degrees and hypothermia was setting in when they were rescued.
“I grabbed the first girl and helped her up. She was so cold... and she just collapsed on the deck,” Arujo said.
The fishermen say they may have never come across the girls had they not decided to stay in the water longer to catch a sixth salmon and limit out.
THey finally caught the big fish and came across those girls at just the right time.
“It was a close call for those girls, and they didn’t have a whole lot longer. I mean neither one of them could stand up when they got on the boat, and the one young lady said she couldn’t feel her legs,” fisherman Bill Weilbacher said. “They didn’t have a lot of time left so everything worked out as well as it possibly could have and the stars were really aligned for them.”
The girls were checked by paramedics at the harbor and released to their parents.
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GUANGZHOU, China, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 131st Canton Fair will be held online from April 15-24. According to Maggie Pu, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Canton Fair, a slew of highly-expected new products will be released in the machinery exhibition section this year.
As one of the most-visited exhibition sections at the Canton Fair, Machinery at the Canton Fair boasts big numbers in exhibits and turnover. Once incompetent, China's machinery industry has drastically developed under the "innovation-driven" strategy.
China's machinery industry is well-diversified. Fierce competition in the international market stimulates enterprises to take more seriously the product quality and costs and the capability to develop new products. Responding to the demands, enterprises have invested manpower and resources in strengthening the R&D of core technologies, which directly accelerated the transformation and upgrading of China's machinery manufacturing industry.
In recent years, high-end equipment, including ultra-high voltage power transmission and distribution equipment, ten-million tonnage level oil refining equipment, and one-million tonnage level large ethylene equipment were developed, breaking the foreign company dominance. Emerging industries, such as robotics, have seen breakthroughs in motion control and high-performance servo drives. General machinery, agriculture machinery, small processing machinery and industrial parts have also formed a complete industrial chain. According to the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association(VDMA), in 2020, China overtook Germany in the world rankings of machinery and equipment export with the lion's share of 15.8% at €165 billion.
The Canton Fair brings together competent machinery manufacturing enterprises. Each session, leading exhibitors such as Guangzhou Tech-Long Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd., Hubei Tri-Ring Metal-Forming Equipment Import & Export Co., Ltd., and Hualian Machinery Group Co., Ltd. exhibited their new products at the Fair. New products include various intelligent equipment of different sizes, such as photoelectric complementary generator sets, new intelligent agricultural machinery, and digital silent inverter generator.
With the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the Machinery Industry Development, China's pertinent sectors will embrace much progress. The infrastructure boom in "Belt and Road Initiative" (BRI) countries, together with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP) taking effect, renders a broad stage for China's machinery industry to quickly become internationally advanced. As a bond of friendship and a bridge for trade, the Canton Fair is witnessing the evolution of China's manufacturing and machinery industries.
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Potentially game changing impact investment program aimed at fundamentally disrupting the fight against kidney disease
NEW YORK, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) today, announced the launch of the NKF Innovation Fund, a new impact investment program aimed at fundamentally disrupting the fight against kidney disease.
"The kidney health landscape is broken and lacks needed innovation," said Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer of NKF and a kidney transplant patient. "Dialysis has been the go-to treatment for more than half a century. Fifty years without major progress is unacceptable. About 37 million Americans have kidney disease and many crash into kidney failure and require dialysis before ever being diagnosed. We need a fundamental change in how we deal with kidney disease. Our Innovation Fund will provide donors with a unique opportunity to see their dollars support companies pursuing the most promising therapies, treatments and prevention methods that offer the potential to transform kidney care."
The NKF Innovation Fund's goal is to accelerate funding, development, and commercialization of therapies that kidney patients need and deserve. The fund will primarily invest in early to mid-stage companies that are developing innovative, patient-centric kidney therapies. The NKF Fund is modeled after similar vehicles used by other leading patient organizations to spur industry to develop transformative treatments with other diseases. NKF believes kidney patients deserve no less.
NKF's Innovation Fund is already attracting interest from major donors and innovator companies. In March, the Fund made one of its first investments. Kuleana Technology, located in Seattle, Washington, is a spinoff from the University of Washington and closely aligned with both the Center for Dialysis Innovation at the University of Washington, and with the Northwest Kidney Centers. The company is developing a groundbreaking portable hemodialysis device that will not require connection to an external water source. The new technology will be more effective than current dialysis since it will allow patients to dialyze on the go, enabling whenever, wherever dialysis for millions of patients around the world living with kidney failure.
"Our vision is very straightforward," added Longino. "We are going after the full spectrum of kidney disease. With the NKF Innovation Fund we want to prevent kidney disease, eliminate the transplant wait list, and provide better, safer treatments for dialysis patients so they can live fuller and more productive lives. That's the prism we're looking through for every investment we make, and I think our first investment into this space shows just how serious we are."
"We are excited and enthusiastic to be partnering with the National Kidney Foundation in this pioneering effort to impact the lives of people living with advanced kidney disease. Like NKF, we recognize the large unmet need to create transformative dialysis therapies that are safer, more effective, give patients freedom and mobility, in order to significantly improve their quality of life", said Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb, President and CEO of Kuleana Technology.
For more information about the NKF Innovation Fund visit kidney.org/innovationfund. To learn more about kidney disease and how to maintain optimal kidney health visit www.kidney.org/.
About Kidney Disease
In the United States, 37 million adults are estimated to have kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney disease—and approximately 90 percent don't know they have it. 1 in 3 American adults are at risk for chronic kidney disease. Risk factors for kidney disease include: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and family history. People of African American, Hispanic, American Indian, Asian, or Pacific Islander descent are at increased risk for developing the disease. African Americans are almost 4 times more likely than White Americans to have kidney failure. Hispanics are 1.3 times more likely than non-Hispanics to have kidney failure.
About National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive, and longstanding patient-centric organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease in the U.S. For more information about NKF, visit www.kidney.org.
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Missing Wisconsin toddler found safe
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 9:48 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hours ago
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW/Gray News) - The Milwaukee Police Department has cancelled an Amber Alert for 3-year-old Musyc Hart, WSAW reported.
The missing toddler was found safe.
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Fishermen rescue teens who were swept out to sea
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KSBW) - Two 16-year-olds are safe after a terrifying ordeal off the coast of California when they got swept up by a riptide while swimming in the ocean.
It was three fishermen returning to Moss Landing, Calif., after a day of salmon fishing who very well may have saved the young swimmers from drowning.
“Thank God we were there because there was nobody behind us and there were no boats coming out. It would’ve taken them at least half an hour to get there and in that water, you can’t last 10 minutes,” boat captain Mike Arujo said.
Lifeguards say the teens were swept out by a rip current and in the water for nearly 30 minutes.
The water temperature was 53 degrees and hypothermia was setting in when they were rescued.
“I grabbed the first girl and helped her up. She was so cold... and she just collapsed on the deck,” Arujo said.
The fishermen say they may have never come across the girls had they not decided to stay in the water longer to catch a sixth salmon and limit out.
THey finally caught the big fish and came across those girls at just the right time.
“It was a close call for those girls, and they didn’t have a whole lot longer. I mean neither one of them could stand up when they got on the boat, and the one young lady said she couldn’t feel her legs,” fisherman Bill Weilbacher said. “They didn’t have a lot of time left so everything worked out as well as it possibly could have and the stars were really aligned for them.”
The girls were checked by paramedics at the harbor and released to their parents.
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US official: Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander
WASHINGTON (AP) — After its striking post-invasion setbacks, Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander, a U.S. official said Sunday.
Russia has turned to Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, 60, one of Russia’s most experienced military officers and — according to U.S. officials — a general with a record of brutality against civilians in Syria and other war theaters. The senior official who identified the new commander was not authorized to be identified and spoke on condition of anonymity.
But the White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said “no appointment of any general can erase the fact that Russia has already faced a strategic failure in Ukraine.”
“This general will just be another author of crimes and brutality against Ukrainian civilians,” Sullivan told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And the United States, as I said before, is determined to do all that we can to support Ukrainians as they resist him and they resist the forces that he commands.”
WARNING: Videos may contain graphic content.
The decision to establish new battlefield leadership comes as Russia gears up for what is expected to be a large and more focused push to expand Russian control in the Donbas and follows a failed opening bid to conquer Kyiv, the capital.
Dvornikov gained prominence while leading the Russian group of forces in Syria, where Moscow has waged a military campaign since 2015 to shore up President Bashar Assad’s regime during a devastating civil war.
Dvornikov is a career military officer and has steadily risen through the ranks after starting as a platoon commander in 1982. He fought during the second war in Chechnya and took several top positions before being placed in charge of the Russian troops in Syria in 2015.
In 2016, Putin awarded Dvornikov the Hero of Russia medal, one of the country’s highest awards. Dvornikov has served as the commander of the Southern Military District since 2016.
Sullivan described the general as having a record of brutality against civilians in Syria and said “we can expect more of the same in this theater.” But he stressed that the U.S. strategy remains the same in providing Ukraine the military and logistical support it needs.
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Scheffler chases Masters win, with caddie who knows the way
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has never been here before. Never gone to any course with the lead on Sunday in a major championship. Been close a few times, but never in the spotlight as the favorite heading into the final round.
It’s daunting, anywhere.
At Augusta National, even more so.
Luckily for him, someone will be with Scheffler every step of the way, someone who has taken a few rides around the pressure cooker that is a final round with a Masters win at stake. He hired Ted Scott, who caddied in both of Bubba Watson’s Masters wins, on a test basis five months ago. It has paid huge and fast dividends, and they’ll try for their fourth win in the span of six starts together on Sunday.
“Teddy’s been a great addition to the team,” Scheffler said. “I have a lot of faith in him. He works really hard. I respect him as a person. When we’re out there I have a lot of faith in him. It’s really nice just having someone I can trust so much out there with me.”
Watson had to rally to win his first Masters in 2012, after starting the final round in fourth. In 2014, he held the lead coming into the final round and held it together on the way to another green jacket. He and Scott were peanut butter-and-jelly level of inseparable for 15 years, before deciding to part ways last season. Scheffler heard Scott was available and gave him a call. Scheffler was hovering around the mid-20s in the world rankings then. He’s No. 1 in the world now and in position to win the Masters.
“It’s going to give him confidence,” Watson said of Scheffler having Scott with him on Sunday. “Knowing that he’s got a guy on the bag that’s won around here, that has notes ... he’s going to have mental notes that he knows (from what) he’s been through with me. So, yeah, it’s going to give him nothing but confidence and joy knowing that he has all the information.”
Cameron Smith is Scheffler’s closest pursuer, starting Sunday three shots back after a 4-under round of 68 in Round 3. At Augusta, three shots is nothing. And Smith has experience in being a chaser, after he and Sungjae Im — who is in third, five shots back — were the ones closest to Dustin Johnson at the end of the pandemic-delayed Masters in November 2020.
Scheffler has won three of his last five starts on the way to the No. 1 ranking. Smith is coming off a win at The Players Championship last month and is No. 6 in the world. It might not have Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson level of pizzazz to it, but a Scheffler-Smith pairing in the final round of a major — given the form both are in right now — is probably pretty close to the best matchup that golf purists could have gotten.
“It just means I can get it done I guess when I’m up against the best guys in the world,” Smith said. “It’s a good feeling to have. It’s earned. It’s not given to you. I’m going to have to go out there (Sunday) and play really good golf again. Hopefully everything just falls into place. I can’t control what anyone else is going to do.”
Most players think that way.
But a good caddie like Scott does have a say in what someone else is going to do — that being the player whose bag he is carrying. He’ll wear the standard-issue Masters white caddie jumpsuit on Sunday while also serving as coach, confidant, psychologist, therapist and whatever else Scheffler needs for those four-plus hours that the final round will take.
“Someone that stays as pretty level-headed as Teddy, he doesn’t really react to much,” Scheffler said. “It’s definitely nice having him out there on the bag.”
Shane Lowry and Charl Schwartzel will start Sunday tied for fourth, seven shots off the pace at 2 under. Justin Thomas and Corey Conners are tied for sixth, both 1 under. Those four players, Scheffler, Smith and Im are the only ones under par going into the final round.
A year ago on Masters Sunday, Hideki Matsuyama’s caddie wound up stealing a bit of the show. Shota Hayafuji was on Matsuyama’s bag for that win, and when he returned the pin to the 18th hole after the final putt of the Masters was made, he removed his cap and bowed to the course. It instantly became a Masters moment.
There’s a caddie who will get to make a Masters moment of his own on Sunday. Scheffler would enjoy nothing more than if Scott is the one on that stage.
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US official: Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander
WASHINGTON (AP) — After its striking post-invasion setbacks, Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander, a U.S. official said Sunday.
Russia has turned to Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, 60, one of Russia’s most experienced military officers and — according to U.S. officials — a general with a record of brutality against civilians in Syria and other war theaters. The senior official who identified the new commander was not authorized to be identified and spoke on condition of anonymity.
But the White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said “no appointment of any general can erase the fact that Russia has already faced a strategic failure in Ukraine.”
“This general will just be another author of crimes and brutality against Ukrainian civilians,” Sullivan told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And the United States, as I said before, is determined to do all that we can to support Ukrainians as they resist him and they resist the forces that he commands.”
WARNING: Videos may contain graphic content.
The decision to establish new battlefield leadership comes as Russia gears up for what is expected to be a large and more focused push to expand Russian control in the Donbas and follows a failed opening bid to conquer Kyiv, the capital.
Dvornikov gained prominence while leading the Russian group of forces in Syria, where Moscow has waged a military campaign since 2015 to shore up President Bashar Assad’s regime during a devastating civil war.
Dvornikov is a career military officer and has steadily risen through the ranks after starting as a platoon commander in 1982. He fought during the second war in Chechnya and took several top positions before being placed in charge of the Russian troops in Syria in 2015.
In 2016, Putin awarded Dvornikov the Hero of Russia medal, one of the country’s highest awards. Dvornikov has served as the commander of the Southern Military District since 2016.
Sullivan described the general as having a record of brutality against civilians in Syria and said “we can expect more of the same in this theater.” But he stressed that the U.S. strategy remains the same in providing Ukraine the military and logistical support it needs.
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NEW YORK, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Acutus Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFIB) between May 13, 2021 and November 11, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period") of the important April 18, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Acutus Medical securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Acutus Medical class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3255 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 18, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) a material percentage of the AcQMap systems under evaluation had been randomly installed at sites with little, if any, consideration given to whether the healthcare providers at the selected locations were likely to adopt, or desire, Acutus Medical's products; (2) a material percentage of the AcQMap systems under evaluation had been installed in locations where Acutus Medical did not possess the infrastructure necessary to appropriately educate, train, and support medical service providers on the system's operations; (3) as a result, Acutus Medical was in the process of designing a strategic plan to terminate and relocate approximately 20% of then-existing AcQMap systems evaluation arrangements; (4) Acutus Medical's management discussion and analysis was materially false and misleading and failed to disclose that the termination and relocation of approximately 20% of existing AcQMap systems evaluation arrangements was reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Acutus Medical's 2021 financial results; and (5) Acutus Medical's risk factor discussions were materially false and misleading and made reference to potential risks without disclosing that such risks were then-existing or adequately describing the specific nature of the risks then facing Acutus Medical. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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CHEYENNE – Senior Calie Mosley scored three goals, including two in overtime, to help the Cheyenne Central girls to a 3-1 victory over Campbell County on Saturday in Gillette.
“We are starting to execute what we’ve been working on in practice, and we were able to get more shots off and find the goal,” first-year Central coach Kaylin Olivas said.
Mosley gave the Indians a 1-0 lead off an assist from Cooper Williams in the 75th minute. Campbell County knotted the score and forced overtime three minutes later.
Mosley scored the eventual game-winner by cleaning up a rebound in the 85th. She added an insurance goal by bending her own corner kick in over the goalkeeper’s head in the 88th.
Shots: CC 16, CAM 11. Shots on goal: CC 12, CAM 8. Saves: CC 7 (Osterland); CAM 9 (Castellanos).
Corner kicks: CC 4, CAM 4. Offsides: CC 0, CAM 3. Fouls: CC 14, CAM 15. Yellow cards: CAM 2.
Sheridan 2 Cheyenne East 0
CHEYENNE – Junior Olivia Ballew scored a pair of goals to help Sheridan to a 2-0 victory over visiting Cheyenne East on Saturday.
“We came out and played flat,” East coach Rebecca Valdez said. “Sheridan, to their credit, is a very physical team that got to the ball quicker than us. We played good in spells, but couldn’t find any consistency.”
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2 killed and 10 wounded in Cedar Rapids nightclub shooting
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Gunfire at a Cedar Rapids nightclub left two people dead and 10 wounded early Sunday, authorities said.
Police said in a news release that the shooting happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge, and that officers who were patrolling downtown were able to respond quickly.
The police didn’t say whether there was one or more suspected shooters, what might have led to the shooting or whether they had arrested anyone, but they did say there was no lingering threat to the public.
Police also didn’t release the names of the victims or the condition of the wounded.
The club’s owner, Mod Williams, told the Cedar Rapids Gazette that he doesn’t know many details about the shooting.
“It’s an extremely disturbing thing that happened and currently I’m just being as cooperative as I can to help the police,” Williams said.
Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell expressed dismay about the shooting and lauded the police response.
“We as citizens need to do our part, too. We must head off incidents like this before they happen. That means respecting one and other, resolving issues peacefully and holding ourselves accountable,” O’Donnell said in a statement.
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America’s homeless ranks graying as more retire on streets
PHOENIX (AP) — Karla Finocchio’s slide into homelessness began when she split with her partner of 18 years and temporarily moved in with a cousin.
The 55-year-old planned to use her $800-a-month disability check to get an apartment after back surgery. But she soon was sleeping in her old pickup protected by her German Shepherd mix Scrappy, unable to afford housing in Phoenix, where median monthly rents soared 33% during the coronavirus pandemic to over $1,220 for a one-bedroom, according to ApartmentList.com.
Finocchio is one face of America’s graying homeless population, a rapidly expanding group of destitute and desperate people 50 and older suddenly without a permanent home after a job loss, divorce, family death or health crisis during a pandemic.
“We’re seeing a huge boom in senior homelessness,” said Kendra Hendry, a caseworker at Arizona’s largest shelter, where older people make up about 30% of those staying there. “These are not necessarily people who have mental illness or substance abuse problems. They are people being pushed into the streets by rising rents.”
Academics project their numbers will nearly triple over the next decade, challenging policy makers from Los Angeles to New York to imagine new ideas for sheltering the last of the baby boomers as they get older, sicker and less able to pay spiraling rents. Advocates say much more housing is needed, especially for extremely low-income people.
Navigating sidewalks in wheelchairs and walkers, the aging homeless have medical ages greater than their years, with mobility, cognitive and chronic problems like diabetes. Many contracted COVID-19 or couldn’t work because of pandemic restrictions.
“It’s so scary,” said Finocchio, her green eyes clouding with tears while sitting on the cushioned seat of her rolling walker. “I don’t want to be on the street in a wheelchair and living in a tent.”
It was Finocchio’s first time being homeless. She’s now at Ozanam Manor, a transitional shelter the Society of St. Vincent de Paul runs in Phoenix for people 50 and up seeking permanent housing.
At the 60-bed shelter, Finocchio sleeps in a college-style women’s dorm, with a single bed and small desk where she displays Scrappy’s photo. The dog with perky black ears is staying with Finocchio’s brother.
A stroke started 67-year-old Army veteran Lovia Primous on his downward spiral, costing him his job and forcing him to sleep in his Honda Accord. He was referred to the transitional shelter after recovering from COVID-19.
“Life has been hard,” said Primous, who grew up on in a once- segregated African American neighborhood of south Phoenix. “I’m just trying to stay positive.”
Cardelia Corley ended up on the streets of Los Angeles County after the hours at her telemarketing job were cut.
Now 65, Corley said she was surprised to meet so many others who were also working, including a teacher and a nurse who lost her home following an illness.
“I’d always worked, been successful, put my kid through college,” the single mother said. “And then all of a sudden things went downhill.”
Corley traveled all night aboard buses and rode commuter trains to catch a cat nap.
“And then I would go to Union Station downtown and wash up in the bathroom,” said Corley. She recently moved into a small East Hollywood apartment with help from The People Concern, a Los Angeles nonprofit.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said in its 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report the share of homeless people 50 and over in emergency shelters or transitional housing jumped from 22.9% in 2007 to 33.8% in 2017. More precise and recent nationwide figures aren’t available because HUD has since changed the methodology in the reports and lumps older people in with all adults over 25..
A 2019 study of aging homeless people led by the University of Pennsylvania drew on 30 years of census data to project the U.S. population of people 65 and older experiencing homelessness will nearly triple from 40,000 to 106,000 by 2030, resulting in a public health crisis as their age-related medical problems multiply.
Dr. Margot Kushel, a physician who directs the Center for Vulnerable Populations at the University of California, San Francisco, said her research in Oakland on how homelessness affects health has shown nearly half of the tens of thousands of older homeless people in the U.S. are on the streets for the first time.
“We are seeing that retirement is no longer the golden dream,” said Kushel. “A lot of the working poor are destined to retire onto the streets.”
That’s especially true of younger baby boomers, now in their late 50s to late 60s, who don’t have pensions or 401(k) accounts. About half of both women and men ages 55 to 66 have no retirement savings, according to the census.
Born between 1946 and 1964, baby boomers now number over 70 million, the census shows. With the oldest boomers in their mid 70s, all will hit age 65 by 2030.
The aged homeless also tend to have smaller Social Security checks after years working off the books. A third of some 900 older homeless people in Phoenix said in a recent survey they have no income at all.
Teresa Smith, CEO of the San Diego nonprofit Dreams for Change, said she’s also noticed the homeless population is trending older. The group operates two safe parking lots for people living in cars.
Susan, who stayed at one lot, spoke only if her last name wasn’t used because of the stigma surrounding homelessness.
The 63-year-old had kidney cancer while caring for her mother, then lost their two-bedroom apartment after her mom died. The cancer is now in remission.
Susan slept in her car with her dog at one of the gated parking lots that provide a bathroom, showers and a shared refrigerator and microwave.
She was stunned to see a man in his 80s living in a car there, calling it “just wrong.”
But residents enjoyed the community, grilling meals together and even surprising one in their group with a birthday cake.
Dreams for Change recently helped Susan get a one-bedroom apartment with a housing voucher after months of waiting.
With a washer and dryer, patio, dishwasher and bathtub, “I feel like I’m at the Ritz,” she said.
Donald Whitehead Jr., executive director of the Washington-based advocacy group National Coalition for the Homeless, said that seeing older people sleep in cars and abandoned buildings should worry everyone.
“We now accept these things that we would have been outraged about just 20 years ago,” said Whitehead.
Whitehead said Black, Latino and Indigenous people who came of age in the 1980s amid recession and high unemployment rates are disproportionately represented among the homeless.
Many nearing retirement never got well-paying jobs and didn’t buy homes because of discriminatory real estate practices.
“So many of us didn’t put money into retirement programs, thinking that Social Security was going to take care of us,” said Rudy Soliz, 63, operations director for Justa Center, which offers meals, showers, a mail drop and other services to the aged homeless in Phoenix.
The average monthly Social Security retirement payment as of December was $1,658. Many older homeless people have much smaller checks because they worked fewer years or earned less than others.
People 65 and over with limited resources and who didn’t work enough to earn retirement benefits may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income of $841 a month.
Finocchio said limited contributions were made for her into Social Security and Medicare because most of her jobs were off the books in telephone sales or watering office plants.
“The programs approved by Congress to prevent destitution among the elderly and the disabled are not working,” said Dennis Culhane, a University of Pennsylvania professor who led the 2019 study of the aging homeless in New York, Boston and Los Angeles County. “And the problem is only going to get worse.”
Jennifer Molinsky, project director for the Aging Society Program at Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, agreed the federal government must do more to ensure older Americans are better housed.
“The younger boomers were hit especially hard in the Great Recession, many losing their homes close to retirement,” Molinsky said.
Longer term shelters specifically for older people are helping get some off the streets at least temporarily.
The Arizona Department of Housing last year provided a $7.5 million block grant for the state’s largest shelter to buy an old hotel to temporarily house up to 170 older people without a place to stay. The city of Phoenix kicked in $4 million for renovations.
CEO Lisa Glow of Central Arizona Shelter Services, which runs the state’s biggest shelter in downtown Phoenix, said the hotel is expected to open by year’s end. Residents will stay around 90 days while caseworkers help find permanent housing
“We need more dignified, safer and comfortable places for our seniors,” said Glow, noting that physical limitations make it difficult for older people at the 500-bed shelter downtown.
Nestor Castro, 67, was luckier than many who lose permanent homes.
Castro was in his late 50s living in New York when his mother died and he was hospitalized with bleeding ulcers, losing their apartment. He initially stayed with his sister in Boston, then for more than three years at a YMCA in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Just before last Christmas, Castro got a permanent subsidized apartment through Hearth Inc., a Boston nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness among older adults. Residents pay 30% of their income to stay in one if Hearth’s 228 units.
Castro pays with part of his Social Security check and a part-time job. He also volunteers at a food pantry and a nonprofit that assists people with housing.
“Housing is a big problem around here because they are building luxury apartments that no one can afford,” he said. “A place down the street is $3,068 a month for a studio.”
Hearth Inc. CEO Mark Hinderlie said far more housing needs to be built and made affordable for the aged, especially now as the numbers of graying homeless people surge.
“It’s cheaper to house people than leave them homeless,” Hinderlie said. “You have to rethink what housing can be.”
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Janie Har in Marin County, California, and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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Biden expected to release rule on ghost guns in days
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will come out with its long-awaited ghost gun rule — aimed at reining in privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up at crime scenes — as soon as Monday, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Completion of the rule comes as the White House and the Justice Department have been under growing pressure to crack down on gun deaths and violent crime in the U.S.
The White House has also been weighing naming Steve Dettelbach, a former U.S. attorney from Ohio, to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, the people said. Biden had to withdraw the nomination of his first nominee, gun-control advocate David Chipman, after the nomination stalled for months because of opposition from Republicans and some Democrats in the Senate.
For nearly a year, the rule has been making its way through the federal regulation process. Gun safety groups and Democrats in Congress have been pushing for the Justice Department to finish the rule for months. It will probably be met with heavy resistance from gun groups and draw litigation in the coming weeks.
The exact timing of the announcement hasn’t been set, the people said. They could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. The White House declined to comment.
On Sunday, the Senate’s top Democrat, Sen. Chuck Schumer, of New York, implored the administration to move faster.
“It’s high time for a ghost gun exorcism before the proliferation peaks, and before more people get hurt — or worse,” Schumer said in a statement. “My message is a simple one: No more waiting on these proposed federal rules.” Ghost guns are “too easy to build, too hard to trace and too dangerous to ignore.”
Justice Department statistics show that nearly 24,000 ghost guns were recovered by law enforcement at crime scenes and reported to the government from 2016 to 2020. It is hard to say how many are circulating on the streets, in part because in many cases police departments don’t contact the government about the guns because they can’t be traced.
The rule is expected to change the current definition of a firearm under federal law to include unfinished parts, like the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun.
In its proposed rule released last May, the ATF said it was also seeking to require manufacturers and dealers who sell ghost gun parts to be licensed by the federal government and require federally licensed firearms dealers to add a serial number to any unserialized guns they plan to sell.
The rule would also require firearms dealers to run background checks before they sell ghost gun kits that contain parts needed to assemble a firearm.
For years, federal officials have been sounding the alarm about an increasing black market for homemade, military-style semi-automatic rifles and handguns. As well as turning up more frequently at crime scenes, ghost guns have been increasingly encountered when federal agents buy guns in undercover operations from gang members and other criminals.
Some states, like California, have enacted laws in recent years to require serial numbers to be stamped on ghost guns.
The critical component in building an untraceable gun is what is known as the lower receiver, a part typically made of metal or polymer. An unfinished receiver — sometimes referred to as an “80-percent receiver” — can be legally bought online with no serial numbers or other markings on it, no license required.
Police across the country have been reporting spikes in ghost guns being recovered by officers. The New York Police Department, for example, said officers found 131 unserialized firearms since January.
A gunman who killed his wife and four others in Northern California in 2017 had been prohibited from owning firearms, but he built his own to skirt the court order before his rampage. And in 2019, a teenager used a homemade handgun to fatally shoot two classmates and wound three others at a school in suburban Los Angeles.
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WATCH: Privately funded space mission docks at International Space Station
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 12:15 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) – A privately-funded spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station.
The docking of the Space-X Dragon spacecraft was delayed about 45 minutes Saturday morning as the crew worked through an issue with an onboard video camera.
Procedures were underway for crews on the Dragon and the ISS to open the hatch and welcome the new arrivals.
The Dragon lifted-off late Friday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the 20-hour flight.
Onboard is a group of three private-paying customers and a former NASA astronaut.
The 10-day trip is backed by Houston-based startup Axiom.
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Long-Term Clinical Benefit and Prolonged Tumor Response Seen With 40.7% Objective Response Rate
No New Safety Signals Observed
Longest Follow-Up of Patients Treated With a KRASG12C Inhibitor
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced the presentation of long-term efficacy and safety data from the CodeBreaK 100 Phase 1/2 trial in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received LUMAKRAS® (sotorasib)*. The two-year follow-up data will be presented orally as part of a clinical trials plenary session at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting on April 10, 2022. LUMAKRAS is the first and only KRASG12C inhibitor to-date to show long-term clinical benefit and overall survival in patients with NSCLC harboring the KRAS G12C mutation.
"With regulatory approvals in nearly 40 countries and thousands of patients treated, LUMAKRAS, the only approved KRASG12C inhibitor, is a transformative targeted therapy for the treatment of patients living with KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC," said David M. Reese, M.D., executive vice president of Research and Development at Amgen. "We are pleased with these latest results from the CodeBreaK 100 study, which represent the longest follow-up of patients treated with a KRASG12C inhibitor and confirm rapid, deep and durable responses in patients receiving LUMAKRAS."
In this long-term, two-year analysis of 174 heavily pre-treated patients (172 with baseline measurable lesion(s)), LUMAKRAS demonstrated a centrally confirmed objective response rate (ORR) of 40.7%, disease control rate (DCR) of 83.7% and median duration of response (DOR) of 12.3 months. Five patients achieved complete responses and 65 patients achieved partial responses. The results also showed median progression-free survival (PFS) of 6.3 months and overall survival (OS) of 12.5 months with 32.5% of patients still alive at two years. No new safety signals for LUMAKRAS were identified with the long-term follow-up.
"Since the FDA approval almost a year ago, LUMAKRAS has changed the treatment paradigm for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who harbor the KRAS G12C mutation," said Grace Dy, M.D., chief, thoracic oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. "The durable efficacy and positive benefit-risk profile seen in the two-year analysis of CodeBreaK 100 highlight the important role this innovative targeted therapy can offer long-term."
In May 2021, LUMAKRAS was the first KRASG12C inhibitor to receive regulatory approval with its approval in the U.S., under accelerated approval. LUMAKRAS is now approved in 39 countries.
*LUMAKRAS is marketed as LUMYKRAS® (sotorasib) in the European Union, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
About LUMAKRAS®/LUMYKRAS® (sotorasib)
Amgen took on one of the toughest challenges of the last 40 years in cancer research by developing LUMAKRAS/LUMYKRAS, a KRASG12C inhibitor.1 LUMAKRAS/LUMYKRAS has demonstrated a positive benefit-risk profile with rapid, deep, and durable anticancer activity in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring the KRAS G12C mutation with a once daily oral formulation.2
Amgen is progressing the largest and broadest global KRASG12C inhibitor development program with unparalleled speed and exploring more than 10 sotorasib combination regimens, including triplets, with clinical trial sites spanning five continents. To date, over 4,000 patients around the world have received LUMAKRAS/LUMYKRAS through the clinical development program and commercial use.
In May 2021, LUMAKRAS was the first KRASG12C inhibitor to receive regulatory approval with its approval in the U.S., under accelerated approval. LUMAKRAS/LUMYKRAS is also approved in the European Union, Japan, United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Switzerland and in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Great Britain under the FDA's Project Orbis. Through Project Orbis, Amgen also has Marketing Authorization Applications (MAAs) for sotorasib in review in Israel and Singapore. Additionally, Amgen has submitted MAAs in Argentina, Colombia, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.
LUMAKRAS/LUMYKRAS is also being studied in multiple other solid tumors.3
About Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and the KRAS G12C Mutation
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and it accounts for more deaths worldwide than colon cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.4 Overall survival rates for NSCLC are improving but remain poor for patients with advanced disease and 5-year survival is only 7% for those with metastatic disease.5
KRAS G12C is the most common KRAS mutation in NSCLC.6 About 13% of patients with NSCLC harbor the KRAS G12C mutation.7 Unmet medical need remains high and treatment options are limited for NSCLC patients with the KRAS G12C mutation whose first-line treatment has failed to work or has stopped working. The outcomes with other approved therapies are suboptimal, with a median progression-free survival of approximately four months following second-line treatment of KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC.8
About CodeBreaK
The CodeBreaK clinical development program for Amgen's drug sotorasib is designed to study patients with an advanced solid tumor with the KRAS G12C mutation and address the longstanding unmet medical need for these cancers.
CodeBreaK 100, the Phase 1 and 2, first-in-human, open-label multicenter study, enrolled patients with KRAS G12C-mutant solid tumors.9 Eligible patients must have received a prior line of systemic anticancer therapy, consistent with their tumor type and stage of disease. The primary endpoint for the Phase 2 study was centrally assessed objective response rate. The Phase 2 trial in NSCLC enrolled 126 patients, 124 of whom had centrally evaluable lesions by RECIST at baseline.2 The Phase 2 trial in colorectal cancer (CRC) is fully enrolled and results have been published.10
CodeBreaK 200, the global Phase 3 randomized active-controlled study comparing sotorasib to docetaxel in KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC completed enrollment of 345 patients. Eligible patients had previously treated, locally advanced and unresectable or metastatic KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC. The primary endpoint is progression-free survival and key secondary endpoints include overall survival, objective response rate, and patient-reported outcomes.11
Amgen also has several Phase 1b studies investigating sotorasib monotherapy and sotorasib combination therapy across various advanced solid tumors (CodeBreaK 101) open for enrollment.12 A Phase 2 randomized study will evaluate sotorasib in patients with stage IV KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC in need of first-line treatment (CodeBreaK 201).13
For information, please visit www.hcp.codebreaktrials.com.
LUMAKRAS® (sotorasib) U.S. Indication
LUMAKRAS is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with KRAS G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have received at least one prior systemic therapy.
This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DOR). Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s).
LUMAKRAS® (sotorasib) Important U.S. Safety Information
Hepatotoxicity
- LUMAKRAS can cause hepatotoxicity, which may lead to drug-induced liver injury and hepatitis.
- Among 357 patients who received LUMAKRAS in CodeBreaK 100, hepatotoxicity occurred in 1.7% (all grades) and 1.4% (Grade 3). A total of 18% of patients who received LUMAKRAS had increased alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/increased aspartate aminotransferase (AST); 6% were Grade 3 and 0.6% were Grade 4. In addition to dose interruption or reduction, 5% of patients received corticosteroids for the treatment of hepatotoxicity.
- Monitor liver function tests (ALT, AST and total bilirubin) prior to the start of LUMAKRAS every 3 weeks for the first 3 months of treatment, then once a month or as clinically indicated, with more frequent testing in patients who develop transaminase and/or bilirubin elevations.
- Withhold, dose reduce or permanently discontinue LUMAKRAS based on severity of adverse reaction.
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)/Pneumonitis
- LUMAKRAS can cause ILD/pneumonitis that can be fatal. Among 357 patients who received LUMAKRAS in CodeBreaK 100, ILD/pneumonitis occurred in 0.8% of patients, all cases were Grade 3 or 4 at onset, and 1 case was fatal. LUMAKRAS was discontinued due to ILD/pneumonitis in 0.6% of patients.
- Monitor patients for new or worsening pulmonary symptoms indicative of ILD/pneumonitis (e.g., dyspnea, cough, fever). Immediately withhold LUMAKRAS in patients with suspected ILD/pneumonitis and permanently discontinue LUMAKRAS if no other potential causes of ILD/pneumonitis are identified.
Most Common Adverse Reactions
- The most common adverse reactions ≥ 20% were diarrhea, musculoskeletal pain, nausea, fatigue, hepatotoxicity and cough.
Drug Interactions
- Advise patients to inform their healthcare provider of all concomitant medications, including prescription medicines, over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, dietary and herbal products.
- Inform patients to avoid proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptor antagonists while taking LUMAKRAS.
- If coadministration with an acid-reducing agent cannot be avoided, inform patients to take LUMAKRAS 4 hours before or 10 hours after a locally acting antacid.
Please see LUMAKRAS full Prescribing Information.
About Amgen Oncology
At Amgen Oncology, our mission to serve patients drives all that we do. That's why we're relentlessly focused on accelerating the delivery of medicines that have the potential to empower all angles of care and transform lives of people with cancer.
For the last four decades, we have been dedicated to discovering the firsts that matter in oncology and to finding ways to reduce the burden of cancer. Building on our heritage, Amgen continues to advance the largest pipeline in the Company's history, moving with great speed to advance those innovations for the patients who need them.
At Amgen, we're advancing oncology at the speed of life™.
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About Amgen
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LAHAINA, Maui (KITV4) - A local restaurant on Maui has been reimagined. Pacific'o On The Beach is under new leadership with a familiar name at the helm in the kitchen.
Maui boy, chef Isaac Bancaco, is back on the scene. KITV4's Malika Dudley caught up with him for details on the menu and how it all came about.
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Pacific’o On The Beach, renowned for its romantic beachfront dining experience on Maui since 1993, announces the unfolding of a re-energized restaurant concept. Poised to evolve into a landmark dining destination, the revitalized restaurant introduces a refreshed brand, a powerhouse team, imaginative food and beverage offerings, plus a contemporary-fashioned space , while maintaining its dedicated service and unparalleled dining experience that guests have come to enjoy since 1993.
Pacific’o’s new leadership team is headed by original partner Louis Coulombe and managing partners Michele and Qiana Di Bari of the famous Sale Pepe Pizzeria e Cucina in Lahaina. Though fruitful collaboration, they bring to life Coulombe’s transformation vision and uphold his commitment to meet changing customer expectations and upcoming trends. Restauranteur Michele Di Bari lends his expertise in food and beverage operations while his wife Qiana, a former music business executive, handles marketing relations and brand communication.
“Pacific’o has become an iconic part of Maui history where people come to celebrate their most special moments. We would love for that legacy to live on with future generations choosing to create memories here,” said Qiana Di Bari, Managing Partner of Pacific’o On The Beach.
Maui’s own Isaac Bancaco was handpicked to take the culinary reins as Executive Chef. Widely recognized for his innovative style, contributions to the local Hawaiian food community, and his distinctive credo rooted in deep love for his land, Chef Isaac was the management’s unanimous choice for executing the gastronomic facet of the new restaurant concept. He adds an unprecedented twist to his signature style of highlighting farm-fresh ingredients and traditional flavors, telling the story behind every dish.
“It’s fun to work with a group of forward thinkers who support free-flowing creativity,” said Isaac Bancaco, Executive Chef of Pacific’o On The Beach. “Guests will discover unexpected twists to classics like Southern Fried Chicken but cooked the traditional Hawaiian way and served with malasadas (popular donut-like Hawaiian dessert) or the Mahi-Mahi Wellington paired with Lobster Tail wrapped like Lau Lau (a Hawaiian steamed dish typically with pork and butterfish wrapped in luau leaves).
Coulombe refers to Bancaco as a dynamo who breathes renewed energy to the team. Working alongside him is Executive Sous Chef McKenna Shea who brings her forte in savory and sweet dishes while Bar Manager Mari Howe creates lively libations including her “grass to glass” concoctions.
Sharing a deep reverence for their land and community, the entire team demonstrates respect and care for the environment in everything they do at Pacific’o. As Maui’s only restaurant with its own farm now growing up to 150 different crops, Pacific’o enjoys a steady supply of local fresh produce for their farm-to-table menu. In the revamped restaurant, every detail— from the light fixtures to the dining tables and chairs— expresses sentimental significance. The restaurant doors have been replaced with cypress wood from Haleakala. The bar’s countertop, handmade by Coulombe himself, is repurposed eucalyptus from O’o Farm. The remnants have been ingeniously converted into bread and cheese boards for dining use.
Being West Maui’s only restaurant on the beach with the best view in town, the space redesign infuses color schemes that offer a semblance of the glamorous Côte d’Azur. The bright hues representing Lahaina’s sunny skies are also depicted in the refreshed logo. Relaxed but trendy, the overall atmosphere is stylish yet timeless, offering a charming coastal venue for that inimitable celebration whether a candle-lit dinner, a social night out, or a large party event.
Pacific‘o On The Beach is open Tuesday-Saturday from 5-9pm. For more information, visit www.pacificomaui.com or call (808) 667-4341.
About Pacific’o On The Beach:
Pacific’o On The Beach, reputed to have “The Best View in Town,” is West Maui’s only restaurant on the beach, offering an invigorating and elevated dining experience. Establish in 1993, the restaurant is located on the famous Front Street in Lahaina. Open solely for dinner, they have set a new dining standard delivering a contemporary menu inspired by the finest local ingredients from both land and sea. Pacific’o On The Beach is open Tuesday-Saturday from 5-9pm. For more information, visit www.pacificomaui.com or call (808) 667-4341.
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PUKALANI, Maui (KITV4) -- Instability near the islands could help fire off some enhanced showers for windward areas this weekend. Some of those could be heavy at times, with the possibility of isolated thunderstorms for the Kona side of the island of Hawaii. Sunday, as that area moves away from the islands, the likelihood has decreased but the possibility remains.
Fortunately, winds are expected to be breezy enough to push clouds and showers along rather quickly which reduces the threat for flooding should those heavier pockets of showers develop over the state.
Average wind speeds across the state Sunday are forecasted in the 15-20 mph range out of the east primarily. Our winds have a southeasterly element to them from time to time. This evening, winds may drop to moderate levels.
Looking ahead, drier and more stable weather is on the horizon for next week as we return to more typical trade wind type weather.
Small today for north and west shores. A new WNW could bring a small boost on Monday and Tuesday. A new NW is expected to fill in Friday through the weekend.
East shores remain elevated through Tuesday.
Overlapping south swells keep heights elevated through Tuesday with another pulse on tap for next weekend.
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North: flat-2'
West: 2-3'
South: 3-5'
East: 5-7'
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Malika has been at KITV since July 2020. She graduated from the University of Hawaii and attended Mississippi State University for her certification in Broadcast Meteorology. Malika started her career in the Hawaii news industry in 2007.
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2 killed and 10 wounded in Cedar Rapids nightclub shooting
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Gunfire at a Cedar Rapids nightclub left two people dead and 10 wounded early Sunday, authorities said.
Police said in a news release that the shooting happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge, and that officers who were patrolling downtown were able to respond quickly.
The police didn’t say whether there was one or more suspected shooters, what might have led to the shooting or whether they had arrested anyone, but they did say there was no lingering threat to the public.
Police also didn’t release the names of the victims or the condition of the wounded.
The club’s owner, Mod Williams, told the Cedar Rapids Gazette that he doesn’t know many details about the shooting.
“It’s an extremely disturbing thing that happened and currently I’m just being as cooperative as I can to help the police,” Williams said.
Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell expressed dismay about the shooting and lauded the police response.
“We as citizens need to do our part, too. We must head off incidents like this before they happen. That means respecting one and other, resolving issues peacefully and holding ourselves accountable,” O’Donnell said in a statement.
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America’s homeless ranks graying as more retire on streets
PHOENIX (AP) — Karla Finocchio’s slide into homelessness began when she split with her partner of 18 years and temporarily moved in with a cousin.
The 55-year-old planned to use her $800-a-month disability check to get an apartment after back surgery. But she soon was sleeping in her old pickup protected by her German Shepherd mix Scrappy, unable to afford housing in Phoenix, where median monthly rents soared 33% during the coronavirus pandemic to over $1,220 for a one-bedroom, according to ApartmentList.com.
Finocchio is one face of America’s graying homeless population, a rapidly expanding group of destitute and desperate people 50 and older suddenly without a permanent home after a job loss, divorce, family death or health crisis during a pandemic.
“We’re seeing a huge boom in senior homelessness,” said Kendra Hendry, a caseworker at Arizona’s largest shelter, where older people make up about 30% of those staying there. “These are not necessarily people who have mental illness or substance abuse problems. They are people being pushed into the streets by rising rents.”
Academics project their numbers will nearly triple over the next decade, challenging policy makers from Los Angeles to New York to imagine new ideas for sheltering the last of the baby boomers as they get older, sicker and less able to pay spiraling rents. Advocates say much more housing is needed, especially for extremely low-income people.
Navigating sidewalks in wheelchairs and walkers, the aging homeless have medical ages greater than their years, with mobility, cognitive and chronic problems like diabetes. Many contracted COVID-19 or couldn’t work because of pandemic restrictions.
“It’s so scary,” said Finocchio, her green eyes clouding with tears while sitting on the cushioned seat of her rolling walker. “I don’t want to be on the street in a wheelchair and living in a tent.”
It was Finocchio’s first time being homeless. She’s now at Ozanam Manor, a transitional shelter the Society of St. Vincent de Paul runs in Phoenix for people 50 and up seeking permanent housing.
At the 60-bed shelter, Finocchio sleeps in a college-style women’s dorm, with a single bed and small desk where she displays Scrappy’s photo. The dog with perky black ears is staying with Finocchio’s brother.
A stroke started 67-year-old Army veteran Lovia Primous on his downward spiral, costing him his job and forcing him to sleep in his Honda Accord. He was referred to the transitional shelter after recovering from COVID-19.
“Life has been hard,” said Primous, who grew up on in a once- segregated African American neighborhood of south Phoenix. “I’m just trying to stay positive.”
Cardelia Corley ended up on the streets of Los Angeles County after the hours at her telemarketing job were cut.
Now 65, Corley said she was surprised to meet so many others who were also working, including a teacher and a nurse who lost her home following an illness.
“I’d always worked, been successful, put my kid through college,” the single mother said. “And then all of a sudden things went downhill.”
Corley traveled all night aboard buses and rode commuter trains to catch a cat nap.
“And then I would go to Union Station downtown and wash up in the bathroom,” said Corley. She recently moved into a small East Hollywood apartment with help from The People Concern, a Los Angeles nonprofit.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said in its 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report the share of homeless people 50 and over in emergency shelters or transitional housing jumped from 22.9% in 2007 to 33.8% in 2017. More precise and recent nationwide figures aren’t available because HUD has since changed the methodology in the reports and lumps older people in with all adults over 25..
A 2019 study of aging homeless people led by the University of Pennsylvania drew on 30 years of census data to project the U.S. population of people 65 and older experiencing homelessness will nearly triple from 40,000 to 106,000 by 2030, resulting in a public health crisis as their age-related medical problems multiply.
Dr. Margot Kushel, a physician who directs the Center for Vulnerable Populations at the University of California, San Francisco, said her research in Oakland on how homelessness affects health has shown nearly half of the tens of thousands of older homeless people in the U.S. are on the streets for the first time.
“We are seeing that retirement is no longer the golden dream,” said Kushel. “A lot of the working poor are destined to retire onto the streets.”
That’s especially true of younger baby boomers, now in their late 50s to late 60s, who don’t have pensions or 401(k) accounts. About half of both women and men ages 55 to 66 have no retirement savings, according to the census.
Born between 1946 and 1964, baby boomers now number over 70 million, the census shows. With the oldest boomers in their mid 70s, all will hit age 65 by 2030.
The aged homeless also tend to have smaller Social Security checks after years working off the books. A third of some 900 older homeless people in Phoenix said in a recent survey they have no income at all.
Teresa Smith, CEO of the San Diego nonprofit Dreams for Change, said she’s also noticed the homeless population is trending older. The group operates two safe parking lots for people living in cars.
Susan, who stayed at one lot, spoke only if her last name wasn’t used because of the stigma surrounding homelessness.
The 63-year-old had kidney cancer while caring for her mother, then lost their two-bedroom apartment after her mom died. The cancer is now in remission.
Susan slept in her car with her dog at one of the gated parking lots that provide a bathroom, showers and a shared refrigerator and microwave.
She was stunned to see a man in his 80s living in a car there, calling it “just wrong.”
But residents enjoyed the community, grilling meals together and even surprising one in their group with a birthday cake.
Dreams for Change recently helped Susan get a one-bedroom apartment with a housing voucher after months of waiting.
With a washer and dryer, patio, dishwasher and bathtub, “I feel like I’m at the Ritz,” she said.
Donald Whitehead Jr., executive director of the Washington-based advocacy group National Coalition for the Homeless, said that seeing older people sleep in cars and abandoned buildings should worry everyone.
“We now accept these things that we would have been outraged about just 20 years ago,” said Whitehead.
Whitehead said Black, Latino and Indigenous people who came of age in the 1980s amid recession and high unemployment rates are disproportionately represented among the homeless.
Many nearing retirement never got well-paying jobs and didn’t buy homes because of discriminatory real estate practices.
“So many of us didn’t put money into retirement programs, thinking that Social Security was going to take care of us,” said Rudy Soliz, 63, operations director for Justa Center, which offers meals, showers, a mail drop and other services to the aged homeless in Phoenix.
The average monthly Social Security retirement payment as of December was $1,658. Many older homeless people have much smaller checks because they worked fewer years or earned less than others.
People 65 and over with limited resources and who didn’t work enough to earn retirement benefits may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income of $841 a month.
Finocchio said limited contributions were made for her into Social Security and Medicare because most of her jobs were off the books in telephone sales or watering office plants.
“The programs approved by Congress to prevent destitution among the elderly and the disabled are not working,” said Dennis Culhane, a University of Pennsylvania professor who led the 2019 study of the aging homeless in New York, Boston and Los Angeles County. “And the problem is only going to get worse.”
Jennifer Molinsky, project director for the Aging Society Program at Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, agreed the federal government must do more to ensure older Americans are better housed.
“The younger boomers were hit especially hard in the Great Recession, many losing their homes close to retirement,” Molinsky said.
Longer term shelters specifically for older people are helping get some off the streets at least temporarily.
The Arizona Department of Housing last year provided a $7.5 million block grant for the state’s largest shelter to buy an old hotel to temporarily house up to 170 older people without a place to stay. The city of Phoenix kicked in $4 million for renovations.
CEO Lisa Glow of Central Arizona Shelter Services, which runs the state’s biggest shelter in downtown Phoenix, said the hotel is expected to open by year’s end. Residents will stay around 90 days while caseworkers help find permanent housing
“We need more dignified, safer and comfortable places for our seniors,” said Glow, noting that physical limitations make it difficult for older people at the 500-bed shelter downtown.
Nestor Castro, 67, was luckier than many who lose permanent homes.
Castro was in his late 50s living in New York when his mother died and he was hospitalized with bleeding ulcers, losing their apartment. He initially stayed with his sister in Boston, then for more than three years at a YMCA in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Just before last Christmas, Castro got a permanent subsidized apartment through Hearth Inc., a Boston nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness among older adults. Residents pay 30% of their income to stay in one if Hearth’s 228 units.
Castro pays with part of his Social Security check and a part-time job. He also volunteers at a food pantry and a nonprofit that assists people with housing.
“Housing is a big problem around here because they are building luxury apartments that no one can afford,” he said. “A place down the street is $3,068 a month for a studio.”
Hearth Inc. CEO Mark Hinderlie said far more housing needs to be built and made affordable for the aged, especially now as the numbers of graying homeless people surge.
“It’s cheaper to house people than leave them homeless,” Hinderlie said. “You have to rethink what housing can be.”
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Janie Har in Marin County, California, and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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Biden expected to release rule on ghost guns in days
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will come out with its long-awaited ghost gun rule — aimed at reining in privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up at crime scenes — as soon as Monday, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Completion of the rule comes as the White House and the Justice Department have been under growing pressure to crack down on gun deaths and violent crime in the U.S.
The White House has also been weighing naming Steve Dettelbach, a former U.S. attorney from Ohio, to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, the people said. Biden had to withdraw the nomination of his first nominee, gun-control advocate David Chipman, after the nomination stalled for months because of opposition from Republicans and some Democrats in the Senate.
For nearly a year, the rule has been making its way through the federal regulation process. Gun safety groups and Democrats in Congress have been pushing for the Justice Department to finish the rule for months. It will probably be met with heavy resistance from gun groups and draw litigation in the coming weeks.
The exact timing of the announcement hasn’t been set, the people said. They could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. The White House declined to comment.
On Sunday, the Senate’s top Democrat, Sen. Chuck Schumer, of New York, implored the administration to move faster.
“It’s high time for a ghost gun exorcism before the proliferation peaks, and before more people get hurt — or worse,” Schumer said in a statement. “My message is a simple one: No more waiting on these proposed federal rules.” Ghost guns are “too easy to build, too hard to trace and too dangerous to ignore.”
Justice Department statistics show that nearly 24,000 ghost guns were recovered by law enforcement at crime scenes and reported to the government from 2016 to 2020. It is hard to say how many are circulating on the streets, in part because in many cases police departments don’t contact the government about the guns because they can’t be traced.
The rule is expected to change the current definition of a firearm under federal law to include unfinished parts, like the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun.
In its proposed rule released last May, the ATF said it was also seeking to require manufacturers and dealers who sell ghost gun parts to be licensed by the federal government and require federally licensed firearms dealers to add a serial number to any unserialized guns they plan to sell.
The rule would also require firearms dealers to run background checks before they sell ghost gun kits that contain parts needed to assemble a firearm.
For years, federal officials have been sounding the alarm about an increasing black market for homemade, military-style semi-automatic rifles and handguns. As well as turning up more frequently at crime scenes, ghost guns have been increasingly encountered when federal agents buy guns in undercover operations from gang members and other criminals.
Some states, like California, have enacted laws in recent years to require serial numbers to be stamped on ghost guns.
The critical component in building an untraceable gun is what is known as the lower receiver, a part typically made of metal or polymer. An unfinished receiver — sometimes referred to as an “80-percent receiver” — can be legally bought online with no serial numbers or other markings on it, no license required.
Police across the country have been reporting spikes in ghost guns being recovered by officers. The New York Police Department, for example, said officers found 131 unserialized firearms since January.
A gunman who killed his wife and four others in Northern California in 2017 had been prohibited from owning firearms, but he built his own to skirt the court order before his rampage. And in 2019, a teenager used a homemade handgun to fatally shoot two classmates and wound three others at a school in suburban Los Angeles.
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Scheffler chases Masters win, with caddie who knows the way
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has never been here before. Never gone to any course with the lead on Sunday in a major championship. Been close a few times, but never in the spotlight as the favorite heading into the final round.
It’s daunting, anywhere.
At Augusta National, even more so.
Luckily for him, someone will be with Scheffler every step of the way, someone who has taken a few rides around the pressure cooker that is a final round with a Masters win at stake. He hired Ted Scott, who caddied in both of Bubba Watson’s Masters wins, on a test basis five months ago. It has paid huge and fast dividends, and they’ll try for their fourth win in the span of six starts together on Sunday.
“Teddy’s been a great addition to the team,” Scheffler said. “I have a lot of faith in him. He works really hard. I respect him as a person. When we’re out there I have a lot of faith in him. It’s really nice just having someone I can trust so much out there with me.”
Watson had to rally to win his first Masters in 2012, after starting the final round in fourth. In 2014, he held the lead coming into the final round and held it together on the way to another green jacket. He and Scott were peanut butter-and-jelly level of inseparable for 15 years, before deciding to part ways last season. Scheffler heard Scott was available and gave him a call. Scheffler was hovering around the mid-20s in the world rankings then. He’s No. 1 in the world now and in position to win the Masters.
“It’s going to give him confidence,” Watson said of Scheffler having Scott with him on Sunday. “Knowing that he’s got a guy on the bag that’s won around here, that has notes ... he’s going to have mental notes that he knows (from what) he’s been through with me. So, yeah, it’s going to give him nothing but confidence and joy knowing that he has all the information.”
Cameron Smith is Scheffler’s closest pursuer, starting Sunday three shots back after a 4-under round of 68 in Round 3. At Augusta, three shots is nothing. And Smith has experience in being a chaser, after he and Sungjae Im — who is in third, five shots back — were the ones closest to Dustin Johnson at the end of the pandemic-delayed Masters in November 2020.
Scheffler has won three of his last five starts on the way to the No. 1 ranking. Smith is coming off a win at The Players Championship last month and is No. 6 in the world. It might not have Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson level of pizzazz to it, but a Scheffler-Smith pairing in the final round of a major — given the form both are in right now — is probably pretty close to the best matchup that golf purists could have gotten.
“It just means I can get it done I guess when I’m up against the best guys in the world,” Smith said. “It’s a good feeling to have. It’s earned. It’s not given to you. I’m going to have to go out there (Sunday) and play really good golf again. Hopefully everything just falls into place. I can’t control what anyone else is going to do.”
Most players think that way.
But a good caddie like Scott does have a say in what someone else is going to do — that being the player whose bag he is carrying. He’ll wear the standard-issue Masters white caddie jumpsuit on Sunday while also serving as coach, confidant, psychologist, therapist and whatever else Scheffler needs for those four-plus hours that the final round will take.
“Someone that stays as pretty level-headed as Teddy, he doesn’t really react to much,” Scheffler said. “It’s definitely nice having him out there on the bag.”
Shane Lowry and Charl Schwartzel will start Sunday tied for fourth, seven shots off the pace at 2 under. Justin Thomas and Corey Conners are tied for sixth, both 1 under. Those four players, Scheffler, Smith and Im are the only ones under par going into the final round.
A year ago on Masters Sunday, Hideki Matsuyama’s caddie wound up stealing a bit of the show. Shota Hayafuji was on Matsuyama’s bag for that win, and when he returned the pin to the 18th hole after the final putt of the Masters was made, he removed his cap and bowed to the course. It instantly became a Masters moment.
There’s a caddie who will get to make a Masters moment of his own on Sunday. Scheffler would enjoy nothing more than if Scott is the one on that stage.
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Singer Avril Lavigne tweets pic of engagement to Mod Sun
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 1:54 PM EDT|Updated: 24 minutes ago
(CNN) – Life is suddenly less “complicated” for pop star Avril Lavigne.
The 37-year-old Canadian singer announced on Twitter Thursday that she’s engaged to fellow musician Mod Sun.
Sun, whose real name is Derek Smith, popped the question with a heart-shaped diamond on a boat on the river Seine.
The irony is that the two met collaborating on Lavigne’s latest album titled “Love Sux.”
This would be the third marriage for Lavigne, whose previous husbands were also rock stars: Sum 41′s Deryck Whibley and Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger.
Mod Sun previously dated former Disney actor Bella Thorne.
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WATCH: Privately funded space mission docks at International Space Station
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 12:15 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
(CNN) – A privately-funded spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station.
The docking of the Space-X Dragon spacecraft was delayed about 45 minutes Saturday morning as the crew worked through an issue with an onboard video camera.
Procedures were underway for crews on the Dragon and the ISS to open the hatch and welcome the new arrivals.
The Dragon lifted-off late Friday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the 20-hour flight.
Onboard is a group of three private-paying customers and a former NASA astronaut.
The 10-day trip is backed by Houston-based startup Axiom.
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Singer Avril Lavigne tweets pic of engagement to Mod Sun
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 1:54 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) – Life is suddenly less “complicated” for pop star Avril Lavigne.
The 37-year-old Canadian singer announced on Twitter Thursday that she’s engaged to fellow musician Mod Sun.
Sun, whose real name is Derek Smith, popped the question with a heart-shaped diamond on a boat on the river Seine.
The irony is that the two met collaborating on Lavigne’s latest album titled “Love Sux.”
This would be the third marriage for Lavigne, whose previous husbands were also rock stars: Sum 41′s Deryck Whibley and Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger.
Mod Sun previously dated former Disney actor Bella Thorne.
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Warming up this week
Temperatures reaching the 70s mid-week
SUNDAY: Clear skies for the evening and pleasant with temperatures in the 50s. Staying clear for a majority of the night, with some clouds moving in late in the overnight. A cold night with overnight lows in the low to mid 30s. Staying breezy across our West Virginia locations.
MONDAY: Plenty of clouds to start the day and chilly with temperatures rising into the 40s. Some clouds into the afternoon and turning mild as a ridge in the jetstream begins to form. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. A beautiful spring day! Clouds sticking around overnight and turning chilly with lows in the mid to upper 40s.
TUESDAY: A mix of sun and clouds to start the day and mild with temperatures quickly rising into the 60s. A balance of sun and clouds for the afternoon and turning warm with highs in the mid to upper 70s! A beautiful spring day as we see some of our warmest temperatures of 2022 so far! Clouds around for the evening and overnight. Pleasant with overnight lows in the low to mid 50s.
WEDNESDAY: Some sun and plenty of clouds to start the day and mild with temperatures rising into the 60s. Adding more clouds for the afternoon and warm with highs in the low to mid 70s! Another beautiful spring day. A spotty shower for our West Virginia locations during the day. Plenty of clouds around for the evening and overnight with lows in the mid to upper 50s.
THURSDAY: Another mild start with temperatures rising into the 60s with more clouds than sun. Cloudy for the afternoon and another warm day with highs in the low to mid 70s. A few spotty showers for the afternoon. Clouds sticking around into the evening and overnight with overnight lows in the low to mid 50s.
FRIDAY: Plenty of clouds to start the day and mild with temperatures rising into the 60s. Cooler than the few previous days as a cold front arrives. Highs in the low to mid 60s.
As always, you can get the latest updates by downloading and checking the WHSV Weather App.
**A reminder that spring wildfire season is underway for both Virginia and West Virginia. No outdoor burning before 4pm in Virginia until April 30th. No outdoor burning in West Virginia before 5pm through May 31.**
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Myeloid Therapeutics, Inc. ("Myeloid"), a clinical stage mRNA-immunotherapy company developing novel therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases, today presented new late-breaking data at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, being held in New Orleans, LA, April 8-13, 2022.
The data presented at AACR 2022 illustrate that Myeloid has designed and developed two novel therapeutic platforms, ATAK™ CAR receptors and in vivo mRNA programming, to target and activate the ability of myeloid cells to attack cancer by immune reprogramming. Myeloid cells are a primary orchestrator of immune response and accumulate naturally within solid tumors, in some cases representing up to seventy-five percent of the tumor mass. Myeloid's adaptations of mRNA for the myeloid compartment are expanding the impact of these cells within in vivo experiments.
Myeloid's novel class of CARs, known as ATAK™ Receptors, combine tumor recognition with multiple proprietary innate-immune signaling domains. Myeloid scientists have screened multiple unexplored combinations of innate-immune signals and uncovered optimal multi-signal pathways. The combination of cancer recognition binders with these novel intracellular signaling domains allows myeloid cells to be reprogrammed with previously unexplored combinations of immune signals, leading to tumor killing and broad systemic anti-tumor responses.
Myeloid's novel in vivo engineering platform specifically targets and activates myeloid cells to elicit broader anti-tumor adaptive immunity. Through this approach, Myeloid demonstrates that delivery of lipid-nanoparticles (LNPs) encapsulating mRNA results in selective uptake and expression by myeloid cells in vivo, leading to potent tumor killing in multiple cold tumor models. These data demonstrate the potential for Myeloid's technology to program cells directly in vivo.
"At this year's AACR meeting, we are pleased to present significant progress across our platforms that showcase the ability of myeloid cells to orchestrate broad immune responses through in vivo mRNA programming and our next-generation ATAK™ CARs," said Bruce McCreedy, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Myeloid. "These data support our plans to initiate clinical trials to evaluate the safety and activity of several novel drug product candidates within the next year, expanding our existing clinical pipeline."
Details of the late-breaking poster presentations:
Title: "In vivo programming of myeloid cells by mRNA-mediated delivery of novel Fc alpha fusion receptor activates anti-tumor immunity"
Session: Late-Breaking Research: Clinical Research 1
Date and Time: Sunday Apr 10, 2022 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: New Orleans Convention Center, Exhibit Halls D-H, Poster Section 17
Title: "ATAK receptors, a new class of chimeric antigen receptors that harness innate immunity in myeloid cells to target cancer"
Session: Late-Breaking Research: Clinical Research 1
Date and Time: Sunday Apr 10, 2022 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: New Orleans Convention Center, Exhibit Halls D-H, Poster Section 17
Abstracts and full session details can be accessed through the AACR meeting planner once available: AACR Annual Meeting 2022 | April 8-13, 2022 | New Orleans
About Myeloid Therapeutics
Myeloid Therapeutics is a clinical stage mRNA-immunotherapy company developing novel therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases. Integrating the fields of RNA, immunology and medicine, the Company's proprietary platform provides clinical solutions by matching therapeutic modalities to disease conditions, including use of autologous cell therapies, in vivo cell programming using mRNA, RNA-based gene-editing using RetroT™ and multi-targeted biologics. For more information, visit https://www.myeloidtx.com/.
Investor and Media Contact
Amy Conrad
Juniper Point
Amy@juniper-point.com
858-914-1962
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HONOLULU, O'ahu (KITV4) -- For the first time, the Sales and Marketing Executives Honolulu (SME Honolulu) announced they will be recognizing two Salespersons of the Year (SPOY) for their annual award event.
The 2019 and 2021 SPOY recipients are President and CEO of the Hawai’i Lodging & Tourism Association, Mufi Hannemann, and founder of Tihati Productions, Charlene “Cha” Thompson, respectively.
This is the 65th year that SME Honolulu has awarded this honor, which recognizes a member of the community who greatly enhances the image and quality of life in Hawaii.
2019 Salesperson of the Year: Mufi Hannemann
Hannemann is Honolulu-born and of Samoan/German/English ancestry. He has served the community of Hawai'i in various influential roles and organizations in the public and private sectors and non-profit world. The 'Iolani and Harvard honors graduate was elected mayor of the City and County of Honolulu in 2004 and was re-elected to a second term in 2008. While on the Honolulu City Council he served as Chair. He has also been the director of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and was a corporate executive with C Brewer & Co. In his role as CEO and President of Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association, the state’s largest private sector tourism organization, Hannemann has been an effective and articulate champion of the state’s number one industry. He espouses the need for a balanced approach of a healthy community coupled with a robust economic recovery during this pandemic period.
Having been appointed to serve five U.S. Presidents and two Hawaii Governors, and a former Fulbright Scholar in New Zealand, Hannemann’s views and opinions are highly sought and respected in the Pacific region. Throughout his career, he has compiled an impressive record of accomplishments in business, government, education, sports, culture and arts, as well as community service.
“My parents Gustav and Faiaso raised me and my siblings to follow the admonition of the Good Book - “to whom much is given much is required.” As I have been blessed with so many wonderful and choice opportunities to grow and develop, I have always kept that in mind which is why I have always believed in educating and mentoring the next generation. I’m grateful to those individuals who have helped to shape and guide my life and to the countless others who have been generous with their counsel and experience through the years,” stated Hannemann.
Hannemann’s philanthropic accomplishments include leading one of Hawaii’s most successful fundraising events - the Visitor Industry Charity Walk, which raised a record $2.7-million in 2019 and in a virtual format $2.1-million in 2021 to help nonprofit organizations throughout the state. He is the founder of the Pacific Century Fellows, modeled after the White House Fellows, of which he was one, which mentors future generations of local leaders in Hawai‘i and the Pacific. Thus far they have had 17 cohorts of Fellows in Hawai'i and 7 classes of Fellows in Micronesia, many of whom have risen to levels of prominence in business, government, labor, law, the military, media, and non-profit arena.
A much sought-after public speaker, he awards thousands of dollars in scholarships each year to deserving local high school students throughout the state. Hannemann’s positive influence is affecting the present and shaping the future of Hawaii.
2021 Salesperson of the Year: Charlene “Cha” Thompson
Thompson has been a leader at the forefront of the visitor industry in Hawaii, providing the highest caliber of Hawaiian and Polynesian entertainment across the state of Hawaii and throughout the Pacific and Asia, for over 50 years.
Alongside her husband Jack “Tihati” Thompson, they became founders of Tihati Productions in 1969. Tihati has since grown to be the largest, longest-running entertainment company in the state of Hawaii, producing lū’au shows locally at dozens of Hawaii’s leading resorts and hotels, but also nationally and internationally. The company has performed for three sitting U.S. presidents, with a landmark performance at the White House in 2009.
One of Thompson's most memorable experiences was bringing Hawaiian and Polynesian performing arts to Thailand where the Tihati troupe spent six years playing a 5,000-seat theater, the largest in the world.
Papali’itele Jack “Tihati” Thompson holds diplomatic and cultural titles and serves currently as the Honorary Consul of the Independent State of Samoa. As a result, Tihati Productions has performed for many diplomats and royals from Polynesia including their dear friend, His Majesty King of Tonga, the late Taufaahau Tupou IV, as well as the head of state of Samoa, His Highness, the late Malietoa Tanumafili II.
Tihati Productions continues its incredible legacy employing over 1,000 local performing artists, dancers, and choreographers. The couple was selected as Hawaii’s Small Business Persons of the Year in 1986 and Thompson was honored as an inductee to the Hawaii Business Hall of Fame in 1990.
Thompson is a proud graduate of Farrington High School, attended Kapi'olani Community College, and has received her Bachelor of Science degree in Judicial Administration from Hawai'i Pacific University. She has served the community of Hawai'i in various roles, including her work for Palama Settlement, empowering members of the Kalihi and Palama neighborhoods through education and health programs.
She was also the Vice President of the Institute of Human Services Board of Directors, the Executive Board of Aloha United Way, Hawai'i Council on Economic Education, President of the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association, Board member for the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, Commissioner with the Honolulu Police Commission for over eight years and served as the Secretary and Treasurer of the South Seas Christian Ministry for over 25 years. It is her deep faith in Christ through whom she believes all blessings flow, that she attributes over five decades of professional and philanthropic work.
Thompson’s incredible work for the local community continues to support young artists today, after having established and funded various scholarships for students who excel in the field of performing arts. Her lifetime of contributions continues to positively impact today’s artists and communities of Hawai'i, and well into the future generations. Today, she continues to be involved in the entertainment industry in Hawaii as a talent buyer for the legendary club Blue Note.
SME Annual Event
The Salesperson of the Year (SPOY) event will be held on April 28, 2022, from 6 p.m. -10 p.m. at the Sheraton Waikiki, and will feature a dinner, and some very special entertainment.
Since the 1957 inception of the award, when Daniel S. C. Liu first accepted the title, SME Honolulu has recognized over 65 leaders who have served to better the education and promotion of business in Hawaii.
Reservations for the 2022 SPOY Dinner Event at the Waikiki Resort on April 28, 2022, honoring Mufi Hannemann and Charlene “Cha” Thompson may be made at www.smehonolulu.org or by contacting info@smehonolulu.org. Individual seats are $150.00. Sponsorship tables of ten are available for: Silver $2,500 – Gold $5,000 – Platinum $10,000. Presenting Sponsor -- $15,00
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WATCH: Man pulled from raging river after attempted rescue of dog caught in current
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) – A good Samaritan is recounting his attempt to rescue a stranger’s dog from a river in California.
Dustin Leming, an iron worker, dropped 14 feet into the Los Angeles River to rescue a dog trapped in the raging current during a rain storm.
He risked his own life to save a stranger’s dog.
“Oh, that dog was scared,” he said.
The heroic effort left Leming in need of his own rescue.
“They did have to rescue me, and thank God they did,” he said.
As rescue helicopters circled above his home last week, Leming and his mom ran to the river out back and saw Scooby struggling to keep his furry head above the water.
When Leming saw the canine, he couldn’t help himself. He said he wanted to be a veterinarian so it was second nature to help an animal in need.
“I told her, I said ‘Look mom, that dog’s in the river. I’m going to the river. I’m gonna save that dog,’” he said. “And she goes, ‘You better not Dustin’ and I told her, ‘Look, I’m going in.”
But first, Leming had to run ahead of the dog.
“I think it was about a mile and a half down where I finally caught up to him,” Leming said.
When he finally got into the waist high water and got his arms around Scooby, the terrified German Shepherd sunk its teeth into his arms.
“That current, that current is stronger than you think,” Leming said.
He said it became too hard to hold on to the dog, and Scooby wiggled out of his arms and was eventually carried away by the current.
“I was like ‘Oh man, if that dog dies, I’m gonna be so sad,’” Leming said.
It was fortunately not a lost cause, and Scooby survived. The dog floated down the river to a shallow spot where rescue crews eventually got him to safety.
The next day, Scooby’s owner got to thank Leming for his attempted rescue.
“Thank you so much for all the love out there and support,” she said.
Leming said he’s just glad Scooby made it back home. He said there was no way the dog was going to drown on his watch.
“Everybody got their phones out and wanted to take videos but not take action,” Leming said. “I tried to help him out.”
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LONDON, 10 April 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tetragon announces the final results of the "modified Dutch auction" tender offer to purchase a portion of the outstanding non-voting shares of Tetragon for a maximum aggregate payment of $50,000,000 in cash. The tender offer expired at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on 7 April 2022.
J.P. Morgan Securities plc (which conducts its UK investment banking business as J.P. Morgan Cazenove) acted as dealer manager for the tender offer and Computershare Investor Services PLC acted as tender agent for the tender offer. As dealer manager, J.P. Morgan determined the final purchase price at which Tetragon will purchase shares in the tender offer. As tender agent, Computershare determined the final proration factor.
In accordance with the terms of the tender offer, Tetragon has accepted for purchase 4,291,157 non‑voting shares at a purchase price of $9.75 per share. The aggregate cost of this purchase is $41,838,780.75, excluding fees and expenses relating to the tender offer. A total of 4,291,157 Tetragon non-voting shares were properly tendered and not properly withdrawn at or below the purchase price of $9.75 per share.
Tetragon will promptly make payment for the shares validly tendered and accepted for purchase, which is expected to occur on or about 14 April 2022.
About Tetragon:
Tetragon is a closed-ended investment company that invests in a broad range of assets, including public and private equities and credit (including distressed securities and structured credit), convertible bonds, real estate, venture capital, infrastructure, bank loans and TFG Asset Management, a diversified alternative asset management business. Where appropriate, through TFG Asset Management, Tetragon seeks to own all, or a portion, of asset management companies with which it invests in order to enhance the returns achieved on its capital. Tetragon's investment objective is to generate distributable income and capital appreciation. It aims to provide stable returns to investors across various credit, equity, interest rate, inflation and real estate cycles. The company's non-voting shares are traded on Euronext in Amsterdam, a regulated market of Euronext Amsterdam N.V., and on the Specialist Fund Segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange. For more information please visit the company's website at www.tetragoninv.com.
This release contains inside information within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (2014/596/EU) ("EU MAR") and of the UK version of EU MAR as it forms part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act (as amended).
This release does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The securities of Tetragon have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons unless they are registered under applicable law or exempt from registration. Tetragon does not intend to register any portion of its securities in the United States or to conduct a public offer of securities in the United States. In addition, Tetragon has not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and investors will not be entitled to the benefits of such Act. Tetragon is registered in the public register of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets under Section 1:107 of the Dutch Financial Markets Supervision Act as an alternative investment fund from a designated state.
J.P. Morgan Securities plc, which is authorised by the UK Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for Tetragon and for no one else in connection with the tender offer and will not be responsible to anyone (whether or not recipient of the tender offer) other than Tetragon for providing the protections afforded to the clients of J.P. Morgan Securities plc or for providing advice in relation to the tender offer.
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Things will start to heat up tomorrow as the work week begins!
Temperatures will peak around the middle of the week.
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 4:09 PM EDT|Updated: 45 minutes ago
We’re leaving the snow behind as we start the week! Temperatures will get to around the low 40s as we see mostly clear skies through the night. This trend will continue into the early hours of Monday.
As you step out the door things will be pretty warm as we start the day tomorrow with temperatures in the low 50s! We will see increasing clouds throughout the day, which will eventually culminate in some rain moving through the area tomorrow night. Rain is expected to begin around 8 PM and will continue into Tuesday.
Temperatures tomorrow will be right around 70 as we see a warming trend into the middle of the week.
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WATCH: Man pulled from raging river after attempted rescue of dog caught in current
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) – A good Samaritan is recounting his attempt to rescue a stranger’s dog from a river in California.
Dustin Leming, an iron worker, dropped 14 feet into the Los Angeles River to rescue a dog trapped in the raging current during a rain storm.
He risked his own life to save a stranger’s dog.
“Oh, that dog was scared,” he said.
The heroic effort left Leming in need of his own rescue.
“They did have to rescue me, and thank God they did,” he said.
As rescue helicopters circled above his home last week, Leming and his mom ran to the river out back and saw Scooby struggling to keep his furry head above the water.
When Leming saw the canine, he couldn’t help himself. He said he wanted to be a veterinarian so it was second nature to help an animal in need.
“I told her, I said ‘Look mom, that dog’s in the river. I’m going to the river. I’m gonna save that dog,’” he said. “And she goes, ‘You better not Dustin’ and I told her, ‘Look, I’m going in.”
But first, Leming had to run ahead of the dog.
“I think it was about a mile and a half down where I finally caught up to him,” Leming said.
When he finally got into the waist high water and got his arms around Scooby, the terrified German Shepherd sunk its teeth into his arms.
“That current, that current is stronger than you think,” Leming said.
He said it became too hard to hold on to the dog, and Scooby wiggled out of his arms and was eventually carried away by the current.
“I was like ‘Oh man, if that dog dies, I’m gonna be so sad,’” Leming said.
It was fortunately not a lost cause, and Scooby survived. The dog floated down the river to a shallow spot where rescue crews eventually got him to safety.
The next day, Scooby’s owner got to thank Leming for his attempted rescue.
“Thank you so much for all the love out there and support,” she said.
Leming said he’s just glad Scooby made it back home. He said there was no way the dog was going to drown on his watch.
“Everybody got their phones out and wanted to take videos but not take action,” Leming said. “I tried to help him out.”
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Communities help fire victims rebuild their lives
GREEN RIVER – Friends, family and co-workers celebrated the lives of those that were saved from a recent home fire and helped raise funds for their recovery on Saturday night.
The Wadsworth Family Benefit Dinner and Auction took place at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Green River.
Green River resident Matt Wadsworth was working a night shift on Feb. 1, 2022 while his wife and four children slept soundly at home. A fire started in the early morning hours.
Rock Springs resident Ryan Pasborg was on his way to work when he saw the blaze from the road.
Out of the four children, three escaped with minor injuries. They told Pasborg that their younger brother Weston was still inside with their mother. He rescued them from the burning home and waited for help to arrive.
Rock Springs resident Traison Dunlap and his girlfriend Samantha Seymour were waiting in line to buy raffle tickets at the family benefit dinner.
They consider Pasborg a hero.
“It was a coincidence and it paid off,” said Dunlap. “Matt’s a great guy.
“There will be a lot of support for him and his family.”
The couple are friends with the Wadsworth family. Seymour works with Matt at Church and Dwight.
“Stay strong and hang in there,” Dunlap told the family. “It will get better.”
Chicken alfredo, spaghetti, salad and beverages were served at the event.
Veldon Kraft was the auctioneer.
Justin Sax, a co-worker at Church and Dwight was looking at silent auction items with his fiancée, Amy Cox.
“At Church and Dwight, we take care of each other,” Sax pointed out. “We’re like one big family.”
Matt’s uncle, Doug Wadsworth lives in Jamestown, not far from where the home fire occurred.
He is still amazed at Pasborg’s quick actions on that life-changing night.
“I’ve been in rescue for 40 years and that was definitely a miracle,” said Doug.
Organizers were scrambling to accommodate the attendees.
“They told us to plan for 200 people,” Doug mentioned. “By 5:30, there were more than 200.
“The support from this community is incredible.”
Matt was excited to see how many people arrived at the fundraiser.
“This is unbelievable!” he exclaimed with his wife Stephanie by his side. “I’m so happy so many people here.”
He said he appreciates Pasborg’s bravery as well.
“Welcome to the family, Ryan!”
Stephanie explained that she still doesn’t remember the rescue since she was unconscious.
“I asked a lot of questions eventually but my first thought was ‘Is everyone OK?’” she shared. “If it had been minutes later, I wouldn’t be standing here now.”
Stephanie concentrates on home safety habits such as turning off items when they’re not being used but she hasn’t been too obsessive about it.
“I don’t have a fear of fire but I have a fear of going through that again,” she admitted. “There’s a whole lot more to recovery than most people realize.”
She said that everything in the house and garage are gone.
“I woke up to a shirt and a pair of pants,” she said. “That’s all I had.”
Stephanie’s sister-in-law Jennifer Barrett traveled from Kentucky to assist with the fundraiser.
“I haven’t seen this place get packed like this before!” Barrett beamed. “We are all here for a reason.
“It’s restored my faith in humanity.”
She added, “I’m just a small-town girl who is really proud of where she’s from right now.”
“My heart is full and I’m truly humbled.”
Jamestown resident Desiree Gomez agreed.
“This event is better than I could have imagined,” Gomez shared. “There’s definitely an outpour of support and love from this community.”
Sweetwater County Sheriff John Grossnickle expressed awe as more people checked in at the door.
“This is Sweetwater County at its finest,” Grossnickle pointed out. “The community always comes together to support one another.”
So far, $47,275 has been raised in a Go Fund Me account. Those who could not attend the event but would like to make a donation may go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/wadsworth-family-benefit?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer.
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Elon Musk suggests Twitter changes, including accepting Dogecoin
(AP) - As Twitter’s newest board member and largest shareholder, Elon Musk is already floating suggestions for changes he’d like to see on the social media platform.
In a series of tweets late Saturday, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said that the company should include an “authentication checkmark” as a feature of its Twitter Blue premium subscription service, which costs $2.99 a month.
Twitter adds a checkmark logo next to a user name when the account has been verified “authentic, notable and active.”
Musk also suggested Twitter make the authentication checkmarks of premium subscriber accounts different than those granted to official accounts belonging to public figures, for example.
Such a move, Musk said, would “massively expand” the pool of verified user accounts and discourage the proliferation of spam “bot” accounts, making them too expensive to maintain.
Musk also shared ideas for how Twitter should charge for its subscription membership, saying the fee “should be proportionate to affordability and in local currency,” and adding: “Maybe even an option to pay in Doge?” referring to the Dogecoin cryptocurrency.
“And no ads,” Musk tweeted. “The power of corporations to dictate policy is greatly enhanced if Twitter depends on advertising money to survive.”
Nearly 90% of Twitter’s revenue in 2021 came from advertising.
Musk’s latest tweets about Twitter, including posting polls asking his 81 million followers whether Twitter is “dying” and whether the company’s San Francisco headquarters should be converted into a homeless shelter “since no one shows up anyway,” followed a tweet earlier in the week asking if he should add an edit button on the platform.
Last week, Twitter disclosed in a regulatory filing that it entered into an agreement with Musk giving the billionaire a seat on the company’s board, with the term expiring at its 2024 annual shareholders meeting. The move came a day after it was disclosed that Musk took a 9% stake in the company.
Twitter did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Sunday.
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This story has been corrected to show a Twitter Blue subscription is $2.99 a month, not $3 a month.
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JMU Sports Roundup: Sunday, April 10
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 5:51 PM EDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Results from JMU sporting events on Sunday, April 10.
Softball
James Madison 3, Hofstra 2
Baseball
Charleston 7, James Madison 6
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‘The Simpsons’ to feature deaf character, use sign language for first time
(CNN) – For the first time in the show’s 33-year history, a deaf actor will be featured on “The Simpsons.”
The focus of the episode is on Lisa Simpson, who discovers her role model, late saxophonist Bleeding Gums Murphy, has a son who is deaf and needs a cochlear implant.
Deaf actor John Autry II plays the role of Monk Murphy on the episode, calling it “life-changing.”
The show’s characters use American sign language throughout the groundbreaking episode.
Even though “Simpsons” characters only have four fingers, the show consulted with sign language specialists to make sure visuals conveyed words correctly.
The storyline is loosely based on the life of the episode’s main writer, who says her brother is hearing impaired within a family that loves jazz music.
The episode was written before the film “Coda” won the Oscar for Best Picture two weekends ago.
The episode airs Sunday night.
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HAWAI'I ISLAND (KITV4) -- Lead for Hawai'i is looking for young professionals wanting to make a difference in their community.
Lead for Hawaiʻi is a paid, full-time fellowship program targeting local, young professionals to work on critical needs in Hawaiʻi, alongside local leaders.
LFHI is a Hawai‘i-based affiliate of Lead For America, which is a national service program building the next generation of leaders in the U.S. Fellows serve in a paid, full-time AmeriCorps fellowship for one year before advancing into positions of community, state and national leadership.
Since LFHI began last summer, fellows have been tackling some of the Big Island’s most pressing challenges, such as cultural and natural resource management, resiliency and disaster recovery, and sustainable land planning.
Beyond their placement, Fellow’s receive a $34,000 stipend and nearly $7,000 Education Award.
"We work hard to recruit locally, with the intention of supporting local talent and giving young adults the opportunity right here in their home state, to gain the experience and network they need to launch their careers," said Alexis Ching.
Ching is the Co-Director of Lead for Hawaiʻi and Senior Community Partnerships Manager for Lead For America.
"We know that Hawaiʻi is one of the most geographically isolated population centers in the world, and we face unique challenges in our island communities," said Ching. "There is no one better to solve these challenges than our local youth–but they need support."
According to Ching, the post-graduate age group is expected to be high contributors to society, yet they no longer have access to resources like high school or college career advising, and financial support. Explaining that opportunities for career development kick in later when they reach a certain status as mid-career professionals.
"Our program is designed in a way that makes for sustainable and lasting change in our communities: we support Fellows that in turn, build critical capacity within our organizations and government entities, and then go on to be alumni that continue to be key contributors in our communities.
LFHI's first cohort began last summer. Ching provided some details of what those fellows have been up to since:
- Janice Hata, Paka Davis, and Shawna Blackford are tackling land-use issues under the direction of the Hawaiʻi County Planning Department. Shawna has taken the lead in identifying and mapping the first-ever, comprehensive public shoreline access inventory on the Big Island.
- Chris O’Donnell works alongside The Kohala Center wearing multiple hats - one as the Traditional Pathways Project Leader, mitigating the effects of highway development by documenting and perpetuating Hawaiian culture. He also provides marine education at Kahaluʻu Bay and manages volunteers.
- Nahe Keakealani is the first lineal descendant to work on the Puʻuwaʻawaʻa Community Based Subsistence Forest Area, an indigenous-led, community based project under Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests and in partnership with the State’s Department of Forestry and Wildlife–the first partnership and community-led forestry initiative of this kind in the State that will serve as an example for future statewide projects to come.
- Beverly Yates-Tese is seeing what it takes to be a civil servant as the Council Aide to Hāmākua Council Member, Heather Kimball
- Hōkūlani Fortunato helps to facilitate recovery efforts in the district of Puna from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption by working with community members, groups, and youth to build resiliency.
LFHI is now accepting applications for it's second cohort. Applications are being accepted until Friday, April 15. To apply, click here.
In order to apply, you must be a U.S. citizen that is at least 18-years-old and demonstrate a connection to Hawaiʻi and a willingness to serve your community.
"This program is a launching pad for outstanding, local youth that want to make their communities stronger, change the narrative about what communities are worthy of investment, and build a strong network and bonds that will last them a lifetime, as alumni," said Ching. "Help us change the narrative that success means leaving Hawaiʻi, and build with us the future that you want for yourself."
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Car crash slows H-1 west bound traffic near University Avenue By Sunshine Kuhia Smith Sunshine Kuhia Smith Assignment Editor/Digital Producer Author email Apr 10, 2022 Apr 10, 2022 Updated 2 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save FILE Honolulu Police and Fire departments are responding to a car crash on the H-1 freeway going west bound near the University off-ramp.Drivers are asked to find an alternate route as emergency crews clear the scene. Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to news@kitv.com Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Sunshine Kuhia Smith Assignment Editor/Digital Producer Author email Follow Sunshine Kuhia Smith Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today More From KITV 4 Island News Local Sunday: Trade winds are back, high surf advisory extended Updated Feb 6, 2022 Local Joint US-Indonesia war games to expand to 14 nations as tensions simmer in Indo-Pacific Apr 8, 2022 Local Body recovered from Ala Wai Canal in Waikiki Updated Nov 9, 2021 Local Route changes, modifications coming to TheBus beginning March 13 Updated Mar 15, 2022 News Public asked to start conserving water in a "proactive" measure Updated Dec 27, 2021 Local Some US citizens can return to country with expired passports Dec 28, 2021 Recommended for you
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Elon Musk suggests Twitter changes, including accepting Dogecoin
(AP) - As Twitter’s newest board member and largest shareholder, Elon Musk is already floating suggestions for changes he’d like to see on the social media platform.
In a series of tweets late Saturday, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said that the company should include an “authentication checkmark” as a feature of its Twitter Blue premium subscription service, which costs $2.99 a month.
Twitter adds a checkmark logo next to a user name when the account has been verified “authentic, notable and active.”
Musk also suggested Twitter make the authentication checkmarks of premium subscriber accounts different than those granted to official accounts belonging to public figures, for example.
Such a move, Musk said, would “massively expand” the pool of verified user accounts and discourage the proliferation of spam “bot” accounts, making them too expensive to maintain.
Musk also shared ideas for how Twitter should charge for its subscription membership, saying the fee “should be proportionate to affordability and in local currency,” and adding: “Maybe even an option to pay in Doge?” referring to the Dogecoin cryptocurrency.
“And no ads,” Musk tweeted. “The power of corporations to dictate policy is greatly enhanced if Twitter depends on advertising money to survive.”
Nearly 90% of Twitter’s revenue in 2021 came from advertising.
Musk’s latest tweets about Twitter, including posting polls asking his 81 million followers whether Twitter is “dying” and whether the company’s San Francisco headquarters should be converted into a homeless shelter “since no one shows up anyway,” followed a tweet earlier in the week asking if he should add an edit button on the platform.
Last week, Twitter disclosed in a regulatory filing that it entered into an agreement with Musk giving the billionaire a seat on the company’s board, with the term expiring at its 2024 annual shareholders meeting. The move came a day after it was disclosed that Musk took a 9% stake in the company.
Twitter did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Sunday.
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This story has been corrected to show a Twitter Blue subscription is $2.99 a month, not $3 a month.
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A Fayetteville event venue is opening its doors to the public
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (WVVA) - A Fayette County wedding and event venue is beginning to open up to the public soon.
The Gaines Estate is normally only open for special events, but for one day a week, on Wednesdays, they will open to the public with a pub and play.
A ‘Pub and Play’, is a unique experience for guests to come enjoy dinner from Dobra Zupas, cocktails, and live music from local musicians.
They also wanted to share that the first Monday of the month, starting in May, they will have their monthly ‘Monday Market’, where vendors and food trucks will be set up.
The venue’s coordinator, Mariah Harrison says having the estate open to the public allows them to have a relationship with the community.
“That allows us to maintain that relationship with the community. Being located in downtown Fayetteville, in the heart of Fayetteville and we really want to maintain that contact and having another restaurants and bar open just adds to the community,” said Harrison.
The Gaines Estate is having an Easter ticketed dinner on April 16th, you can find more about that on their website here. Home - The Gaines Estate or you can phone them at (304) 382-7509.
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Kinder chocolate products recalled in US after salmonella cases reported in Europe
(Gray News) – Ferrero, Inc. is voluntarily recalling two of its Kinder chocolate products because of a possible salmonella contamination.
The company is recalling two Kinder products in the U.S. These include Kinder Happy Moments Chocolate Assortment and Kinder Mix Chocolate Treats basket.
Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and people with weakened immune systems, the FDA says.
Symptoms of salmonella infection in healthier people can include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
In rare cases, salmonella can produce more severe illnesses like arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis.
Ferrero says the products are being recalled because they were manufactured in a facility where salmonella was detected.
There have been no reports of illness in the U.S. so far, the company says. The voluntary recall is due to an abundance of caution after Salmonella cases were reported by people in Europe who consumed chocolates from the same facility.
No other Kinder products in the U.S. were recalled.
Ferrero says it “deeply regrets the situation” and that it takes food safety “extremely seriously” and will continue to work with the FDA to address the situation.
If you’ve purchased either of the products, Ferrero says to not eat it and to contact the company’s customer service line sometime between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday EST at 1-800-688-3552 or via https://www.ferreronorthamerica.com/contact-US-residents.
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Man arrested in connection to drive by shooting
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 5:53 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office says a Logan man has been arrested for a drive by shooting that happened on April 1 in McDowell County.
Cody Lee Hager has been charged with attempted murder, 4 counts of wanton endangerment, prohibited possession of a firearm and malicious wounding. That shooting happened on Mountaineer Highway in Avondale and left one person critically injured.
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‘The Simpsons’ to feature deaf character, use sign language for first time
(CNN) – For the first time in the show’s 33-year history, a deaf actor will be featured on “The Simpsons.”
The focus of the episode is on Lisa Simpson, who discovers her role model, late saxophonist Bleeding Gums Murphy, has a son who is deaf and needs a cochlear implant.
Deaf actor John Autry II plays the role of Monk Murphy on the episode, calling it “life-changing.”
The show’s characters use American sign language throughout the groundbreaking episode.
Even though “Simpsons” characters only have four fingers, the show consulted with sign language specialists to make sure visuals conveyed words correctly.
The storyline is loosely based on the life of the episode’s main writer, who says her brother is hearing impaired within a family that loves jazz music.
The episode was written before the film “Coda” won the Oscar for Best Picture two weekends ago.
The episode airs Sunday night.
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Wyoming County Sheriff injured after investigating crash
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 5:24 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hours ago
WYOMING COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - Early Sunday morning a Wyoming County Sheriff was badly injured while assisting another vehicle on the side of the road. The department is not releasing any statements at the moment but their Facebook page did release this statement.
“The Wyoming County Sheriffs Office would like to ask for prayers for one of our own, Deputy T. Phillips, who suffered a serious injury to his leg overnight while investigating a minor vehicle crash. We extend our thoughts and prayers to our deputy, and also would like to thank each and every first responder who offered a helping hand while on scene.”
Stay with WVVA as we learn more about this incident.
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Kinder chocolate products recalled in US after salmonella cases reported in Europe
(Gray News) – Ferrero, Inc. is voluntarily recalling two of its Kinder chocolate products because of a possible salmonella contamination.
The company is recalling two Kinder products in the U.S. These include Kinder Happy Moments Chocolate Assortment and Kinder Mix Chocolate Treats basket.
Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and people with weakened immune systems, the FDA says.
Symptoms of salmonella infection in healthier people can include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
In rare cases, salmonella can produce more severe illnesses like arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis.
Ferrero says the products are being recalled because they were manufactured in a facility where salmonella was detected.
There have been no reports of illness in the U.S. so far, the company says. The voluntary recall is due to an abundance of caution after Salmonella cases were reported by people in Europe who consumed chocolates from the same facility.
No other Kinder products in the U.S. were recalled.
Ferrero says it “deeply regrets the situation” and that it takes food safety “extremely seriously” and will continue to work with the FDA to address the situation.
If you’ve purchased either of the products, Ferrero says to not eat it and to contact the company’s customer service line sometime between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday EST at 1-800-688-3552 or via https://www.ferreronorthamerica.com/contact-US-residents.
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Pedestrian struck by HPD patrol vehicle
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 7:35 PM EDT|Updated: 26 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) -
A woman was struck by a Harrisonburg Police patrol SUV Sunday evening around 5:30 p.m. The incident happened at the corner of West Wolfe Street and North Liberty Street.
According to Harrisonburg Police Captain Jason Kidd, an officer in a Ford Explorer patrol vehicle was making a turn and made contact with the female victim at a low speed. The 44-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The victim’s name has not been released. The incident is under investigation.
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DAYTON, Tenn., April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jason Christie left Dayton Municipal Park on Championship Sunday just 6 ounces out of the lead with a crystal-clear plan for where he wanted to start.
But thick fog created by temperatures that had plunged into the 30s overnight changed that plan — and ultimately played a huge role in his eighth career victory with B.A.S.S.
To let the fog clear, Christie stopped on a bank he hadn't fished all week and quickly put a solid limit in his livewell. He culled up a few ounces throughout the day until he reached a five-bass limit of 15 pounds, 12 ounces that helped him win the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Chickamauga Lake with a four-day total of 73-7.
"The fog is why I won," said Christie, who is a little more than a month removed from winning the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk on Lake Hartwell. "I went through one fogbank at about 25 mph going to where I was going to start. But then I hit another fogbank and I saw a boat wave that I knew didn't come from one of our guys, so I just immediately peeled off to an area that I fished three or four years ago in another event."
After a warm start on Thursday, Days 2 and 3 were the polar opposite with cloudy skies, temperatures in the 40s and a spattering of rain, sleet and snow. But the low-light conditions played into the hands of Christie, who fished all week with a 1/2-ounce Booyah Covert Spinnerbait (chartreuse, white and blue with a white Yum Swim'n Dinger as a trailer), a bladed jig and the same War Eagle Jiu-Jigsu Jig (green pumpkin) he used at the Classic.
The conditions made another sharp turn Sunday, with the return of the sun, calm winds and a high temperature near 70 degrees. But Christie once again took advantage of a short window of low visibility aided by the early morning fog.
"I knew the spot I stopped at had had a lot of traffic, but I figured I would just go in there and fish until the fog lifted," Christie said. "But really it set up perfectly because it was shaded and had all the right stuff."
While much of the field was still navigating the fog, Christie caught a quick limit, taking the unofficial lead on BassTrakk by 8 a.m. and never relinquishing it.
"That was the key, just getting off to a good start," he said. "What was weird is every day those fish have been tight to cover. But the first big one I caught today was halfway back to the boat. Then the next bite was about the same — and that's how I ended up catching them.
"I think the bait would come by the cover, and they were sitting right out in front of it."
The win provided a bit of redemption for Christie, who followed his Classic victory with a 93rd-place finish at the next Elite Series event at Santee Cooper Lakes — one of the worst finishes of his career. He said the same stubbornness that cost him at Santee Cooper Lakes might have helped him to the victory on Chickamauga.
"I certainly don't like to make excuses," he said. "But during practice for Santee, I was doing every interview, every podcast about the Classic win — I didn't turn anyone down. I still thought I was on a good deal there and that I would catch them. But I was too stubborn to give up on it when it didn't work.
"That's just like today. The fishing was a lot tougher than it had been the last two days, but I stuck with what I was doing."
Like Christie, Mississippi pro Brock Mosley stayed with the program he had been using all week, alternating between a bladed jig, a jig, a Senko and a spinnerbait. But with a modest limit of 11-14, he finished second with a four-day total of 69-15.
It marked his fifth career second-place finish on the Elite Series and the third time he's finished one spot behind Christie.
"I caught plenty of fish today, but I just didn't run into any big fish," Mosley said. "I thought as good as I was catching them, everybody else was probably catching them too. So late in the day, I decided to run down the lake and try to catch a couple of big ones on a big swimbait.
"Looking back, I probably should have just stuck with what I was doing."
Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the Day honors went to Arizona pro Clifford Pirch for a 5-4 largemouth. Wisconsin pro Pat Schlapper won Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the Week with the 10-5 he caught Thursday.
Hawaiian Matty Wong failed to make the Top 10 cut for Championship Sunday, placing 14th with 48-5. But he earned the VMC Monster Bag of the Week award for the 25-13 limit he weighed in Friday.
Christie took home $3,000 for being the highest-placing entrant in the Toyota Bonus Bucks program, and Mosley earned $2,000 for being the second-highest placing entrant.
As part of the Yamaha Power Pay program, Christie also earned $4,000 for winning while Australian Carl Jocumsen claimed an additional $1,500 for being the second-highest placing entrant.
Ed Loughran III won the $1,000 BassTrakk Contingency award for the most accurate weight reporting.
With a 33rd-place finish, Florida pro John Cox maintained his lead in the Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings with 353 points. Idaho pro Brandon Palaniuk moved into second with 343, followed by Pirch (338), David Mullins of Tennessee (321) and Drew Benton of Georgia (321).
Wisconsin pro Jay Przekurat leads the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Rookie of the Year race with 293 points, followed by Joseph Webster of Alabama (249) and Tennessee pro Jacob Foutz (200).
The tournament was hosted by Rhea County, City of Dayton, Tenn., and Fish Dayton.
2022 Bassmaster Elite Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota
2022 Bassmaster Elite Series Premier Sponsors: Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Progressive Insurance, Ranger Boats, Rapala, Skeeter Boats, Yamaha
2022 Bassmaster Elite Series Supporting Sponsors: AFTCO, Daiwa, Garmin, Huk Performance Fishing, Marathon, Strike King, Triton Boats, VMC
2022 Bassmaster Conservation Partners: AFTCO, Yamaha Rightwaters
Media Contact: Emily Harley, B.A.S.S. Communications Manager, 205-313-0945, eharley@bassmaster.com
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MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, "Telix", the "Company") today announces that it has entered into a licence agreement with Eli Lilly and Company ("Lilly") under which Telix is granted exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialise radiolabelled forms of Lilly's olaratumab antibody for the diagnosis and treatment of human cancers. Telix's initial development focus will be on a rare type of cancer known as soft tissue sarcoma (STS).
Olaratumab was originally developed by Lilly as a (non-radiolabelled) monoclonal antibody targeting Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha (PDGFRα). PDGFRα is expressed in multiple tumour types including STS. STS is generally a radiation susceptible cancer that may be inherently amenable to systemic radionuclide therapy and olaratumab's ability to target PDGFRα makes it a highly novel and potentially exciting candidate for use as a radionuclide targeting agent. The exclusive worldwide licence will allow Telix to repurpose olaratumab as a targeting agent for radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy of cancer. Olaratumab has an established safety profile that underpins its potential use as a radionuclide targeting agent.
Material terms of the agreement
Under the terms of the agreement Telix will pay Lilly an upfront payment of US$5M (~AU$6.7M) for the grant of an exclusive licence to Lilly's intellectual property related to the development of a radiolabelled olaratumab, as well as access to material for use by Telix in initial pre-clinical and early-phase clinical studies in application to potential uses for the diagnosis and treatment of human cancers.
Lilly may be eligible for up to US$225M (~AU$301M) in payments based upon the achievement of pre-specified development, regulatory and commercial milestones. Lilly would also be eligible to receive industry standard royalties on net sales. The agreement also includes an option for Lilly to be granted an exclusive licence to a radiolabelled companion diagnostic which would be developed by Telix. If exercised, Lilly will pay Telix US$5M (~AU$6.7M) and up to US$30M (~AU$40.1M) in potential development milestones, as well as industry standard royalties.
The agreement has typical termination rights for breach and related corporate issues. Telix retains termination rights typical to licence agreements of this nature to enable the Company to exit the agreement based on a development or commercial basis.
Building on Telix's track record in acquiring and commercialising assets
Telix Group CEO and Managing Director, Dr. Christian Behrenbruch said, "This in-licence transaction with Lilly is a valuable – and rare – opportunity to acquire an asset which has demonstrated clinical safety. In our pre-transaction diligence and research, we have identified that a radiolabelled version of olaratumab could be efficacious in patients with STS, particularly as it is a highly radiation-sensitive cancer. The safety data generated by Lilly in relation to the original development program significantly de-risks the program for Telix. We anticipate that early clinical translation with a radiolabeled olaratumab as an imaging agent may also provide valuable clinical information as to whether this asset has potential therapeutic efficacy, demonstrating the advantage of Telix's "theranostic" approach.
"This acquisition mirrors the approach that Telix has taken in building its existing pipeline by in-licencing or acquiring assets that have already been proven to be safe for use in humans that can be harnessed as novel radiolabelled targeting agents. This partnership also demonstrates the value that Telix can bring as a capable partner with the expertise in radiopharmaceutical development and manufacturing, to help repurpose or expand the use of promising candidates to better target, find and treat cancer."
About Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS)
Soft tissue sarcoma is a complex disease that encompasses a diverse group of relatively rare cancers, with more than 50 histological subtypes. In the United States, it is estimated that 13,040 new cases and 5,150 deaths were caused by STS in 2019, representing 0.75% of overall cancer incidence and 0.84% of overall cancer mortality.1 In Europe, nearly 23,600 new STS cases rose annually, and the crude incidence rate was 4.7 per 100,000.2 Approximately 39,900 new STS cases occurred nationwide in China in 2019, accounting for 1.05% of overall cancer incidence.3 The crude incidence rate was 2.91/100,000 and generally increased with age. Standard treatment for soft tissue sarcoma includes surgery, radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy. For patients with advanced, unresectable, or metastatic disease, treatment typically involves chemotherapy with single agents (e.g., doxorubicin) or anthracycline-based combination regimens. However, the prognosis for these patients remains poor, with treated patients with metastatic disease having a median overall survival of around 12–18 months.
About olaratumab
Olaratumab (previously sold under the brand name, Lartruvo®) was originally developed as a monoclonal antibody targeting PDGFRα. Olaratumab was granted "Accelerated Approval" in the US and "Conditional Approval" in the EU based on Phase 2 trial data which showed a 1-year survival benefit in patients with STS, when given in combination with standard chemotherapy. Olaratumab was voluntarily withdrawn from the market by Lilly following the failure of the Phase 3 ANNOUNCE clinical trial, in which olaratumab did not improve survival for patients.
About Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of diagnostic and therapeutic products using Molecularly Targeted Radiation (MTR). Telix is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with international operations in Belgium, Japan, Switzerland, and the United States. Telix is developing a portfolio of clinical-stage products that address significant unmet medical need in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX). For more information visit www.telixpharma.com and follow Telix on Twitter (@TelixPharma) and LinkedIn.
Telix's lead product, Illuccix® (kit for preparation of gallium-68 (68Ga) gozetotide (also known as 68Ga PSMA-11) injection) for prostate cancer imaging, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),4 and by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).5 Telix is also progressing marketing authorisation applications for this investigational candidate in Europe6 and Canada.7
This announcement has been authorised for release by Dr. Christian Behrenbruch, Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer.
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This announcement may include forward-looking statements that relate to anticipated future events, financial performance, plans, strategies or business developments. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of words such as "may", "expect", "intend", "plan", "estimate", "anticipate", "outlook", "forecast" and "guidance", or other similar words. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's good-faith assumptions as to the financial, market, regulatory and other considerations that exist and affect the Company's business and operations in the future and there can be no assurance that any of the assumptions will prove to be correct. In the context of Telix's business, forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about: the initiation, timing, progress and results of Telix's preclinical and clinical studies, and Telix's research and development programs; Telix's ability to advance product candidates into, enrol and successfully complete, clinical studies, including multi-national clinical trials; the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals, manufacturing activities and product marketing activities; the commercialisation of Telix's product candidates, if or when they have been approved; estimates of Telix's expenses, future revenues and capital requirements; Telix's financial performance; developments relating to Telix's competitors and industry; and the pricing and reimbursement of Telix's product candidates, if and after they have been approved. Telix's actual results, performance or achievements may be materially different from those which may be expressed or implied by such statements, and the differences may be adverse. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Telix disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or a change in expectations or assumptions.
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ST. LOUIS, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global packaging leader TricorBraun announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire PB Packaging ("PB"), a wholly-owned business of Pro-Pac Packaging Limited (ASX: PPG) ("Pro-Pac"), expanding its presence in Australia.
One of Australia's leading providers of plastic and glass packaging, PB is a one-stop shop for rigid packaging needs, serving customers in the health, industrial, food, and automotive industries.
"We are excited to grow our business in Australia, offering customers expanded solutions and supply chain options," said Court Carruthers, president and CEO, TricorBraun. "The PB Packaging team's dedication to innovation, quality, and exceptional customer service make them an ideal fit. We are pleased to welcome PB Packaging to the TricorBraun family, and we look forward to investing in its continued growth."
TricorBraun established its footprint in the region with its acquisition of Cormack Packaging in September 2021.
PB's current leadership team will join TricorBraun and all 140 PB team members will be offered positions with the company. Effective with the closing of the transaction, PB will operate as PB Packaging, a TricorBraun company. The company will continue to operate as a stand-alone business.
"We are delighted that TricorBraun will acquire PB and that all Rigid team members will be offered positions with TricorBraun," said Tim Welsh, CEO and managing director, Pro-Pac. "TricorBraun is a natural home for the PB business, and we look forward to completing the transaction expeditiously."
"Over the last 32 years, we've solidified our reputation as one of the most respected distributors of packaging materials and services in Australia," said Andrew Allsop, executive general manager, PB Packaging. We look forward to continuing our service to customers, with TricorBraun's support, resources, and investments in our growth."
Since its founding, TricorBraun has partnered with management teams to successfully acquire and further accelerate growth for 34 packaging companies globally.
The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022, subject to the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board approval and satisfaction of other customary completion conditions.
About PB Packaging
PB Packaging is the Rigid division of the Pro-Pac Group (PPG) of companies, one of Australia's largest publicly listed packaging companies. Established in 1990, PB Packaging has continuously evolved to meet the varying and diverse needs of its customers, offering a comprehensive product range of locally-moulded and imported products.
About Pro-Pac Packaging
Pro-Pac Packaging Limited (ASX: PPG) is an innovative Flexibles, Industrial Specialty Packaging and Rigid packaging company with a diversified distribution and manufacturing network throughout Australia and New Zealand. Headquartered in Melbourne, Pro-Pac delivers bespoke packaging solutions for a broad group of blue-chip and SME clients in the industrial, food and beverage, health, agriculture and manufacturing sectors. For further information, please visit www.ppgaust.com.au.
About TricorBraun
Founded in 1902, TricorBraun is a global packaging leader and North America's largest distributor of primary packaging. We provide innovative solutions across a wide array of customer end markets in plastic, glass, and aluminum containers, closures, dispensers, tubes, and flexibles. Our award-winning Design & Engineering Center provides forward-thinking design, driven by consumer insight and creative solutions. We leverage our global supply chain expertise, expansive and sustainable footprint, and unmatched purchasing power to identify the best sourcing partners and cost-effective solutions for our customers. TricorBraun is comprised of more than 1,700 packaging professionals operating from more than 75 locations across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
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SATURDAY
Albany County 4-H Spring Bazaar: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Albany County Fairgrounds.
Albany County Democratic Convention: 9 a.m., via Zoom. To register, email albanycountydems.secretary@gmail.com.
Free cancer screenings: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ivinson Medical Group. Email questions@ivinsonhospital.org for more information.
Stand With Ukraine Laramie rally: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 1st Street Plaza. Rally for Ukraine and learn how to support the nation’s fight for freedom.
Free stress relief clinic: 10-11 a.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
Salamander Saturday: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Berry Center at 10th and Lewis streets on the UW campus. Salamander story time, a biology seminar, trivia contest, games and crafts.
Bike Olympics sponsored by Laramie BikeNet: 1-5:50 p.m., Lincoln Community Center, 356 W. Grand Ave. Free entry, but BikeNet membership recommended. Visit Laramiebikenet.org for more information.
UW Cello Festival concert: 5 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts. A free performance by participants of the 2022 UW Cello Festival.
Laramie Elks Lodge 582 Luau Dinner and officer installation: 6 p.m. installation, 7 p.m. dinner, 102 S. 2nd St. Dinner is $15, and public is invited.
UW planetarium presents “Max Goes to the Moon”: 7 p.m., UW Planetarium. Max the dog and a young girl named Tori take the first trip to the moon since the Apollo era.
An evening of Schubert with Kenneth Slowik (and friends): 7:30 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets $10 general admission available at uwyo.edu/finearts.
SUNDAY
Friends of the Albany County Library book sale: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the library, 310 S. 8th St.
New Life Easter Carnival: 10 a.m. (after service), Albany County Fairgrounds.
MONDAY
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Women for Sobriety meet: 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting details, email 1093@womenforsobriety.org.
TUESDAY
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Laramie Rivers Conservation District meets: 10 a.m., 5015 Stone Road.
Free stress relief clinic: 1-2 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
Albany County Republican Party meets: 6 p.m., Albany County Public Library.
Albany County Genealogical Society meets: 7 p.m. Relief Society Room at the LDS church, 3311 Hayford Ave.
WEDNESDAY
UW Board of Trustees meet: 8:30 a.m., online at wyolinks.uwyo.edu/trusteesapr22.
Laramie Tai Chi and tea: Meets at 1:30 p.m. at the north end of the stadium in Laramie Plainsman Park, North 15th and Reynolds. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Wyoming Police and Fire Civil Service Commission meets: 3 p.m., via Zoom. Visit cityoflaramie.org/agendacenter for information. Zoom ID: 85440007. Passcode: 875167.
Albany County Planning and Zoning Commission meets: 5 p.m., Albany County Courthouse, 525 E. Grand Ave., or via Zoom. More information at co.albany.wy.us.
Ivinson Medical Group women’s health prenatal education: 5:30 p.m., Ivinson Memorial Hospital in the Summit Conference Room. Learn more or register at ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
THURSDAY
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Second Story Book Group discusses “Billionaire Wilderness” by Justin Farrell: 6:30-8 p.m., via Zoom. Call 786-877-3912 or email taninel@bellsouth.net for information.
Stitching the Past Together creative aging class: 6:30-8 p.m., Albany County Public Library large meeting room. Students will learn memory-based storytelling through beading techniques in this free course. Register at acplwy.org or at the circulation desk.
PFLAG Laramie meets: 6:30 p.m., St. Paul’s United Church of Christ,, 602 E. Garfield.
Lenten Taize worship services: 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 Canby St. Every Thursday through Easter.
UW Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Fund Recital: 7 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets $40 in-person, $20 for livestream. Call 3766-6666 or visit uwyo.edu/finart_ticket/eventsticketed,aspx.
FRIDAY
Free stress relief clinic: Noon to 1 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
Laramie Tai Chi and tea: Meets at 1:30 p.m. at the north end of the stadium in Laramie Plainsman Park, North 15th and Reynolds. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
UW planetarium presents “Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life”: 7 p.m., UW Planetarium. Are we alone in the universe?
”Everything but the Kitchen Sink” concert to open UW Percussion Festival: 7:30 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts. Free.
April 16
Kiwanis Club of Laramie Easter Egg Hunt: 10 a.m., Kiwanis Park in West Laramie.
Peeps and Paws puppy event by Laramie Animal Welfare Society: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1889 Venture Dr. It’s an Easter puppy party!
Free stress relief clinic: 10-11 a.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
Ester Extravaganza: 2-4 p.m., Trinity Baptist Church, 1270 N. 9th St.
UW planetarium presents “Distant Worlds — Alien Life?”: 2 p.m., UW Planetarium. For millennia our ancestors watched the stars and questioned the origin and nature of what they saw. Yet, Earth is the only planet we know for sure to be inhabited.
UW planetarium presents “Liquid Sky, Pop”: 7 p.m., UW Planetarium. Enjoy a custom playlist from today’s top artists.
April 17
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m., UW Fieldhouse. Hear from health care professionals and get your steps in.
April 18
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Women for Sobriety meet: 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting details, email 1093@womenforsobriety.org.
April 19
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Free stress relief clinic: 1-2 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
UW planetarium presents “Wyoming Skies”: 7 p.m., UW Planetarium. What’s up in the sky around Wyoming?
Stitching the Past Together creative aging class: 6:30-8 p.m., Albany County Public Library large meeting room. Students will learn memory-based storytelling through beading techniques in this free course. Register at acplwy.org or at the circulation desk.
April 20
Laramie Rivers Conservation District meets: Noon, 5015 Stone Road.
Laramie Tai Chi and tea: Meets at 1:30 p.m. at the north end of the stadium in Laramie Plainsman Park, North 15th and Reynolds. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Award-Winning Author Jesmyn Ward speaks: 5 p.m., UW College of Arts and Sciences auditorium.
Ivinson Medical Group women’s health prenatal education: 5:30 p.m., Ivinson Memorial Hospital in the Summit Conference Room. Learn more or register at ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
April 21
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Ivinson Medical Group women’s health prenatal education: 5:30 p.m., Ivinson Memorial Hospital in the Summit Conference Room. Learn more or register at ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
April 22
Albany County CattleWomen meet: 11:30 a.m., location tbd. Visit wyaccw.com in the week before the meeting for location and more information.
Free stress relief clinic: Noon to 1 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
UW planetarium presents “Earth Day”: 7 p.m., UW Planetarium. Observe our beautiful planet from the ground, sky and space as we learn about glaciers, atmospheric science, meteorology, extreme weather events and climate history.
Violin virtuoso Augustin Hadelich with UW Chamber Orchestra: 730 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets available at uwyo.edu/finearts.
April 23
Free stress relief clinic: 10-11 a.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
UW planetarium presents “From Earth to the Universe”: 2 p.m., UW Planetarium. The night sky, both beautiful and mysterious, has been the subject of campfire stories, ancient myths and awe for as long as there have been people.
April 25
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Wyoming’s energy economy panel discussion: 6 p.m., online at uweconomists.eventbrite.com. Features four University of Wyoming economists.
Women for Sobriety meet: 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting details, email 1093@womenforsobriety.org.
America Sewing Guild Laramie Chapter meets: 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1215 E. Gibbon St.
April 26
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Free stress relief clinic: 1-2 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
April 27
Laramie Tai Chi and tea: Meets at 1:30 p.m. at the north end of the stadium in Laramie Plainsman Park, North 15th and Reynolds. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
April 28
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Stitching the Past Together creative aging class: 6:30-8 p.m., Albany County Public Library large meeting room. Students will learn memory-based storytelling through beading techniques in this free course. Register at acplwy.org or at the circulation desk.
April 29
Free stress relief clinic: Noon to 1 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
UW planetarium presents “Mars”: 7 p.m., UW Planetarium. The red planet is host to many questions; did it used to be like Earth? Did it once harbor life? Could it still support life?
April 30
Free stress relief clinic: 10-11 a.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
UW planetarium presents “Mexica Archaeoastronomy”: 2 p.m., UW Planetarium. Illustrates the important role played by astronomical observation for the evolution of pre-Hispanic cultures in central Mexico.
UW planetarium presents “Liquid Sky, Electronica”: 7 p.m., UW Planetarium. Enjoy a custom playlist of music from today’s top artists.
May 2
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Women for Sobriety meet: 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting details, email 1093@womenforsobriety.org.
May 3
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Free stress relief clinic: 1-2 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
May 4
Laramie Tai Chi and tea: Meets at 1:30 p.m. at the north end of the stadium in Laramie Plainsman Park, North 15th and Reynolds. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson Medical Group women’s health prenatal education: 5:30 p.m., Ivinson Memorial Hospital in the Summit Conference Room. Learn more or register at ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
May 5
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Diabetes Support Group meets: 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Email questions@ivinsosnhospital.org for the link.
Cinco de Mayo at the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Horse Barn Theater at the site. Free to public.
Stitching the Past Together creative aging class: 6:30-8 p.m., Albany County Public Library large meeting room. Students will learn memory-based storytelling through beading techniques in this free course. Register at acplwy.org or at the circulation desk.
May 6
Free stress relief clinic: Noon to 1 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
May 7
Free stress relief clinic: 10-11 a.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
VFW Post 2221 Commander’s Charity Dinner: 5:30-8 p.m., 2142 E. Garfield St. Tickets 412 at the door, all proceeds to benefit VFW Poppy Fund and Albany County Search and Rescue.
May 9
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Women for Sobriety meet: 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting details, email 1093@womenforsobriety.org.
May 10
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Free stress relief clinic: 1-2 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
Albany County Republican Party meets: 6 p.m., Albany County Public Library.
May 11
Laramie Tai Chi and tea: Meets at 1:30 p.m. at the north end of the stadium in Laramie Plainsman Park, North 15th and Reynolds. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson Medical Group women’s health prenatal education: 5:30 p.m., Ivinson Memorial Hospital in the Summit Conference Room. Learn more or register at ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
May 12
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Stitching the Past Together creative aging class: 6:30-8 p.m., Albany County Public Library large meeting room. Students will learn memory-based storytelling through beading techniques in this free course. Register at acplwy.org or at the circulation desk.
May 13
Free stress relief clinic: Noon to 1 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
May 14
University of Wyoming graduation ceremony: 8:30 a.m., UW Arena-Auditorium, undergraduate ceremony for the colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Engineering and Applied Science and School of Energy Resources.
Free stress relief clinic: 10-11 a.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
University of Wyoming graduation ceremony: 10 a.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts, for the College of Law.
University of Wyoming graduation ceremony: 12:15 p.m., UW Arena-Auditorium, for master’s and doctoral students from colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business, Education, Engineering and Applied Science, Health Sciences and Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources.
University of Wyoming graduation ceremony: 3:30 p.m., UW Arena-Auditorium, for undergraduate ceremony for colleges of Arts and Sciences, Education, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources and Office of Academic Affairs.
May 16
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Women for Sobriety meet: 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting details, email 1093@womenforsobriety.org.
May 17
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Free stress relief clinic: 1-2 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
May 18
Laramie Tai Chi and tea: Meets at 1:30 p.m. at the north end of the stadium in Laramie Plainsman Park, North 15th and Reynolds. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson Medical Group women’s health prenatal education: 5:30 p.m., Ivinson Memorial Hospital in the Summit Conference Room. Learn more or register at ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
May 19
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Stitching the Past Together creative aging class: 6:30-8 p.m., Albany County Public Library large meeting room. Students will learn memory-based storytelling through beading techniques in this free course. Register at acplwy.org or at the circulation desk.
May 20
Albany County CattleWomen meet: 11:30 a.m., location tbd. Visit wyaccw.com in the week before the meeting for location and more information.
Free stress relief clinic: Noon to 1 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
May 21
Free stress relief clinic: 10-11 a.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
May 23
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Women for Sobriety meet: 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting details, email 1093@womenforsobriety.org.
America Sewing Guild Laramie Chapter meets: 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1215 E. Gibbon St.
May 24
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Free stress relief clinic: 1-2 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
May 25
Laramie Tai Chi and tea: Meets at 1:30 p.m. at the north end of the stadium in Laramie Plainsman Park, North 15th and Reynolds. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
May 26
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Stitching the Past Together creative aging class: 6:30-8 p.m., Albany County Public Library large meeting room. Students will learn memory-based storytelling through beading techniques in this free course. Register at acplwy.org or at the circulation desk.
May 27
Free stress relief clinic: Noon to 1 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
May 28
Free stress relief clinic: 10-11 a.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
May 30
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Women for Sobriety meet: 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting details, email 1093@womenforsobriety.org.
May 31
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Free stress relief clinic: 1-2 p.m., Laramie Plains Civic Center Phoenix Ballroom.
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ROCK SPRINGS – Two generations have bonded through bowling for over thirty years.
Rock Springs resident Robert (Bob) Ramsey and his son Coby bowled for the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Open Championships in Las Vegas recently.
While they were there, Ramsey received his 32-year badge for being a USBC participant in their annual championship games.
Ramsey’s son Coby received his 26-year badge for being a USBC participant in their annual championship games.
Ramsey started bowling in 1967 with the Mountain Fuel team. The late Guido Flor was his mentor. He owned Flor Lanes which was located on 9th Street across from Sand’s Café.
“Guido was one of the smoothest bowlers,” said Ramsey. “You couldn’t even hear the ball hit the floor.
“He was a really good bowler.”
He added, “Bowling is a good sport and worth doing.”
Ramsey went on to say that he likes it because it keeps him in good shape.
“My doctor says I’m the healthiest 85-year-old man he’s ever seen,” he revealed.
Ramsey mentioned that consistency can be a challenge in bowling.
In 2019, Ramsey broke his back. He had to wait about nine months until he could bowl again.
“Even after he broke his back, he still managed to beat me,” Coby laughed.
Ramsey is the director for the Rock Springs Bowling Association.
Coby said, “Anyone can bowl, be proficient at it and have fun with it.”
Ramsey, a left-handed bowler, added, “You can bowl all year round for the rest of your life. I’m going to keep bowling for as long as I can.”
“Bowling’s a good way to work on your eye and hand coordination,” Coby mentioned.
Coby is a local optometrist.
His first tournament with his father took place in 1995.
When Coby was younger, his father would take him to the bowling alley.
“I knew afterwards, we’d have some good food to eat,” he joked.
Players took turns hosting dinner every week.
Other than the meals, Coby had shown interest in bowling for a long time. By the time he was in elementary school, he was knocking down pins with the help from one of his coaches, Jean Blazovich.
One evening, Ramsey had nine strikes in a row during practice while Coby was at home with his mother. He was doing backflips on the couch and hit his head on the glass table.
“My mom called for my dad at Pla-Mor-Lanes and asked him to come home,” Coby explained. “If he didn’t get a 300 game, it’s my fault!”
“He was more important than bowling,” Ramsey pointed out.
Coby received a dozen stitches in his head that night.
Working at a bowling alley in Oregon, from 5 p.m. to midnight helped Coby through optometry school.
“We bowled after we cleaned up,” he shared. “I joined a league and shortly after that, my dad wanted me to join him.”
Since the last team will bowl at the USBC Open Championship tour by July 31st, their team has not received their results yet.
Their national team is called the Oregon Trails because the players are from Oregon and Wyoming.
According to Coby, their team have had a good year this year.
“We always play well enough to place somewhere in the year,” he chuckled. “We might be bad but we’re not the worst!”
They agreed that bowling in nationals is more difficult than where players bowl year-round.
They pointed out that players need to compete quickly. In doubles and singles, there are only three or four bowlers in a team.
“You have to bowl six games in the same amount of time as three games,” Coby described. “You don’t get much of a break or rest.”
When the father-son team goes to the tournaments, it’s a vacation for them. Other than bowling, they do other things such as checking out live performances and visiting historical places.
Soon, a third-generation will be bowling during his spare time.
“My youngest son is working on joining us for nationals,” Coby revealed. “He’s 21 and currently attending BYU.”
Coby said as soon as he comes home this summer, “grandpa is going to show him how to throw the ball properly.”
“The nice thing about bowling is anyone can do it,” Coby said. “Sometimes I do it well or sometimes you’d think I’ve never bowled in my life.”
Some players have trouble adjusting to the lanes, including Coby.
“My dad is more consistent but I’m all over the place!”
Coby added, “Whoever adjusts the best wins.”
Unlike previous generations, parents and kids are hanging out together because they share the same passion.
For over three decades, this father-son duo has connected through bowling.
“Bowling’s more fun because I get to do it with my dad.”
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Adaptive Rugby with UVA and the Virginia Commonwealth Games
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - University of Virginia’s Club Rugby Team partnered with the Virginia Commonwealth Games to host a day of adaptive rugby - a non contact version of the sport. Long distance throwing, kicking, and target practice are just a few of the events that athletes competed in at Madison Bowl Field.
“I’ve been looking forward to this since our clinic in the fall. This is a new program for adaptive rec,” participant Michael Fowler said.
Athletes are on the field learning a new sport from the pros.
“This is the Virginia Commonwealth Games first event of 2022. It’s our first adaptive event as well. So we have adaptive rugby and we are partnering with a group that’s been running adaptive rugby out here on the weekends,” said Amanda Mangum with the Virginia Commonwealth Games.
Alexis Ward is the founder and a member of the UVA Women’s Club Rugby Team.
“Adaptive rugby is basically a noncontact version of the sport that we’ve adapted for people with disabilities. So basically, anyone can come out and play and how we do it is like, inclusion based. So we kind of filter our girls and guys, from the UVA teams in with the athletes,” Ward said.
The athletes are playing to win.
“We’re all hoping to go for gold,” Fowler said.
They also want to have some fun while they’re at it
“We’re out here to enjoy, have fun, be with our friends, be with UVA students and it’s like a one day tournament where people can get either gold, silver or bronze,” Fowler said.
The club teams coach weekly practices for participants.
“Every Friday night, a bunch of these athletes come out, and they play with our men and women’s Virginia Rugby Club Teams. They come out and they’re pretty familiar with the sport now after having a few practices under their belt,” Ward said.
The competition adds a new element to their normal practices.
“Growing up I would do these and it just makes it feel really legit. Something a little bit different than your casual games or practices that they usually go to,” Ward said.
The Virginia commonwealth games hosts events like these all year long and the event was co sponsored in part by MPower Me.
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Charlottesville Quilters Guild hosts Quilt Show XVII
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville area quilters guild hosted their biennial quilt show this weekend. The show featured more than 180 quilts of all different sizes.
Visitors were able to attend free demos by guild members to learn new quilting skills. They could also vote for their favorite quilts which were announced Sunday, April 10.
“One of the things I really hope that they will take away is the fact that quilting is not probably what your grandmother made in terms of quilting, quilting today is about color and creativity and expressing yourself with the use of fiber,” Lisa Boone with the Charlottesville Quilters Guild said.
The original fair was supposed to take place earlier, but was rescheduled to the weekend of April 9 and 10 due to COVID-19.
“We like to exhibit all the wonderful talent that we have here in the guild and explain some of the things that we do as a guild to showcase what we do. After two years, we usually do it every two years, but having to postpone or was something we felt was really important to do for the third year. So it’s we’ve got three years worth of quilts to share with everybody,” Boone said.
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JMU student organizes event for Alzheimer’s awareness
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - A Williamsburg native who is now a freshman at James Madison University has been making strides to fight Alzheimer’s across Virginia.
“I have a passion for ending Alzheimer’s and finding a cure just because I have seen firsthand how it impacts families in nursing homes,” Emma Howell, JMU student organizing Alzheimer’s awareness events.
Growing up, Emma Howell and her sister Abby Howell watched her grandmother battle with the disease, and the two quickly became passionate about finding a cure to end it.
“I grew up with a grandma who had Alzheimer’s and just growing up like watching her go through that disease, I just had a passion for helping the elderly population,” Howell said.
The Howell sisters began working at Patriots Colony in Williamsburg, a nursing home that has an Alzheimer’s unit.
Before starting classes at JMU, Howell organized a run/walk for “The Longest Day” in the summer of 2021 and raised more than $2,000 for Alzheimer’s Association.
“For my graduation last year, I graduated high school and I wanted for my graduation too, instead of receiving graduation money, doing more of like a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association. I came across The Longest Day fundraiser and contacted one of the committee members,” Howell said.
Now she has brought that passion with her to Harrisonburg and is making a difference on the campus of JMU.
“This year for Health 100, it’s a class at JMU, I organized a wellness passport event which is an informational session where students can come and get credit for attending and it was titled Understanding Alzheimer’s and dementia,” Howell said.
Howell is also a recruitment and marketing manager and gets businesses in Harrisonburg to participate in The Longest Day.
She hopes to return home each summer to keep her run/walk for The Longest Day going, but she says she is looking forward to more opportunities to spread awareness and raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association at JMU.
“In the future maybe doing something before the summer or a hike because there are a lot of hiking spots in Harrisonburg,” Howell said.
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Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club holds Fast CAT event
WEYERS CAVE, Va. (WHSV) - The Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club hosted a three-day Fast CAT event this weekend at the Weyers Cave Community Center.
In this case, CAT stands for “Coursing Ability Test.” It’s like the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, but this event is a 100-yard dash for canines.
“The dog loves it, it is one of the most fun things we do and we’ll go to various places around the state even up into Maryland sometimes. The excitement level of this dog and doing this and running it seems like she’s always trying to beat her best time,” Chris Manzella, participant and dog owner said.
A controlled lure is pulled down the marked course and dogs of all breeds chase after it to measure their time and speed.
“What you gain is a better understanding of how to take care of a dog because since they do love this kind of activity and exercise is so much important to them. They really get a lot of out it, and so do you, because you get to meet a lot of neat people,” Manzella said.
This sport brings dog owners from across Virginia to compete and some hold national rankings.
“At one point when we first started doing this, she was ranked number three in the United States for Rat Terriers in speed, so I think this is going to help because this is going to make her ranking go up again,” Manzella said. “You know if you don’t do it for a long period of time, sometimes the other ones will catch up, so you have to come back in there and let them get back into the top.”
There is a national competition for the Fast CAT event held in Orlando each December, where the fastest dogs in each breed compete to be No. 1 in the country.
The Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club is looking for more volunteers to hold events like the Fast CAT. Participants in Sunday’s event say they hope more young people begin training and competing with their dogs.
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TechStars startup event held at JMU this weekend
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - TechStars “start-up” weekend took place across the United States over the last three days.
“TechStars is a global organization, we are a community of entrepreneurs, we have business accelerators, startup weeks, we run events like startup weekend we have local hubs across the country and other countries around the world its a really cool group, and place for resources for entrepreneurs,” Taylor Chavez, TechStars global startup facilitator.
The event is for college students interested in entrepreneurship and allows them to create their own business from start to finish.
“On Friday night they pitch their one-minute pitch from then there’s teams formed around the favorite ideas and they have the whole weekend to work and create a business. On Sunday they come up here pitch to a panel of local judges and then we have prizes and winners and some of them actually go on and create these companies,” Chavez said.
Chavez was flown in from San Francisco to help JMU students create business models, marketing strategies, and proto-type models of the products their business would sell.
Projects pitched to the judges Sunday included a waste management program and custom guitar molds.
Prizes for the winning team include legal packages, social media recognition, and community support.
There is another TechStars startup weekend planned for November in Staunton for anyone who is interested in entrepreneurship.
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The company will present the preclinical data of five novel drug candidates at AACR 2022 (on April 8-13).
Focus on ATG-037, ATG-018, ATG-022, ATG-012 and ATG-008.
SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene" SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading innovative, global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class and/or best-in-class medicines for cancer, today announced the publication of five posters that will be presented during the upcoming 2022 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (AACR 2022), taking place from April 8th to April 13th in New Orleans in person or via virtual attendance.
(https://www.aacr.org/professionals/meetings/myaacr-support/ )
"The preclinical studies that we are presenting at AACR 2022 provide a window into five innovative programs in Antengene's pipeline," said Bo Shan, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Antengene. "These programs target areas that we believe are very important in cancer drug development: Tumor microenvironment (TME) regulators (ATG-037), pathway inhibitors (ATG-018, ATG-022 and ATG-008), and ADCs (ATG-022). These studies have been instrumental in guiding our clinical development plans for each program, including selection of combination partners and biomarkers, that could be used to predict efficacy or improve the proportion of patients who respond to treatment. We are very pleased to share these results with the oncology community."
Details of the posters and corresponding abstracts are shown below:
ATG-037, a highly potent small molecule CD73 inhibitor has superior activity of reversing immunosuppression in higher-AMP environments compared with anti-CD73 antibodies
Abstract: 2576
Session: Cell Cycle, Replication Inhibitors, and Immunotherapy Agents
Date and Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST, April 12, 2022
Venue: Poster Section 21
This study was designed to compare the T-cell rescue activity of ATG-037, a highly potent and selective oral small molecule inhibitor of CD73, and two CD73 blocking antibodies. CD73 is an enzyme that is highly expressed in the tumor microenvironment and enables the degradation of AMP into adenosine, resulting in immunosuppression and cancer progression. In vitro assays were used to assess each compound's ability to inhibit CD73 enzyme activity and reverse AMP/adenosine mediated T-cell suppression. ATG-037 demonstrated more potent and complete inhibitory activity of cell surface CD73 in this study.
As shown in Figure, the authors found that ATG-037 had a stronger ability to restore T-cell function in higher-AMP environments compared with other clinical anti-CD73 antibodies. These data highlight the potential therapeutic advantages of small molecule inhibitors of CD73 over blocking antibodies. ATG-037 is being evaluated by Antengene in a Phase I trial as monotherapy and in combination with anti-PD-1 antibody in patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
The novel ATR inhibitor ATG-018 is efficacious in preclinical cancer models
Abstract: 2604
Session: DNA Damage Response and Repair
Date and Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST, April 12, 2022
Venue: Poster Section 22
In this study, the preclinical pharmacology data set supporting the development of ATG-018, a small molecule ATR inhibitor, was reviewed. Inhibiting ATR kinase (ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related kinase) leads to increased accumulation of double-strand breaks, particularly meaningful for tumor cells which rely on DNA damage response (DDR). ATG-018 was tested in a panel of 142 tumor cell lines and three CDX mouse models to assess anti-tumor efficacy and to identify potential predictive biomarkers. ATG-018 was a potent inhibitor of in vitro ATR activity inhibition and cell proliferation without significant impact on normal peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMCs) viability.
In addition, a series of genetic alterations were discovered that correlated with ATG-018 sensitivity and could be potential predictive biomarkers. As shown in Figure, the authors found that ATG-018 demonstrated potent in vivo efficacy in solid tumor/hematologic cancer models with certain DDR-related mutations. These data showed the potential of ATG-018 in synthetic lethality with homologous recombination deficiencies and promising application in a wide range of indications. With single-agent activity and no impact on PBMCs viability, ATG-018 may be well positioned for use in mono- or combination therapy in a wide range of tumors that rely on DDR. Development of a set of predictive biomarkers could enable its use as a precision-medicine. Antengene intends to file the first IND for ATG-018 in 2022.
ATG-022, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting Claudin 18.2, demonstrated potent in vivo efficacy in gastric cancer patient-derived xenografts
Abstract: 1143
Session: Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology
Date and Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST, April 11, 2022
Venue: Poster Section 25
In this preclinical study, ATG-022, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting Claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2), was evaluated in several gastric cancer patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models, to assess whether it had potential across a range of CLDN18.2 expression levels. Human CLDN18.2 is ectopically expressed in a large number of gastric and pancreatic cancers. Monoclonal antibody targeting CLDN18.2 demonstrated a promising clinical benefit when used in combination with chemotherapy. However, it showed suboptimal efficacy in patients with low CLDN18.2 levels.
In this study presented in the AACR, ATG-022 is reported to show high affinity (sub-nanomolar grade) against CLDN18.2 and demonstrated potent in vitro and in vivo antitumor effects, with in vivo efficacy observed in CLDN18.2 low expression PDX models. As shown in Figure, ATG-022 demonstrated much better in vivo efficacy compared with benchmark ADC. In addition, ATG-022 was highly specific for CLDN18.2, with virtually no effect on cells expressing CLDN18.1. In addition, ATG-022 has almost no impact on body weight, a proxy for safety. The authors concluded that ATG-022 shows promise for treating gastric cancer patients with a broad range of CLDN18.2 expression levels, a significant unmet need. Antengene is conducting preclinical studies for ATG-022.
Synergistic effects of the combination of Kras (G12C) with SHP2, ERK 1/2, mTORC1/2 or XPO1 inhibition for the treatment of Kras (G12C) mutated cancer
Abstract: 2679
Session: Signaling Pathway Inhibitors
Date and Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST, April 12, 2022
Venue: Poster Section 25
This preclinical study was conducted to identify combination therapy regimen that could overcome the short progression free survival that is a characteristic of KRAS G12C inhibitors (linked to acquired resistance). The study evaluated the anti-tumor activity of ATG-012, a KRAS G12C inhibitor, with four other agents that are involved in the multiple pathways impacted by RASi: i) an SHP2 inhibitor (ET0038), ii) an ERK 1/2 kinase inhibitor (ATG-017), iii) an mTORC1/2 kinase inhibitor (ATG-008) or iv) the XPO-1 inhibitor, Selinexor, in preclinical solid tumor CDX models.
While ATG-012 monotherapy induced dose-dependent tumor growth inhibition at day 27, as shown in Figure, the authors also found strong in vivo synergism in 2-agent combinations. In particular, ATG-012 and clinical stage ERK inhibitor (ATG-017) demonstrate strong in vitro and in vivo synergism, suggesting potential clinical application which may overcome the rapid resistance of KRAS inhibitors. These data open the door to a range of combination partners for ATG-012 that could be fine-tuned to address drug resistance and potentially improve progression-free survival by matching tumor type/histology and combination partner for patients with the KRAS G12C mutation. Antengene is conducting preclinical studies for ATG-012.
Identification of MUC5B mutation as a positive predictive biomarker for mTORC1/2 inhibition by ATG-008 in lung cancer
Abstract: 4032
Session: Molecular Pharmacology
Date and Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST, April 13, 2022
Venue: Poster Section 26
This study was designed to evaluate whether MUC5B could serve as a positive predictive biomarker for mTORC1/2 inhibition by ATG-008 (Onatasertib) in lung cancer. ATG-008 is a dual mTOR complex 1/2 kinase inhibitor. The mTOR complex regulates cell growth, metabolism, proliferation and survival. While the mTOR pathway is frequently deregulated in cancers, efficacy of mTOR inhibitors in lung cancer has been modest. In the study, 31 lung cancer cell lines were treated with ATG-008 to determine dose response and to correlate the gene mutation, amplification and expression with sensitivity to ATG-008.
As shown in Figure, the authors found that the presence of the MUC5B mutation correlates with more potent anti-tumor efficacy of ATG-008 in vitro and in vivo in lung cancer CDX models. The mucin MUC5B has a critical protective role in normal lung and has been identified as prognostic marker in multiple tumor types. One observation highlighted in the poster is that MUC5B is also mutated in melanoma, endometrial, colorectal, esophogastric and cervical cancers, vastly expanding the potential clinical utility of MUC5B mutation as the predictive biomarker for ATG-008. ATG-008 is being evaluated by Antengene in multiple Phase I and II clinical trials.
About Antengene
Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene", SEHK: 6996.HK) is a leading commercial-stage R&D-driven global biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative first-in-class/best-in-class therapeutic medicines for cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Driven by its vision of "Treating Patients Beyond Borders", Antengene aims to provide the most advanced anti-cancer drugs to patients in the Asia Pacific Region and around the world. Since initiating operations in 2017, Antengene has obtained 23 investigational new drug (IND) approvals in the US and in Asia, submitted 6 new drug applications (NDAs) in multiple Asia Pacific markets, with the NDA for selinexor/ATG-010/XPOVIO® in China, South Korea, Singapore and Australia approved. Leveraging partnerships as well as in-house drug discovery, Antengene has built a broad and expanding pipeline of 15 clinical and pre-clinical assets. Antengene has global rights on 10 programs and Asia Pacific rights, including the Greater China region, on 5 programs.
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RADNOR, Pa., April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Astra Space, Inc. ("Astra") (NASDAQ: ASTR) f/k/a Holicity Inc. ("Holicity") (NASDAQ: HOL). The action charges Astra with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of Astra's materially misleading statements to the public, Astra investors have suffered significant losses.
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ASTRA'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
Astra operates as an operational space launch company. On June 30, 2021, Astra and Holicity, a special purpose acquisition company, merged.
On February 2, 2021, Holicity filed a Form 8-K, which attached a press release dated February 2, 2021 entitled "Astra to become the first publicly traded space launch company on NASDAQ via merger with Holicity" which announced the merger with Astra. The February 2, 2021 8-K also attached an investor presentation which included slides touting Astra's ability to "[l]aunch anywhere in the world in 24 hours", its timeline, and its potential market.
The truth emerged on December 29, 2021, when market researcher Kerrisdale Capital released a report entitled "Astra Space, Inc (ASTR): Headed for Dis-Astra" (the Kerrisdale Report"), which alleged myriad issues with Astra. Specifically, the Kerrisdale Report stated that "[m]anagement habitually describes Astra as having the flexibility to launch from 'anywhere in the world,' which is simply not true" reasoning that "[in] the US, Astra can only launch from an FAA-licensed commercial spaceport approved for vertical launch. There are only 5 such sites (plus SpaceX's private Boca Chica spaceport) located in the U.S." The Kerrisdale Report also stated that Astra's "main competitors will soon be launching larger 1,000kg+ payload rockets while Astra has yet to overcome developmental hurdles necessary to successfully launch even a single satellite into any of the emerging broadband mega-constellations." Further, the Kerrisdale Report stated that "[c]onversations with an individual familiar with Astra's rocket design and manufacturing suggest investors may have to endure an uncomfortably high rate of failure as the company ramps to a targeted monthly launch cadence in 2022." Finally, the Kerrisdale Report stated that "[w]hile others in the industry like Rocket Lab are developing well-suited, best-in-class technology, enabling a variety of TAM-expanding missions, Astra is settling for suboptimal acquired technology with only niche applications."
Following this news, Astra's share price fell $1.10 per share, or approximately 14%, to close at $6.61 per share on December 29, 2021.
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SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, April 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent", HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of cancer, metabolic, autoimmune and other major diseases, announced that the results of the Phase I study for IBI322 (anti-CD47 /PD-L1 bispecific antibody) in patients with advanced solid tumors were presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2022 (Poster No. CT513).
This is a first-in-human, phase Ia/Ib dose escalation/expansion study of IBI322 monotherapy in patients with advanced solid tumors who failed standard of care treatment. 58 subjects were enrolled in the study, 16 of which (27.6%) had previously received PD-1/L1 treatment. The highlights for the study results were as follows:
- 20 patients with various advanced solid tumors at active doses of IBI310 ≥10 mg/kg group were evaluable per RECISTv1.1, 4 achieved PR, with investigator assessed ORR 20%.
- Among 9 patients with NSCLC treated at active doses of IBI310 ≥10 mg/kg group, 3 achieved PR, with investigator assessed ORR 33.3% and the DCR 88.9%.
- IBI322 was well tolerated and showed a favorable safety profile. Treatment related adverse events (TRAEs) occurred in 74.1% (43/58) patients, most frequent TRAEs including anemia, platelet count decreased, pyrexia. The majority of the TRAEs were in grade 1-2. No treatment related death occurred as the cut-off date.
Phase Ia dose expansion study with IBI322 monotherapy has kept updating with longer follow-up after the cut-off date. Preliminary response and disease control have been observed in specific indications (such as SCLC). More clinical data will be mature and presented in the future.
Furthermore, given that IBI322 has demonstrated promising efficacy signals and favorable safety and tolerability profile, phase Ib trial has been conducted to further explore the safety and efficacy of IBI322 in multiple indications.
Professor Jie Wang, principal investigator of the study, Chief of Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, stated: "Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have shown promising efficacy in various tumor types, but many clinical challenges still remain. With the increasing prescription of ICI in first-line setting, many patients developed into ICI resistance or has poor response rate in clinical practice. Therefore, it is of great clinical significance to develop next generation bi-specific immune checkpoint inhibitors. CD47 is one of the most promising targets in immunotherapy. With innovate bispecific antibody development technology, IBI322 showed favorable safety and preliminary efficacy signals in subjects who had failed previous standard treatment, which increased our confidence in the subsequent expansion cohort study."
Dr. Hui Zhou, Vice President of Innovent, stated: "IBI322 is a bispecific antibody that specifically targeting recombinant anti-differentiation cluster 47 (CD47) and anti-programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1).IBI322 is independently developed by Innovent Biologics and the company owns global proprietary rights. We are very excited to observe preliminary efficacy and manageable safety profile in patients with advanced malignancy who failed standard of care treatment. We will continue to proceed the phase Ib expansion cohort study and further explore the safety and efficacy of IBI322 in multiple indications. By developing a comprehensive and advanced pipeline of next generation immune checkpoint inhibitors, we hope to bring clinical benefit to more patients."
About IBI322
IBI322 is a recombinant anti-human CD47/PD-L1 bispecific antibody developed by Innovent Biologics. As a bispecific antibody, IBI322 targets CD47 on the surface of tumor cells, blocks SIRPα/CD47 pathway and activates macrophages to attack the tumor cells. Furthermore, IBI322 target PD-L1 on the surface of tumor cells, blocks the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway, which counteracts the inhibition of T cells and activates the T cells to attack the tumor cells. By inhibiting two different targets, IBI322 can not only activate both innate immune pathway and adaptive immune pathway, which provides synergistic effect, but also reduce the red blood cell destruction. IBI322 has received IND approvals from both the NMPA and the U.S. FDA and has been actively developed globally.
About Innovent
Inspired by the spirit of "Start with Integrity, Succeed through Action," Innovent's mission is to develop, manufacture and commercialize high-quality biopharmaceutical products that are affordable to ordinary people. Established in 2011, Innovent is committed to developing, manufacturing and commercializing high-quality innovative medicines for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune, metabolic and other major diseases. On October 31, 2018, Innovent was listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited with the stock code: 01801.HK.
Since its inception, Innovent has developed a fully integrated multi-functional platform which includes R&D, CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls), clinical development and commercialization capabilities. Leveraging the platform, the company has built a robust pipeline of 32 valuable assets in the fields of cancer, metabolic, autoimmune diseases and other major therapeutic areas, with 7 products, TYVYT® (sintilimab injection), BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection), SULINNO® (adalimumab biosimilar injection), HALPRYZA® (rituximab biosimilar injection), PEMAZYRE® (pemigatinib), olverembatinib (BCR ABL inhibitor) and Cyramza® (ramucirumab), 1 asset under NMPA NDA review, 5 assets in Phase 3 or pivotal clinical trials, and an additional 19 molecules in clinical studies.
Innovent has built an international team with advanced talent in high-end biological drug development and commercialization, including many global experts. The company has also entered into strategic collaborations with Eli Lilly and Company, Adimab, Incyte, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Hanmi and other international partners. Innovent strives to work with many collaborators to help advance China's biopharmaceutical industry, improve drug availability and enhance the quality of the patients' lives. For more information, please visit: www.innoventbio.com. and www.linkedin.com/company/innovent-biologics/.
Note:
TYVYT® (sintilimab injection) is not an approved product in the United States.
BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection), SULINNO®, and HALPRYZA® (rituximab biosimilar injection) are not approved products in the United States.
TYVYT® (sintilimab injection, Innovent)
BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection, Innovent)
HALPRYZA® (rituximab biosimilar injection, Innovent)
SULINNO® (adalimumab biosimilar injection, Innovent)
Pemazyre® (pemigatinib oral inhibitor, Incyte Corporation). Pemazyre® was discovered by Incyte Corporation and licensed to Innovent for development and commercialization in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Disclaimer:
1. This indication is still under clinical study, which hasn't been approved in China.
2. Innovent does not recommend any off-label usage.
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Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, center, stands with his wife, Marsha Cotton, and the Cheyenne Frontier Days General Committee after he was announced as the CFD grand marshal during the AFGSC Senior Leader Conference April 7, 2022, in Cheyenne. The grand marshal serves as the honorary lead for of each parade and the grand entry during CFD, carrying on a legacy that has lasted more than 70 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell)
CHEYENNE – Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, was announced as the 2022 Cheyenne Frontier Days grand marshal by the CFD General Committee during the AFGSC Senior Leader Conference on Thursday.
“This is a wonderful announcement,” said Col. Catherine Barrington, 90th Missile Wing commander, in a news release. “Gen. Cotton and his family have deep roots in the community, and his selection speaks to the great relationship we have between Cheyenne and Air Force Global Strike Command.”
Cotton took command of AFGSC in 2021, and previously served as the 20th Air Force commander in Cheyenne from November 2015 to January 2018.
“It is an honor to accept the title of CFD grand marshal,” said Cotton. “I’ve had the opportunity to see firsthand the relationship garnered between the Air Force and Cheyenne. Being a part of the 'Daddy of 'em All’ is a special honor.”
The grand marshal serves as the honorary lead for each parade and the grand entry during CFD, carrying on a legacy that has lasted more than 70 years.
As the Air Force celebrates its 75th anniversary, the partnership between F.E. Warren Air Force Base and Cheyenne goes back much farther. These communities’ histories were intertwined starting in 1867 and continue to grow today through engagement and partnership.
The 126th Cheyenne Frontier Days takes place July 22-31.
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GREEN RIVER – Green River resident Mark Branson didn’t know he had a calling until he met a very ill fish in April 2021.
“I didn’t really care about fish until I met this cool fish who was about to be executed and used as fertilizer,” said Branson.
Branson insisted on saving the fish and named him “Ivan.”
“He was the first fish I rescued and it started everything,” Branson chuckled.
According to Branson, he treated Ivan for a disease called “hole in the head” which causes lesions to appear on the head and flanks of the fish. Red Oscars like Ivan could live up to 15 years and end up being a foot long. He needed extensive care and water quality.
Ivan held on as long as he could.
“Ugly Ivan, unfortunately, didn't survive, but my work with him catapulted me into notoriety and I was able to rescue several more fish and exotic animals,” he mentioned.
He named his organization “Ugly Ivan’s Aquatic Rescue.”
His second rescue was a frog.
Soon, he met “Harold,” a very large fish that was in an unkempt tank that was too small for him.
“He needed to be in a 600-gallon tank.”
Even for beta fish, he said, they need five- or 10-gallon tanks.
“They need room to swim around,” he expressed.
He takes any fish that is too injured, sick, specialized, or dangerous for a pet shop to take in.
He can consult with others regarding aquarium issues, assist fish keepers in need and take in any unwanted fish and exotic animals.
“I guess it’s fate,” Branson said. “This is what I do.”
By the time he rescued Ryba, which is Ukrainian for “fish,” he knew he was meant to be the “fish guy” Wyoming needs.
“Fish are the most single most abused animal out there,” Branson pointed out. “People have this idea they can put a fish in a box, put some plastic plants in there and let them be.
“Fish are just as important as a dog or a cat.”
He added, “They deserve to be treated properly and they deserve to have a home that’s close to their natural environment as possible, like any other exotic pet.”
He also went on to say that the aquarium is a “report card of how you’re taking care of your fish.”
Branson has ten tanks with live plants in them and biological filtration.
“Fish deserve a happy life no matter how small they are,” he expressed. “I try to find homes that will provide the same level of care.”
His goal is to get registered as a 501-C organization. He’s been seeking board members and raising awareness for fish.
“Green River is a tight-knit community and as someone who rescues fish, most of the people are really nice,” he observed.
He added, “We’re a community – we take care of each other. I’ve been all over the U.S. The kind of support I see in these tiny little communities is something you don’t see anywhere else.
“Everyone is pulling for each other. You’re not alone.”
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Police investigate West End shooting that left 17-year-old injured
Published: Apr. 10, 2022 at 3:22 PM EDT|Updated: 7 hours ago
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - The Henrico Police Department is currently investigating a shooting involving a 17-year-old.
Police have arrived in the 2000 block of Fon Du Lac Road where a 17-year-old was shot and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Now police are asking for any residents with video surveillance cameras that may have captured the incident to turn their footage in to help with the investigation.
Anyone with any information on this shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.
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The Rialto Theater, circled at right, circa 1930, as evidenced by the featured film Up the River, starring Spencer Tracy and Claire Luce. Now long gone, the Rialto was located on South Main Street in Rock Springs just west of South Main’s intersection with C Street.
Mickey Daniels, second from left, in 1932's Too Many Women
Daniels received prominent billing for Roaring Roads (1935)
The Rialto Theater, circled at right, circa 1930, as evidenced by the featured film Up the River, starring Spencer Tracy and Claire Luce. Now long gone, the Rialto was located on South Main Street in Rock Springs just west of South Main’s intersection with C Street.
Rock Springs native Mickey Daniels, second from left, and other Our Gang cast members from the original silent film series.
SWEETWATER COUNTY – A volunteer at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River recently came across a portrait of a young man named Mickey Daniels and inquired about who he was. Daniels, from Rock Springs, was a prolific film actor in the 1920s and 1930s
In 2019, museum staff prepared an article about Daniels and his career, which was the subject of a special updated release on Saturday.
Daniels was able to break into the movies and he did it after appearing at the Rialto Theater in the early 1920s.
Daniels, born Richard Daniels, Jr. in Rock Springs on October 11, 1914, was the son of Richard Daniels, himself an actor born in Wales, and his wife Hannah. Daniels started performing young and he was spotted by a talent agent during a performance at the Rialto Theater on South Main Street in 1921. (Like many theaters of the time, the Rialto offered live entertainment as well as films.)
By the next year, he’d been signed by producer Hal Roach for the groundbreaking Our Gang series, whose stars were a group of loveable, ragtag kids.
Daniels appeared in over 100 short and feature films between 1922 and 1941. Film buffs in particular remember him as Mickey the Truant Officer in 1933's Fish Hooky, one episode of the Our Gang series later syndicated on television.
Daniels left acting in the 1940s and died in San Diego, California, in 1970.
A YouTube video about Daniels and his film career can be found at
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I’ll never forget the call I received on Sunday, March 13.
First, I was ticked off because I didn’t bring my cell phone to the bathroom.
I bring that thing everywhere. What was I thinking?
Second, I was furious with my husband because he didn’t answer it.
You didn’t recognize the name of my mom’s friend?!
I freaked when I heard the frantic voice message.
“Trina, it’s Judi. Your mom fell down and can’t get up. I’ve called an ambulance.”
Thankfully, my 82-year-old mother was not alone. She and Judi had spent the morning at church.
Sure enough, she broke her hip.
Of course, my mind started racing about after-care.
I can’t quit my job now.
Then I started to wonder if these accidents were going to occur often. She had fallen twice with me. Luckily, bystanders assisted me.
I’ve had a feeling this was going to happen.
I had worried about her falling off the porch when she wanted fresh air or slipping in the bathtub or tripping over the cat.
My mother is visually-impaired. She also has rheumatoid arthritis.
Four days after surgery, she was admitted to the local nursing home for physical therapy.
Since the anesthesia caused some confusion, she thought she was going to be a permanent resident.
I said, “No, this is just temporary. As soon as you’re better, we’ll get you out.”
I visited her almost daily until last week when bronchitis got the best of me.
If I even sneeze in a nursing home, they might test me for COVID!
I haven’t seen her for five days and I’m edgy.
Setting an hour aside for a trip to the nursing home was a priority in my routine.
I liked being nosy about my mother.
Before I went to her room, I discussed her progress with the staff and annoyed them with questions. I observed what she was eating – I wouldn’t feed some of it to the neighbor’s dog. I read some news articles on my phone to her and dropped the things she needed most.
Other patients were excited to see me walk into the lobby with milkshakes.
Uh-oh. Should I have brought a few more?
Then I had to stop and ask myself:
Has anyone stopped by to give them a special treat lately?
I realize being in a nursing home can be depressing for visitors but imagine how the patients feel.
Visitors can go home.
Most patients are in a senior living facility for the rest of their lives.
They’re not going home.
Luckily, with my job, I’m not stuck in one place all day, every day. I’m in and out. Most people don’t have that luxury.
But guess what?
Nursing homes are becoming more accommodating even two years after COVID-19 disrupted our lives. They have extended visiting hours.
They’re open until 10 p.m.? Awesome!
Most people think their days as caregivers are over once their elderly parents become residents in a senior living facility.
Admittedly, I felt good knowing that she’s been getting professional care but she still needs to see me.
Other residents need to see their loved ones too.
Besides, wouldn’t you want to know if your loved one is getting the care they deserve?
Trust me, it pays to be inquisitive.
I challenge anyone who has loved ones in a senior living facility to take an hour a day or every other day to bring a piece of “home” to them.
It will make them smile.
Trina Brittain is a community news reporter for Rocket Miner. She can be reached at rocketminer.com.
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| 2022-04-11T04:18:51Z
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Officers who pushed Floyd protester cleared by arbitrator
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - An arbitrator has ruled that two Buffalo police officers didn’t violate the department’s use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground in June 2020 during racial injustice protests following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The episode drew national attention when a news crew captured video of Martin Gugino being shoved by officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski in downtown Buffalo, as crowd control officers in riot gear cleared demonstrators for an 8 p.m. curfew.
Gugino, pushed backward, started bleeding after hitting his head on the pavement and spent about a month in the hospital with a fractured skull and brain injury.
In a decision Friday, arbitrator Jeffrey Selchick wrote, “Upon review, there is no evidence to sustain any claim that Respondents (police officers) had any other viable options other than to move Gugino out of the way of their forward movement.”
The level of force used by the officers was justified because Gugino refused to comply with orders to leave the scene and was acting erratically, and walked directly in front of McCabe, according to Selchick.
“The use of force employed by Respondents reflected no intent on their part to do more than to move Gugino away from them,” he wrote.
McCabe and Torgalski were suspended without pay and arrested within days of the incident, but last year a grand jury declined to indict them and charges were dropped.
An attorney for Gugino, who has sued the city, told the Buffalo News that the ruling has no bearing on the lawsuit.
“We are not aware of any case where this arbitrator has ruled against on-duty police officers, so his ruling here on behalf of the police was not only expected by us, but was certainly expected by the union and city who selected and paid him,” Melissa Wischerath told the newspaper.
Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said in a statement he will reinstate the two officers to duty on Monday, the newspaper reported.
Email messages seeking comment were left Sunday with an attorney representing the city, which argued for the disciplinary charges, and with the Buffalo police union.
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| 2022-04-11T04:35:11Z
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Concord splits pair of one-run games with WV State
Mountain Lions sit at 19-11-1
Published: Apr. 11, 2022 at 12:44 AM EDT|Updated: 43 minutes ago
ATHENS, W.Va. (WVVA) - D.J. Christian drove in all three Concord runs in the Mountain Lions’ 3-2 win in game one. Andrew Neff threw a complete game and improves to 6-2.
Chris Satcher’s two-run HR in game two were the only two runs they scored in a 3-2 loss. Eddie Blake threw a complete game.
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| 2022-04-11T05:27:46Z
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Officers who pushed Floyd protester cleared by arbitrator
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - An arbitrator has ruled that two Buffalo police officers didn’t violate the department’s use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground in June 2020 during racial injustice protests following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The episode drew national attention when a news crew captured video of Martin Gugino being shoved by officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski in downtown Buffalo, as crowd control officers in riot gear cleared demonstrators for an 8 p.m. curfew.
Gugino, pushed backward, started bleeding after hitting his head on the pavement and spent about a month in the hospital with a fractured skull and brain injury.
In a decision Friday, arbitrator Jeffrey Selchick wrote, “Upon review, there is no evidence to sustain any claim that Respondents (police officers) had any other viable options other than to move Gugino out of the way of their forward movement.”
The level of force used by the officers was justified because Gugino refused to comply with orders to leave the scene and was acting erratically, and walked directly in front of McCabe, according to Selchick.
“The use of force employed by Respondents reflected no intent on their part to do more than to move Gugino away from them,” he wrote.
McCabe and Torgalski were suspended without pay and arrested within days of the incident, but last year a grand jury declined to indict them and charges were dropped.
An attorney for Gugino, who has sued the city, told the Buffalo News that the ruling has no bearing on the lawsuit.
“We are not aware of any case where this arbitrator has ruled against on-duty police officers, so his ruling here on behalf of the police was not only expected by us, but was certainly expected by the union and city who selected and paid him,” Melissa Wischerath told the newspaper.
Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said in a statement he will reinstate the two officers to duty on Monday, the newspaper reported.
Email messages seeking comment were left Sunday with an attorney representing the city, which argued for the disciplinary charges, and with the Buffalo police union.
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The FBI is looking for some women to serve and protect our country. It has a recruiting event this Friday in person and online. It's called Mana Wahine and it will showcase its women in law enforcement.
People can get a glimpse of the FBI and how it works, learn about different careers in the bureau, and hear stories about the training academy at Quantico, Virgina.
Breakout sessions include the following:
• Careers in the FBI
• A Day in the Life at Quantico
• Women in Stem
• Evidence Response Team
• FBI Collateral Duties (to include Tactical Operations, Crisis Negotiation, and Behavioral Analysis)
"The FBI has an incredible group of people, it always has. Some of its best employees are women. They offer a perspective some of the men might not have. Some of their experiences are interesting to me, both before and during their employment," says Honolulu office Special Agent In Charge Steven Merrill.
The event is on Friday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and by appointment if you're going in person. Due to limited capacity, participants in person will be selected randomly and be required to submit supporting documents. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. Travel to the Honolulu Field Office in Kapolei is the responsibility of the participant.
The event will start promptly at 1 p.m. In-person participants should arrive at 12:30 p.m. for screening.
Diane is KITV4’s weekend evening anchor and weekday reporter. She hosts the Aging Well series on Tuesday evenings at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. She is a mother, a cat owner, and a yogi.
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| 2022-04-11T05:42:06Z
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NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, has never been so busy.
“A year ago, we might have been receiving one, maybe two reports a day about a book being challenged at a library. And usually those calls would be for guidance on how to handle a challenge or for materials that support the value of the work being challenged,” Caldwell-Stone told The Associated Press. “Now, we’re getting three, four, five reports a day, many in need of support and some in need of a great deal of support.”
“We’re on the phone constantly,” she added.
Accounts of book bannings and attempted book bannings, along with threats against librarians, have soared over the past year and the ALA has included some numbers in its annual State of America’s Libraries Report, released Monday. The association found 729 challenges — affecting nearly 1,600 books — at public schools and libraries in 2021, more than double 2020′s figures and the highest since the ALA began compiling challenges more than 20 years ago.
The actual total for last year is likely much higher — the ALA collects data through media accounts and through cases it learns about from librarians and educators and other community members. Books preemptively pulled by librarians — out of fear of community protest or concern for their jobs — and challenges never reported by libraries are not included.
The number could well grow again in 2022, Caldwell-Stone said, as conservative-led school boards and legislatures enact more restrictions. Last week, the Georgia legislature passed a bill that would accelerate the process for removing books seen as “harmful to minors.”
“Nothing would surprise me,” Caldwell-Stone says.
The two most challenged books on the ALA’s top 10 list have been in the news often: Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir about sexual identity, “Gender Queer,” and Jonathan Evison’s “Lawn Boy,” a coming-of-age novel narrated by a young gay man. Both have been singled out by Republican officials.
Last fall in Virginia, Glenn Youngkin backed a local school board’s banning of the two books during his successful run for governor. Around the same time, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster supported a school board’s decision to remove “Gender Queer.”
In Florida recently, Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized “Gender Queer” and “Lawn Boy” upon signing a law that would force elementary schools to provide a searchable list of every book available in their libraries or used in instruction and allow parents, DeSantis said, “to blow the whistle.”
Kobabe and Evison noted during recent interviews an irony of their books being targeted: Neither set out to write a story for young people. But they gained a following among students with the help of the American Library Association, which has given each book an Alex Award for works “written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.”
“I think a big part of our books getting so much attention is that they’re award winners and ended up being purchased by libraries all over the country,” Kobabe said.
Others on the ALA list, virtually all cited for LGBTQ or racial themes, include Angie Thomas’ bestselling “The Hate U Give,” centered on a police shooting of a Black teen; George Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” Juno Dawson’s “This Book Is Gay” and Susan Kuklin’s “Beyond Magenta.” Two older works that have been on the list before also appear: Sherman Alexie’s autobiographical novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison’s debut novel “The Bluest Eye.”
The library association defines a “challenge” as a “formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness.” The ALA doesn’t keep a precise figure for how many books have actually been removed, but cases have come up routinely over the past year. Last December, a school district in San Antonio, Texas, pulled hundreds of library books to “ensure they did not have any obscene or vulgar material in them.”
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| 2022-04-11T05:42:12Z
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This Texas teacher's goal is to provide everything she can for her students -- and that includes pads and tampons.
As an eighth grade teacher in Austin, Kylie DeFrance's students are between the ages of 12 and 14. This is the time that most girls start their menstruation cycle, according to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Remembering what it's like to go through this phase herself, DeFrance began thinking of ways she could make it easier for her students, she told CNN.
"I want to provide them with what they need, whether that be a pencil or a tampon," DeFrance said.
"A lot of these scholars go home and are the parent to their siblings, and maybe can't go to the store that day," she continued. "Or, they can't afford the pad or tampon that would be best for them, or maybe they don't have a good relationship with their parents."
Her school provides only one type of pad, DeFrance said, so she began purchasing pads and tampons to give her students more options. She soon became the go-to teacher for all things menstruation.
But her new initiative came at a cost: DeFrance says she found herself spending upwards of $100 a month on feminine products.
In January, she decided to post her Amazon wish list, full of menstrual products, to her neighborhood's Nextdoor page.
A few weeks later, boxes began pouring in, filling up her front porch. Sometimes postal workers would come twice a day to drop off packages.
"I thought two or three boxes would come in," DeFrance said. "My community blew me away with how much support they provided."
Since then, DeFrance has tried to keep track but says she stopped counting after 300 boxes. She estimates more than 4,000 boxes of pads and more than 3,000 boxes tampons have been donated so far.
Products aren't the only thing she's received: comments and messages from single dads and other teachers have also filled her inbox.
The fathers have expressed their gratitude towards her and are thankful that their girls have a female teacher who is willing to help them, DeFrance said.
Students are just as appreciative. Most have even grown more comfortable talking to her about their needs as they've gotten to know each other, she said.
The abundance of donations has given DeFrance the chance to provide other seventh and eighth grade teachers at her school with their own stash of supplies for students -- which she calls a "period box."
Months in, support isn't slowing down, DeFrance said; she has products shipped to her home every day.
Her goal is to build a "menstruation station" in the school bathroom so all students can have easier access to stock up.
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| 2022-04-11T05:42:18Z
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Study finds higher homicide risk in homes with handguns
NEW YORK (AP) - Most U.S. gun owners say they own firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones, surveys show. But a study published last Monday suggests people who live with handgun owners are shot to death at a higher rate than those who don’t have such weapons at home.
“We found zero evidence of any kind of protective effects” from living in a home with a handgun, said David Studdert, a Stanford University researcher who was the lead author of the Annals of Internal Medicine study.
The study has several shortcomings. For example, the researchers said they could not determine which victims were killed by the handgun owners or with the in-home weapons. They couldn’t account for illegal guns and looked only at handguns, not rifles or other firearms.
The dataset also was limited to registered voters in California who were 21 and older. It’s not clear that the findings are generalizable to the whole state, let alone to the rest of the country, the authors acknowledged.
But some outside experts said the work was well done, important and the largest research of its kind.
“I would call this a landmark study,” said Cassandra Crifasi, a gun violence policy researcher at Johns Hopkins University. “This contributes to our understanding of the potential causal relationship between guns in the home and homicides,” she said.
California is unusual in that it offers gun ownership data and other information not obtainable in almost any other state. That allowed the researchers to follow millions of people over many years to try to better establish what happens when a person begins living in a home with handgun, they said.
The study focused on nearly 600,000 Californians who did not own handguns but began living in homes with handguns between October 2004 and December 2016 — either because they started living with someone who owned one or because someone in their household bought one.
The researchers calculated that for every 100,000 people in that situation, 12 will be shot to death by someone else over five years. In comparison, eight out of 100,000 who live in gun-free homes will be killed that way over the same time span.
“The rates are low” and the absolute risk is small, but it’s important to consider the increase in a person’s risk of being killed, Studdert said.
Those numbers suggest the risk rises 50%, but Studdert said it’s actually higher: In a separate calculation designed to better account for where people live and other factors, the researchers estimated the risk was actually more than twice as high.
Separately, the researchers found that those who lived with handgun owners had a much higher rate of being fatally shot by a spouse or intimate partner. The vast majority of such victims — 84% — were women, they said.
The study was confined to California, but the risk is likely even greater in states with less stringent gun laws and where gun ownership is more common, Crifasi said.
Previous research estimated that nearly 3% of U.S. adults became new gun owners between January 2019 and April 2021, which translates to about 7.5 million Americans. Of those, about 5.4 million previously lived in a home with no guns.
For decades, studies have shown guns in the home raise the risk of a violent death. Much of that work, including an earlier study by Studdert and his colleagues, focused on suicide.
The new study goes further in addressing the perception that handguns are still worthwhile because of the safety they provide against being murdered, some experts said.
“The reason people have guns in their home is for protection from strangers,” said David Hemenway, director of the Harvard University’s Injury Control Research Center. “But what this is showing that having a gun in the home is bad for people in the home.”
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| 2022-04-11T06:11:13Z
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BEIJING, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Realsee, a world-leading space digitalization integrated solution provider, officially entered into strategic cooperation with Realestate.com.kh, a real estate portal platform in Cambodia. The partnership will facilitate the sharing of technology and allow both parties to jointly explore new ways to advance the digitalization of real estate.
As a pioneer in digital space capture and processing, Realsee has taken the lead in the large-scale application of 3D reconstruction technology in China. Realsee has not only developed VR hardware acquisition equipment applicable to a range of industries and use cases, but also launched VR inspection, and AI-design functionality. These products have revolutionized the real estate transaction experience for homebuyers and sellers around the world. As of the end of 2021, Realsee had completed the 3D reconstruction of more than 18.44 million physical spaces generating more than 1.6 billion VR views annually.
Built on its advantages in technological leadership and low cost digital space solutions, Realsee has been adopted by more than 100 brands across 27 countries. After formalizing cooperation with Realsee, Realestate.com.kh will fully integrate a range of digital real estate solutions into its network, creating digital twins for potentially tens of thousands of new and existing properties. Realsee's VR solutions offer users the ability to experience lifelike restorations of properties, providing a high level of detail include property dimensions, orientation, surrounding environment – all seamlessly accessed through mobile or web browser.
In the era of COVID-19, VR is making property inspections safer, faster, and easier. Thomas O'Sullivan, CEO of Realestate.com.kh, pointed out that, "Customers usually prefer online housing inspection at present. VR-based housing inspection created by Realsee integrates everything into a 3D space with a more immersive panoramic effect and provides customers with an immersive house inspection experience. This cooperation with Realsee will not only provide a truly improved experience for offline property seekers, but also create significant benefits and value for real estate developers and brokers."
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| 2022-04-11T06:11:20Z
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Study finds higher homicide risk in homes with handguns
NEW YORK (AP) - Most U.S. gun owners say they own firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones, surveys show. But a study published last Monday suggests people who live with handgun owners are shot to death at a higher rate than those who don’t have such weapons at home.
“We found zero evidence of any kind of protective effects” from living in a home with a handgun, said David Studdert, a Stanford University researcher who was the lead author of the Annals of Internal Medicine study.
The study has several shortcomings. For example, the researchers said they could not determine which victims were killed by the handgun owners or with the in-home weapons. They couldn’t account for illegal guns and looked only at handguns, not rifles or other firearms.
The dataset also was limited to registered voters in California who were 21 and older. It’s not clear that the findings are generalizable to the whole state, let alone to the rest of the country, the authors acknowledged.
But some outside experts said the work was well done, important and the largest research of its kind.
“I would call this a landmark study,” said Cassandra Crifasi, a gun violence policy researcher at Johns Hopkins University. “This contributes to our understanding of the potential causal relationship between guns in the home and homicides,” she said.
California is unusual in that it offers gun ownership data and other information not obtainable in almost any other state. That allowed the researchers to follow millions of people over many years to try to better establish what happens when a person begins living in a home with handgun, they said.
The study focused on nearly 600,000 Californians who did not own handguns but began living in homes with handguns between October 2004 and December 2016 — either because they started living with someone who owned one or because someone in their household bought one.
The researchers calculated that for every 100,000 people in that situation, 12 will be shot to death by someone else over five years. In comparison, eight out of 100,000 who live in gun-free homes will be killed that way over the same time span.
“The rates are low” and the absolute risk is small, but it’s important to consider the increase in a person’s risk of being killed, Studdert said.
Those numbers suggest the risk rises 50%, but Studdert said it’s actually higher: In a separate calculation designed to better account for where people live and other factors, the researchers estimated the risk was actually more than twice as high.
Separately, the researchers found that those who lived with handgun owners had a much higher rate of being fatally shot by a spouse or intimate partner. The vast majority of such victims — 84% — were women, they said.
The study was confined to California, but the risk is likely even greater in states with less stringent gun laws and where gun ownership is more common, Crifasi said.
Previous research estimated that nearly 3% of U.S. adults became new gun owners between January 2019 and April 2021, which translates to about 7.5 million Americans. Of those, about 5.4 million previously lived in a home with no guns.
For decades, studies have shown guns in the home raise the risk of a violent death. Much of that work, including an earlier study by Studdert and his colleagues, focused on suicide.
The new study goes further in addressing the perception that handguns are still worthwhile because of the safety they provide against being murdered, some experts said.
“The reason people have guns in their home is for protection from strangers,” said David Hemenway, director of the Harvard University’s Injury Control Research Center. “But what this is showing that having a gun in the home is bad for people in the home.”
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| 2022-04-11T07:21:03Z
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Business is booming for some island retailers since Covid restrictions have been dropped. A popular spot to shop for locals and visitors is the Aloha Stadium Swap meet that has been Hawaii's premier outdoor market since 1979. The Aloha Stadium in Halawa is a weekly flea market that gathers more than 700 stalls and vendors. Tali Toluta'u from Laie has been coming here since he was a young boy. "We've been coming over here to the swap meet from Laie for 30 years only place we come to get our surf shorts and aloha shirts, best place for locals best place for tourists to come. Good to see the swap meet back got choke action here. Anne Marie Smith lives on
Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, "We like coming to the swap meet a lot we enjoy shopping as a family finding a lot of different trickets, and handmade products, we really enjoy it." Zandrea Hill-Breck is an Ewa Beach Resident " Well there's a lot of good deals and stuff and some things may be more expensive but you can bargain with people like oh year, this is $10 but I'll take it for $5 and they say yeah so you get deals in a lot of stuff like that. Locals have been flocking here to get their bargains for generations, now that the safe travels restrictions have been lifted, more visitors are coming here for those deals. Cali Mikusek is a visitor from Dallas "It's been so great, we already seen things I wanted to buy in Waikiki and found them cheaper here. It's almost overwhelming. So many things to see and so many vendors, It's almost overwhelming." Maile Fan is a long time swap meet vendor, "I've been selling swap meet for 30 something years, now it's back to business. Lots of customers after the covid. My business getting very good, very busy." Tito Leal is a visitor from San Jose
"So we were told about this place, which to shop local, just to help small businesses and entrepreneurs. Now that Covid has been lifted special being here back in real life again. Being with everyone shopping again." Tim Nguyen has been selling at the swap meet for over 20 years. " When no more social distance, because of covid we get more people even the mask we get in trouble, some people don't want to wear mask, now they feel free they feel the fresh air of Hawaii.
The Aloha Stadium Swap Meet is open during the weekend and on Wednesday. Admission is $1 per person, 12-years and older.
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Cynthia is an award-winning journalist who returned to Hawaii as an Anchor/Reporter/MMJ from Houston. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a B.A. and M.B.A. DM her on IG @CynthiaYipTV to share stories.
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| 2022-04-11T07:40:21Z
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Man accused of beating roommate over mosquito argument
DALLAS (CNN) - A Texas man is facing aggravated assault charges after allegedly beating his roommate over an argument about mosquitoes.
Victor Shavers, 43, reportedly admits he hit the man he shares a bedroom with when they began arguing over what mosquitoes look like. The roommate says the attack began when the verbal argument escalated.
The man says Shavers grabbed a wooden stick and beat him in the head with it before he was able to get a metal baseball bat to defend himself. He used that bat to hit Shavers in the head several times.
Both men were treated for their injuries at the hospital. The roommate required multiple stitches on his face.
Police arrested Shavers on an outstanding warrant and also charged him with assault.
A judge ordered him to be held Tuesday on a $28,000 bond.
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| 2022-04-11T07:41:55Z
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, R.O.C., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: ASX, TAIEX: 3711, "ASEH" or the "Company"), announces its unaudited consolidated net revenues for March and 1st quarter of 2022.
Consolidated net revenues (unaudited)
Pro Forma Basis**
Net revenues for ATM assembly, testing and material business are as follows:
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*This press release is intended to comply with Taiwan regulatory requirements.
** Pro forma basis excludes the 4 disposed China Sites.
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