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Fans of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins will be able to tune in live as some of music’s biggest stars take part in a tribute concert.
Paramount+ and MTV’s YouTube channels will live-stream “The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert” on Sept. 3 as the Foo Fighters, Travis Barker, Lars Ulrich, the drummers’ son Shane Hawkins and more perform at Wembley Stadium in England, Paramount announced Wednesday.
“Music is a powerful connector, and we are honored to commemorate Taylor Hawkins’ enduring legacy by bringing together Paramount’s portfolio of brands and assets to build even deeper connections with his global fan base,” Bob Bakish, the president and CEO of Paramount, said in a statement.
Hawkins died in March at age 50.
The tribute concert begins at 11:30 a.m. EDT, and will also be live-streamed internationally by Pluto TV. Highlights from the show will air on CBS on the night of Sept. 3.
Other musical performers scheduled for the concert include John Paul Jones, Kesha, Liam Gallagher and Wolfgang Van Halen, while comedians Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle will make special appearances.
The Foo Fighters have won 15 Grammys, including three in 2022, and are known for songs such as “The Pretender,” “Everlong” and “Learn to Fly.”
“Taylor was not only an incredible drummer and musician but truly one of the most passionate super fans of music the world has seen,” Viacom executive Bruce Gillmer said Wednesday. “His infectious energy and unique talent will continue to live on through his vast body of work.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/features/todo/taylor-hawkins-tribute-concert-to-be-live-streamed-as-stars-honor-the-late-foo-fighters/article_79e12c18-1e7b-11ed-8f38-33cfa441c5c8.html | 2022-08-19T11:43:29Z |
FRIDAY
Open house for renovated LFD training facility: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Laramie Fire Department drill grounds, 2451 County Shop Road.
Downtown Laramie Farmers Market: 3-7 p.m., parking lot north of Depot Park on South 1st Street.
SATURDAY
‘The Legacy of Wyoming’ performed by Buffalo Bill and Dr. Jo: 5-8 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison. For tickets, call 307-745-6161.
Revive the Wyo fundraiser: 5-9 p.m., historic train depot in downtown Laramie. Enjoy a Cajun-themed meal and entertainment. Cost $35 a person. For tickets, visit https://htru.io/Ssrf.
SUNDAY
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
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.
WEDNESDAY
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
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.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Aug. 26
Downtown Laramie Farmers Market: 3-7 p.m., parking lot north of Depot Park on South 1st Street.
Aug. 27
Thrown-Out Bones performs: 5:30-7p.m., Washington Park band shell, 18th and Sheridan streets. Popcorn, pretzels and beer.
UW Planetarium presents “Back to the Moon For Good”: 8 p.m., UW Planetarium. What’s up in the sky around Wyoming.
Aug. 28
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Aug. 29
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.
Aug. 30
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Aug. 31
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. at outdoors Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Sept. 1
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.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Diabetes Support Group meets: 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Email questions@ivinsosnhospital.org for the link.
Sept. 3
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
Sept. 4
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Sept. 5
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.
Sept. 6
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Sept. 7
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Sept. 8
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.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Sept. 10
22nd annual Wyoming Buddy Walk: 9 a.m. to noon, Washington Park band shell.
Summer Market Day at the fairgrounds: 3-6 p.m., beef barn.
Sept. 11
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Sept. 12
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.
Albany County Historic Preservation Board meets: 6 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. To attend and receive an invite, email a request to kcbard@charter.net.
Women for Sobriety meet: 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting details, email 1093@womenforsobriety.org.
Sept. 13
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Albany County Republican Party meets: 6 p.m., Albany County Public Library.
Sept. 14
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Sept. 15
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.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Sept. 16
Albany County CattleWomen meet: 11:30 a.m., location tbd. Visit wyaccw.com in the week before the meeting for location and more information.
Sept. 17
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
Sept. 18
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Sept. 19
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.
Sept. 20
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Sept. 21
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Sept. 22
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.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Sept. 25
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Sept. 26
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.
Sept. 27
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Sept. 28
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Sept. 29
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.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 2
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/announcements/whats-happening-aug-19-2022/article_f4082caa-1f2d-11ed-8740-27ee7d062dc7.html | 2022-08-19T11:43:35Z |
If approved for a Wyoming Outdoor Recreation grant, Laramie could be home to a new bike park near Laramie High School.
Laramie City Council gave a green light this week for staff to take the first step in applying for the grant. The project also has been supported by Laramie BikeNet, a group that provides bicycle parking for events around the city.
“In 2015, Laramie City Council approved Laramie BikeNet to do some fundraising for the development of a bike park here in Laramie,” said Assistant City Manager Todd Feezer. “They were able to donate $10,500 to the city of Laramie to use toward that, which was used to conduct a conceptual design development for a bike park and evaluate some locations.”
If approved for the grant, Laramie Bike Park could reduce its reliance on city money for construction and receive as much as $700,000. The park would be built behind the Laramie Recreation Center near the high school.
Previous discussions about potential places for a bike park were held earlier this year, which Feezer said were well-attended by the public.
With a bike park so close to the rec center, several council members asked about what makes this the preferred location. Council member Brian Harrington also asked if enhanced pedestrian crossing could be considered to handle potential increased foot and bike traffic near the park. Feezer said the city could look at that in the future if safety concerns arise.
“I understand the features behind the rec center probably make that the most ideal location,” said council member Andrea Summerville. “Did we consider locations across the city or did we really just focus on that east side?”
Feezer said that about a half-dozen locations across Laramie were considered. The area near LHS benefits construction because it wouldn’t need as much material brought in, like dirt, and the geography of the area suits a bike park well in its current state.
“I’m not a big fan of locating all my recreational activities in one location, but I think when it comes down to a cost-sense analysis, this location really made good sense,” he said. “Plus, we also have the amenities of restrooms and such at the rec center that could be available for use.”
In addition to serving as a bike park, Feezer and Summerville said the area could be used for sledding when winter conditions make it inaccessible for bicyclists. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/city-eyes-area-near-lhs-for-new-bike-park/article_f49602ee-1f16-11ed-9614-bb47198d5d69.html | 2022-08-19T11:43:42Z |
Boomerang Writer
After flash flooding hit Laramie on Saturday, the city is calculating losses caused by the storm as Albany County considers issuing a disaster declaration.
Boomerang Writer
After flash flooding hit Laramie on Saturday, the city is calculating losses caused by the storm as Albany County considers issuing a disaster declaration.
“We had very diverse rainfall amounts throughout the city,” said City Manager Janine Jordan said during this week’s Laramie City Council meeting. “Right through the middle of town between 30th Street to 3rd Street, then bounded by roughly Harney and Sheridan, that part of town actually received a lot more rainfall very quickly than did other areas even within the city.”
The National Weather Service reports the storm hit the region with about 2.75 inches of rain in less than an hour, causing storm drains to back up and overflow area creeks.
Jordan said parts of the city experienced flash flooding that impacted some homes and left debris across streets and sidewalks. In the days since, the Red Cross of Wyoming has twice announced it’s helping a pair of homeowners impacted by the high water.
“We did suffer a lightning strike here at the City Hall,” Jordan said of another issue from the storm. “That caused our internet service, phones and some other interruptions in our information technology internal function.”
Jordan said that most interruptions have been corrected, with IT professionals working to improve services while the city waits for a power climbing crew to respond and complete repairs.
“For the public, though, that rainfall amounted in a lot of interruption in our rights of way, with a lot of flash flooding down the streets and overwhelming of storm drains,” Jordan said.
Flooding also caused some manhole covers to be destroyed or lifted by the water and the city’s working to put together a report on the overall cost related to the storm. Jordan said city staff had likely put in an additional 50 hours of work to handle issues caused by Saturday’s flood.
Sunday, the city’s water treatment plant experienced some issues as debris filled Fox Creek, which runs into the Laramie River and near the plant.
The plant was shut down temporarily from 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. In the days since, intake has increased by around 3,000 nephelometric turbidity units, which means that liquids going into the plant had significantly more debris than usual.
The city also expects to lose between $5,000 and $6,000 to damage done to mosquito control equipment. Recreation areas lost dirt and grass, especially softball and baseball fields. The city plans to submit an insurance claim for the damages, and Jordan said the county may seek a disaster declaration because of the weather event.
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The couple celebrated the birth of their daughter on Aug. 6 at 11:03 p.m. Pictured from left are Anastasia (Nastya) Talbot, Emily Mari Talbot and Gerhard Talbot.
ROCK SPRINGS — A new bundle of joy was recently born at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. However, her parents faced several challenges leading up to her arrival. Gerhard and Anastasia Talbot came to the United States after having to flee Ukraine due to the ongoing war.
“I am born South African and have been a United States resident since 2016. My wife Anastasia (Nastya) Talbot, is Ukrainian and received her United States residence on May 5, 2022,” Gerhard said. “We had been living in Ukraine, a town called Kremenchuk in the province (oblast) of Poltava, for the last 4 years while I was doing temporary contract work in my business consultancy for a local mining business.”
He said that they had been waiting almost two years for Nastya’s resident visa to be approved.
“When the war was building up and the invasion commenced, we reached out to the state department, but had no support of help in expediting the final approval step. The hardest for us was leaving into the unknown of Europe, as Anastasia was not allowed to travel to the U.S.A.”
On March 6, they made the decision to flee.
“We were able to leave an active war situation in Ukraine after gaining approval documents to take a vehicle across the border and save up 50 gallons of gasoline for the 600 mile journey to the Polish border.
“Knowingly facing a one way journey into the unknown, the trip was filled with mortal danger of missile attacks and getting robbed of the gasoline we collected due to shortage and getting stranded in harsh freezing weather.
“We stayed overnight in the car at a remote gas station after we were diverted away from a border we planned to cross. The next evening, we finally made it safely across the Ukrainian border into Moldova,” Gerhard said. “It was a 48 1/2 hours journey, with 59 military checkpoint stops and 5 1/2 hours waiting at the border to cross.”
Gerhard also said that they only took important documents and a few items they knew they could carry in one suitcase each. Upon crossing the border into Moldova, there were no accommodations available, so they drove 3 hours to the capital to find a hotel.
“We planned to fly to Frankfurt the day where we had the best chance of finalizing her visa. Unfortunately, the airspace over Moldova was closed due to the war and missile threats,” he said. “So, we had to drive another 300 miles to Bucharest, Romania. We rested in a hotel and departed the next day to Frankfurt, leaving the car in Romania.
“On arrival in Frankfurt, we were told by the embassy that they could not help us and referred us to the website. It took 2 months waiting to eventually finalize this, after active involvement of an immigration lawyer and a doctor from the hospital in Rock Springs writing letters to expedite based on pregnancy complications.”
The Talbots said that two people in particular helped quite a bit during this process.
“Leslie Taylor from Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and Dr. Samer Kattan made it possible for us to have remote visits to manage the pregnancy. Not knowing when we could get to the U.S.A. was the biggest worry and stress. We have a safety cut off date for flying to the U.S.A. due to the pregnancy and even had to start making plan b arrangements in case. Not being able to set up a home and baby room was the toughest.”
Gerhard said that during the time they were waiting for the visa to travel, they were able to make sure that Nastya’s mother and sister were able to evacuate.
“I had received a job offer at Tata chemicals Green River, but it was complicated as I would not be separated from my wife. When it appeared that the visa was eminently to be issued, I accepted the role and commenced working here while getting everything prepared for my wife’s arrival two weeks later.”
Nastya arrived in New York, received her permanent residence and then met up with Gerhard in Salt Lake City.
“We traveled to Rock Springs and the next day met Dr. Kattan in person for a full physical, checkup and ultrasound. We continued to see him weekly until Emily Mari Talbot was born on Aug. 6, 2022, at 11:03 p.m.”
Gerhard shared that his mother would have turned 90 years old this year on Emily’s birthday.
“This is very special, in particular since on arrival in South Africa to visit family, we discovered that Anastasia was pregnant.”
The Talbots said that they are thankful for those who have helped along the way.
“Within the first few days of arrival, Tami Christensen from High Country Realty helped us find the ideal house here in Rock Springs, with Judy Osborne of Wells Fargo helping with finance.
“In particular, thanks to Leslie Taylor, Dr. Kattan, Dr. Moore and the OB staff from Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and Roger Hoops and Pam Luettich from Tata Chemicals North America who made our trip and settlement in Rock Springs possible.”
Gerhard also commended his wife, Nastya.
“Congratulations and thanks goes to my wife Nastya, who from the first time she knew she was pregnant, always looked after herself and the baby so well. She wanted all natural birth and didn’t want to take any pain medication or relief. I am so proud of my beautiful wife and stand in amazement for what she did to deliver our beautiful baby girl.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/crossing-oceans-couple-flees-ukraine-celebrates-birth-of-baby-in-rock-springs/article_e6370f82-1f15-11ed-996c-b7a054a8c88c.html | 2022-08-19T11:43:54Z |
JACKSON —Alina Lobacheva was planning to be in Wyoming for only a few months.
The Russian doctor and professor came to study American college students’ health as a Fulbright scholar at the University of Wyoming.
Then she fell in love with Bill Plummer.
The well-known upright bass player was up on stage when Lobacheva was out one night with her host professor’s family. Plummer came to their table to chat.
They exchanged emails.
From opposite ends of the earth, the unlikely pair became devoted pen pals.
When Lobacheva returned to Wyoming for additional research, Plummer proposed. The newlyweds — each entering later stages of life — moved to Idaho. Then, when Plummer’s declining health moved him to family in Arizona, Lobacheva settled in Jackson, where she now works as a massage therapist.
She describes massage as an essential part of health care in Russia and sees her current practice as a continuation of her medical background.
On Friday Lobacheva was officially granted full citizenship at a naturalization ceremony in Grand Teton National Park, joining a cohort of 21 new citizens from 10 countries: Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
Mercedes Caso De Azcarraga, 62, grew up visiting the United States from her home in Mexico City. She described the nations as “next door neighbors.”
“I knew the language and loved the country,” she said.
The retired nonprofit worker and mother of five moved to San Diego in 1985 with her husband, who is also from Mexico City. Her children now live in New York, California and Hawaii.
“This feels like our country,” Azcarraga said. “I’m grateful to Mexico and proud of my heritage, but at this stage in life this is where I want to be.”
A rainy Friday didn’t seem to dampen spirits for Wyoming’s newest citizens, who appreciated the chance to share their immigration stories and hear from Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly Rankin.
Anahi Carmona Childs, 40, said, “It feels good to be done.
“It takes years to get to this point; I’m grateful it’s over,” she said.
Childs submitted her citizenship papers a year and a half ago. Twelve months later she drove to Casper for an interview. From 120 potential questions, officials asked Childs about her state representatives and U.S. history.
“I was a bit nervous, but it was very smooth,” she recalled. “The person who did my interview was friendly and smiling.”
Candidates are typically asked 10 questions and need six correct answers. Childs nailed the first six perfectly.
“That was great,” she said.
Born on the Yucatan Peninsula in southern Mexico, Childs first came to the United States to study English as a college student.
In Utah she discovered a “different kind of living.” People lived in houses without fences, and their windows were free from the heavy metal shutters she remembered in Mexico. The streets weren’t exactly paved in gold, but the feeling was one of “freedom.”
Childs now works as an assistant manager for the Huff House Inn and Cabins in Jackson, training employees from Mexico. With her husband, a Wyoming native, she is raising twin 9-year-old daughters and expecting a third.
As part of her oath, Childs said, she had to “renounce” Mexico — even vowing to fight against her native country if the United States ever went to war with its southern neighbor.
The tone of Friday’s ceremony, however, was more encouraging.
Grand Teton’s Deputy Superintendent Gopaul Noojibail — the first Indian American to lead a national park in that capacity — encouraged new citizens to remember their roots and to blend their culture with American values. He said the national parks now belong to them.
For Englishwoman Fiona Wilson, 58, the ceremony came a day before her wedding. Like Lobacheva, Wilson has been living in the U.S. for years on a green card. That certificate allowed her to raise two children, build a house in Jackson and with a partner open a daycare — Little Acorns.
But election season was always strange.
This year Wilson will finally be able to cast a ballot.
She’s looking forward to voting based on housing issues — which she sees firsthand trying to hire day care staff. Days before her wedding ceremony, Wilson still wasn’t sure which candidates would best tackle the housing problem. She hadn’t had much time to think about it.
Lobacheva was slightly more prepared.
On Monday, just days after Grand Teton’s ceremony, the well-dressed Russian-American high-heeled her way to the clerk’s office to register to vote.
Clerk’s office employee Kate Daigle explained the separate Republican and Democratic primary ballots like choosing a favorite football team. Lobacheva tried to think of an equivalent in Russian sports.
Ultimately she selected a Republican ballot and made her way to cast her first votes, grinning all the while. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/new-americans-already-putting-citizenship-to-good-use/article_9ba10afe-1f15-11ed-adff-2bc72e46dae3.html | 2022-08-19T11:44:00Z |
As the dust has settled for candidates who prevailed in primary races, they looked ahead to the general election. There are three key races at the state level that will decide whether Republican political leaders will remain in power.
The general election will take place on Nov. 8.
U.S. House: Hageman v. GreyBullFormer President Donald Trump backed the winner of the U.S. House Republican primary race, Harriet Hageman, and his support paid off.
Incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, was defeated by a landslide. She received only 49,316 votes, as reported in the Wyoming Secretary of State’s unofficial summary, while Hageman was victorious with 113,025.
“Congratulations to Harriet Hageman on her great and very decisive WIN in Wyoming,” Trump wrote on TRUTH Social following the win. “This is a wonderful result for America, and a complete rebuke of the Unselect Committee of political Hacks and Thugs.”
The three other contenders came nowhere near the two rivals in the U.S. House race. Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Cheyenne, received the third-highest number of votes at 4,505, Denton Knapp came in fourth with 2,258 votes, and Robyn Belinskey was last at 1,305.
Lynette GreyBull won the Democratic primary election against two competitors for the sole U.S. House seat, and will face Hageman. She received 4,503 votes, while Meghan Jensen and Steve Helling brought in less than 3,000 votes combined.
Constitution Party candidate Marissa Selvig and registered independent candidate Casey Hardison are also set to be on the November U.S. House ballot.
Governor: Gordon v. Livingston
The Republican incumbent, Gov. Mark Gordon, easily won his primary race. He defeated three challengers with 101,092 votes, and told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle he will keep working for constituents’ support heading into the general election.
“We take nothing for granted,” Gordon said in a phone call from his election party in Buffalo. “I’ve always fought for every election, that’s just the way Jennie and I are. We want to make sure that we do the best job we can.”
Rival Brent Bien received less than half of the votes Gordon did, managing to secure 48,549. He was followed by Rex Rammell with 9,373, and James Scott Quick with 4,725 across the state’s 23 counties
Theresa Livingston achieved success in the Democratic primary, and brought in 4,989 voters. She defeated Rex Wilde, who received 2,016. There were 214 write-ins.
She’s said Wednesday she’s looking forward to competing with Gordon for Wyoming votes on Nov. 8.
“It’s going to be a good election,” she told the WTE. “I hope it’s really positive. I want people to talk about what they’re going to do instead of bad-mouthing other candidates.”
State Superintendent: Degenfelder v. Maldonado
Despite Gordon’s success, another Republican incumbent at the state level fell to a challenger in the primary. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder lost less than a year after he was appointed by the governor, and the difference was fewer than 4,000 votes.
Megan Degenfelder won the primary election with 59,301 votes, and Schroeder fell short with 55,746.
“It’s just so humbling, realizing all of the support that we received across the state,” Degenfelder told the WTE on Wednesday. “We had hundreds of individual donors, 90% of which were based in Wyoming, and just dozens of volunteers and folks around the state.”
She said it was amazing to see the grassroots effort come to fruition, and she plans to keep the momentum going as the general election approaches. Degenfelder is set to run against the sole Democratic candidate for state superintendent, Sergio Maldonado Sr.
Robert White III and Jennifer Zerba were also vying for the position in the Wyoming Department of Education, but received only 4,392 and 13,656 votes, respectively, in the GOP primary.
Other statewide races
While Republican state secretary and state treasurer candidates who won Tuesday night will not face Democrats on Nov. 8, there were notable successes by two Trump-endorsed candidates.
State Rep. Chuck Gray, R-Casper, defeated his rival, Sen. Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne, in the Secretary of State race with 75,938 votes. She received 63,044, but it was not enough to head into the general election. They were both campaigning for the seat along with Mark Armstrong, who received 14,292 votes.
Gray took to Twitter the day after the election and thanked the people of Wyoming for their support.
“I am honored and humbled by our victory last night,” he wrote. “This is the people of Wyoming’s victory. Thank you to those who voted yesterday and made their voices known.”
Incumbent Curt Meier took home a win in the state treasurer’s race. His 97,489 votes bested Bill Gallop’s 40,643. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/primary-winners-look-ahead-to-general-election/article_2771072e-1f15-11ed-a0a2-2f511953d317.html | 2022-08-19T11:44:06Z |
Wyoming Game and Fish seeks info on elk poachingThe Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking information about a bull elk that was poached along Highway 34 in Sybille Canyon in early August.
Sometime between the evening of Aug. 5 and the morning of Aug. 6, a mature bull elk was shot along Highway 34, approximately two-and-a-half miles west of the Thorne/Williams Wildlife Research Center. The elk’s head and antlers were removed between the evening of Aug. 6, and the morning of Aug. 7.
“It is unfortunate this elk was taken out of season and was left to waste. We are asking for the public’s assistance with bringing forward information with this investigation,” Matt Withroder, Laramie Regional wildlife supervisor, said in a news release.
A reward is being offered for information on this case, and informants are urged to call the Stop Poaching Tip Line at 1-877-WGFD-TIP (1-877-943-3847). Tips can also be made by texting keyword WGFD and message to 847-411, or can be made online at https://wgfapps.wyo.gov/StopPoaching/submitTIp.aspx. Informants can remain anonymous.
Registration opens for online Master Gardener trainingThe University of Wyoming Extension’s fall/winter online Master Gardener training will be offered from Sept. 15 through Feb. 16. The 16-week course, which includes breaks for holidays, features approximately 48 hours of gardening instruction led by subject matter experts in the UW Extension.
“The course is for anyone with an interest in gardening, from beginning gardeners to experienced gardeners. The focus is all about growing in Wyoming,” said Master Gardener Statewide Coordinator Chris Hilgert in a news release.
Live classes take place via Zoom on Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. Class sessions are also recorded.
Registration for the 2022-23 online training is open until the course begins on Sept. 15. To sign up, visit bit.ly/master-gardener-2022. The registration fee is $150.
Topics include an overview of the training; basic botany; soils and composting; plant propagation; season extension; growing vegetables and herbs; fruit trees and berry crops; site analysis and landscape design; herbaceous plants; woody plants; lawn care; weed management; integrated pest management; diagnosing plant problems; entomology; and volunteering in the Master Gardener program.
Instructors include Hilgert and nine other experts from the UW Extension.
Participants will receive an electronic copy of “Sustainable Horticulture for Wyoming: A Master Gardener Handbook,” as well as a variety of other resources provided by instructors. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/worth-noting-aug-19-2022/article_6a8e1f88-1f15-11ed-8b6e-ef2c8fdd8bf7.html | 2022-08-19T11:44:13Z |
CHEYENNE – Attorneys had their final opportunity Wednesday afternoon to argue their respective cases in Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne Manlove’s disciplinary proceeding, which could lead to the prosecutor being stripped of her law license.
Oral arguments took place Wednesday afternoon before the Wyoming Supreme Court, which then took the case under advisement. Justices will ultimately decide what punishment, if any, is appropriate.
The Wyoming State Bar’s Office of Bar Counsel last year brought charges alleging that DA Manlove had mishandled the prosecution of some cases and fostered a hostile work environment in her office. Following an eight-day hearing in February, a disciplinary panel announced it would recommend she lose her ability to practice law in Wyoming. She also may be on the hook to reimburse the Bar more than $60,000 in costs.
Attorneys on both sides largely reiterated arguments they’d presented before, although they were also subjected to questions from justices. Both attorneys received a total of 30 minutes to speak and answer queries.
Weston Reeves, representing the Office of Bar Counsel, began by stating that this was not a case about separation of powers between the executive branch, represented by the district attorney, and the judicial branch. He said it was also not about prosecutorial discretion – the ability of a prosecutor to decide what cases to pursue – as argued by Manlove, but about a “failure of duty” and lack of candor from an attorney.
He again argued the Bar’s position that state budget cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic “had nothing to do with” a series of case dismissals Manlove said were necessary to ensure her understaffed office could use resources to prosecute more serious charges. Instead, Reeves said, these dismissals were necessary because of the district attorney’s inability to keep her office staffed, which was a result of her treatment of employees and failure at certain points to pursue replacements.
Stephen Melchior, Manlove’s attorney, argued that this case was, in fact, about the separation of powers and prosecutorial discretion. He said the district attorney had taken appropriate steps following drastic budget cuts to try to find solutions, only to be rebuffed and condemned by judges in the county.
This case, he said, “is about, what do you do when a person runs on a political platform in an elected position ... announces the party affiliation, sets forth a platform, comes into office, begins to execute the platform, comes into the executive branch and rubs the judicial (branch) the wrong way? And rubs the Bar Counsel the wrong way?”
In bringing this disciplinary case against Manlove, the Bar chose to ignore state statute, the Wyoming Constitution and “a landmark case” that “specifically addresses many of the issues” in these proceedings, Melchior said.
It’s unclear how long it will be before the high court issues a decision. In another recent disciplinary case, it took nearly nine months to decide on a punishment for Becket Hinckley, a former Teton County prosecutor who was suspended from practicing law in Wyoming for three years following several violations of professional conduct rules.
In the Hinckley case, a panel recommended the former prosecutor be disbarred. The Supreme Court ultimately opted to suspend his license.
Manlove, elected as DA in November 2018, did not file to run for a second term. Her current term ends in January.
Melchior told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle following Wednesday’s hearing that what the Supreme Court decides in this case will have an effect on every prosecutor in each in Wyoming’s 23 counties. This is because it could affect how much judges and the Bar’s disciplinary arm can influence policy, personnel and case management decisions of prosecutors, he said.
“This has been an extremely painful experience for Ms. Manlove, and I would want this (for) no prosecuting attorney,” Melchior said.
Speaking to a reporter after oral arguments, Reeves said only that he’s “happy the Supreme Court is reviewing the case.”
Justices’ questions
At one point, Justice John G. Fenn said Reeves had focused much of his argument on the “mismanagement component” of the case. He asked the attorney for the Bar when the decision not to prosecute certain cases went from prosecutorial discretion to something in need disciplinary action.
“Where’s the line? Where does it become not about prosecutorial discretion?” Fenn asked.
“When there are 1,000 cases dismissed, categories of cases dismissed, categories of cases not prosecuted,” Reeves responded.
“Well, according to briefing, we can’t really even agree on the number of cases that were dismissed ...” Fenn replied, to which Reeves interjected: “Read the exhibit.”
“If the reason given for the dismissal is clearly false,” that’s when it cross the line, Reeves argued.
Fenn then laid out a hypothetical in which a DA decided not to prosecute marijuana cases, and asked Reeves if that DA is “violating professional rules of responsibility, such that he or she is facing discipline.”
“Questions like that are why we have a wise panel of five justices here,” Reeves said, adding that the DA has a statutory responsibility to prosecute certain types of cases.
“It seems to me that is not a prosecutorial discretion – that is a failure to perform the duty to the client. I don’t care if she got elected – she has the duty to prosecute the cases that come before her in the ordinary course of events,” Reeves continued.
Fenn also suggested that, rather than bring a disciplinary case, “if (Manlove) really wasn’t doing her job so bad, she theoretically could have been impeached and removed” under the Wyoming Constitution.
Reeves said he wasn’t sure to what impeachment avenue Fenn was referring. Instead, Reeves seemed to urge the justices to exercise their oversight duties for ensuring “competent and diligent” legal practice in the state.
Later, during Melchior’s arguments, Justice Keith G. Kautz interjected, saying that neither Melchior nor Reeves had yet brought up specific elements of professional conduct violations. Kautz said the justices needed “clear and convincing evidence that those elements were proven.”
Directly after Kautz’s comment, Melchior argued specifically that Manlove had not demonstrated incompetence in management of her office, and complaints from victims’ family members about failing to charge cases came down to prosecutorial discretion. He also denied that Manlove had exaggerated any claims about budget constraints on her office.
At the start of Reeves’ rebuttal, Kautz again challenged the attorney to be specific about what rule violations he was arguing, and that counsel needed to show consequences in specific cases.
“Gosh – the consequence to the victims of all the cases that weren’t prosecuted,” Reeves replied.
“But I didn’t see any specific identifications,” Kautz said. “You paint (with) a big, broad brush.”
Reeves again pointed back to examples given in Bar Counsel’s exhibits. He reemphasized his argument that Manlove’s dismissals were improper if they were done under “the demonstrably false premise that ‘The budget made me do it.’”
It’s yet another challenge, Kautz said, to determine whether a statement was knowingly false, or simply an opinion or “an erroneous opinion.” Reeves argued that could also be demonstrated by evidence in the case.
Hannah Black is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s criminal justice reporter. She can be reached at hblack@wyomingnews.com or 307-633-3128. Follow her on Twitter at @hannahcblack. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/wyo-supreme-court-hears-oral-arguments-in-manlove-disciplinary-case/article_11302228-1f16-11ed-a503-c322226b9557.html | 2022-08-19T11:44:19Z |
“Journalists are allowed to request documents that have been stolen and to publish those documents.”
So wrote U.S. federal Judge John Koeltl in a 2019 opinion dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Democratic National Committee against Julian Assange, Wikileaks, and others. Assange published documents on the Wikileaks website in the very manner the judge described.
Despite this, Julian Assange has been in solitary confinement in Britain’s maximum security Belmarsh prison for over three years. Before that, he spent seven years living in the cramped Ecuadorian embassy in London. Ecuador granted Assange political asylum as he faced mounting persecution from the U.S. government for his role in exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The U.S. is seeking Assange’s extradition from the United Kingdom to face espionage and conspiracy charges, and up to 175 years in prison. Assange’s legal team is appealing the U.K.’s approval of the extradition request. Meanwhile, a new case related to Wikileaks is before Judge Koeltl: Journalists and several of Assange’s attorneys have sued the Central Intelligence Agency and former CIA Director Mike Pompeo, alleging the CIA spied on them when they visited Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy, recording conversations and secretly copying their phones and laptops.
“I’m a New York lawyer,” Deborah Hrbek, an attorney who met with Assange at the embassy several times, said at a news conference announcing the lawsuit. “I have the right to assume that the U.S. government is not listening to my private and privileged conversations with my clients, and that information about other clients and cases I may have on my phone or laptop are secure from illegal government intrusion. This is not just a violation of our constitutional rights. This is an outrage.”
CIA spying on Julian Assange and his visitors became public through a Spanish court case against a company, UC Global, and its director, David Morales. UC Global was hired by Ecuador in 2012 to provide security for its embassy in London. The CIA, the new lawsuit alleges, recruited UC Global in January 2017, with the help of the late casino billionaire and Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, when Morales was at a gun convention in Las Vegas. Morales returned to Spain and, according to the lawsuit, told his employees that “the company would now be operating ‘in the big league’ and for the ‘dark side’ with the CIA.”
Donald Trump had been a big fan of Wikileaks during the 2016 campaign, after the site published thousands of emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee, and from Hillary Clinton and members of her inner circle. “WikiLeaks, I love WikiLeaks,” Trump said in a speech in October. Then, in March 2017, Wikileaks published “Vault 7,” leaked CIA information that the agency itself later admitted was “the largest data loss in CIA history.”
Shortly after the first tranche of Vault 7 documents was published, Mike Pompeo blasted Wikileaks in his first public speech as Trump’s new CIA Director:
“WikiLeaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service ... It overwhelmingly focuses on the United States, while seeking support from anti-democratic countries and organizations. It’s time to call out WikiLeaks for what it really is: a non-state hostile intelligence service.”
Last year, Yahoo News exposed a 2017 CIA plot to kidnap and possibly kill Julian Assange while in the Ecuadorian embassy. Yahoo reported that the plot was discussed “at the highest levels of the Trump administration.”
Plots to assassinate a publisher, warrantless surveillance of private conversations, and secret duplication of attorneys’ and journalists’ private electronic devices all echo the notoriously criminal conduct of the Nixon administration in the early 1970s.
Back then, the target was whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg who leaked The Pentagon Papers, a secret history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam that detailed the extent to which successive U.S. administrations lied to the public about the war. Dan Ellsberg was charged with espionage and faced life in prison.
President Nixon’s obsession with leaks led him to order the burglary of Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s office, starting the chain of events that led to the Watergate scandal and Nixon’s resignation. When the presiding judge in Ellsberg’s trial learned of the government’s illegal conduct, he dismissed the case.
Fifty years later, First Amendment protections for publishers of government secrets, illegal CIA spying and more are before a federal judge again. Judge John Koeltl, as a young lawyer, served on the Watergate Special Prosecution Force. Now presiding over this case, filed by journalists and Assange’s attorneys, expect more CIA criminality to come to light. President Biden and his Justice Department should immediately drop all charges against Julian Assange.an | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/opinion/guest_column/assange-attorneys-journalists-sue-the-cia-over-spying/article_93978386-1f17-11ed-9c85-b725689672d3.html | 2022-08-19T11:44:25Z |
Does Attorney General Merrick Garland know that he is investigating the man most likely to be the opponent of the president he serves? Does he realize that the intense political pressure campaign that he’s under to indict that man has been plainly visible to everyone? Does he care?
If we can’t know where Garland is ultimately heading in his probe of Jan. 6 and the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago, all indications are that he is preparing the ground for an indictment of Donald J. Trump.
The former president is inflammatory and mendacious as a matter of course, but in this case, it is the mild-mannered former judge who came within a hair’s breadth of a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court who is rehearsing for the role of arsonist.
An indictment of Trump would be one of the most consequential acts by the Justice Department in decades, and Garland has a flagrant conflict of interest and is likely to have to use an adventurous legal theory to try to nail Trump — at the same time, the legitimacy of his institution is increasingly in doubt.
This is not a promising formula. An attorney general shouldn’t consider the prospect of reaping the whirlwind and think, “Bring it on.”
The Jan. 6 committee, elected Democrats, and the media have been braying for Garland to move against Trump. President Biden himself has reportedly told aides in private that Garland should indict Trump. “Garland Faces Growing Pressure as Jan. 6 Investigation Widens,” The New York Times reported earlier this year.
It would take truly cussed independence and enormous moral and political courage not to take the path of least resistance and give in to these voices. Garland appears to be bending, presumably on his way to breaking.
It is amazing that he’s gotten this far without feeling a prick of conscience about his own status. I have no use for special counsels as a general matter, but how can an attorney general make highly sensitive determinations that will quite probably affect the state of play of the next presidential election without realizing he has a profound conflict of interest?
It’d be one thing if Trump had shot someone on Fifth Avenue — a clean, no-doubt crime that wouldn’t require any novel theories or difficult-to-probe contentions about his state of mind to prosecute.
In contrast, Trump’s Jan. 6 offenses involve alleged crimes, like obstructing Congress or defrauding the U.S., that are going to involve tricky questions about his motives and where the legitimate exercise of his powers ends and the supposed criminality begins.
Needless to say, the country is not prepared to adjudicate such questions in a calm, high-minded manner. It will be the O.J. Simpson trial meets the Hiss-Chambers case, with a presidential race not in the background, but very much in the foreground.
The fact of the matter is that while Trump’s moral blameworthiness for Jan. 6 is not in doubt, his legal culpability is. It’s easy to write an op-ed or say on cable TV that Trump incited an insurrection. As a legal matter, though, Trump didn’t come close to crossing the line to incitement, which has very specific and high standards under law.
Even his infamous Georgia phone call looks different on the close reading it would get as part of any court case — by the end of the call, his lawyers were only asking that the Secretary of State’s office tell them why their count of suspected fraudulent votes was off.
In an environment of ever-spiraling political conflict, it’s difficult for anyone to exercise forbearance — to realize the most emotionally satisfying course isn’t necessarily the correct one and to be constrained by the public interest, even if that enrages his or her own side.
Merrick Garland can still err on the side of statesmanship. He looks set, though, to choose the abyss.
Rich Lowry is a syndicated columnist. Follow him on Twitter @RichLowry. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/opinion/guest_column/merrick-garland-is-on-a-path-to-the-abyss/article_25459624-1f18-11ed-a811-8f85a1366171.html | 2022-08-19T11:44:31Z |
Last week, this column showed how government is grounded in eternal truths of right and wrong. It went on to outline various levels of evil that require different responses from good citizens. Space prevented any discussion of what those responses might be.
Today, we need to remedy that. Otherwise, anxious minds might jump to false conclusions. Unhinged actions only put society in danger. Worse, it leaves our most powerful weapons against evil unused.
When government goes awry, those who truly believe it to be an institution of God will turn to prayer as the first resort. “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain” (Psalm 127:1 ESV). When impassable roadblocks threatened the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin moved that it begin with prayer.
Prayer against evil should be more than private and personal. Churches should make them public and corporate. Prayers must not be silenced just because someone objects that it is “political.” The Church must become fully competent to distinguish between mere differences of opinion and matters of good and evil.
While human opinion should not intrude into the corporate prayers, they must include divine judgments of good and evil. Congregations that neglect praying about these matters are robbing their neighbors of a solemn duty. The First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, along with the Free Assembly Clause, exist for this purpose.
Citizens that pray publicly against public evils will naturally talk about them. This is the second kind of resistance to tyrannical government. Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, wrote, “We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
Tyranny suppresses any speech that would name it or call out its evil. To speak is to resist. Naming evil drags it out of the shadows and into the daylight, which is a powerful disinfectant. One calm, rational voice will break through the timidity of others, and swell into a chorus. Only through such public discussion can communities coordinate an effective response.
This is why tyrants cannot tolerate open discussion of evil. It is also why the calm and rational naming of evil is among the most powerful kinds of resistance. The pen is, indeed, mightier than the sword. The First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause is the second-most powerful weapon against tyranny.
Speech that is not backed up by action is hollow. That’s why the third defense against tyranny is action. But the cancel culture is a dangerous and costly place to act. Tyrants deliberately make action costly to suppress it. They jeopardize friendships, family relationships and a good name. They threaten employment, reputation and even government fines.
For all these reasons, many good people go along to get along. They do things under pressure that they would not normally do. Sometimes they even do things against the best interest of those in their charge, contrary to conscience. They may excuse themselves that they are “only following orders,” but when innocent people are harmed, this excuse does not pass muster.
When supervisors, educators, pastors, doctors or government officials do things against their better judgment to preserve themselves, they are participating in the evil. It may work for a while, but it only strengthens the evil and leads to ever more costly compromises.
Many good people feel like they have no choice. They feel like their duty to provide for the family prevents them from risking employment or future promotion. This objection is rooted in a misunderstanding. Contrary to popular opinion, God does not make it our duty to “bring home the bacon.”
Rather, God requires that we faithfully and diligently serve our neighbor in our various jobs. He keeps for Himself the responsibility of feeding our families. He specifically forbids us to worry. “Do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” (Matthew 6:31-33).
This promise, and not the force of arms, fully equips us for the resistance. Teachers should teach the truth, no matter what the union or some globalist might say. Government officials are elected to do the right thing, not to cower before illegitimate regulations. Doctors have a duty to “do no harm,” not to follow corporate protocols.
Each time you do your duty to others without fear of how tyrants might punish you, you are firing a bullet at the forces of evil. When entire communities, offices, industries and officials do this simultaneously, the forces of evil are swept off the field.
This is our first line of defense. God grant us many happy warriors.
Jonathan Lange is a Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod pastor in Evanston and Kemmerer and serves the Wyoming Pastors Network. Follow his blog at OnlyHuman-JL.blogspot.com. Email: JLange64@allwest.net. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/lange-join-the-resistance-but-not-in-violent-ways/article_f11481e6-1f1f-11ed-9a7f-a791f2537a74.html | 2022-08-19T11:44:37Z |
Rock climbing is in the midst of a transformation – one that’s benefiting people and creating jobs around the country. The climbing community is growing, diversifying and embracing the positive roles we play as advocates and stewards.
More than half of America’s climbing areas are on federal land. It’s our responsibility to ensure that federal policy supports sustainable recreation and conserves those public lands. We have an opportunity to do that by passing the bipartisan America’s Outdoor Recreation Act.
If passed, the America’s Outdoor Recreation Act would support climbing areas and the communities around them. It would establish national-level guidance for managing wilderness climbing on U.S. Forest Service lands, and support federal efforts to measure the economic benefits of outdoor recreation and share best practices for its management.
Wilderness climbing plays an important role in climbing’s history and its present. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s 2015 ascent of the Dawn Wall and Alex Honnold’s 2017 free solo of the Freerider route both took place on the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park – a designated wilderness area. It’s impossible to measure the impact of inspiration or adventure, but the mainstream coverage of these historic climbs proves that they extend beyond the climbing community.
The average climber isn’t likely to repeat either of these feats, but there’s a good chance they climb at an area that would benefit from passing America’s Outdoor Recreation Act. Wilderness climbing areas are managed by four different land agencies. The agency that manages the most wilderness climbing is the USFS.
About 30% of America’s climbing areas, wilderness and non-wilderness, are in national forests. Right now – unlike other land agencies – there is no national-level policy or guidance for managing climbing and fixed anchors, which are essential for climber safety. This means every USFS land manager across the country can make their own policies around climbing management.
The America’s Outdoor Recreation Act gives us a better way forward. It protects sustainable wilderness climbing, avoids unnecessary bureaucracy and applies consistency to wilderness area management.
The America’s Outdoor Recreation Act also supports rural economies. Research shows that the outdoor recreation economy supported 4.3 million jobs through $689 billion in consumer spending in 2020 alone. As our federal leaders look to dig even deeper, America’s Outdoor Recreation Act would provide the tools to truly understand outdoor recreation’s return on investment.
One of the beautiful things about climbing is that it can bring us to new places. My own travels have brought me to New England, the Deep South and rural communities throughout the West. Trips like these open our eyes to different landscapes, cultures, climbing styles and local issues. We almost always buy a tank of gas, a load of groceries, or a celebratory burger and beer. With more than 7 million climbers in our country, our impact adds up. This piece of legislation would give policymakers up-to-date information to improve rural and gateway community economies and quality of life.
The America’s Outdoor Recreation Act already has momentum. It unanimously passed out of the Senate Natural Resources Committee earlier this year – a testament to the hard work of its sponsors, Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo. With an election on the horizon, we can’t let politics bring this excellent piece of legislation to a halt.
Whether you’re a dedicated climber, a total beginner or someone who loves our outdoors, I encourage you to contact your U.S. senators and ask them to support the America’s Outdoor Recreation Act. It’s a well-crafted bill that would support climbing and our communities without costing taxpayers a dime.
Chris Winter is executive director of Access Fund, "a national organization that leads and inspires the climbing community toward sustainable access and conservation of the climbing environment." For more information, visit accessfund.org. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/winter-an-opportunity-to-support-wilderness-climbing-and-our-communities/article_4b13dd88-1f2d-11ed-8bc0-e782ed029946.html | 2022-08-19T11:44:44Z |
With just days before the annual August recess, Congress has many issues vying for consideration and action. One matter that lawmakers should not leave undone is passing urgently needed legislation to rein in the power of Big Tech companies in the mobile app marketplace. And recent surveys show that a vote for the Open App Markets Act is a winning hand for elected officials to play as the November elections loom.
For years, Big Tech companies such as Google and Apple have maintained iron-fisted control of the app marketplace. Those large companies have used anticompetitive practices that stymie innovative app developers and impose substantial transaction fees on in-app purchases using payment systems controlled by Google and Apple.
The tech giants’ restrictive processes for app developers are based on largely bogus security concerns and give preference to their own products in deciding which apps thrive or fail in Apple’s App Store or the Google Play store.
Passing the Open App Markets Act would be a significant step toward freeing the marketplace of such unwarranted and unfair restrictions. It would promote innovation and protect consumers’ interests.
Recent public opinion surveys show that an overwhelming majority of Americans recognize the need for change. Surveys conducted across several states showed that 69% of likely voters think Big Tech has too much power. Seventy-nine percent of those questioned want Congress to enact the Open App Markets Act.
Moreover, 72% of poll respondents agreed with the statement, “Big Tech companies, like Apple and Google, limit competition and restrict innovation from independent app developers.” Notable as we near Election Day was the finding that 61% of respondents said they would feel more favorable toward members of the House and Senate who support the Open App Markets Act.
Wyoming’s Sen. Cynthia Lummis is already a co-sponsor of the legislation, becoming part of the growing bipartisan body of lawmakers who understand this is the time to do the right thing in establishing just and fair tech policy.
We commend her leadership on this critical issue facing U.S. developers, and encourage her colleagues in the Wyoming delegation to support the bipartisan, bicameral Open App Markets Act.
Rick VanMeter is the executive director of the Coalition for App Fairness.
Rick VanMeter is the executive director of the Coalition for App Fairness. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/wyoming-s-congressional-delegation-should-vote-to-open-the-app-stores/article_21872924-1f33-11ed-9ae5-077a54a47028.html | 2022-08-19T11:44:50Z |
Casper Star-Tribune
After his second impeachment, former President Donald Trump made it his mission to oust Rep. Liz Cheney, his chief Republican rival. On Tuesday, he succeeded.
In possibly the biggest congressional race in Wyoming’s history, Cheney lost to Trump-backed natural resources attorney Harriet Hageman.
It marked the first time a Cheney has lost an election in Wyoming in nearly half a century. Cheney struck a determined tone in her concession speech to supporters in Jackson.
“I have said since Jan. 6 that I will do whatever it takes to ensure Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office,” she told them. “And I mean it.”
At the time the race was called, Hageman held about 60% of the vote. Cheney trailed with 35%. About 22% of the total vote had been reported. By the time all results were in, Hageman’s victory grew more decisive, with more than 66% of the vote to Cheney’s 29%.
“Tonight, Harriet Hageman has received the most votes in the primary,” Cheney told her supporters. “She won. I called her to concede the race. But now the real work begins.”
The results did not come as a surprise: Polls showed the congresswoman losing badly. Wyoming voters repeatedly told the Star-Tribune that they feel “betrayed” and “used” by Cheney, as she battled the former president over his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection and repeated lies about the 2020 election.
Hageman, who grew up on a ranch near Fort Laramie and now lives in Cheyenne, entered the race with Trump’s endorsement nearly a year ago, prompting some other Republican challengers to bow out. Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Burns, however, remained in the race.
The congresswoman’s defeat — seen by some as a referendum on the strength of the former president’s grip on the future of the GOP — is the final flash point in a closely watched saga that has been building for over a year.
Following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Cheney was one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach the former president, beginning her fall from power.
Less than a month later, the House Republican Conference held a secret ballot on whether to remove Cheney as their chair. Cheney safely survived 61-145, but did not back down in her criticism of the former president.
Only days later, the Wyoming GOP censured her for her vote to impeach Trump.
In mid-May, Cheney was ousted from House leadership in a voice vote. But her adversaries did not stop there — in November, Wyoming Republican leaders voted to symbolically no longer recognize Cheney as a member of their party.
The incumbent congresswoman was then selected to serve as vice chair of the Jan. 6 investigative committee, which angered Wyomingites further.
During peak campaign season, Cheney spent most of her time in D.C. serving on the committee. When she did come to Wyoming, she campaigned almost entirely at private events.
The Cheney family has strong ties to Wyoming, and her candidacy in this race disrupted much of the political order here.
Lifelong Democrats switched their party affiliation to vote for Cheney, a staunch conservative who, despite her moral opposition to Trump, voted with him roughly 93% of the time during his term.
More money was poured into this race than has been seen in Wyoming’s recent political history, including funds from national super PACs.
Her candidacy also prompted Trump and high-profile Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to endorse an election reform bill during the state’s legislative session that backers saw as a way to lessen her chances of victory.
In early July, a Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategies/Star-Tribune survey of likely voters found Cheney was trailing by 22 points.
A few weeks later, a University of Wyoming survey of a random sample of Wyomingites found Hageman up 29 points.
The Star-Tribune poll found that only 11% of primary voters were undecided, reiterating the fact that this was not only a prominent race nationally, but statewide too.
Despite the fact that Hageman repeatedly touted Trump’s endorsement on the campaign trail, she did not take a firm stance on the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election until a few weeks before the primary.
“Absolutely the election was rigged,” she told a Casper crowd. “It was rigged to make sure that President Trump could not get reelected.”
Of likely voters who said they supported Hageman, only 16% believe that President Joe Biden’s election was legitimate, according to the UW poll. That’s compared to 94% of Cheney supporters who believe the result was legitimate.
Cheney has coasted to victory since she first ran for U.S. House in 2016. But before Hageman, she has never faced such a well-funded, well-supported challenger.
Cheney, the daughter of Wyoming political icon and former Vice President Dick Cheney, got her start in the federal government with a job in the Department of State’s Near Eastern Affairs bureau.
She first ran for elected office in 2013 against popular three-term incumbent Sen. Mike Enzi, but she bowed out a few months later, citing family health issues.
Now, Hageman is likely to be Wyoming’s next representative, as the Republican House nominee often easily wins in Wyoming’s general election.
Hageman is a fourth-generation Wyomingite who grew up on a ranch outside of Fort Laramie. She attended Casper College and the University of Wyoming.
Cheney and Hageman used to be political allies, and like other Trump-endorsed candidates, Hageman once publicly opposed him.
Cheney’s next steps are unclear, but she shows no sign of backing out of politics or her battle against Trump and his allies.
She has said that a 2024 presidential bid is not out of the question. Her failed House campaign has almost $7.5 million in the bank, which can legally be used in any federal race if it doesn’t get spent in her House race. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/despite-loss-cheney-s-focus-on-trump-remains/article_b53bf3a2-1f15-11ed-a593-5bfa1f047473.html | 2022-08-19T11:44:56Z |
Cheyenne East High School freshman Thayne Nett putts at the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne Central High School sophomore Joey Looby putts at the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne East High School freshman Thayne Nett prepares to putt at the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne Central High School sophomore Joey Looby watches his opponents putt at the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne East High School sophomore Nash Coleman prepares to putt at the 18th hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne East High School sophomore Nash Coleman putts at the 18th hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne Central High School sophomore Joey Looby prepares to putt at the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
From left to right Thayne Nett, Hayden Hayes, Joey Looby, and Josh Lane finish up the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne East High School freshman Thayne Nett putts at the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne Central High School sophomore Joey Looby putts at the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne East High School freshman Thayne Nett prepares to putt at the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne Central High School sophomore Joey Looby watches his opponents putt at the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne East High School sophomore Nash Coleman prepares to putt at the 18th hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne East High School sophomore Nash Coleman putts at the 18th hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne Central High School sophomore Joey Looby prepares to putt at the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
From left to right Thayne Nett, Hayden Hayes, Joey Looby, and Josh Lane finish up the 2nd hole during a high school golf invitational at Airport Golf Club in Cheyenne on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East junior Kael Lissman fired a 2-over-par 72 to take the lead at the Cheyenne Invitational after Thursday’s first round at the Airport Golf Club.
The Thunderbirds lead the team standings at 21-over 301. Cheyenne Central is third at 325.
East also had Isaak Erickson (third) and Nash Coleman (fourth) crack the top 5. Central was led by senior Caden Cunningham, who is tied for fifth at 76.
Central’s Barrett Georges leads the girls standings at 4-over 74. Teammate Katie Cobb is in a three-way tie for eighth at 13-over 83.
Kelly Walsh leads the girls team standings at 23-over 233. Central is third (250). | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/high_school/cheyenne_central/prep-golf-lissman-east-boys-lead-cheyenne-invite/article_ec4f7b28-1f71-11ed-b012-f3bc708ce052.html | 2022-08-19T11:45:02Z |
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CHEYENNE – Rigan McInerney jumped at the photographer’s offer to let the Laramie County Community College volleyball team take some fun portraits during media day earlier this month.
“Can I get one in my (Dennis) Rodman shirt,” she asked enthusiastically.
McInerney got the shirt featuring a caricature of the 1990s NBA star – known as much for his tattoos, piercings, dyed hair and free-spirited approach to life as his rebounding prowess – at a thrift shop. She ordered a poster of Rodman for her dorm room, but it has been languishing on back order.
“I like that he’s totally himself and doesn’t care what anyone thinks about him,” McInerney said. “Plus, he balled.”
McKenzie Earl is entering her third season as McInerney’s teammate, and sees her roommate and Rodman as kindred spirits.
“(McInerney) is very free-spirited and outgoing,” Earl said. “She’s so fun to be around because she can get anyone out of a bad mood. You need that during tough times in life and on the court.
“She’s not afraid to be herself.”
That McInerney can maintain a positive temperament despite all she’s been through over the past few years is a testament to her fortitude.
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McInerney didn’t expect to be wearing a Golden Eagles uniform this fall. She posted 361 kills and 326 digs during the 2021 season, including an LCCC single-match record 27 during a win over Colorado Northwestern.
The Thunder Basin High graduate earned All-Region IX North honors for the second consecutive season and signed a letter of intent to continue her career at NCAA Division II University of Charleston (West Virginia) in the spring.
She did all that despite dealing with her second bout of compartment syndrome caused by internal bleeding in her lower legs. McInerney had surgery to rectify the condition when it first appeared after her freshman year of high school. Compartment syndrome is so rare that is almost never reoccurs after surgery.
That’s why McInerney was thrown off by the symptoms she noticed while out jogging last summer. The heavy-leggedness she felt while playing volleyball made it impossible to ignore.
“I was jumping so much they became like cement blocks,” McInerney said. “I had the same numbness and pins-and-needles feeling I did in high school. In the middle of games, I would reach down and not be able to push in on my skin.”
McInerney had a fasciotomy on her left leg in January and her right leg in March. She felt like she rushed her return as a high-schooler, and forced herself to take the appropriate amount of recovery time this go-round. All of her spring courses were online, and the most activity she did was taking her official visits to four-year schools.
Taking that much time off wasn’t easy for an athlete who originally signed with LCCC as both a volleyball and basketball player. COVID-19 forced McInerney to choose a college sport, and compartment syndrome forced her to slow down. It has permanently altered her athletic life.
“I’m going to deal with it all my life, so I just have to manage it now,” she said. “I have to listen to my body and give myself time off occasionally. Coach (Zach) Shaver has been great about giving me time off when I need it. And (athletic trainer Sarah Charron) has been great about looking out for me, even when I think I can practice. She’s been my better judgement.”
Shaver – who is in his first season with LCCC – hasn’t hesitated to give McInerney breaks when necessary. He wants her to be as healthy as possible this season and beyond, but he also noted that a two-time all-region player doesn’t need as many practice repetitions as newcomers and players fighting for playing time.
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Shaver didn’t know he was going to have McInerney on his roster until two weeks before the Eagles reported for practice. He expected to know her as a name on the list of former LCCC standouts, who moved on to the next level.
Life intervened.
McInerney’s father, Todd McInerney, has had nine heart surgeries since 2021. The most recent came in June at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
“He’s back home and struggling, and they aren’t sure about his longevity,” McInerney said. “He has fluid around his heart, and he’s not doing great overall.
“… It’s been overwhelming and a lot to deal with. I’ve had to grow up a lot as a person.”
Todd encouraged his daughter to go to the University of Charleston as planned. Rigan describes Todd as her best friend, with a big voice in her life decisions. However, she couldn’t stomach the thought of being all the way across the country from her family at a time like this.
“I wouldn’t have been able to be mentally committed out there because I would have been worried about how my dad’s doing,” she said. “If I wanted to drive home and see him after a Saturday game, I can. That makes me feel so much less stressed.
“Family is the priority in this case. I’m not going to play volleyball the rest of my life.”
McInerney is studying biology at LCCC and intends to apply to medical school.
“I’m sure that will take be far away and allow me to spread my wings somewhere new,” she said. “For now, I’m happy to be around LCCC for another semester because it means I can see (my dad).”
Jeremiah Johnke is the WyoSports editor. He can be reached at jjohnke@wyosports.net or 307-633-3137. Follow him on Twitter at @jjohnke. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/other_sports/lccc/life-led-rigan-mcinerney-back-to-lccc-volleyball/article_83e0ae82-1f4d-11ed-9e63-af6c9026481f.html | 2022-08-19T11:45:15Z |
Harrisonburg Police Department greets returning students with safety information
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The Harrisonburg Police Department partnered with JMU’s Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices and stopped by Campus View Apartments this week to greet returning college students and share tips for a safe school year.
HPD reminded students of the current alcohol, marijuana, and gathering ordinances, but for Chief Kelley Warner making connections with the students was just as important.
“The Harrisonburg Police Department wants students to feel welcomed,” Warner said. “We want them to know they have resources. We want to arm them with information. [Students] get to meet us a little differently than they normally would, but more importantly, they get to learn what’s expected of them to be a good citizen.”
HPD reminded students:
- The legal drinking age is 21.
- Marijuana is only legal in small amounts for individuals 21 and older.
- Mass gatherings require a permit.
Officers also stressed the importance of reporting sexual assault cases. Lieutenant Todd Miller said they want to make sure the “victim is taken care of and the suspect is held accountable”.
He encouraged the students not to be afraid to call HPD if they are ever in trouble. They simply want the students to have a “safe and successful school year.”
Copyright 2022 WHSV. All rights reserved. | https://www.whsv.com/2022/08/19/harrisonburg-police-department-greets-returning-students-with-safety-information/ | 2022-08-19T11:51:23Z |
SOL scores are in: how did schools in the Valley do?
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Virginia’s Department of Education released the SOL testing scores for the 2021-2022 school year. While schools across the state struggled to reach pre-pandemic numbers, many in the Valley made significant strides.
Overall, the state of Virginia saw an increase in pass rates in Reading, History and Social Studies, Math and Science but saw a 4% decrease in pass rates in Writing.
Staunton City Schools saw increases in each subject, with their Math scores raised by 17%. Executive Director of Instruction Stephanie Haskins said reaching these numbers was a total team effort.
“These results aren’t just a reflection on our staff, they’re a reflection of our students, our parents, our community coming together and supporting each other,” Haskins said.
Haskins added that these numbers make her hopeful that their division is headed in the right direction.
Page County and Rockingham County also saw increased pass rates in every subject.
Augusta County and Shenandoah County saw increases in Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies scores but saw a decline in Writing Scores.
“We have already begun to address areas that need improvement based on preliminary data we received from VDOE in June,” Shenandoah Public Schools Superintendent Melody Sheppard said in a press release.
Harrisonburg City Public Schools saw increases in Math, Science, and Writing and saw decreased test scores in Reading and Social Studies.
For a full list of SOL scores, click here.
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Updated August 19, 2022 at 7:53 AM ET
RIGA, Latvia — Each year on May 9, Russia's Victory Day, thousands of Russian-speaking Latvians gather underneath this capital city's 24-story-tall Victory Monument to commemorate Soviet soldiers who died fighting Nazis in World War II.
"There is a concert, fireworks and marches. It's a huge celebration," says Riga resident Brigita Petrova.
But she says Russia's war in Ukraine cast a shadow over this year's celebration. "They lay flowers at this monument," she says, "but they're reckoning with how their homeland is bombing and killing people in Ukraine."
The city also seems conflicted. The morning after the holiday, Riga broke with tradition and sent a bulldozer to remove the flowers as quickly as it could. Hundreds among the city's ethnic Russian population responded by returning to lay more flowers at the monument, which then spurred protesters of Russia's war in Ukraine to arrive, resulting in clashes between the two groups that were later broken up by police. That led to the resignation of the country's interior minister.
The event prompted many Latvians to renew calls to destroy the monument, and a month later, Latvia's Parliament voted to do just that.
Petrova, one of the city's near quarter million ethnic Russians, thinks it's the right thing to do. "Previously I would have said 'no,' but given the war, I think yes, we should take it down," she says.
As Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine rages on, former Soviet republics like Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania are contending with their history — and in many cases renouncing it, often by demolishing Soviet-era monuments. But none of the attempts loom as large as Latvia's plans to dismantle Riga's Victory Monument, which is exposing long-held tensions between Latvians and their large ethnic Russian minority.
Erasing history or a necessary act?
"This is silly. It's such a stupid decision," gripes Svetlana, a retired Russian-speaking resident of Riga who doesn't want to give her last name for fear of being targeted because of the controversy over the monument.
She says her country's reassessment of Russian memorials and street names is erasing valuable history.
"Each year, I'd come here with flowers and a portrait of my grandfather, who fought in the Soviet army, and was wounded," she says. "It's very sad to see what's happening to it now."
Svetlana stands across the street from the monument in Victory Park, whose grounds are now overgrown with weeds. The Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders is a 260-foot-tall concrete spire topped with a star. It was built in 1985, during the waning years of Soviet rule.
Since late May, the monument has been surrounded by a temporary wall patrolled around the clock by police. The city says it will dismantle the monument sometime before Nov. 15.
Ieva Berzina, a senior researcher at Latvia's National Defense Academy, says the ethnic Latvian majority of the country, who make up nearly two-thirds of the population, sees the monument as a symbol of the decades of harsh Soviet rule.
"For Latvians, it's a symbol of occupation and all the pain associated with that," she says. "For Russian speakers, it's commemoration of their ancestors that fought against Nazi Germany."
But Latvia's Defense Minister Artis Pabriks says those who want to remember war veterans, and their sacrifices, can do so at several other places. "Many people who support the continuous existence of such type of monument are simply pro-Putin people, because this monument is not a monument to fallen soldiers," says Pabriks. "This monument is not in a cemetery."
Instead, Pabriks calls Riga's Victory Monument an ideological symbol. "And of course, in the current situation where Russia is waging a more aggressive war against its neighbors, I think it's a legitimate question: Why do we keep any ideological monuments of occupation time in our country? What is the reason for this?" he says.
Fears of Russian retaliation
A poll by Latvia's public broadcaster LSM shows just 9% of the country's ethnic Russians support the demolition of the monument, compared with 72% of ethnic Latvians.
Christina, who doesn't give her surname due to the monument controversy, supports the demolition but worries that Putin may retaliate against Latvia. This week, Russian hackers conducted cyberattacks on Estonia's government after it removed Soviet-era monuments.
"Russia can take [the removal of monuments] and use it as some kind of tool or reason why they would react," she says. "Because, as you see, it's very hard to predict what is up in this guy's mind, if there is a mind."
She's also worried about protests at the monument once it is dismantled, but Riga city officials have kept the date of the monument's destruction secret in order to try to prevent things from getting further out of hand.
Janis Laizans contributed to this report from Riga.
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After performing across Europe, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ad hoc ensemble of musicians from Ukraine, complete their tour with stops in New York and Washington.
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After performing across Europe, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ad hoc ensemble of musicians from Ukraine, complete their tour with stops in New York and Washington.
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Weisselberg pleaded guilty to counts ranging from grand larceny to falsifying business records, becoming the latest person close to Donald Trump to plead guilty or be convicted at trial of a felony.
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Weisselberg pleaded guilty to counts ranging from grand larceny to falsifying business records, becoming the latest person close to Donald Trump to plead guilty or be convicted at trial of a felony.
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A judge says he's leaning toward making more information public about the FBI search of former President Trump's home in Florida. The DOJ has one week to provide a redacted copy of the affidavit.
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A judge says he's leaning toward making more information public about the FBI search of former President Trump's home in Florida. The DOJ has one week to provide a redacted copy of the affidavit.
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WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Two small planes collided in Northern California while trying to land at a local airport Thursday and at least two of the three occupants were killed, officials said.
The planes crashed at Watsonville Municipal Airport shortly before 3 p.m., according to a tweet from the city of Watsonville. The city-owned airport does not have a control tower to direct aircraft landing and taking off.
There were two people aboard a twin-engine Cessna 340 and only the pilot aboard a single-engine Cessna 152 during the crash, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials say multiple fatalities were reported but it was not immediately clear whether anyone survived.
The pilots were on their final approaches to the airport before the collision, the FAA said in a statement. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board, which did not immediately have additional details, are investigating the crash.
No one on the ground was injured. The airport has four runways and is home to more than 300 aircraft, according to its website. It handles more than 55,000 operations a year and is used often for recreational planes and agriculture businesses.
Watsonville, near the Monterey Bay, is about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of San Francisco.
Photos and videos posted on social media showed the wreckage of one small plane in a grassy field by the airport. One picture showed a plume of smoke visible from a street near the airport.
A photo from the city of Watsonville showed damage to a small building at the airport, with firefighters on the scene.
The planes were about 200 feet (61 meters) in the air when they crashed, a witness told the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Franky Herrera was driving past the airport when he saw the twin-engine plane bank hard to the right and hit the wing of the smaller aircraft, which "just spiraled down and crashed" near the edge of the airfield and not far from homes, he told the newspaper.
The twin-engine aircraft kept flying but "it was struggling," Herrera said, and then he saw flames at the other side of the airport.
The manager of the Watsonville Municipal Airport was unavailable for a phone interview in the hours after the crash. The airport accounts for about 40% of all general aviation activities in the Monterey Bay area, according to the City of Watsonville's website.
The Watsonville Police Department referred calls to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, where a dispatcher had no information.
Two other pilots also were hurt in aircraft crashes elsewhere in California on Thursday.
A 65-year-old San Diego man received injuries that were major but not life-threatening when his single-engine plane crashed on a street near a busy freeway overpass in El Cajon, authorities said.
The plane reportedly struck an SUV but nobody on the ground was hurt in the city nearly 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of downtown San Diego.
Later, the pilot of an ultralight aircraft was critically injured when it crashed upside down on a building at the Camarillo Airport in Ventura County, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) from downtown Los Angeles.
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Mortgage rates have seen their biggest rise in 40 years. But now, rates are jumping up and down as markets try to anticipate where the economy is headed.
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Mortgage rates have seen their biggest rise in 40 years. But now, rates are jumping up and down as markets try to anticipate where the economy is headed.
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The mayor said the two intruders were making a mockery of the city. The tourists were fined and their surfboards confiscated — then they were expelled from the city of canals.
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The mayor said the two intruders were making a mockery of the city. The tourists were fined and their surfboards confiscated — then they were expelled from the city of canals.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jessica Roth, a law professor at the Cardozo Law School at Yeshiva University in New York, and a former federal prosecutor, about the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jessica Roth, a law professor at the Cardozo Law School at Yeshiva University in New York, and a former federal prosecutor, about the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit.
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RIGA, Latvia — Each year on May 9, Russia's Victory Day, thousands of Russian-speaking Latvians gather underneath this capital city's 24-story-tall Victory Monument to commemorate Soviet soldiers who died fighting Nazis in World War II.
"There is a concert, fireworks and marches. It's a huge celebration," says Riga resident Brigita Petrova.
But she says Russia's war in Ukraine cast a shadow over this year's celebration. "They lay flowers at this monument," she says, "but they're reckoning with how their homeland is bombing and killing people in Ukraine."
The city also seems conflicted. The morning after the holiday, Riga broke with tradition and sent a bulldozer to remove the flowers as quickly as it could. Hundreds among the city's ethnic Russian population responded by returning to lay more flowers at the monument, which then spurred protesters of Russia's war in Ukraine to arrive, resulting in clashes between the two groups that were later broken up by police. That led to the resignation of the country's interior minister.
The event prompted many Latvians to renew calls to destroy the monument, and a month later, Latvia's Parliament voted to do just that.
Petrova, one of the city's near quarter million ethnic Russians, thinks it's the right thing to do. "Previously I would have said 'no,' but given the war, I think yes, we should take it down," she says.
As Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine rages on, former Soviet republics like Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania are contending with their history — and in many cases renouncing it, often by demolishing Soviet-era monuments. But none of the attempts loom as large as Latvia's plans to dismantle Riga's Victory Monument, which is exposing long-held tensions between Latvians and their large ethnic Russian minority.
Erasing history or a necessary act?
"This is silly. It's such a stupid decision," gripes Svetlana, a retired Russian-speaking resident of Riga who doesn't want to give her last name for fear of being targeted because of the controversy over the monument.
She says her country's reassessment of Russian memorials and street names is erasing valuable history.
"Each year, I'd come here with flowers and a portrait of my grandfather, who fought in the Soviet army, and was wounded," she says. "It's very sad to see what's happening to it now."
Svetlana stands across the street from the monument in Victory Park, whose grounds are now overgrown with weeds. The Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders is a 260-foot-tall concrete spire topped with a star. It was built in 1985, during the waning years of Soviet rule.
Since late May, the monument has been surrounded by a temporary wall patrolled around the clock by police. The city says it will dismantle the monument sometime before Nov. 15.
Ieva Berzina, a senior researcher at Latvia's National Defense Academy, says the ethnic Latvian majority of the country, who make up nearly two-thirds of the population, sees the monument as a symbol of the decades of harsh Soviet rule.
"For Latvians, it's a symbol of occupation and all the pain associated with that," she says. "For Russian speakers, it's commemoration of their ancestors that fought against Nazi Germany."
But Latvia's Defense Minister Artis Pabriks says those who want to remember war veterans, and their sacrifices, can do so at several other places. "Many people who support the continuous existence of such type of monument are simply pro-Putin people, because this monument is not a monument to fallen soldiers," says Pabriks. "This monument is not in a cemetery."
Instead, Pabriks calls Riga's Victory Monument an ideological symbol. "And of course, in the current situation where Russia is waging a more aggressive war against its neighbors, I think it's a legitimate question: Why do we keep any ideological monuments of occupation time in our country? What is the reason for this?" he says.
Fears of Russian retaliation
A poll by Latvia's public broadcaster LSM shows just 9% of the country's ethnic Russians support the demolition of the monument, compared with 72% of ethnic Latvians.
Christina, who doesn't give her surname due to the monument controversy, supports the demolition but worries that Putin may retaliate against Latvia. This week, Russian hackers conducted cyberattacks on Estonia's government after it removed Soviet-era monuments.
"Russia can take [the removal of monuments] and use it as some kind of tool or reason why they would react," she says. "Because, as you see, it's very hard to predict what is up in this guy's mind, if there is a mind."
She's also worried about protests at the monument once it is dismantled, but Riga city officials have kept the date of the monument's destruction secret in order to try to prevent things from getting further out of hand.
Janis Laizans contributed to this report from Riga.
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After performing across Europe, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ad hoc ensemble of musicians from Ukraine, complete their tour with stops in New York and Washington.
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After performing across Europe, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ad hoc ensemble of musicians from Ukraine, complete their tour with stops in New York and Washington.
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Weisselberg pleaded guilty to counts ranging from grand larceny to falsifying business records, becoming the latest person close to Donald Trump to plead guilty or be convicted at trial of a felony.
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Weisselberg pleaded guilty to counts ranging from grand larceny to falsifying business records, becoming the latest person close to Donald Trump to plead guilty or be convicted at trial of a felony.
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A judge says he's leaning toward making more information public about the FBI search of former President Trump's home in Florida. The DOJ has one week to provide a redacted copy of the affidavit.
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A judge says he's leaning toward making more information public about the FBI search of former President Trump's home in Florida. The DOJ has one week to provide a redacted copy of the affidavit.
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Judge creates a path for releasing a redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search. The U.N. secretary general is in Ukraine. Drug cartel violence surges in Mexico, including the border city of Tijuana.
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Judge creates a path for releasing a redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search. The U.N. secretary general is in Ukraine. Drug cartel violence surges in Mexico, including the border city of Tijuana.
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Mortgage rates have seen their biggest rise in 40 years. But now, rates are jumping up and down as markets try to anticipate where the economy is headed.
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Mortgage rates have seen their biggest rise in 40 years. But now, rates are jumping up and down as markets try to anticipate where the economy is headed.
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The mayor said the two intruders were making a mockery of the city. The tourists were fined and their surfboards confiscated — then they were expelled from the city of canals.
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The mayor said the two intruders were making a mockery of the city. The tourists were fined and their surfboards confiscated — then they were expelled from the city of canals.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jessica Roth, a law professor at the Cardozo Law School at Yeshiva University in New York, and a former federal prosecutor, about the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit.
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Couple billed hundreds of dollars for traffic tickets after car is stolen
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WJLA) - A couple’s car was recently stolen. If that wasn’t bad enough, it was used in crime spree.
They’re expected to pay for the hundreds of dollars racked up in traffic tickets, but the couple is fighting back.
But Bob and Angie Shepherd would come face-to-face with something more daunting than D.C. rush hour traffic one April morning.
“So I get up in the morning and I’m going to work,” Bob Shepherd said. “Her car is not there.”
“The PTSD I’m suffering from because every time someone knocks on my door, I’m worried it’s them coming back,” Angie Shepherd said.
Not only were the Shepherds stunned to discover their car was missing after it was stolen, they could not believe what it would be used for next.
“We saw the video of them getting out of her vehicle, shooting the other guy, getting back in the car and driving off,” Bob Shepherd said.
After their car was stolen from their Alexandria home, it was used in a homicide in Suitland. Then the perpetrators racked up more than $400 in traffic tickets in the District of Columbia.
When the Shepherds last checked with the homicide detectives, the suspects still weren’t in custody even after the car was recovered in impound at the police station two weeks after it was stolen.
But now the Shepherds are stuck with the bill and have not heard back from the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles since.
“Are you kidding me?” Bob Shepherd said.
“Car is stolen, involved in a homicide, and then you want to charge me for the tickets, even though I’ve given you all of the documentation showing that it’s been involved in a homicide,” Bob Shepherd said.
WJLA emailed D.C. Police, who referred them to D.C. DMV.
Their media contact was sent an email, but it replied with a bounce-back message saying he was out of town and to call another number for immediate assistance.
When that number was called, it was discovered that that employee was also out of town.
“You can’t get in touch with them!” Angie Shepherd said.
The Shepherds want answers now so no one else will have to go through this.
“No, not going to pay it,” Bob Shepherd said.
A reporter has talked to so many people that have had to battle D.C. for tickets. You have to show evidence it wasn’t you. You have to go back and forth with them.
Apparently something similar happened last year.
Local news reported that a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran had to pay $2,000 in traffic tickets for his car after it was stolen.
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HONG KONG, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BIT Mining Limited (NYSE: BTCM) ("BIT Mining," "the Company," "we," "us," or "our company"), a leading technology-driven cryptocurrency mining company, today reported its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Cryptocurrency Business Progress
BIT Mining has four primary business segments covering self-mining, mining pool, data center operation and miner manufacturing. The Company is pursuing its development strategy to focus on cryptocurrency mining operations globally.
As of today, the total hash rate capacity of our online Ethereum mining machines is approximately 3,536.2GH/s. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we produced 4,898 Ethereum from our Ethereum cryptocurrency mining operations, and recognized revenue of approximately US$11.2 million.
As of today, the total hash rate capacity of our online Bitcoin mining machines is approximately 145.2PH/s. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we produced 97 Bitcoins from our Bitcoin cryptocurrency mining operations, and recognized revenue of approximately US$3.6 million.
We host a cryptocurrency mining data center in Ohio (the "Ohio Mining Site"). As of today, we have completed the substation with power capacity of 56 megawatts which is operational at the Ohio Mining Site.
The Company's mining pool subsidiary, BTC.com, completely exited the China market, ceased registering new users from China in October 2021 and has since retired all accounts of users in China. With the effect of declines in prices of cryptocurrencies in the second quarter of 2022, mining pool business revenue decreased from US$272.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 to US$178.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
First Closing of Bee Computing Acquisition
On May 31, 2022, the Company completed the first closing of its previously announced share exchange agreement dated April 5, 2021 (as amended and restated in April 2022, the "Amended and Restated Share Exchange Agreement") entered into by the Company and the shareholders (the "Selling Shareholders") of Bee Computing (HK) Limited ("Bee Computing"). At the first closing of the Amended and Restated Share Exchange Agreement, the Company issued 16,038,930 of its Class A ordinary shares to the Selling Shareholders.
"We are glad to announce our financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, as we continue to execute our strategy to create value across the cryptocurrency ecosystem," said Mr. Xianfeng Yang, CEO of BIT Mining. "Over the past quarter, we have focused on R&D and identifying synergies across our vertically integrated supply chain. Cryptocurrency price weakness and higher energy prices have had a significant impact on stock prices and revenues of companies in our sector, including BIT Mining. Despite the turbulent market conditions, we remain committed to our long term growth strategy and confident in our ability to create value for our shareholders in the future. In the meantime, we continued to make progress in the construction of our data centers in Ohio. Given our early-mover advantage in Ethereum mining, we are also making inroads into Proof-of-Stake (POS) operations by providing a series of services including governance and monitoring, node management and account systems. Bee Computing has completed the design of new generation of highly efficient BTC and DOGE/LTC mining machines utilizing the latest technology. With our partners, we have successfully taped out a 12-nanometer chip and have completed mass production of more than 1,000 Litecoin mining wafers. Looking forward, we plan to continue to further enhance our value proposition and further strengthen our mining technology."
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights for Continuing Operations
- Revenues were US$195.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, representing a sharp decrease of US$239.9 million from US$435.4 million for the second quarter of 2021, and a significant decrease of US$101.2 million from US$296.7 million for the first quarter of 2022. Revenues during the second quarter of 2022 primarily consisted of US$178.5 million in revenue contribution from the mining pool business that we began consolidating in our financial statements from April 2021.
- Operating loss was US$23.3 million in the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of US$8.4 million from US$14.9 million for the second quarter of 2021, and an increase of US$19.0 million from US$4.3 million for the first quarter of 2022.
- Non-GAAP operating loss[1] was US$8.7 million in the second quarter of 2022, as compared with non-GAAP operating profit of US$1.8 million for the second quarter of 2021, and non-GAAP operating loss of US$0.1 million for the first quarter of 2022.
- Net loss attributable to BIT Mining was US$21.0 million in the second quarter of 2022, as compared with net loss attributable to BIT Mining of US$14.5 million for the second quarter of 2021, and net loss attributable to BIT Mining of US$3.1 million for the first quarter of 2022.
- Non-GAAP net loss[1] attributable to BIT Mining was US$6.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, as compared with non-GAAP net income attributable to BIT Mining of US$2.2 million for the second quarter of 2021, and non-GAAP net income attributable to BIT Mining of US$1.2 million for the first quarter of 2022.
- Basic and diluted losses per American Depositary Share ("ADS") attributable to BIT Mining Limited for the second quarter of 2022 were US$0.29.
- Non-GAAP basic and diluted losses per ADS[1] attributable to BIT Mining Limited for the second quarter of 2022 were US$0.09.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results for Continuing Operations
Revenues
Revenues were US$195.5 million for the second quarter of 2022, representing a sharp decrease of US$239.9 million or 55.1% from US$435.4 million for the second quarter of 2021 and a significant decrease of US$101.2 million or 34.1% from US$296.7 million for the first quarter of 2022. The year-over-year and sequential decreases were mainly attributable to declines in prices of cryptocurrencies in the second quarter of 2022. Revenues mainly comprised US$178.5 million from the mining pool business and US$14.9 million from the cryptocurrency mining business.
Operating Costs and Expenses
Operating costs and expenses were US$205.5 million for the second quarter of 2022, representing a sharp decrease of US$227.8 million or 52.6% from US$433.3 million for the second quarter of 2021, and a significant decrease of US$93.3 million or 31.2% from US$298.8 million for the first quarter of 2022. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to a significant decrease of US$227.6 million in cost for the allocation to pool participants associated with the mining pool business. The sequential decrease was mainly due to a decrease of US$92.2 million in cost for the allocation to pool participants associated with the mining pool business.
Cost of revenue was US$198.7 million for the second quarter of 2022, representing a sharp decrease of US$227.3 million or 53.4% from US$426.0 million for the second quarter of 2021, and a significant decrease of US$92.0 million or 31.6% from US$290.7 million for the first quarter of 2022. The year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to a significant decrease of US$227.6 million in cost for the allocation to pool participants associated with the mining pool business. The sequential decrease was mainly due to a decrease of US$92.2 million in cost for the allocation to pool participants associated with the mining pool business. Cost of revenue was comprised of the direct cost of revenue of US$188.1 million and depreciation and amortization of US$10.6 million. The direct cost of revenue mainly included direct costs relating to (i) the mining pool business of US$177.7 million, (ii) the cryptocurrency mining business of US$5.5 million and (iii) the data center business of US$4.9 million.
Sales and marketing expenses were US$0.2 million for the second quarter of 2022, representing a decrease of US$0.1 million or 33.3% from US$0.3 million for the second quarter of 2021, and consistent with US$0.2 million in the first quarter of 2022. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to a decrease of US$0.1 million in market promotion expense.
General and administrative expenses were US$5.5 million for the second quarter of 2022, representing a decrease of US$0.6 million or 9.8% from US$6.1 million for the second quarter of 2021, and a decrease of US$1.3 million or 19.1% from US$6.8 million for the first quarter of 2022. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to (i) a decrease of US$1.7 million in consulting expense; and (ii) an increase of US$1.1 million in share-based compensation expenses associated with more share options granted to the Company's directors and employees. The sequential decrease was mainly due to (i) a decrease of US$0.6 million in consulting expense, and (ii) a decrease of US$0.6 million in share-based compensation expenses associated with fewer share options granted to the Company's directors and employees.
Service development expenses were US$1.1 million for the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of US$0.3 million or 37.5% from US$0.8 million for the second quarter of 2021, and consistent with US$1.1 million in the first quarter of 2022. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to an increase of US$0.3 million in compensation expenses for employees as a result of an increase in headcount.
Net Loss on Disposal of Cryptocurrencies
Net loss on disposal of cryptocurrencies was US$6.9 million for the second quarter of 2022, representing a decrease of US$1.7 million from US$8.6 million net loss on disposal of cryptocurrencies for the second quarter of 2021, and compared with a US$4.9 million net gain on disposal of cryptocurrencies for the first quarter of 2022, by using first-in-first-out ("FIFO") to calculate the cost of disposition during the second quarter of 2022.
Impairment of Cryptocurrencies
Impairment of cryptocurrencies was US$4.9 million for the second quarter of 2022, representing a decrease of US$4.0 million from US$8.9 million for the second quarter of 2021 and a decrease of US$2.8 million from US$7.7 million for the first quarter of 2022, mainly due to provisions for impairment of cryptocurrency assets held as a result of fluctuations in cryptocurrency prices and lower amounts of cryptocurrencies held as of June 30, 2022.
Changes in Fair Value of Contingent Considerations
Changes in fair value of contingent considerations was nil for the second quarter of 2022, representing a decrease of US$1.2 million from US$1.2 million for the first quarter of 2022, mainly due to re-measurement of the fair value of the contingent considerations related to the combination with BTC.com in April 2021. There was no such amount for the second quarter of 2021.
Impairment of Property and Equipment
Impairment of property and equipment was US$0.8 million for the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of US$0.8 million from nil for the first quarter of 2022, due to a provision for impairment of mining machines in Kazakhstan. There was no such amount for the second quarter of 2021.
Operating Loss
Operating loss was US$23.3 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared with operating loss of US$14.9 million for the second quarter of 2021, and operating loss of US$4.3 million for the first quarter of 2022.
Non-GAAP operating loss was US$8.7 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared with non-GAAP operating profit of US$1.8 million for the second quarter of 2021, and non-GAAP operating loss of US$0.1 million for the first quarter of 2022. The year-over-year increase in non-GAAP operating loss and the sequential increase in non-GAAP operating loss were mainly due to increases in gross losses of the cryptocurrency business, which was mainly attributable to declines in prices of cryptocurrencies in the second quarter of 2022.
Net Loss Attributable to BIT Mining
Net loss attributable to BIT Mining was US$21.0 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared with net loss attributable to BIT Mining of US$14.5 million for the second quarter of 2021, and net loss attributable to BIT Mining of US$3.1 million for the first quarter of 2022. The year-over-year and sequential increases in net loss attributable to BIT Mining were mainly due to the increase in gross losses of the cryptocurrency business, which was mainly attributable to declines in prices of cryptocurrencies in the second quarter of 2022.
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to BIT Mining was US$6.5 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared with non-GAAP net income attributable to BIT Mining of US$2.2 million for the second quarter of 2021, and non-GAAP net income attributable to BIT Mining of US$1.2 million for the first quarter of 2022. The year-over-year and sequential increases in non-GAAP net loss attributable to BIT Mining were mainly due to the increase in gross losses of the cryptocurrency business, which was mainly attributable to declines in prices of cryptocurrencies in the second quarter of 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results for Discontinued Operations
Net Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes was nil for the second quarter of 2022, compared with net loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes of US$0.9 million for the second quarter of 2021. The year over year decrease of US$0.9 million was mainly due to the disposal of the Company's Chinese lottery-related business and termination of its lottery business-related VIE contracts in July 2021. The comparative financial information for the three months ended June 30, 2021 have been reclassified to reflect the Chinese lottery-related business as a discontinued operation.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of US$22.6 million and restricted cash[2] of US$0.1 million, compared with cash and cash equivalents of US$20.9 million and restricted cash of US$0.1 million as of March 31, 2022.
Cryptocurrency Assets
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cryptocurrency assets of US$15.4 million in aggregate, which are the equivalent of 349 Bitcoins, 3,325 Ethereum, 53.6 million Dogecoins and various other cryptocurrency assets, including those generated from its mining pool and cryptocurrency mining businesses.
About BIT Mining Limited
BIT Mining (NYSE: BTCM) is a leading technology-driven cryptocurrency mining company, with a long-term strategy to create value across the cryptocurrency industry. Its business covers cryptocurrency mining, mining pool, data center operation and miner manufacturing. The Company owns the world's top blockchain browser BTC.com and the comprehensive mining pool business operated under BTC.com, providing multi-currency mining services including BTC, ETH and LTC. The Company also owns a 7-nanometer cryptocurrency mining machine manufacturer, Bee Computing, enabling the Company's self-efficiency through vertical integration with its supply chain.
Safe Harbor Statements
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About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
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DALIAN, China, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAT) ("CBAK Energy," or the "Company"), a leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider in China, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nanjing CBAK New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("Nanjing CBAK"), has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Welson Power, a China-based new energy company with a global network in over 20 countries.
According to the agreement, Nanjing CBAK will supply its Model 32140 batteries to Welson Power which will sell the products to overseas market, mainly India, mostly for LEV applications. Nanjing CBAK has obtained the certification of the Bureau of Indian Standards ("BIS") on its Model 32140 battery, which is the only certification for distributing lithium-ion battery products in India. With a subsidy program of INR100 billion (or $1.26 billion) to electrify all of its new automobiles came up with by the Indian government, the prospect of the new energy industry is bright. Both parties believe that the partnership will be mutually beneficial.
Mr. Yunfei Li, Chief Executive Officer of CBAK Energy commented, "The partnership with Welson Power brings us into the Indian market which is expected to be one of the largest markets for LEV applications. Our 32140 batteries are much attractive to local manufacturers, and we will not be surprised to see our sales and market shares start going up there with this partnership."
About Welson Power
Welson Power is a Wuxi-based new energy company with focus on lithium battery energy solutions (ESS) to portable energy storage, household energy storage, and small industrial and commercial energy storage, and manufactures power battery systems for EV and LEV applications. Welson Power has a global footprint over 20 countries with major focus on the Indian market.
About CBAK Energy
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. is a leading high-tech enterprise in China engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sales of new energy high power lithium batteries. The applications of the Company's products and solutions include electric vehicles, light electric vehicles, electric tools, energy storage, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and other high-power applications. In January 2006, CBAK Energy became the first lithium battery manufacturer in China listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. CBAK Energy has multiple operating subsidiaries in Dalian and Nanjing, as well as a large-scale R&D and production base in Dalian.
For more information, please visit www.cbak.com.cn.
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Coco Republic Executive Leadership Team Bolstered
LOS ANGELES and SYDNEY, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The new financial year marks a new beginning at Coco Republic with two key appointments to spearhead the accelerated global expansion, initially focused on the California market. Coco Republic is pleased to announce its executive leadership team has been significantly bolstered by the appointment of Eric Bauer as Global CEO and Skye Westcott as President of North America.
Bauer, a seasoned business leader has more than 30 years of leadership experience in developing and executing significant global growth strategies across industries at leading public and private global brands including International Vitamin Corporation, Gap, and PepsiCo.
Westcott brings nearly 40 years of omnichannel leadership experience in merchandising, marketing, product design and global sourcing. Most recently, Westcott was part of the leadership team at Ballard Designs and previously held senior positions at Arhaus, Lillian August Designs, as well as Coco Republic-owned brand, HD Buttercup.
Bauer and Westcott's collective extensive experience will strongly complement the current team, building on the solid foundation and growth potential, positioning the company for global expansion with the US as the first new priority market.
In welcoming this change, Coco Republic Chairman Peter Comisar and Managing Partner of control shareholder STORY3 Capital Partners commented, "Eric has a demonstrated track record of operational excellence in managing global organizations. His disciplined financial and operational capabilities are a perfect complement to the creative leadership of founding family member and creative director Anthony Spon-Smith. Skye is a world-class merchant with an unparalleled understanding of the US consumer and furniture industry. She is an invaluable addition to our US team as we prepare to introduce Coco Republic to the California market."
Bauer added, "Coco Republic is an exciting opportunity to introduce the leading Australian furniture and lifestyle brand to a global consumer. We believe that our product design ethos and Australian essence will resonate globally enabling us to build a global community, be an influential design-lead authority and act as a guide to those who seek a well-designed life."
Coco Republic's design ethos has been well-received by the US market, as seen by its successful US wholesale partnership with Restoration Hardware and HD Buttercup.
Coco Republic acquired all the assets and intellectual property of the storied California home furniture retailer HD Buttercup in October 2021. The Buttercup operations and store base opens the doors to Coco Republic's accelerated regional roll-out. Evan Cole, the founder of HD Buttercup and furniture industry veteran, has assumed a position on the Company's Board of Directors.
In October 2022, Coco Republic will anchor its highly anticipated US brand launch with the first flagship location in Union Square, San Francisco. In late 2022, HD Buttercup's Culver City location will be converted into Coco Republic's second flagship location.
"We are incredibly excited to introduce our brand to the California market and inspire a new world of consumers to design beautiful interiors. Our partnership with STORY3 has been a tremendous catalyst in executing our strategy and the new growth capital investment is a testament to the strength of our brand and the potential we see ahead," said Creative Director and Vice Chairman Anthony Spon-Smith. The leadership additions of Bauer and Westcott will play a significant role in cementing the brand globally as a leading design-led Australian luxury furniture and lifestyle brand and leading the next phase of the company's growth and success.
Established in 1979, Coco Republic is recognized today as one of Australia and New Zealand's leading premium furniture and design brands. Renowned for its state-of-the-art innovation and paring of luxury textures and materials, the brand has a striking and unique aesthetic. Coco Republic cherishes the art of craftsmanship, resulting in timeless and immaculate pieces.
Led by Anthony Spon-Smith, Australia's most talented visionary in product design, Anthony's eye for detail and forward thinking mindset has propelled the brand to new markets, attracting customers across the globe. Coco Republic has 15 showrooms in Australia and New Zealand, with an e-commerce site servicing both markets. This Fall, the brand will launch in the United States with plans to expand its retail footprint, starting with their first store in San Francisco. For more information, please visit cocorepublic.com.au.
STORY3 Capital Partners is a leading alternative investment manager exclusively focused on compelling consumer facing companies, disruptive brands and businesses at the intersection of consumer and sustainability.
Since the firm's inception in October 2018, the STORY3 team has sourced, arranged and executed over $1 billion of capital transactions within its thesis and sectoral focus.
STORY3 employs a flexible investment strategy and pairs deep industry expertise, global relationships, operating support, and unique transactional experience to support value creation for its partners. For more information, please visit story3capital.com.
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STOCKHOLM, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2021, EasyPark Group acquired PARK NOW Group, including the apps PARK NOW, ParkMobile, Park-line and RingGo. The acquisition has expanded EasyPark Group's footprint to both the US and UK. Now, ParkMobile, the leading provider of smart parking and mobility solutions in North America, is announcing a partnership with the City of Boston.
EasyPark Group, the global leader for smart parking and mobility solutions, is partnering with the City of Boston's Transportation Department to launch a new ParkBoston app, powered by ParkMobile. The ParkBoston app can be used in any location where ParkMobile is available across North America without the need for a different app. Current ParkMobile users can, in turn, use the app to pay for parking in Boston.
"We are on a mission to make mobility easier worldwide and the acquisition of PARK NOW Group was a huge step for us. It has taken EasyPark Group across the Atlantic and we are very happy to continue to improve the accessibility of digital parking services in North America. With half a million users in Massachusetts, the partnership with the City of Boston attests to the demand for innovative and convenient solutions that make every day driving life easier," says Cameron Clayton, CEO of EasyPark Group.
ParkMobile is widely available in North America, covering over 500 cities and 125 universities. With the launch of Boston, EasyPark Group expands its presence in the US and Massachusetts, where there are currently almost 500,000 users of the ParkMobile app. ParkBoston app users is now able to easily pay for parking right from their mobile device in over 7,000 spots across the city.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lithium South Development Corporation (the "Company") (TSX-V: LIS) (OTCQB: LISMF) (Frankfurt: OGPQ). The Company is pleased to provide an update on process test work currently being conducted on a 12,500-liter bulk brine sample from the Hombre Muerto North Lithium Project (HMN Li Project), located in Salta. Argentina. The purpose of the test work is to validate evaporation as a viable concentration method to produce battery grade lithium carbonate. The work is performed as part of the preparations for a potential on site pilot-plant aiming to validate the process for the Feasibility Study. The work is being performed by Eon Minerals a Delaware based company with laboratory facilities in Salta, Argentina. The work is being supervised by Alex Mezei, P. Eng., a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.
We are pleased to report lithium recoveries of 86% for the pre-concentration evaporation, 80% for liming and 97% for concentration evaporation. The cumulative lithium recovery after these front-end stages was 67%.
A sample of the resulting concentrated brine was subjected to preliminary laboratory testing by solvent extraction (SX). The results produced a raffinate containing about 12 mg/L at nearly 99% boron removal efficiency. The key chemical analyses were confirmed by duplicates performed at Alex Stewart and SGS laboratories, both ISO Certified and located in Argentina.
Based on these results, the bulk SX stage was initiated on 210 L of concentrated brine sample containing 14.4 g/L Li (1.25% wt. Li).
The sample produced by the current SX work will be further subjected to advanced test work aiming to produce a battery grade lithium carbonate sample. The interim stage involves a carbonation, bicarbonation and ion exchange.
Based on the metallurgical response of the sample during the pre-concentration, liming, concentration and SX stages, the results to date are indicative of a realistic possibility for achieving the purity requirements for the battery-grade lithium carbonate.
Company Director and Chief Operating Officer, Fernando Villarroel states, "We are very pleased with these results which demonstrate our team has the expertise to produce a clean brine ready to produce Lithium Carbonate battery grade."
Lithium South's resource expansion drill program is underway at the Alba Sabrina claim block on the world-renowned Hombre Muerto Salar. A second drill rig is being added to move the drill program forward and potentially expand the current Lithium Carbonate Resource. View the active drilling on our live stream at www.lithiumsouth.com/live-cam.
About Eon Minerals
Eon Minerals of Delaware has a fully capable laboratory in Salta Argentina, equipped for lithium test work. The company is well experienced in the lithium industry. Past and current clients include Ganfeng Lithium, Neolithium and Rincon Ltd. Eon staff includes Susana Martinez PhD in Chemistry with specialization in synthesis and nanomaterials, Ivan Machin PhD in Chemistry with specialization in thermodynamic and catalysis, Lorena Perez MSc with experience in R&D of technologies, and Gonzalo Chaparro, Process Engineer, who has participated to several projects in Argentina. The team has a joint experience of more than 50 years in process development, and more than 15 years with specific lithium experience. The Company is owned and operated by Fernando Villarroel, Vice President and a director of the Company.
About Lithium South
Lithium South is the 100% owner of the HMN Lithium Project located in Salta Province, Argentina. The HMN Li Project is at an advanced stage of evaluation, with a Preliminary Economic Assessment completed in April 2019. Currently a drill program is underway to potentially expand the current resource. Preliminary results support this expectation. Additional project work including permitting, environmental studies and process test work are ongoing.
The HMN Li Project is adjacent to a US$840 million lithium mine under development by the Korean multinational corporation POSCO, which acquired their holdings from Galaxy Resources Ltd. for US$280 million. Livent Corporation is producing lithium south of the Hombre Muerto North Lithium Project and has operated there for over twenty-five years.
The Company is evaluating a conventional evaporation process method, and Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) as an alternative method. DLE test work on 2,000-liter brine samples is currently in progress by Chemphys Chengdu, in China, and Eon Minerals in Salta, Argentina.
This news release was reviewed and approved by Mr. Alex Mezei, P.Eng., a Qualified Person for the purposes of NI 43-101, and technical consultant to the Company. Mr. Mezei participated in the production of this news release and approved of the scientific disclosure contained herein.
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CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EverGlade Consulting ("EverGlade"), a national consulting firm, has successfully partnered with one of the world's leading providers of drug delivery technologies to successfully secure and manage $150 million in federal funding. The project will contribute to the global expansion of pharmaceutical lipids in the United States.
Lipids are critical components in the formulation of nucleic acid therapies and are needed for mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) active ingredients. The industrial based expansion project will further enable the flexible production of lipids and allow for future growth in novel mRNA-based therapies, serving applications beyond COVID-19 vaccines in infectious disease control, cancer immunotherapy, protein replacement, and gene therapy. The new facility will enable future rapid response and an extensive supply of lipids to prepare for a future pandemic, bolstering vaccine production capabilities in the United States.
The total investment for the Lipid production facility is $220 million, with the U.S. Government funding $150 million through Health and Human Services' (HHS) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). BARDA has an increased need for domestic development, rapid manufacturing, and distribution of vaccine products to respond to 21st century health security threats, as seen most recently with COVID-19. BARDA also promotes coordinated contracting support with the support of the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND).
"Rebuilding the domestic supply chain is critical to not only pandemic preparedness, but our future economic security," commented Eric Jia-Sobota, Founder of EverGlade Consulting.
The construction for the IBx facility will start in early 2023 with operations commencing in 2025.
EverGlade Consulting is a national consulting firm that helps clients navigate the federal landscape. We are inspired by technology-driven companies whose focus is to secure non-dilutive funding through the federal government. We offer services ranging from proposal support through the implementation of systems to comply with federal regulations at agencies including BARDA, the DOD, HHS, NIAID, and DTRA.
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First Major City Chief's Association member to deploy Axon's My90 platform to collect confidential feedback from community members
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (NASDAQ: AXON), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, today announced Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD), a Major City Chief's Association member, is utilizing Axon's latest community engagement tool, My90, as a part of a collaborative partnership.
My90 is a tool used to engage the public, collect feedback, and build trust following service calls. Using data and confidential feedback, agencies can take action and see the impact they are having within their communities. Community members can provide valuable input, allowing agencies a platform to facilitate genuine community engagement to measure what's working well and what they can improve.
"My90 is a great way to engage with our community to better understand how the public feels about interactions with our agency," says Chief Davis, Fairfax County Police Department. "Since deploying a trial of My90, we have collected over 3,000 responses in just over two months. We have the opportunity to review these results to gain valuable feedback on an ongoing basis from people we have just served."
"We created My90 as a way for members of the public to give confidential feedback about their interactions with law enforcement officers," says Kona Shen, Axon's VP/GM of My90. "We are excited to be partnering with FCPD as they leverage these surveys within their community to continue to improve services and build strong relationships between their officers and community."
To learn more about My90 visit: https://www.axon.com/products/my90
About Axon
Axon is a network of devices, apps and people that helps public safety personnel become smarter and safer. With a mission of protecting life, our technologies give customers the confidence, focus and time they need to keep their communities safe. Our products impact every aspect of a public safety officer's day-to-day experience with the goal of helping everyone get home safe.
We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all of us. To date, more than 270,000 lives and countless dollars have been saved with the Axon Network of devices, apps and people. Learn more at www.axon.com or by calling (800) 978-2737. Axon is a global company with headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz. and global software engineering hub in Seattle, Wash., as well as additional offices in Australia, Canada, Finland, Vietnam, the UK and the Netherlands.
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Partnership brings together two dynamic forces in sport and sneaker culture
Thousands of new officially licensed league, team, and player products will be available to Foot Locker shoppers from Fanatics' industry-leading assortment
NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) ("Foot Locker"), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, and Fanatics, a global digital sports platform, announce a new long-term connected inventory partnership that will significantly broaden the officially-licensed fan gear and merchandise assortment available online to Foot Locker shoppers. Through this new deal, Foot Locker will continue to power the front-end online and mobile customer experience across its portfolio of e-commerce brands, while orders will be fulfilled by Fanatics.
"We are excited to partner with Fanatics as we continue to enrich our assortment, provide more choice to our consumer, and enhance our omni-channel positioning," said Andrew Gray, Executive Vice President, Global Lockers and Champs Sports, Foot Locker, Inc. "Pairing Foot Locker's leadership in sneaker culture with the sports fan and assortment power of Fanatics is a natural fit. Bringing together these two dynamic forces will drive and serve sport and sneaker culture in exciting ways."
Beginning in the fall, shoppers visiting footlocker.com, kidsfootlocker.com, and champssports.com will have access to a significant portion of Fanatics' industry-leading licensed sports merchandise assortment, featuring teams and players from the top leagues and sports properties, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, and NCAA. The collection, with sizing and options for all members of the family, is highlighted by apparel, jerseys, headwear, and hardgoods across a wide-ranging portfolio of brands, such as Fanatics, Nike, adidas, Mitchell & Ness, New Era, Pro Standard, and WEAR by Erin Andrews. Fanatics will also extend its hot market and championship collections as part of the deal, featuring products from some of the sports world's biggest moments.
"Fanatics is thrilled to partner with Foot Locker and bring a broad, tailored assortment from its leading product catalogue to online shoppers," said Jack Boyle, Fanatics Commerce Global Co-President, Direct-to-Consumer. "Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs Sports are trusted, respected consumer brands and we're delighted to now offer Fanatics' customers an incredible selection of quality fan gear for all members of the family."
About Foot Locker, Inc.
Foot Locker, Inc. leads the celebration of sneaker and youth culture around the globe through a portfolio of brands, including Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Eastbay, atmos, WSS, and Sidestep. With approximately 2,800 retail stores in 28 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as websites and mobile apps, Foot Locker, Inc.'s purpose is to inspire and empower youth culture around the world by fueling a shared passion for self-expression and creating unrivaled experiences at the heart of the global sneaker community. Foot Locker, Inc. has its corporate headquarters in New York. For additional information, please visit footlocker-inc.com.
About Fanatics
Fanatics, Inc. is the ultimate one-stop sports fan destination that ignites and harnesses the passion of fans and maximizes the presence and reach for preeminent sports partners globally. Leveraging long-standing relationships with more than 900 sports properties, a database of more than 80 million consumers worldwide and a trusted brand name, Fanatics is furthering its innovation across the sports landscape by building the leading global digital sports platform, complete with offerings including licensed merchandise, physical and digital trading cards and collectibles and online gambling and iGaming.
For additional information please visit www.fanaticsinc.com.
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DETROIT, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the reinstatement of a quarterly cash dividend on the company's outstanding common stock at a rate of $0.09 per share. The first dividend will be paid on Sept. 15, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Aug. 31, 2022.
GM also announced it will resume opportunistic share repurchases. This week, the Board increased the capacity under the company's existing repurchase program to $5.0 billion of common stock, up from the $3.3 billion previously remaining under the program.
"GM is investing more than $35 billion through 2025 to advance our growth plan, including rapidly expanding our electric vehicle portfolio and creating a domestic battery manufacturing infrastructure," said Mary Barra, GM Chair and CEO. "Progress on these key strategic initiatives has improved our visibility and strengthened confidence in our capacity to fund growth while also returning capital to shareholders."
Recent growth milestones include:
- The largest single investment announcement in the company's history: more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites, including a new Ultium Cells LLC plant in Lansing, that will create 4,000 new jobs and retain 1,000
- The launches of the GMC HUMMER EV Pickup and Cadillac LYRIQ, the first vehicles developed on GM's Ultium Platform
- Significant customer demand for the GMC HUMMER EV Pickup and SUV, the Cadillac LYRIQ and the Chevrolet Silverado EV
- The first customer deliveries for the BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery vehicle, with volume commitments from leading companies including FedEx, Walmart, Verizon and Merchants Fleet
- The Ultium Cells plant in Warren, Ohio is ready to come on-line this month; significant construction progress has been made at the Ultium Cells plants in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and Lansing, Michigan, which open in 2023 and 2024, respectively
- Combined, these Ultium Cells plants are expected to create 6,000 construction jobs and 5,100 operations jobs when they are at full capacity, and the location of a fourth U.S. cell manufacturing plant will be announced soon
- The successful execution of binding agreements to secure all the battery raw material GM requires to scale EV production to more than 1 million units of annual capacity in North America by 2025
- The historic launch of a fully driverless commercial ride share service in San Francisco by Cruise, GM's majority-owned subsidiary
"GM's consistently strong earnings, margins and cash flow, our investment-grade balance sheet, and the achievement of several significant milestones in our growth strategy enables us to invest aggressively to accelerate our all-electric future while also supporting the return of excess free cash flow to shareholders, aligned with our long-term capital allocation strategy," said Paul Jacobson, GM chief financial officer.
GM suspended its quarterly dividend in April of 2020 in response to uncertainty driven by the global coronavirus pandemic.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements that represent our current judgment about possible future events. In making these statements we rely on assumptions and analysis based on our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments as well as other factors we consider appropriate under the circumstances. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but these statements are not guarantees of any events or financial results, and our actual results may differ materially due to a variety of important factors, both positive and negative. A list and description of these factors can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or other factors that affect the subject of these statements, except where we are expressly required to do so by law.
General Motors (NYSE:GM) is a global company focused on advancing an all-electric future that is inclusive and accessible to all. At the heart of this strategy is the Ultium battery platform, which will power everything from mass-market to high-performance vehicles. General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Baojun and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety and security services, can be found at https://www.gm.com.
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LOVELAND, Colo., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Heska Corporation (NASDAQ: HSKA; "Heska" or the "Company"), a leading global provider of advanced veterinary diagnostic and specialty solutions, today released its 2021 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Factsheet, which includes disclosure regarding environmental, workforce, and corporate governance priorities. The summary factsheet emphasizes Heska's longstanding commitment to corporate responsibility and provides an initial overview of Heska's ESG program, the related corporate policies and practices, and the specific metrics aligned with industry standards.
"At Heska, we are committed to bettering the lives of our veterinarian customers, their pet patients, and pet owners around the world," commented Mr. Wilson, Heska Chief Executive Officer and President. "We take this responsibility seriously- it drives our behavior, investments, and innovation across our corporate framework, and through it, we intend to make our world, communities, and teams better. At Heska, we seek to create lasting impact for the environment and for people through our sound practices and good stewardship."
Heska's commitment to corporate responsibility starts with the Company's Board of Directors and executive leadership to promote ESG priorities throughout the organization and to align activities and resources with measurable practices and accountability. Our ESG strategy is spearheaded by our ESG working group, comprised of cross-function leaders from Legal, Human Resources, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain and Procurement, Research and Development, Product Quality and Safety, Data Privacy and Security, while the Board's Governance Committee provides oversight. Members of the ESG working group periodically engage with external stakeholders such as shareholders and industry experts regarding best practices and initiatives. In addition, ESG-related risks and opportunities are identified and assessed as part of the Board's regular discussions and meetings, at least annually, including matters related to human capital management; diversity, equity and inclusion; sustainability within supply chain; and environmental management practices.
The disclosure included in Heska's 2021 ESG Factsheet is aligned with industry-leading frameworks, including the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) guideline for the Medical Equipment & Supplies industry and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and it serves as a baseline from which the Company seeks to advance its impact in meaningful ways. For more information, please visit Heska's investor relations website at https://ir.heska.com/.
Heska Corporation (NASDAQ: HSKA) manufactures, develops and sells advanced veterinary diagnostics, informatics, and specialty healthcare solutions through its two business segments: North America and International. Both segments include Point of Care Lab testing instruments and consumables, digital imaging products, software and services, data services, allergy testing and immunotherapy, and single-use offerings such as in-clinic diagnostic tests and heartworm preventive products. The North America segment also includes private label vaccine and pharmaceutical production for third-parties, primarily for herd animal health. For more information, please visit www.heska.com.
This news release contains or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "expects," "may," "anticipates," "intends," "would," "will," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "should," "project," and similar words and expressions. These forward-looking statements are intended to provide our current expectation or forecasts of future events; are based on current estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions; and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual events or results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements because actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied. The reports filed by Heska pursuant to United States securities laws contain discussions of these risks and uncertainties. Heska assumes no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements are set forth under "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, INDIEV revealed exclusive new footage of the INDI One driving through Beverly Hills. The footage marks a pre-production milestone, driving down historic Rodeo Drive just blocks from INDIEV's first Brand Experience Center. Media members, local government and green energy leaders, and Los Angeles influencers were given test rides in the INDI One, the first time that test rides of the INDI One have been publicly available on the west coast.
"It was a smooth quiet ride in the INDI One, but the kicker is being able to game on a full-blown PC with VR" DaPoets, Tech influencer
"I'm so excited to be a part of the edge of the future here at INDI" -Stephanie Heiner, INDI Innovator
"It really put the future of technology into perspective for me" -Alliestrasza, streamer & influencer
"The INDI One is the car for live streamers!" -Nezst, Twitch streamer
Alongside the new footage, updated specifications for the Standard and Premium Trim packages were unveiled:
Range- 230mi
0-60mph- 6.7s
Torque– 410 Nm
Battery- 76 kWh
Horsepower– 275 hp
Top Speed- 120mph
Charging- 100 kW DC
Powertrain- Single Motor RWD
Starting Price- $45,000
Range- 300mi
0-60mph- 4.2s
Torque– 730 Nm
Battery- 95 kWh
Horsepower– 475 hp
Top Speed- 130mph
Charging- 150 kW DC
Powertrain- Dual Motor AWD
Starting Price- $69,000
Colors- Pacific Pearl, Premiere, Melrose, Laguna, Griffith, Beverly Blush, Silverlake, City Nights, & Sunset
L/W/H- 189"|78"|67"
Trunk Cargo Space- 43 cu ft
The INDI One can be reserved directly at this link, with reservation deposits costing $100 for the Standard Trim and $200/$400 for the Premium Trim. Parties interested in becoming INDI One Innovators or distributors can contact Innovators@indiev.com & distributor@indiev.com.
Contact:
Ellen Lee, GM of Marketing
media@indiev.com
INDIEV was founded in Los Angeles in 2017 on the idea that the future of personal mobility will no longer be defined solely by horsepower or top speed, but rather from the connectivity, customizability, and processing power offered to drivers and passengers. Anchored by the Vehicle Integrated Computer, INDIEV hopes to bring tremendous computing power and endless options for creativity into personal transportation.
At INDIEV, We Do Cars, and You Do You.
To find out more about INDIEV, please visit www.INDIEV.com and our social platforms: Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
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Marks milestone in long-term company transformation
Jacobs Solutions Inc. to begin trading on August 29
DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) announced that it intends to adopt a new holding company structure on Aug. 29, 2022. The name of the new parent company, Jacobs Solutions Inc., more closely aligns with Jacobs' public identity as a global technology-forward solutions company.
The internal transaction is intended to be tax-free for Jacobs and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Jacobs' current stockholders will automatically become stockholders of Jacobs Solutions Inc. on a one-for-one basis, with the same number of shares and same ownership percentage of Jacobs' common stock that they held immediately prior to the holding company transaction. No material operational or financial impacts are expected, and no stockholder vote is required.
Following the transaction, Jacobs Solutions Inc. will replace Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. as the public company listed on the NYSE and Jacobs Solutions Inc.'s common stock will trade on the NYSE on an uninterrupted basis under the existing symbol "J." However, a new CUSIP number (46982L 108) has been issued for the shares of common stock.
For more information regarding this transaction, visit Jacobs.com.
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $14 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector. Visit jacobs.com and connect with Jacobs on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. Statements made in this press release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. When used herein, words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "plans," "intends," "future," "will," "would," "could," "can," "may," and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our expectations as to the timing of the implementation of the holding company structure. Although such statements are based on management's current estimates and/or expectations, and currently available competitive, financial, and economic data, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and you should not place undue reliance on such statements as actual results may differ materially. We caution the reader that there are a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is contained, projected or implied by our forward-looking statements. Such factors include our ability to execute on our newly-announced three-year corporate strategy, including our ability to invest in the tools needed to fully implement our strategy, competition from existing and future competitors in our target markets, our ability to achieve the cost-savings and synergies contemplated by our recent acquisitions within the expected time frames and to successfully integrate acquired businesses while retaining key personnel, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the emergence and spread of variants of COVID-19, and any resulting economic downturn on our results, prospects and opportunities, measures or restrictions imposed by governments and health officials in response to the pandemic, the timing of the award of projects and funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans, as well as general economic conditions, including inflation and the actions taken by monetary authorities in response to inflation, changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, changes in capital markets, and geopolitical events and conflicts, among others. The impact of such matters includes, but is not limited to, the possible reduction in demand for certain of our product solutions and services and the delay or abandonment of ongoing or anticipated projects due to the financial condition of our clients and suppliers or to governmental budget constraints or changes to governmental budgetary priorities; the inability of our clients to meet their payment obligations in a timely manner or at all; potential issues and risks related to a significant portion of our employees working remotely; illness, travel restrictions and other workforce disruptions that have and could continue to negatively affect our supply chain and our ability to timely and satisfactorily complete our clients' projects; difficulties associated with retaining key employees or hiring additional employees; and the inability of governments in certain of the countries in which we operate to effectively mitigate the financial or other impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their economies and workforces and our operations therein. The foregoing factors and potential future developments are inherently uncertain, unpredictable and, in many cases, beyond our control. For a description of these and additional factors that may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements, see the discussions contained under Item 1 - Business; Item 1A - Risk Factors; Item 3 - Legal Proceedings; and Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the discussions contained under Part I, Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; Part II, Item 1 - Legal Proceedings; and Part II, Item 1A - Risk Factors, in our most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform to actual results, except as required by applicable law.
For press/media inquiries:
Investors:
Jonathan Doros, 214-583-8596
jonathan.doros@jacobs.com
Media:
Marietta Hannigan, 214-920-8035
marietta.hannigan@jacobs.com
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RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As career opportunities in automotive service, parts and sales continue to grow due to increased customer demand, Leith Automotive Group is looking to hire hardworking car enthusiasts to fill vacancies throughout the company.
The demand for skilled automotive technicians, especially, is expected to increase over the next several years nationwide. According to the United States Department of Labor, the transportation industry needs to fill nearly 100,000 technician job openings on average annually, between now and 2029.
With a forecast like that, Leith is looking for innovative ways to attract new, qualified applicants, and one of the strategies the company has employed involves teaming with one of the largest, year-round car shows in the region, Morrisville Cars and Coffee. It's a free event to the public that features all makes and models of vehicles. It takes place the first Saturday of the month from 8-11 a.m. at 5425 Page Road in Durham.
By going to where car enthusiasts go, Leith is hoping to find people who not only love cars, but who are also willing to work hard for a company that offers many great benefits to the right candidate. New Leith hires will find competitive starting pay, profit sharing, paid training, employee discounts and a full benefits package, just to name a few.
"Our goal is to find other like-minded car enthusiasts that have a passion for the automotive industry like we do and are looking for a place to have a career, not just another job," said Rodney Britt of Leith Toyota in Raleigh.
Leith also recruits heavily from Wake Tech Community College, NASCAR Tech/Universal Technical Institute and the automotive program at Chapel Hill High School.
LeithCars.com is one of the largest automotive groups in North Carolina. A family business created in Raleigh, Leith Cars has been serving the Triangle community for over 50 years, incorporating over 1,900 North Carolinians into its family. The number one place to buy vehicles in the Raleigh metro area for five years running, according to a Marshall Marketing Survey, the auto dealer has 39 franchise locations throughout the state. For more information, visit www.leithcars.com.
Media Contact:
Lora Johnson
919-832-3232
lora.johnson@leithcars.com
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercy has earned the 2022 Excellence in Patient Experience Award as the top large health system in the country for patient experience, a distinction made by NRC Health, a leader in building personalized health care solutions and data-driven insights.
NRC Health's 2022 Excellence in Patient Experience Award recognizes health systems and hospitals that have demonstrated their commitment to improving patients' care experiences.
"This award is all about the patient experience and that is central to everything we do," said Dr. John Mohart, president of Mercy communities, who leads operations for all Mercy hospitals. "Our medical team always puts health and safety first, but the patient experience goes far beyond clinical care. Whether it's our food service team, housekeepers or volunteers, it takes every Mercy co-worker to make patients a priority and give them the best experience possible."
Award winners are selected based on the real-time "would recommend" ratings from patients. One winner is honored in each of the following eight categories of facilities: small, medium and large health systems; small, medium and large hospitals; pediatric facilities; and medical groups. Mercy was selected as the top large health system based on patient feedback collected from April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
"It is incredibly gratifying to be able to honor another esteemed group of organizations this year who deliver exceptional patient care day in and day out," said Helen Hrdy, chief growth officer at NRC Health. "Human understanding is at the core of what we do, and to see it come to life is rewarding beyond words. Congratulations to Mercy for this recognition. Their work is inspiring!"
A complete list of winners is available at nrchealth.com/awards/excellence-in-patient-experience-award/. The NRC award follows the recently announced collaboration between Mercy and Mayo Clinic to transform patient care and find diseases earlier and the recently announced availability of an innovative blood test at Mercy to detect more than 50 types of cancer in early stages.
"This honor from NRC Health means every aspect of a patient's care at Mercy is important, beginning when they schedule an appointment and through the follow-up care long after the clinic, virtual or hospital visit," said Dr. Jeff Ciaramita, Mercy's chief physician executive.
Mercy, one of the 25 largest U.S. health systems, serves millions annually with nationally recognized quality care and one of the nation's largest Accountable Care Organizations. Mercy is a highly integrated, multi-state health care system including more than 40 acute care managed and specialty (heart, children's, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has 900 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 3,400 Mercy Clinic physicians and advanced practitioners and more than 40,000 coworkers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
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The $2,000 scholarship was awarded to Clarissa Klein.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Morse Law Firm is proud to announce the winner of the 2022 Winning In The Community Scholarship. The scholarship awards $2,000 annually to a current or prospective college student who has excelled not only in the classroom, but in his or her community.
This year, the firm has selected Clarissa Klein as the recipient of the scholarship. Klein is a graduate student at Saginaw Valley State University, pursuing a master's degree in social work.
"I just wanted to say that I am so excited to have been chosen for this opportunity!" said Klein. "As a social work major, I find it so amazing that the Mike Morse Law Firm takes the time and initiative to better serve their community and I am so thrilled to be involved in this amazing work."
After graduation, Klein plans to work in child welfare and ultimately enter law school to become a child protective lawyer. Clarissa dedicates her time to giving back to the community by participating in annual food drives and volunteering with her National Honor Society Fraternity, Phi Alpha. She is also a member of the Student Social Work Association.
Mike Morse Law Firm is committed to making a difference in the communities it serves. With education being one of the most reliable paths to increased opportunity, Morse is passionate about helping students reach their post-secondary educational goals. Morse also understands that college can place a tremendous financial strain on both students and their families, so he created the Winning In the Community Scholarship to help relieve that stress.
Growing up, Mike's parents taught him the values of charity and public service. He's carried these principles with him throughout his entire life, and he's built the Mike Morse Law Firm to reflect these values.
"'To whom much is given, much is required' was a core value that my dad lived daily as he fought to help people in his law practice and make a difference in his community," said Morse. "So, it was instilled in me very early that I had a responsibility to not only fight for my clients but to help to make the world around me better. Clarissa's community outreach efforts and desire to help others personally and professionally makes her well deserving of this scholarship."
Since 1995, the Mike Morse Law Firm has been protecting the rights of Michigan auto accident and injury victims. They are Michigan's largest personal injury firm, specializing in auto, truck, pedestrian and motorcycle accidents as well as Social Security disability claims. They are experts in Michigan's No-Fault Act. Since opening their doors in 1995, the firm has won over one billion dollars for its clients. Mike Morse Law Firm handles cases throughout the state of Michigan, with a main office in Southfield. To learn more, call (855) 645-3946 or visit www.855mikewins.com.
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– Preliminary results of third cohort in the first-in-human Phase 1a allows Company to proceed to next single ascending dose (SAD) of 64 mg/kg dose and the first multiple ascending dose (MAD) cohort to commence with 32 mg/kg dose of WP1122 –
HOUSTON, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Moleculin Biotech, Inc., (Nasdaq: MBRX) ("Moleculin" or the "Company"), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company with a broad portfolio of drug candidates targeting highly resistant tumors and viruses, today reported preliminary results from the third cohort of the Company's first-in-human Phase 1a study of WP1122. This cohort consisted of 10 subjects dosed with 32 mg/kg or placebo in the dose escalation trial evaluating the safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of WP1122 in healthy volunteers in the United Kingdom (UK). Based on the overall results in Cohort 3, the Safety Review Committee (SRC) for the study deemed the third single ascending dose (SAD) cohort dose safe and well-tolerated, allowing the Company to begin its fourth SAD Cohort with a dose escalation to 64 mg/kg. Additionally, dosing of WP1122 in the multiple ascending dose (MAD) cohorts will commence at a total daily dose of 32 mg/kg, which has been shown to be safe in the single dose cohort.
The Phase 1a, first-in-human, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, overlapping SAD and MAD study is investigating the effects of WP1122 administered as an oral solution in healthy human volunteers. It is the first step in a potential investigation of WP1122 for the treatment of COVID-19. Furthering such an investigation is dependent upon the volatility and unpredictability of COVID-19 incidence in various countries and the ability to recruit patients for a feasible study.
Dose escalation is taking place in sequential SAD cohorts, and MAD will now begin as 3 SAD have been successfully completed. This study in healthy volunteers is exploring safety and PK, and possible subsequent antiviral clinical development is intended to be in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 to further evaluate safety and establish a favorable risk/benefit profile. The Company expects to enroll approximately 80 subjects in this Phase 1 trial.
Walter Klemp, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Moleculin commented, "WP1122 has continued to demonstrate the favorable safety and tolerability profile we expected. With three SAD cohorts successfully completed, we can begin the MAD phase of the trial and are another step closer to establishing a maximum tolerated dose. Throughout the three completed cohorts, WP1122 has demonstrated no dose escalating stopping criteria, and we are pleased with the progress of WP1122 toward becoming a potential treatment of certain viral diseases and cancers."
During the SAD portion of this study, dose escalation will proceed up to a maximum dose of 64 mg/kg as a single dose. Dosing of WP1122 began in SAD at 8 mg/kg as a single dose and has escalated in two-fold increments (i.e., to 16, 32 and now to 64 mg/kg as single doses) in subsequent cohorts. The first dose administered in MAD will be 16 mg/kg every 12 hours (32 mg/kg/day) for 7 days and dosing in the second MAD cohort will escalate to 32 mg/kg every 12 hours (64 mg/kg/day) for 7 days.
For more information about the study, please visit clinicaltrials.gov and reference identifier NCT05195723. Moleculin is also in the process of identifying additional countries where potential future Phase 2 COVID-19 clinical studies could occur and is also in discussions with potential investigators interested in the possible study of WP1122 in other viruses and cancer indications.
About WP1122
WP1122 was developed as a 2-DG prodrug to provide a more favorable pharmacological profile and was found to have greater potency than 2-DG alone in preclinical models where tumor cells require higher glycolytic activity than normal cells. WP1122 has also been shown to have a greater antiviral effect than 2-DG against SARS-CoV-2 in MRC-5 cells in culture. The improved pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) profile of WP1122 compared to 2-DG was noted in female mice following oral dosing at equimolar (i.e., equivalent levels of 2-DG) doses.
While the Company is in the process of identifying additional countries where potential future Phase 2 COVID-19 clinical studies might occur, the volatility and unpredictability of COVID-19 incidence in various countries may limit the ability to recruit certain subjects and could make it infeasible to conduct a Phase 2 clinical trial in a given country. Additionally, Moleculin recently received IND clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a Phase 1 study of WP1122 for the treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). The Company is seeking collaborators with the intent to commence clinical trials of WP1122 in other viruses and cancer indications including GBM, pancreatic cancer and others.
About Moleculin Biotech, Inc.
Moleculin Biotech, Inc. is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of a broad portfolio of drug candidates for the treatment of highly resistant tumors and viruses. The Company's lead program, Annamycin, is a next-generation anthracycline designed to avoid multidrug resistance mechanisms with little to no cardiotoxicity. Annamycin is currently in development for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and soft tissue sarcoma (STS) lung metastases.
Additionally, the Company is developing WP1066, an Immune/Transcription Modulator designed to be capable of inhibiting p-STAT3 and other oncogenic transcription factors while also stimulating a natural immune response, targeting brain tumors, pancreatic and other cancers; and WP1220, an analog to WP1066, for the topical treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Moleculin is also engaged in the development of a portfolio of antimetabolites, including WP1122, for the potential treatment of COVID-19 and other viruses, as well as cancer indications including brain tumors, pancreatic and other cancers.
For more information about the Company, please visit www.moleculin.com and connect on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, whether the results of Moleculin's preclinical models can be replicated in human trials, Moleculin's ability to conduct a potential future Phase 2 COVID-19 clinical study, Moleculin's ability to identify and attract collaborators for additional clinical trials of WP1122, and the ability for WP1122 to be shown safe and effective in humans. Although Moleculin believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Moleculin has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including 'believes,' 'estimates,' 'anticipates,' 'expects,' 'plans,' 'projects,' 'intends,' 'potential,' 'may,' 'could,' 'might,' 'will,' 'should,' 'approximately' or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those discussed under Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our most recently filed Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and updated from time to time in our Form 10-Q filings and in our other public filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of its date. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after its date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Investor Contact:
JTC Team, LLC
Jenene Thomas
(833) 475-8247
MBRX@jtcir.com
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DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NexPoint Capital, Inc. (the "Company"), a non-traded publicly registered business development company sponsored and managed by NexPoint Advisors, L.P., today announced that it will commence a voluntary tender offer on or about August 19, 2022 (the "Tender Offer") for up to 2.5% of its outstanding common stock ("Shares").
The purchase price of each Share will be (i) not less than the net asset value ("NAV") per Share of the Company's common stock ("NAV Per Share") (as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company or a committee thereof, in its sole discretion) next calculated following the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) (the date of repurchase) and (ii) not more than 2.5% greater than the NAV Per Share as of such date, plus any unpaid dividends accrued through the expiration date of the Tender Offer.
This announcement is not a recommendation, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell Shares of the Company. The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a tender offer statement on Schedule TO and related exhibits, including an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal, and other related documents (the "Tender Offer Documents"). The Tender Offer Documents will be sent by mail to holders of the Shares. Shareholders of the Company may obtain additional copies of the Tender Offer Documents for the Company, without charge, by contacting the Tender Agent for the Tender Offer, DST Systems, Inc., at 1-844-485-9167. Shareholders can also obtain the Tender Offer Documents free of charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Shareholders should read these documents and related exhibits, as the documents contain important information about the Company's Tender Offer.
Tender Offer Questions and Additional Information
Any questions regarding the Tender Offer can be directed to the Company's Tender Agent, DST Systems, Inc., at 1-844-485-9167. The Company's NAV Per Share, $5.96 as of July 26, 2022 (the last Board-approved NAV), as well as other information, including information about management and the healthcare-focused investment strategy, are available at www.nexpoint.com. The information on or accessible through www.nexpoint.com is not incorporated by reference herein.
About NexPoint Capital, Inc.
NexPoint Capital, Inc. is a non-traded, publicly registered business development company sponsored and managed by NexPoint Advisors, L.P.
About NexPoint Advisors, L.P.
NexPoint Advisors, L.P. ("NexPoint Advisors") is an SEC-registered adviser on the NexPoint alternative investment platform ("NexPoint"). NexPoint Advisors serves as the adviser to a suite of funds and investment vehicles, including a closed-end fund, interval fund, business development company ("BDC"), and various real estate vehicles. For more information visit www.nexpoint.com.
Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this news release constitute forward-looking statements. These statements may involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the performance of financial markets, the investment performance of NexPoint Advisors' sponsored investment products, general economic conditions, future acquisitions, competitive conditions, and government regulations, including changes in tax laws. Readers should carefully consider such factors. Further, such forward-looking statements speak only on the date at which such statements are made. NexPoint Advisors undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statement.
This material has been distributed for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy, or investment product. Neither the Company, nor the Company's Board of Directors, nor NexPoint Advisors makes any recommendation as to whether to tender or not to tender any Shares in the Tender Offer. No part of this material may be reproduced in any form, or referred to in any other publication, without express written permission.
Contact Information for Tender Offer:
Financial Advisors: (855) 498-1580
Shareholders: (844) 485-9167
Media Relations: LBannon@NexPoint.com
MEDIA CONTACT:
LUCY BANNON | (972) 419-6272 | MEDIARELATIONS@NEXPOINTADVISORS.COM
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Common Stock Will Begin Trading on a Split-Adjusted Basis on August 31, 2022
CRANBURY, N.J., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Palatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: PTN), a biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class medicines based on molecules that modulate the activity of the melanocortin and natriuretic peptide receptor systems, today announced that it intends to effect a 1-for-25 reverse split of its issued and outstanding common stock (the "Reverse Stock Split"). The Reverse Stock Split will become effective as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 30, 2022 (the "Effective Date"), and the Company's common stock is expected to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on August 31, 2022.
At Palatin's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 24, 2022 (the "2022 Annual Meeting"), the Company's stockholders approved the amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's common stock at a ratio of not less than 1-for-10 and not more than 1-for-25, with such ratio and the implementation and timing of such Reverse Stock Split to be determined by the Company's Board of Directors in its sole discretion at any time prior to the first anniversary of the 2022 Annual Meeting.
The Board of Directors has now approved the implementation of a 1-for-25 Reverse Stock Split with the timing described above. The reverse stock split will reduce the number of shares of Palatin's common stock outstanding from approximately 231,774,000 shares to approximately 9,271,000 shares, but will not change the authorized number of shares of Common Stock, which will remain at 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
The Company's common stock will continue to trade on the NYSE American Stock Market under the symbol "PTN." The new CUSIP number for the common stock following the Reverse Stock Split will be 696077502.
The reverse stock split will affect all stockholders uniformly and will not alter any stockholder's percentage interest in the Company's equity, except to the extent that the reverse stock split would result in a stockholder owning a fractional share. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive a fractional share will instead be entitled to receive cash (rounded down to the nearest cent, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) in lieu of such fractional share from the Company's transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the average closing price per share of the Company's common stock as reported on NYSE American for the five trading days prior to the Effective Date, by (b) the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date that were converted into fractional shares. Holders of the Company's common stock held in book-entry form or through a bank, broker or other nominee do not need to take any action in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders of record will be receiving information from the Company's transfer agent regarding their common stock ownership post-Reverse Stock Split.
About Palatin
Palatin is a biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class medicines based on molecules that modulate the activity of the melanocortin and natriuretic peptide receptor systems, with targeted, receptor-specific product candidates for the treatment of diseases with significant unmet medical need and commercial potential. Palatin's strategy is to develop products and then form marketing collaborations with industry leaders to maximize their commercial potential. For additional information regarding Palatin, please visit Palatin's website at www.Palatin.com and follow Palatin on Twitter at @PalatinTech.
Forward-looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts, including statements about future expectations of Palatin, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Palatin intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause Palatin's actual results to be materially different from its historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Palatin's actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements for reasons including, but not limited to, results of clinical trials, regulatory actions by the FDA and other regulatory and the need for regulatory approvals, Palatin's ability to fund development of its technology and establish and successfully complete clinical trials, the length of time and cost required to complete clinical trials and submit applications for regulatory approvals, products developed by competing pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, commercial acceptance of Palatin's products, and other factors discussed in Palatin's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Palatin is not responsible for updating for events that occur after the date of this press release.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, announced today that members of its management team will be presenting at the following financial community event:
Goldman Sachs TMT Conference
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
11:30 a.m. PDT
Additional information about upcoming investor event participation and a live audio webcast of each presentation will be accessible from the "Investors" section of the Palo Alto Networks website at investors.paloaltonetworks.com.
ABOUT PALO ALTO NETWORKS
Palo Alto Networks is the world's cybersecurity leader. We innovate to outpace cyberthreats, so organizations can embrace technology with confidence. We provide next-gen cybersecurity to thousands of customers globally, across all sectors. Our best-in-class cybersecurity platforms and services are backed by industry-leading threat intelligence and strengthened by state-of-the-art automation. Whether deploying our products to enable the Zero Trust Enterprise, responding to a security incident, or partnering to deliver better security outcomes through a world-class partner ecosystem, we're committed to helping ensure each day is safer than the one before. It's what makes us the cybersecurity partner of choice.
At Palo Alto Networks, we're committed to bringing together the very best people in service of our mission, so we're also proud to be the cybersecurity workplace of choice, recognized among Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces (2021), Comparably Best Companies for Diversity (2021), and HRC Best Places for LGBTQ Equality (2022). For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks and the Palo Alto Networks logo are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in the United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world. All other trademarks, trade names, or service marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.
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With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 2,983% Percent, Qonkur Media Receives Ranking No. 173 Among America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that Qonkur Media is No. 173 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"Being named to this prestigious list means Qonkur Media is now part of a very exclusive community that consists of some of the most successful and renowned companies in the world," said Mike Berro, CEO and Founder at Qonkur. "Our incredible growth during difficult economic times has been made possible by our amazing team, and I take this opportunity to congratulate the entire Qonkur family on this momentous achievement."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
"We're confident that this is the first of many. Qonkur's No.15 ranking in Advertising & Marketing moves us closer to dominating the industry," said Berro.
Qonkur is no stranger to the ranks. This list officially places them as the fastest-growing Cannabis Agency in America. They represent clients in over 10 states and have delivered billions of everlasting impressions for their clients.
More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000
Methodology
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
For more information on the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, visit http://conference.inc.com/.
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Nokia and Samsung Gaining Outside of China
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, preliminary findings suggest the positive momentum that has characterized the Radio Access Network (RAN) market over the past four years is losing some steam. The overall 2G-5G RAN infrastructure equipment market – including hardware and software – declined in the second quarter, recording the first year-over-year contraction in more than two years and the third consecutive quarter of RAN coming in below expectations. Although the RAN market is not immune to external risks, initial readings suggest that the RAN impact from deteriorating macro conditions, high levels of inflation, and supply chain disruptions were limited in the quarter.
"The shift in the pendulum is not a surprise, but admittedly it has swung a bit faster toward the negative than initially expected", said Stefan Pongratz, Vice President at Dell'Oro Group. "Slower momentum is not a sign that the 5G deployment phase is over. The message we have communicated for some time now, namely that the 5G cycle will be longer than previous technology cycles, still holds. At the same time, market conditions in the quarter were impacted by APAC, excluding China, Russia, and foreign exchange," continued Pongratz.
- Top 5 global suppliers in the quarter include Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia, ZTE, and Samsung.
- Top 4 suppliers outside of China in the quarter include Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, and Samsung.
- Huawei and ZTE continued to dominate in China, together accounting for 90 to 95 percent of 1H 2022 revenues.
- Ericsson maintained its grip on the RAN market outside of China, accounting for 39 percent of the revenues for the 1H 2022.
- Nokia's RAN position outside of China improved between 1Q and 2Q 2022.
- Samsung's 1H 2022 RAN share improved both in North America and globally.
- Even though RAN results disappointed in the quarter and first half revenues are tracking below expectations, RAN is still projected to record a fifth consecutive year of growth in 2022.
Dell'Oro Group's RAN Quarterly Report offers a complete overview of the RAN industry, with tables covering manufacturers' and market revenue for multiple RAN segments including 5G NR Sub-6 GHz, 5G NR mmWave, LTE, macro base stations and radios, small cells, Massive MIMO, Open RAN, and vRAN. The report also tracks the RAN market by region and includes a four-quarter outlook. To purchase this report, please contact us by email at dgsales@delloro.com.
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, enterprise networks, data center infrastructure, and network security markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit https://www.delloro.com.
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READING, Pa., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Across the world, natural disaster events are on the rise. Climbing temperatures pave the way for an increase in droughts, wildfires, floods and other weather emergencies. In 2021, United States natural disasters created more than $145 billion in economic damage, three times the amount originally estimated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Federal Emergency Management Association estimates that about 25 percent of businesses do not reopen after experiencing a weather-related disaster. Without a plan in place, one weather emergency leading to a power outage, flood or property damage may be all it takes to force a company or business to close its doors permanently.
To better protect businesses and their people, emergency preparedness experts from Rentokil North America and their family brands, Steritech and Ambius, shared three elements to incorporate into a weather-related hazard mitigation plan. Business owners and operators can use these tips to establish a plan and better protect their employees, customers and business.
Power outages can happen anytime, anywhere. A nearby accident can take out power lines resulting in a local outage. Heavy rain, high winds or extreme temperatures from severe storms can also lead to a regional or widespread outage. Business owners may not be able to prevent a power outage from happening, but planning ahead and incorporating step-by-step instructions for the business's unique needs can help prevent the loss of temperature-controlled products.
Conduct an extensive walkthrough of the facility and make note of any temperature-controlled products or power-reliant vulnerabilities. Include clear instructions for handling these products in the case of a power outage and ensure resources are readily and easily available.
Consider having a paper log on hand in order to manually monitor and document product and food temperatures as long as it is safe to remain in the building or if the power outage is confirmed to be brief. Avoid opening reach-in and walk-in cooler doors as much as possible to keep items cold. A freezer in good condition may maintain its temperature for up to 24 hours if unopened.
"When a power outage impacts temperature-controlled products, discard any foods that may have been in the cooling or warming process," advised Paula Herald, Technical Consultant at Steritech. "Don't take chances trying to cool down hot foods; discard in the interest of food safety."
Flash floods and wildfires continue to sweep across the United States releasing toxins, bacteria, smoke and other harmful pathogens into the air. These contaminants infect the air and seep into floors, walls and furniture, linger long after the flood or fire subsides. Exposure to these pollutants can be highly dangerous to people and can lead to heart and lung problems, eye and skin irritation and a number of other health-related issues.
Do not enter a space that has been impacted by a flood or fire without first receiving approval from health and safety officials. Once the area is deemed safe to enter, assess all structural damage, look for signs of smoke damage or mold and dispose of anything that can not be washed, rinsed and disinfected such as furniture and carpet. Air decontamination units can be used to help remove any remaining airborne toxins, gases and pollutants.
"The increased frequency of natural disasters is having a significant impact on air quality," said Matt Hayas, Director of Product and Innovation at Ambius. "Business owners can address indoor air quality concerns by investing in specialized air decontamination units designed to effectively remove 99.9999% of air pollutants before, during and after severe weather situations."
Natural disasters can leave behind damaged roofs, broken windows, fallen trees and other destruction and debris. Structural damage and piled-up debris are not only safety hazards, they can also create the perfect harborage for rodents, insects, birds and other pests looking to build a new home.
Once the weather emergency has passed, it's important to conduct an extensive walk-through of the property. Identify any open access points and move any fallen trees and debris as far away from the building as possible.
"A minimum distance of 25 feet is recommended to keep pests from entering the building,'' said Nancy Troyano at Rentokil. "Rodents can fit through holes as small as one-fourth an inch so it's critical to conduct a thorough inspection of the building, before and after a storm hits."
Dealing with the aftermath of a weather-related disaster can be overwhelming and costly. A pre-established hazard mitigation plan can save businesses up to $13 dollars per $1 dollar invested (National Institute of Building Sciences). As climate change continues to advance, the threat of weather emergencies may soon be a reality for many across the country. Be proactive and establish a plan before a disaster strikes. Incorporate these tips into a crisis plan to better protect businesses, properties and the people they serve.
For more information on emergency preparedness tips and the Rentokil family of brands, please visit Rentokil.com/us.
For more than 90 years, Rentokil has served as global experts in pest control. Through an integrated pest management approach, the Rentokil network of experts offer a superior level of protection and trusted solutions, pushing the boundaries of innovation and harnessing new technology, to create pest-free environments.
Rentokil is part of Rentokil North America, which provides commercial and residential pest control to customers in the United States and Canada. The comprehensive and digital pest management solutions include general pest control, rodents, mosquito, birds, termite and bed bug inspections and service, vegetation management and bird management.
In addition, Rentokil North America operates business services companies including Ambius, specializing in air purification, hand and surface hygiene as well as plants and scenting services; Steritech, offering food safety and operational assessments; SOLitude Lake Management, providing lake and pond solutions; and Vector Disease Control International, which serves governments and municipalities with mosquito control services.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Hannah Bernhard
hannah.bernhard@rentokil.com
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutions First Financial Group is proud to announce that they will be sponsoring the 2022 "Cops and Kids" program. The program is designed to unite Scottsdale Officers and public safety employees with local disadvantaged children for a special day of bonding and shopping.
The kids will shop with local officers for the items they would otherwise not receive for the school year such as new articles of clothing, school supplies, and backpacks. Children and families will be carefully selected by a committee of local law enforcement officers to reach those most in need. Solutions First Financial Group is helping make this event possible by making a generous donation so that approximately $200 will go towards the back-to-school needs of each child.
Owner of Solutions First Financial Group, Joe Donti, says, "We feel honored to be able to help those in need. Having children and grandchildren of our own, we understand how important it is for every child to have the tools they need to succeed in school so that they have the best chance to succeed in their futures. If more businesses participate in this program by helping to subsidize the gap in funding of our schools, the more profound the impact will be".
Solutions First Financial Group is a full-service financial advisory firm located in Scottsdale, Arizona. They help design plans for pre-retirees and retirees to include every aspect of their financial future and lifestyle goals into one integrated plan. The firm believes in the importance of community and understands that it takes a village to run such an organization that has the power to change the lives of many. For more information, contact Solutions First Financial Group at 9375 Shea BLVD., Suite 100 in Scottsdale, call them at (602) 492 – 9945, email them at info@solutionsfirstgroup.com, or visit https://solutionsfirstgroup.com/
Solutions First Financial Group is an independent financial services firm that utilizes a variety of investment and insurance products. Investment advisory services offered only by duly registered individuals through AE Wealth Management, LLC (AEWM). AEWM, Solutions First Financial Group, and Cops and Kids are not affiliated companies. Our firm does not provide tax or legal advice. 01392967 – 7/22
Cops and Kids is not affiliated with Solutions First Financial Group nor AEWM.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AXSM, FL, MNMD, DMS, and PRVB.
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Company advances towards in-human clinical trials for SynKIRTM platform targeting Mesothelin-Expressing Advanced Ovarian Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, and Mesothelioma
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Verismo Therapeutics, a Penn-spinout and the company behind the novel KIR-CAR platform technology for CAR T-cell therapy, today announced that it has submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting approval to initiate its first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of SynKIR-110 in patients with mesothelin-expressing ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and cholangiocarcinoma.
Pending regulatory approval, the company plans to initiate the STAR-101 (SynKIR T cell Advanced Research) trial in Q1 2023. This trial will mark the first-in-human study of the KIR-CAR platform technology, which harnesses the power of natural killer (NK) cells in genetically re-engineered CAR T-cells and aims to shift the paradigm of treatment of solid tumors.
"Initiation of the STAR-101 clinical trial based on the KIR-CAR platform technology is a momentous company milestone that represents years of research from industry pioneers and the tremendous focus and commitments of the Verismo team," said Dr. Bryan Kim, CEO of Verismo. "We are thrilled to advance our treatment one step closer to helping patient populations with severely unmet medical needs."
Verismo Therapeutics is a pioneer in dual-chain KIR-CAR technology, on track to bring its first asset into first-in-human clinical trials in 2023. Verismo is the only company developing the KIR-CAR platform, a modified NK cell receptor designed to improve persistence and efficacy against aggressive solid tumors. The KIR-CAR platform technology was developed specifically for advanced solid tumors, an area of high unmet medical need. For more information, visit: www.verismotherapeutics.com
The KIR-CAR platform is a dual-chain CAR T cell therapy and has been shown in preclinical models to be capable of maintaining antitumor T-cell activity even in challenging solid tumor environments. Based on natural killer cell receptors, KIR-CAR provides a natural on-and-off stimulation to the T-cell, without triggering T cell exhaustion. DAP12 costimulatory chains aid additional T-cell stimulating pathways, further improving cell persistence. This continued function and persistence can lead to ongoing regression of solid tumors in preclinical models, including those refractory to traditional CAR T-cell therapies. Furthermore, the KIR-CAR platform can be combined with many additional emerging technologies, such as in-vivo gene editing, advanced T cell selection, combination therapies, and even allogeneic cellular therapies to provide an adaptable tumor-targeting therapy for patients in need.
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BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VNET Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNET) ("VNET" or the "Company"), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center services provider in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited second quarter 2022 financial results on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, after the close of U.S. markets.
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 9:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, or 9:00 AM Beijing Time on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.
For participants who wish to join the call, please access the link provided below to complete the online registration process and dial in 5 minutes prior to the scheduled call start time.
Upon registration, each participant will receive a set of dial-in numbers by location, a personal PIN and an email with further detailed instructions, which will be used to join the conference call.
A simultaneous audio webcast and replay of the conference call will be accessible on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.vnet.com.
About VNET
VNET Group, Inc. is a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center services provider in China. VNET provides hosting and related services, including IDC services, cloud services, and business VPN services to improve the reliability, security, and speed of its customers' internet infrastructure. Customers may locate their servers and equipment in VNET's data centers and connect to China's internet backbone. VNET operates in more than 30 cities throughout China, servicing a diversified and loyal base of over 6,500 hosting and related enterprise customers that span numerous industries ranging from internet companies to government entities and blue-chip enterprises to small- to mid-sized enterprises.
Investor Relations Contact:
Xinyuan Liu
Tel: +86 10 8456 2121
Email: ir@vnet.com
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PHOENIX, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC), a career technical education (CTE) public school district serving Phoenix, Arizona, is preparing students to enter the aviation industry with high-value credentials.
In 2021, 13 out of 26 West-MEC's high school aviation program students were able to head straight into the workforce after completing the program for directly related employment in the aviation industry. Careers can be secured in manufacturing, airlines, hangars, airfields and repair stations.
The pandemic exacerbated employment shortages in the aviation sector by slowed-down training and hiring and early retirements, but now the industry is taking off.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics recently reported that airline industry employment has reached beyond pre-pandemic levels. Employment increased to 767,263 passenger and cargo airlines workers in June 2022, which is 23,893 more jobs than in June 2019.
"The world has been through difficult circumstances the past couple of years but, as bad as things were, it's never been this good," said West-MEC Aviation Instructor Terry Menees. "The older generation is starting to move on, creating many new job opportunities for young adults. Now that travel is open, people want to get out and explore the world again."
Students also test for industry-standard certifications at West-MEC, such as the Federal Aviation Administration, at no additional cost. Earning a high-value credential such as the FAA helps students achieve a career as an airframe technician, powerplant technician, air transportation technician, and many more. The knowledge obtained from the aviation program is transferable to a broad spectrum of careers within the aviation industry.
West-MEC students, both in the high school and adult programs, are consistently able to get great jobs right out of school, something that was tough to do even a couple of years ago. West-MEC even trains students for the job-seeking process through industry tours and interview prep.
Students who completed their aviation program in 2021 are now employed by Goodyear Airport, PDS Tech (Honeywell), McAllister Aviation, Aeroteams(AerSale), Airtime Aircraft, PDS Tech Honeywell), AZ Flight Training Center, Aersale and SkyQuest Aviation, to name a few.
Menees added, "With the vast number of opportunities in aviation, it is more important than ever for young people to prepare. When they walk out of the West-MEC doors, there's a tremendous chance of getting a good job after the proper certification process."
West-MEC is a career technical education public school district focusing solely on innovative career and technical education (CTE) programs that prepare students to enter the workforce and pursue continuing education. West-MEC CTE programs provide students opportunities to earn college credit and industry credentials. West-MEC serves more than 37,000 students from 48 high schools across 3,800 square miles in the northern and western cities of the Phoenix Metropolitan area. West-MEC now also offers adult education programs. Visit www.west-mec.edu for more information about West-MEC's career-driven education opportunities, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Backyard mosquito spraying is on the rise but may be too deadly
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It’s an increasingly familiar sight in U.S. cities and suburbs: A van pulls up to the curb. Workers wearing gloves, masks and other protective gear strap on backpack-type mechanisms with plastic hoses, similar to leaf blowers.
Revving up the motors, they drench trees, bushes and even house walls with pesticides targeting an age-old menace: mosquitoes.
The winged, spindly-legged bloodsuckers have long been the bane of backyard barbecues and, in tropical nations, carriers of serious disease. Now, with climate change widening the insect’s range and lengthening its prime season, more Americans are resorting to the booming industry of professional yard spraying.
“If you like to be outside, it certainly makes it more pleasant not to be swatting mosquitos and worrying about all the issues,” said Marty Marino, a recent customer in Michigan’s Cascade Township, a bedroom community near Grand Rapids.
But the chemical bombardment is beginning to worry scientists who fear over-use of pesticides is harming pollinators and worsening a growing threat to birds that eat insects.
“The materials these companies spray kill all bugs,” said Lynn Goldman, an environmental health professor at George Washington University and former assistant administrator for toxic substances at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
“That includes bees, butterflies and all kinds of beneficial bugs that maybe people don’t love but should,” Goldman said. “It’s not good to have this kind of indiscriminate killing, messing up the whole ecosystem.”
More than 40% of insect species worldwide are threatened with extinction, including some pollinator bees and butterflies, according to the journal Biological Conservation.
Spraying companies, which have been multiplying with the surging demand, say they try to minimize pollinator losses but acknowledge there’s collateral damage.
Mosquito Joe, which treated Marino’s yard and those of several neighbors on a humid July morning, avoids spraying on windy days when poisons would blow onto flowering plants that attract bees, said Lou Schager, president of the company based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
“We need our pollinators,” said David Price, the company’s director of technical services. “They’re incredibly important. But at the same time, we need to eliminate mosquitoes that (carry) diseases.”
In 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported “dramatic” increases in illnesses spread by mosquitoes and other blood feeders. Zika, Chikungunya and West Nile viruses have turned up in the U.S. And Asian tiger and yellow fever types of mosquitoes that originated in the tropics are now common in Southern states and have begun afflicting Southern California.
With climate change, Michigan’s mosquito season is about a month longer at the beginning and the end than a few decades ago, as warm-weather varieties increasingly turn up, entomology professor Edward Walker of Michigan State University said.
Meanwhile, the revenue from mosquito spraying has soared, according to Pest Control Technology, a trade publication. Exterminators are adding mosquitoes to their traditional services, and new companies are making mosquitoes their primary focus.
Overall industry totals weren’t available. But more than 70% of pest control companies surveyed last year offered the service, up from 38% in 2014. It generated nearly one-fifth of company revenue in 2021.
A Zika outbreak that began in 2015 and spread to more than 80 countries helped fuel the surge in the business, said Daniel Markowski, technical adviser to the American Mosquito Control Association, a 1,200-member nonprofit group.
“It was all over the media,” said Markowski, and “made a lot of pest control companies say, ‘Holy cow, I could make a lot of money with residential services.’”
Established in 2010, Mosquito Joe now has 173 franchises in 39 states, Schager said.
Many companies use a “residual barrier” strategy, spraying pesticide around the perimeter of a property that typically lasts several weeks. When mosquitoes settle on the bushes or trees, they get a lethal dose.
For yard treatments, companies typically use pyrethrins — bug-killing substances produced by chrysanthemum flowers — or synthetic imitators called pyrethroids.
The federal government says the chemicals are safe for humans when used as directed and mostly nontoxic to birds. But they’re deadly to fish and bees, and harm birds indirectly by killing insects they feed on, Goldman said.
A drop-off of 3 billion North American birds in recent decades has consisted largely of insect eaters, from the whip-poor-will to redwing blackbirds and barn swallows.
EPA says it is seeking more information about pollinator harm as part of a periodic review of pyrethrins and pyrethroids and could order labeling changes if needed.
Critics also contend homeowners are falling for company sales pitches when simpler methods, such as emptying stagnant water sources and running electric fans, would keep mosquitoes away.
The mosquito control association says companies should first clear out mosquito breeding areas and spray only when an inspection shows it’s needed, instead of on a set schedule.
“If I’m doing my job, you won’t need my mosquito service over time,” said Dan Killingsworth, operations director for Environmental Security Pest Control, based in Panama City Beach, Florida. “If I can reduce mosquitoes on your property to where they’re no longer a problem, we can potentially eliminate that service.”
Many companies don’t go to such lengths, Markowski said. “They’ll just come out and spray your property and leave.”
Schager said his company limits its insecticide use and usually sprays every three to four weeks, arguing that regular treatments are needed to disrupt breeding cycles.
Marino, the Michigan homeowner, says he’s trying an optional spray of water mixed with “essential oils” from plants such as garlic, lemongrass, peppermint and rosemary, which are less harmful to other insects. About 10% of Mosquito Joe’s clientele use this option, although most prefer the longer-lasting pyrethroids, Price said.
The company charges around $90 per treatment with pyrethroids, while oils cost about 20% more, he said.
“One of our dogs likes to eat wood chips from the landscaping,” Marino said. “If there’s the synthetic insecticide on it, that’s a great concern.”
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Couple billed hundreds of dollars for traffic tickets after car is stolen
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WJLA) - A couple’s car was recently stolen. If that wasn’t bad enough, it was used in crime spree.
They’re expected to pay for the hundreds of dollars racked up in traffic tickets, but the couple is fighting back.
But Bob and Angie Shepherd would come face-to-face with something more daunting than D.C. rush hour traffic one April morning.
“So I get up in the morning and I’m going to work,” Bob Shepherd said. “Her car is not there.”
“The PTSD I’m suffering from because every time someone knocks on my door, I’m worried it’s them coming back,” Angie Shepherd said.
Not only were the Shepherds stunned to discover their car was missing after it was stolen, they could not believe what it would be used for next.
“We saw the video of them getting out of her vehicle, shooting the other guy, getting back in the car and driving off,” Bob Shepherd said.
After their car was stolen from their Alexandria home, it was used in a homicide in Suitland. Then the perpetrators racked up more than $400 in traffic tickets in the District of Columbia.
When the Shepherds last checked with the homicide detectives, the suspects still weren’t in custody even after the car was recovered in impound at the police station two weeks after it was stolen.
But now the Shepherds are stuck with the bill and have not heard back from the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles since.
“Are you kidding me?” Bob Shepherd said.
“Car is stolen, involved in a homicide, and then you want to charge me for the tickets, even though I’ve given you all of the documentation showing that it’s been involved in a homicide,” Bob Shepherd said.
WJLA emailed D.C. Police, who referred them to D.C. DMV.
Their media contact was sent an email, but it replied with a bounce-back message saying he was out of town and to call another number for immediate assistance.
When that number was called, it was discovered that that employee was also out of town.
“You can’t get in touch with them!” Angie Shepherd said.
The Shepherds want answers now so no one else will have to go through this.
“No, not going to pay it,” Bob Shepherd said.
A reporter has talked to so many people that have had to battle D.C. for tickets. You have to show evidence it wasn’t you. You have to go back and forth with them.
Apparently something similar happened last year.
Local news reported that a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran had to pay $2,000 in traffic tickets for his car after it was stolen.
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Woman killed, 2 others injured in Florida lightning strike
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (WKMG) - A mother is dead after a lightning strike in central Florida. Her child and a teen were injured.
“We found out while we were responding that it was a lightning strike,” an unnamed Winter Springs police officer said.
Police said the unidentified mother, her child and an unrelated 18-year-old girl were struck by lightning Thursday afternoon near a park.
Investigators said the mother died from her injuries.
“First I heard the noise, then my daughter called us to let us know something happened,” Mir Mirlatifi said.
Mirlatifi lives near the scene and said his children walk the same path every day.
“You cannot prevent them because there’s trees and nature,” Mirlatifi said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida is the lightning capital of the U.S., reporting more than 2,000 lightning-related injuries in the past 50 years.
“You hear about the lightning statistics that you have a better chance of getting hit by lightning than winning the lottery,” WKMG’s meteorologist Jonathan Kegges said. “Unfortunately, this happens a lot.”
Thursday’s death follows a fatal lightning strike in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in July. And in June, a girl from Merritt Island, Florida, was severely injured.
In all three cases, the victim was standing under or near a tree, reportedly the worst place to be during a storm
“There’s that rhyme: Thunder roars, go indoors,” Kegges said.
Kegges said in the afternoon, the sea breeze can lead to violent storms.
“We see a ton of lighting, and it’s because of the daily sea breeze interaction will generate the sea breeze with the heating of the day. … That collision helps to erupt more thunderstorms around, which produce a lot of lighting,” he said.
Police said the two people injured in the strike are in stable condition. A dog was also hurt.
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Updated August 17, 2022 at 12:29 PM ET
Some lost their homes. Some emptied their retirement accounts. Some struggled to feed and clothe their families. Medical debt now touches more than 100 million people in America, as the U.S. health care system pushes patients into debt on a mass scale. People from all walks of life and all corners of the country are living with health care debt.
Here are their stories — how they got into debt, what they've given up for it and how they're living with the burden.
Her brother landed in a nursing home. She was sued over his bill
Lucille Brooks, 74, Pittsford, N.Y.
Approximate medical debt: $8,000
Medical issue: None. She was billed for her brother's care.
What happened: Lucille Brooks was stunned to discover a nursing home in Monroe County, New York, was suing her. She had never been a patient there. Nor had her husband. "I thought this was crazy," she said, figuring it had to be a mistake.
The bill was for care her brother, James Lawson, received in summer 2019. He'd been hospitalized for complications from a diabetes medication. The hospital released him to the county-run nursing home, where Brooks had visited him a few times. No one ever talked to her about billing, she said. And she was never asked to sign anything.
Brooks and Lawson were part of a big family that moved north from Mississippi to escape segregation in the 1960s. Lawson had a career at the Rochester Parks and Recreation Department. Brooks worked in insurance. They lived on opposite sides of the city. "My brother always took care of his own business," she said.
Lawson spent two months in the nursing home. A year later, Brooks was sued.
The county alleged that Brooks should have used her brother's assets to pay his bills and that she was therefore personally responsible for his debt. Attached to the suit was an admissions agreement with what looked like Brooks' signature.
What's broken: Admissions agreements often designate whoever signs as a "responsible party" who will help the nursing home collect payments or enroll the resident in Medicaid, the government safety-net program.
Consumer advocates say nursing homes slip the agreements into papers that family members sign when an older parent or sick friend is admitted. Sometimes people are told they must sign, a violation of federal law. "They are given a stack of forms and told, 'Sign here, sign there. Click here, click there," said Miriam Sheline, managing attorney at Pro Seniors, a nonprofit law firm in Cincinnati.
Litigation is a frequent byproduct of America's medical debt crisis, which a KHN-NPR investigation found has touched more than half of all U.S. adults in the past five years.
About 1 in 7 adults who have had health care debt say they've been threatened with a lawsuit or arrest, according to a nationwide KFF poll. Five percent say they've been sued.
The nursing home industry has quietly developed what consumer attorneys and patient advocates say is a pernicious strategy of pursuing family and friends of patients despite federal law that was enacted to protect them from debt collection.
In Monroe County, 24 federal licensed nursing homes filed 238 debt collections cases from 2018 to 2021 seeking almost $7.6 million, KHN found. Nearly two-thirds of the cases targeted a friend or relative.
Many were accused — often without documentation — of hiding residents' assets. The practice can intimidate people with means into paying debts they do not owe, said Anna Anderson, an attorney at the nonprofit Legal Assistance of Western New York. "People see that on a lawsuit and they think they're being accused of stealing," she said. "It's chilling."
What's left: When the bill came, Brooks was so worried that she didn't tell her husband. "People like us live on a fixed income," she said. "We don't have money to throw around, especially when you don't see it coming."
Brooks turned to Legal Assistance of Western New York, a nonprofit, which has represented defendants in such cases. In time, Monroe County dropped its case against her. Brooks said she thinks the signature on the admissions agreement was forged from the nursing home's visitor log, the only thing she signed.
Now she tells anyone with a friend or relative in a nursing home not to sign anything. "It's ridiculous," she said. "But why would you ever think they would be coming after you?"
Sleepless nights over her children's future as debts pile up
Jeni Rae Peters, 44, Rapid City, South Dakota
Approximate medical debt: More than $30,000
Medical issue: Breast cancer
What happened: Jeni Rae Peters' budget has always been tight. But Peters, a single mom and mental health counselor, has worked to provide opportunities for her children, including two girls she adopted and a succession of foster children. One of her daughters had been homeless.
Then two years ago, Peters was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer.
Multiple surgeries, radiation, and chemotherapy controlled the disease. But, despite having insurance, Peters was left with more than $30,000 of debt and mounting threats from bill collectors.
One collection call came as Peters was lying in the recovery room after her double mastectomy. "I was kind of delirious, and I thought it was my kids," she said. "It was someone asking me to pay a medical bill."
Through the surgeries and treatments, Peters kept working so she would not lose her insurance. She took on extra work to pay some of the bills. Five days a week, she works back-to-back shifts at both a mental health crisis center and a clinic where she counsels teenagers, some of whom are suicidal. Last year, three friends on the East Coast paid off some of the debt.
But Peters' credit score has tumbled below 600. And she worries constantly about how she will provide for her children.
Peters said she could drop car insurance for her teenage daughter, who just got her license. Canceling ice skating for another daughter would yield an extra $60 a month. But Peters is reluctant. "Do you know what it feels like to be a foster kid and get a gold medal in ice skating? Do you know what kind of citizen they could become if they know they're special?" she said.
Peters added: "My doctor saved my life, but my medical bills are stealing from my children's lives."
What's broken: Despite many advances in cancer treatments, millions of Americans end up in debt after being diagnosed with the disease.
That's in part because medications and treatments are now so expensive. It's also because health plans typically require patients to pay thousands of dollars out-of-pocket in deductibles and other cost sharing.
One study found that cancer patients were 71% more likely than Americans without the disease to have bills in collections or to have a credit account closed for nonpayment.
The debt forces many to make difficult sacrifices. Two-thirds of U.S. adults who've incurred health care debt who've had cancer themselves or in their family have cut spending on food, clothing or other household basics, according to a poll conducted by KFF for this project. One in 4 have declared bankruptcy or lost their home.
The financial stress from debt can hinder cancer patients' recovery and even hasten death, researchers have found.
What's left: Peters' cancer is in remission, and her health has improved. She said she's excited about adopting two more of her foster children.
But the threats from debt collectors keep coming. She recently received a new collection notice for $13,000, warning her that she would soon face legal action.
Peters said she has no way of paying off all her debts. She recently told one bill collector that she was prepared to go to court and ask the judge to decide which of her children should miss out on after-school activities to pay off debt.
She asked another debt collector if he had kids. "He told me that it had been my choice to get the surgery," Peters recalled. "And I said, 'Yeah, I guess I chose not to be dead.'"
Haunted for 13 years by debt from childbirth, then rescued by a nonprofit
Terri Logan, 42, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Approximate medical debt: $1,400, now $0
Medical issue: Premature childbirth
What happened: Two months ahead of her due date with her second daughter, Terri Logan felt weighed down by stress. She was a high school math teacher in Union City, Georgia, and was ending her relationship with the baby's father.
One day the baby stopped moving, Logan went to the hospital, where her blood pressure spiked, her head throbbed, and she blacked out. Hours later, her daughter was born by cesarean section, weighing only 3 pounds. Logan had health insurance through work, but she was responsible for out-of-pocket charges. She and her baby were in a health crisis, so the issue of money didn't come up: "That conversation just wasn't had in that moment."
About two weeks after her daughter was discharged, Logan was hit with a bill. She couldn't bring herself to take a close look at the total. "It was one of those moments when you see ... commas," she says. She never opened the bills that arrived after that, knowing she couldn't pay them or handle the stress. "I just avoided it like the plague."
Other bills followed. Eventually, they were sent to collections.
The debt piled on to other stressors for the single mom. She developed debilitating anxiety, which brought on more headaches. She had to give up her full-time teaching job. "The weight of all of that medical debt — oh, man, it was tough," she says. "Every day was tough. Every day, I'm thinking about what I owe, how am I going to get out of this."
What's broken: Logan is among a growing number of working people who are considered under-insured; that is, they have an employer-sponsored plan but it pushes a lot of costs — in the form of copays, coinsurance, and deductibles — onto the patient.
This cost sharing, as it's called, has increased steadily over the past two decades. Last year, the average annual deductible for a single worker with job-based coverage topped $1,669, which is 68% higher than a decade ago, according to an annual employer survey by KFF. Family deductibles can top $10,000.
At the same time, millions of Americans have next to no savings. A nationwide poll conducted by KFF for this project found that half of U.S. adults don't have the cash to cover an unexpected $500 health care bill.
That makes debt almost inevitable for anyone with a large expense like the birth of a child, even if they have health insurance. Indeed, most Americans who have medical debt had coverage, according to the KFF poll.
With her older daughter, Logan says, she never saw a bill. It was an uncomplicated birth with no out-of-pocket charges. So she assumed her insurance would provide similar coverage for the second birth.
What's left: Nearly 13 years after her second daughter's birth, Logan received yellow envelopes by mail and braced herself to open them. She was finally able to work again, whenever her health permitted. It was time to start tackling the problem that had dogged her.
As she put it: "It was like, 'OK, even if you can't pay it, you need to know who you owe. At some point, you gotta start, because you gotta take care of this to get into a better situation.'"
To her surprise, the envelopes did not contain bills, but rather a notice from RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit, saying it had bought her unpaid medical debts and forgiven them on her behalf. She was shocked: "Wait: What? Who does that?"
Logan reread the letter and cried, absorbing the unexpected gift. "It definitely gives you a sense of, 'You know what? There's still good in this world.'"
RIP Medical Debt uses donated funds to buy unpaid medical debt, directly from hospitals or on the secondary market, for about 1% of the original value. It selects unpaid bills held by lower-income patients — those making up to four times the federal poverty level — and instead of trying to collect on those loans, simply forgives them.
Through the pandemic, donations have skyrocketed, enabling the group to accelerate its purchase of hospital debts. To date, it has forgiven $6.7 billion in medical debt, helping 3.6 million people.
The lifting of her own debt burden, Logan says, has freed her to pursue long-dormant interests. A lover of the stage, she planned her first singing performance this month.
Double shifts, credit card debt and family loans when twins were born early
Allyson Ward, 43, Chicago
Approximate medical debt: $80,000
Medical issue: childbirth
What happened: There were times after her sons were born 10 years ago when Allyson Ward wondered whether she and her family would lose their home.
On some days, she would tick through a list of friends and family, considering who could take them in. "We had a plan that we were not going to be homeless," Ward recalled.
Ward is a nurse practitioner who works at a neonatal intensive care unit in Chicago. Her husband, Marcus Ward, runs a small nonprofit.
But when the couple's boys, Milo and Theo, were born 10 weeks prematurely, their lives were upended financially.
The twins were diagnosed with cerebral palsy. One required multiple surgeries to fix a breathing disorder. The babies spent more than three months in a NICU.
Ward and her husband scrambled to get the boys the care they needed, including years of physical and occupational therapy. The bills, which topped out at about $80,000, overwhelmed them.
Much of it at first was from hospital care. Then their health plan denied thousands of dollars in claims for the boys' therapies, deeming some unnecessary.
Desperate, Ward and her husband loaded up credit cards, borrowed from relatives and delayed repaying student loans. They moved back to the Midwest from Dallas to be closer to family members who could help them.
In Chicago, Ward took on extra nursing shifts, working day and night several times a week. Her husband, who was finishing a master's degree, watched the babies.
"I wanted to be a mom," she said. "But we had to have the money."
What's broken: Ward and her husband had health insurance through her employer in Texas.
But that's often not enough to protect patients when they have a major medical event. Most Americans who have medical debt had coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey.
Even with health insurance, childbirth can be very expensive. One in eight Americans who have health care debt say it was at least partially caused by pregnancy and childbirth.
Ward and her husband are also among tens of millions of Americans who end up with medical debt because their health plan didn't pay for something they believed would be covered. Such insurance issues are the most common form of billing problem cited by Americans with debt.
What's left: Since moving back to the Midwest, Ward and her husband have been slowly paying down the debt.
They bought a small house in Chicago in 2016. And Milo and Theo have been able to stay on grade level at school.
Although cerebral palsy can be severely disabling, the boys can run, ride bikes and go rock climbing, which Ward credits to the many therapists who have worked with them.
Ten years later, though, the family is still paying off nearly $10,000 in medical debt that's on their credit cards.
Ward said sometimes at work she looks sadly at new parents in the NICU, thinking about their financial strains ahead. "They have no idea," she said.
A surgery shatters retirement plans and leads to bankruptcy
Sherrie Foy, 63, Moneta, Virginia
Approximate medical debt: $850,000
Medical issue: colon surgery
What happened: Sherrie and Michael Foy thought they'd made all the right preparations when they moved to rural southwestern Virginia after Michael retired from Consolidated Edison, New York's largest utility.
Sherrie Foy loved horses and had started to rescue unwanted animals. The couple had diligently saved. And they had retiree health insurance through Con Edison.
"We were never rich," Sherrie said. "But we had what we wanted."
Then in 2016, Sherrie, who had lived for years with persistent bowel irritation, had her colon removed. After the surgery, she contracted a dangerous infection and barely survived.
The complications produced nearly $800,000 in bills from the University of Virginia Health System for services that weren't covered by the Foys' health insurance.
When the couple couldn't pay, the university sued Sherrie. The only way past it, the Foys concluded, was to declare bankruptcy.
The nest egg they'd carefully built so her husband could retire early was wiped out. They cashed in a life insurance policy to pay a lawyer and liquidated savings accounts they'd set up for their grandchildren.
"They took everything we had," Foy said. "Now we have nothing."
What's broken: Foy fell victim to a gap in her husband's retiree health insurance plan that capped lifetime coverage at $1 million.
Such caps were more common before the 2010 Affordable Care Act, though some plans with these caps were grandfathered in.
Relatively few patients with medical debt are sued, and some medical centers have been forced to scale back the practice in recent years after news reports about the lawsuits. (The University of Virginia Health System changed its policies following a 2019 KHN investigation.)
But hospitals and other medical providers still rely on the courts to collect from patients.
More broadly, bankruptcy caused directly or partially by medical debt remains a significant problem.
A nationwide KFF poll conducted for this project found about 1 in 8 adults with health care debt have been forced to declare bankruptcy.
What's left: Sherrie said her health has improved.
After the complications from her surgery in Virginia, she returned to New York to seek care at a hospital she said saved her life. That hospital never billed her, she said. She doesn't know why, but she believes she may have qualified for charity care.
The bankruptcy has been devastating. The Foys get by on Michael's pension and their Social Security checks.
The same year they declared bankruptcy, Michael also had a heart attack, and their daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer.
"It was a disaster of a year," Sherrie said. "No one should have to go through this."
Sherrie has no health insurance. She hopes there won't be more major medical bills before she turns 65 and qualifies for Medicare.
A sexual assault and years of calls from debt collectors
Edy Adams, 31, Austin, Texas
Approximate medical debt: $131
Medical issue: sexual assault
What happened: Edy Adams had just graduated from college when she was sexually assaulted in 2013. She was living in Chicago, and believes she was drugged while at a bar.
Adams doesn't remember what happened. When she woke up the next morning bruised and confused, she contacted the police and was directed to get an exam at a local hospital emergency room, which confirmed the assault.
Police never found the perpetrator. Then two years later, Adams started getting calls from debt collectors saying she owed $130.68.
At first, Adams was confused. The hospital had told her that Illinois law prohibited medical providers from charging rape victims for a medical exam.
"I thought someone didn't put in the proper billing code or something," said Adams, who is now a medical student in Texas.
She explained the situation to the debt collector, who said the company would put a note in her file.
Nevertheless, about six months later, another call came from another debt collector seeking the same $130.68.
Adams again explained the situation. A few months later, there was yet another call. It kept going on for years, as her small debt was passed from one collector to another.
Adams tried to contact the hospital, but the bill was not theirs. It had originated with a physicians' practice that had closed.
Sometimes when the debt collectors called, Adams would break down in tears on the phone. "I was frantic," she recalled.
With each call, Adams said, she was forced to relive the worst day of her life and explain her trauma to a disembodied voice in a call center somewhere in America.
"I was being haunted by this zombie bill," she said. "I couldn't make it stop."
What's broken: Federal regulators and consumer advocates for years have documented widespread problems across the debt collection industry, calling out collectors for not doing enough to verify and document bills before pursuing consumers.
The problems are particularly acute in medical debt collection. From 2018 to 2021, people contacted about a medical debt complained most frequently to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about being hounded for a debt they did not owe, the agency found.
And in a nationwide poll conducted by KFF, a third of Americans who had been contacted by a collection agency because of a medical or dental bill said the debt was not theirs.
What's left: Adams found relief only after the last debt collector reported the bill to a credit reporting agency, which lowered her credit score. Adams petitioned the agency to have the debt removed, which it quickly did.
Adams said she didn't begrudge most of the people who called her over the years. "It seemed like they were only cogs in this giant debt machine," she said.
Hospital lawsuits and garnished wages on top of diabetes
Nick Woodruff, 37, Binghamton, New York
Approximate medical debt: $20,000
Medical issue: diabetes
What happened: Nick Woodruff's wages were garnished for the first time in 2016.
Woodruff, who was diagnosed with diabetes in his 20s, had a good job. He worked for a truck dealership in this small city 175 miles northwest of New York while his wife, Elizabeth, completed her degree in social work. His job had health benefits. The couple had recently bought a home.
But a small infection on Nick's foot related to the diabetes set off a cascade of medical emergencies and financial struggles that the Woodruffs are still laboring to put behind them.
First Nick's infection spread to the bone and threatened to overwhelm his immune system. He was hospitalized and suffered damage to his heart and kidneys.
More complications followed. Nick slipped going down the stairs, shattering his foot. Doctors had to later amputate it.
Then came thousands of dollars of medical bills, followed by debt collectors.
"We were drowning in medical debt, and he was not doing well," Elizabeth recalled.
The bills were overwhelming and often incomprehensible. "There's a lot that we owe that we don't even know," Elizabeth said.
The Woodruffs withdrew money from their retirement accounts. Their siblings kicked in to pay off some bills.
Elizabeth got a job as a social worker at the hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, a Catholic institution that is now part of the Ascension chain. But that did little to forestall the debt collectors.
The hospital sued Nick, and he was ordered to pay an additional $9,391 before Elizabeth persuaded the hospital to lower the bill by several thousand dollars.
What's broken: The Woodruffs' struggles with debt are a common experience for Americans who have chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
These people are more likely to end up with medical debt than those who are healthy, a nationwide poll conducted by KFF found.
In fact, illness is the strongest predictor of medical debt, according to an analysis by the Urban Institute, which looked at county-level debt and disease data across the country.
In the 100 U.S. counties with the highest levels of chronic disease, nearly a quarter of adults have medical debt on their credit records. By contrast, in the healthiest counties fewer than 1 in 10 have debt.
What's left: The Woodruffs have managed to pay down some of their debt, and Nick is on disability benefits because he's no longer able to work.
Elizabeth has a new job, so she doesn't have to work for the hospital that sued them.
They said they feel lucky to have been able to pay many of their bills. "I feel sorry for the people who don't have the resources that we did," Nick said.
But the couple remains shocked by the aggressive debt collections.
"This hospital boasts Catholic values and states they take pride in their charity work," Elizabeth said, "but I am taken aback by how callous they have been."
Denied care for a dangerous infection because of past-due bills
Ariane Buck, 30, Peoria, Arizona
Approximate medical debt: $50,000
Medical issue: infection
What happened: Ariane Buck knew it was important to stay on top of his health care.
The young father, who lives with his wife and three children outside Phoenix, had survived cancer when he was a child.
But making ends meet hasn't always been easy for Ariane, who sells health insurance, and his wife, Samantha, a therapist who cares for people with autism.
At times the family has fallen behind on medical bills. Still, they never expected to be denied care.
Just before Father's Day in 2016, Ariane grew very sick. He couldn't hold down food without vomiting. There was blood in his stool.
Samantha called the family's primary care doctor seeking an appointment. But the office turned the Bucks away.
"They said they wouldn't see him because of past due bills," Samantha said, estimating they owed a few hundred dollars.
Ariane's only choice was to go to a hospital emergency room. There he was diagnosed with a serious intestinal infection that required intravenous fluids and antibiotics.
The Bucks were also hit with thousands of dollars of additional bills they couldn't pay.
What's broken: Hospitals for decades have been required by federal law to provide emergency medical care to any patients who need it, regardless of their ability to pay.
But many medical providers, including physicians, have policies that allow them to turn away patients with past-due bills for nonurgent care.
The practice is surprisingly common. Nationwide, 1 in 7 Americans with health care debt say they have been denied care because of money they owe, a poll conducted by KFF found.
On top of that, tens of millions of Americans ration their care. About two-thirds of U.S. adults with debt from medical or dental bills say they or a member of their household have put off getting care they needed because of costs.
What's left: Buck recovered from the infection and is now in good health. But the family's medical debt has swelled to more than $50,000, from Ariane's bills and Samantha's.
Samantha went to the emergency room twice in the past several years with painful cases of endometriosis.
The Bucks have taken out loans, loaded up their credit cards, and sought help from charities.
"We've all had to cut back on everything," Buck said. The kids wear hand-me-downs. They scrimp on school supplies and rely on family for Christmas gifts. A dinner out for chili is an extravagance.
"It pains me when my kids ask to go somewhere, and I can't," Buck said. "I feel as if I've failed as a parent."
The couple is preparing to file for bankruptcy.
Nineteen surgeries over five years. Then they lost their house.
Cindy Powers, 52, Greeley, Colorado
Approximate medical debt: $250,000
Medical issue: twisted intestine
What happened: Cindy Powers was 34 when doctors discovered she had a twisted intestine, a potentially life-threatening condition that doctors told her required immediate surgery.
She and her husband, Jim, were living outside Dallas at the time, where Jim had a job with a school district.
They had health insurance. But it couldn't protect them from the flood of medical bills that swamped them after Cindy's diagnosis.
Cindy's first surgery, which lasted nine hours, would be followed by 18 more operations at hospitals across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. "Nobody was able to come up with a solution," Jim said.
Cindy had recurring infections and hernias. Persistent pain left her addicted to the opioids she'd been prescribed.
"It was five years of hell," Jim said of his wife's medical ordeal.
By the time a surgeon finally repaired Cindy's intestines in 2009, the couple had some $250,000 in medical debt. They declared bankruptcy.
The Powers also ended up losing their home when their mortgage was sold and the new lender rejected the payment plan set up through the bankruptcy.
A few years later, their adult daughter died. And in 2017, Cindy and Jim moved back to Colorado, where Cindy was from.
What's broken: How much medical debt contributes to housing insecurity is difficult to measure, as many people forced out of their homes face a mix of financial challenges.
But a recent nationwide poll by KFF suggests that the debt from health care is forcing millions of people from their homes.
About 1 in 12 Americans with health care debt say they have lost their home to eviction or foreclosure at least in part because of what they owed, the survey found.
And about 1 in 5 say they or someone in their household have moved in with family or friends or made some other change in their living arrangement because of health care debt.
What's left: After the bankruptcy and the move, the couple slowly got back on their feet financially.
Jim began work at an animal welfare group. Cindy, whose health has improved, got a job as well. The couple adopted their daughter's girl, who's now in sixth grade.
Then Jim needed prostate surgery. As he worked to scrape together the $1,100 he owed, he was sued by a debt collector.
"Things have got to change," Jim said.
Damaged credit delays dream of buying a home
Joe Pitzo, 42, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Approximate medical debt: $350,000
Medical issue: cancer
What happened: Joe Pitzo and his wife, Amanda, had been married only five months when Joe was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018. He would need brain surgery and extensive rehab.
They'd been planning to buy a house for their blended family of five children. Instead, they shifted their attention to doctor's visits, insurance paperwork, and hospital bills. And their finances fell apart.
"This just took a major toll on my credit," Joe said. "It went down to next to nothing."
Joe had insurance through his employer. Prior to his brain surgery, the couple confirmed that the surgeon and hospital were in their insurer's network. But around 4 p.m. the day before the procedure, their insurer said a device the surgeons planned to use was medically unnecessary. It was not covered.
Joe and Amanda proceeded with the surgery, figuring they could deal with the bills later.
The bills, it turned out, topped $350,000.
Joe said the debt dragged down his credit score by several hundred points.
Their best hope for a home loan became Amanda, who didn't have much credit, she said. She'd never taken out a mortgage or a car loan.
What's broken: Difficulties with health insurance are a common feature of medical debt in the U.S.
Two-thirds of Americans with health care debt say they haven't fully paid a bill because they were expecting their health plan to cover it, according to a nationwide survey conducted by KFF.
But health insurance rules and restrictions are often so complex that even diligent patients struggle to make sense of them.
It's also not uncommon for medical debts to hurt patients' credit scores. There's growing pressure to change that.
This spring, the three leading credit agencies announced they would stop using small past-due medical bills in credit score calculations. And the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to investigate whether any health care bills should be counted.
What's left: The Pitzos managed to get the hospital to reduce their charges to about $30,000.
They worked to build Amanda's credit so she could apply for the loan and were finally able to buy a house in spring 2022. They're still making payments on about $19,000 in medical bills.
"It makes me sick about medical costs and how this whole thing is done," Amanda said.
Design and development by Juweek Adolphe for KHN, Alyson Hurt, Meredith Rizzo, Daniel Wood of NPR. Editing by Kelly Johnson of KHN and Carmel Wroth of NPR. Photo editing by David Hicks and Lydia Zuraw of KHN and Meredith Rizzo of NPR.
About the series
Diagnosis: Debt is a reporting partnership between KHN and NPR exploring the scale, impact, and causes of medical debt in America.
The series draws on the "KFF Health Care Debt Survey," a poll designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at KFF in collaboration with KHN journalists and editors. The survey was conducted Feb. 25 through March 20, 2022, online and via telephone, in English and Spanish, among a nationally representative sample of 2,375 U.S. adults, including 1,292 adults with current health care debt and 382 adults who had health care debt in the past five years. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for the full sample and 3 percentage points for those with current debt. For results based on subgroups, the margin of sampling error may be higher.
Additional research was conducted by the Urban Institute, which analyzed credit bureau and other demographic data on poverty, race, and health status to explore where medical debt is concentrated in the U.S. and what factors are associated with high debt levels.
The JPMorgan Chase Institute analyzed records from a sampling of Chase credit card holders to look at how customers' balances may be affected by major medical expenses.
Reporters from KHN and NPR also conducted hundreds of interviews with patients across the country; spoke with physicians, health industry leaders, consumer advocates, debt lawyers, and researchers; and reviewed scores of studies and surveys about medical debt.
KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation.
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Backyard mosquito spraying is on the rise but may be too deadly
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It’s an increasingly familiar sight in U.S. cities and suburbs: A van pulls up to the curb. Workers wearing gloves, masks and other protective gear strap on backpack-type mechanisms with plastic hoses, similar to leaf blowers.
Revving up the motors, they drench trees, bushes and even house walls with pesticides targeting an age-old menace: mosquitoes.
The winged, spindly-legged bloodsuckers have long been the bane of backyard barbecues and, in tropical nations, carriers of serious disease. Now, with climate change widening the insect’s range and lengthening its prime season, more Americans are resorting to the booming industry of professional yard spraying.
“If you like to be outside, it certainly makes it more pleasant not to be swatting mosquitos and worrying about all the issues,” said Marty Marino, a recent customer in Michigan’s Cascade Township, a bedroom community near Grand Rapids.
But the chemical bombardment is beginning to worry scientists who fear over-use of pesticides is harming pollinators and worsening a growing threat to birds that eat insects.
“The materials these companies spray kill all bugs,” said Lynn Goldman, an environmental health professor at George Washington University and former assistant administrator for toxic substances at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
“That includes bees, butterflies and all kinds of beneficial bugs that maybe people don’t love but should,” Goldman said. “It’s not good to have this kind of indiscriminate killing, messing up the whole ecosystem.”
More than 40% of insect species worldwide are threatened with extinction, including some pollinator bees and butterflies, according to the journal Biological Conservation.
Spraying companies, which have been multiplying with the surging demand, say they try to minimize pollinator losses but acknowledge there’s collateral damage.
Mosquito Joe, which treated Marino’s yard and those of several neighbors on a humid July morning, avoids spraying on windy days when poisons would blow onto flowering plants that attract bees, said Lou Schager, president of the company based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
“We need our pollinators,” said David Price, the company’s director of technical services. “They’re incredibly important. But at the same time, we need to eliminate mosquitoes that (carry) diseases.”
In 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported “dramatic” increases in illnesses spread by mosquitoes and other blood feeders. Zika, Chikungunya and West Nile viruses have turned up in the U.S. And Asian tiger and yellow fever types of mosquitoes that originated in the tropics are now common in Southern states and have begun afflicting Southern California.
With climate change, Michigan’s mosquito season is about a month longer at the beginning and the end than a few decades ago, as warm-weather varieties increasingly turn up, entomology professor Edward Walker of Michigan State University said.
Meanwhile, the revenue from mosquito spraying has soared, according to Pest Control Technology, a trade publication. Exterminators are adding mosquitoes to their traditional services, and new companies are making mosquitoes their primary focus.
Overall industry totals weren’t available. But more than 70% of pest control companies surveyed last year offered the service, up from 38% in 2014. It generated nearly one-fifth of company revenue in 2021.
A Zika outbreak that began in 2015 and spread to more than 80 countries helped fuel the surge in the business, said Daniel Markowski, technical adviser to the American Mosquito Control Association, a 1,200-member nonprofit group.
“It was all over the media,” said Markowski, and “made a lot of pest control companies say, ‘Holy cow, I could make a lot of money with residential services.’”
Established in 2010, Mosquito Joe now has 173 franchises in 39 states, Schager said.
Many companies use a “residual barrier” strategy, spraying pesticide around the perimeter of a property that typically lasts several weeks. When mosquitoes settle on the bushes or trees, they get a lethal dose.
For yard treatments, companies typically use pyrethrins — bug-killing substances produced by chrysanthemum flowers — or synthetic imitators called pyrethroids.
The federal government says the chemicals are safe for humans when used as directed and mostly nontoxic to birds. But they’re deadly to fish and bees, and harm birds indirectly by killing insects they feed on, Goldman said.
A drop-off of 3 billion North American birds in recent decades has consisted largely of insect eaters, from the whip-poor-will to redwing blackbirds and barn swallows.
EPA says it is seeking more information about pollinator harm as part of a periodic review of pyrethrins and pyrethroids and could order labeling changes if needed.
Critics also contend homeowners are falling for company sales pitches when simpler methods, such as emptying stagnant water sources and running electric fans, would keep mosquitoes away.
The mosquito control association says companies should first clear out mosquito breeding areas and spray only when an inspection shows it’s needed, instead of on a set schedule.
“If I’m doing my job, you won’t need my mosquito service over time,” said Dan Killingsworth, operations director for Environmental Security Pest Control, based in Panama City Beach, Florida. “If I can reduce mosquitoes on your property to where they’re no longer a problem, we can potentially eliminate that service.”
Many companies don’t go to such lengths, Markowski said. “They’ll just come out and spray your property and leave.”
Schager said his company limits its insecticide use and usually sprays every three to four weeks, arguing that regular treatments are needed to disrupt breeding cycles.
Marino, the Michigan homeowner, says he’s trying an optional spray of water mixed with “essential oils” from plants such as garlic, lemongrass, peppermint and rosemary, which are less harmful to other insects. About 10% of Mosquito Joe’s clientele use this option, although most prefer the longer-lasting pyrethroids, Price said.
The company charges around $90 per treatment with pyrethroids, while oils cost about 20% more, he said.
“One of our dogs likes to eat wood chips from the landscaping,” Marino said. “If there’s the synthetic insecticide on it, that’s a great concern.”
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What kind of impact will inflation have on midterm elections?
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Republican lawmakers are not impressed with the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats.
Republican members of Congress believe Democratic candidates will pay the price for record inflation in the November midterm election.
“The American people are waking up,” Rep. Barry Moore, R-AL, said. “They’re not happy with the direction of the country.”
“America is fed up with it,” Rep. Austin Scott, R-GA, said. “November is coming, and, you know what? I think the public is going to speak loud and clear in November.”
Democrats like Louisiana Rep. Troy Carter point out prices are improving. The country has seen nine consecutive weeks of reduction in gas prices.
“We see real progress, and we have to recognize that it didn’t happen by accident, and we’ve got to let the American people know,” Carter said.
Most economists do not believe the Inflation Reduction Act will have much effect on inflation, especially in the short term.
George Washington Political Management Director Todd Belt said Democrats have to sell voters on a long term plan.
“This is going to come down to messaging, and trying to argue to people that, look, better times are around the corner, irrespective of what you see going on in your pocket book right now.”
Belt add the economy is the number one driver of votes, but there are other factors that could help Democrats at the polls in November.
He pointed to the FBI investigation into Donald Trump and the future of access to abortion.
“We would expect Republicans to take the House pretty handily, but again, we’ve never had a repeal of Roe V Wade in a midterm election.”
Belt predicts the race for control of the Senate will be a toss-up.
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Woman killed, 2 others injured in Florida lightning strike
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (WKMG) - A mother is dead after a lightning strike in central Florida. Her child and a teen were injured.
“We found out while we were responding that it was a lightning strike,” an unnamed Winter Springs police officer said.
Police said the unidentified mother, her child and an unrelated 18-year-old girl were struck by lightning Thursday afternoon near a park.
Investigators said the mother died from her injuries.
“First I heard the noise, then my daughter called us to let us know something happened,” Mir Mirlatifi said.
Mirlatifi lives near the scene and said his children walk the same path every day.
“You cannot prevent them because there’s trees and nature,” Mirlatifi said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida is the lightning capital of the U.S., reporting more than 2,000 lightning-related injuries in the past 50 years.
“You hear about the lightning statistics that you have a better chance of getting hit by lightning than winning the lottery,” WKMG’s meteorologist Jonathan Kegges said. “Unfortunately, this happens a lot.”
Thursday’s death follows a fatal lightning strike in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in July. And in June, a girl from Merritt Island, Florida, was severely injured.
In all three cases, the victim was standing under or near a tree, reportedly the worst place to be during a storm
“There’s that rhyme: Thunder roars, go indoors,” Kegges said.
Kegges said in the afternoon, the sea breeze can lead to violent storms.
“We see a ton of lighting, and it’s because of the daily sea breeze interaction will generate the sea breeze with the heating of the day. … That collision helps to erupt more thunderstorms around, which produce a lot of lighting,” he said.
Police said the two people injured in the strike are in stable condition. A dog was also hurt.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Students and professionals in computing and IT can now register for one of the most diverse tech conferences in the country: The 2022 Tapia Conference (CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference). It is the premier venue to acknowledge, promote, and celebrate diversity in computing while networking with peers. This year's Tapia Conference will be held on September 7-10 in Washington, D.C. Attendees can expect to engage with intellectually stimulating talks from leaders in computing, as well as take part in enrichment opportunities like professional development workshops, career fairs, interviews, and networking.
The conference is geared towards those in industry, government, and academia, specifically within CMD-IT's target audiences of underrepresented communities – African Americans/Blacks, Hispanics/Latinx, Native Americans/Indigenous People, and People with Disabilities. CMD-IT stands for the Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities, while ACM represents the Association for Computing Machinery. The two organizations partner to make the event possible, contributing to a more diverse and inclusive computing community.
This year's conference theme is "A Time to Celebrate! Resilience, Adaptability and Innovation in Computing." Attendees will learn about current work in technical areas such as AI, quantum information science, and computer security. Last year, there were over 2500 virtual attendees, with students from over 250 different colleges and universities.
"The Tapia Conference provides an unparalleled experience for computing professionals from all backgrounds and ethnicities," said CMD-IT's CEO and President, Dr. Valerie Taylor. "We are excited to showcase the inspiration, connection, and advice shared during this incredible conference."
The 2022 plenary speakers will present on important subjects relevant to their expertise in topics such as internet-of-things and robotics. These diverse industry professionals include: Dr. Stacy Branham, Assistant Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine; Dr. Josiah Hester, Breed Chair of Design, Segal Faculty Fellow, and Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering at Northwestern University; Dr. Ayanna Howard, Dean of Engineering at The Ohio State University and Monte Ahuja Endowed Dean's Chair; Dr. Juan Sequeda, Principal Scientist at data.world.
Platinum supporters include Google, Jane Street, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Boston University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign- Computer Science, Berkeley College, Cornell University, Stanford Computer Science, University of North Texas, ColorStack, CRA-Computing Research Association, MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
To register to attend and view the schedule, visit tapia conference.cmd-it.org.
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HARBIN, China, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --This is a report from Science and Technology Daily:
The 2022 World 5G Convention concluded on August 11 in Harbin,capital city of Heilongjiang Province located at northeast China.
This is the fourth year of the World 5G Convention. At the closing ceremony of the Convention, 39 projects were signed with a total contract value of 33.21 billion yuan.
The outcomes of the Convention will profoundly impact the 5G development process of China and the rest of the world.
5G ecology emerging
This year's convention is co-hosted by the Heilongjiang Province People's Government, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Hu Changsheng, governor of Heilongjiang Province, said the Convention fully showcased the latest achievements and applications of 5G .
"5G is an enabling technology. Consumers and the industry will capture its 20 and 80 percent of the market, respectively," said Zhou Ji, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering. His view indicates how the industry thinks of the application prospect of 5G technology.
In fact, 5G technology is helpful in many industries including industrial, energy, healthcare, education and transportation. By June 2022, there are more than 20,000 scenarios about 5G innovative application in China.
"To cope with the challenges caused by the uncertainty of current international situations while further strengthening the construction and application of 5G, it is necessary to create a 5G ecology to enhance the development of the 5G industrial chain, thus better supporting China's economic and social development," said Wu Hequan, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Heilongjiang embraces 5G
Heilongjiang, as one of the hosts, has invited leading enterprises such as Huawei, Tencent and Baidu to invest in its digital manufacturing, digital services and new infrastructure projects.
Meanwhile, an increasing number of typical applications can be demonstrated that 5G technology has been widely used in promoting agricultural modernization and improving farmers' lives and rural governance, according to a report released at the Convention.
Among them, a 5G digital farm project, jointly built by enterprises like Beidahuang Group and Heilongjiang Branch of China Unicom, won the second prize of the "5G Fusion Application Competition" at the Convention.
In this project, smart devices, such as security cameras, field monitoring sensors and 5G unmanned vehicles for plant protection have been used to replace farmers' working.
"The entire farm has been covered with 5G network which supports intelligent monitoring and management in the field," said Yu Yang, general manager of smart agriculture division of Heilongjiang Unicom Industrial Internet Co., LTD.
Yu noted that the 5G digital farm project establishes connection of all elements (people, land, device, material and environment) of production operation and covers arable land of 23,000 mu (about 15, 333 square meters) .
Through standardized and scientific planting management, income can be increased by 200 to 300 yuan per mu, said Meng Qi, director of smart agriculture division of Heilongjiang Unicom Industrial Internet Co., LTD.
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SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AIRS Medical, a healthcare startup based in South Korea and a member of the Born2Global Centre, recently announced that it has raised approximately $20M in Series B funding. The round of Series B funding welcomed new investors Q Capital Partners and Hanwha Life and additional funds from Klim Ventures, which had contributed to the startup's Series A funding.
Co-founded by graduates of Seoul National University in October 2018, AIRS Medical is a startup that uses digitalized, AI-based diagnostic tests and robotics technologies to provide a better clinical experience for both patients and healthcare providers.
AIRS Medical has been recognized for its deep learning MR image reconstruction technology, winning both the 2019 and 2020 fastMRI Challenge co-hosted by Facebook AI Research (FAIR) and NYU Langone Health. Following these wins, the startup successfully developed and commercialized its technology, called SwiftMR™, and has been using it to benefit the broader healthcare community.
SwiftMR™ is an AI-powered MRI reconstruction software that enhances MR images acquired under various conditions, contributing to a higher level of data accuracy and a better patient experience. In 2021, the software was approved by both the Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) and the US FDA. Since its official commercial launch in Korea in the fourth quarter of 2021, SwiftMR™ has been used for an average of 30,000 monthly MRI exams and a grand total of more than 130,000 MRI exams. Following the successful implementation of the software's business model in the domestic market and with the support of Born2Global and the KOSME-MATTER US Market Adoption Program, AIRS Medical is now introducing its software in other parts of the world including the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia, and South America.
In March 2022, AIRS Medical acquired artiQ, an AI- and robotics-based startup that shared AIRS Medical's vision of a world without any sickness. Through the acquisition, AIRS Medical successfully added in-vitro diagnostics to its technology portfolio, which also includes venipuncture automation. Moving forward, AIRS Medical aims to use its exceptional technology and clinical expertise to introduce consecutive diagnostic test solutions that innovate the cost structure of the medical industry.
"We believe we can transform the healthcare ecosystem by solving the current dependency on analog machines by replacing them with data-driven medicine," said Hye-seong Lee, CEO of AIRS Medical. He continued, "Through the Series B funding we've secured, we will be taking our innovative diagnostic solutions to the global market."
About AIRS Medical
AIRS Medical Inc., founded in Oct 2018, is a medical AI startup based in Seoul, Korea, that develops innovative products and services to improve patient experience and to achieve greater institutional efficiency in areas in which a lack of productivity limits clinical value.
For more information, visit airsmed.com
About Born2Global Centre
The Born2Global Centre, operated by Born2Global, is a full-cycle service platform that supports the global expansion of promising companies. Established in 2013 under the Ministry of Science and ICT, Born2Global has been setting the standards for a successful startup ecosystem in Korea and continues to expand and transform startups so that they are engaged, well equipped, and connected with the global market.
For more information, please visit born2global.com
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Three Texas Trial Attorneys from Aldous \ Walker LLP were named to the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Three Civil Trial Lawyers from Dallas-based Aldous \ Walker LLP were named to this year's publication of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Attorneys Charla Aldous, Brent Walker, and Caleb Miller were each recognized for their work representing Plaintiffs in Personal Injury Litigation, with Aldous also earning recognition in the category of Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs. Firm Partners Aldous and Walker additionally mark their 21st and 6th consecutive year of selection, respectively.
- Charla G. Aldous: Charla Aldous has been recognized by Best Lawyers every year since 2003 and has earned Best Lawyers highest "Lawyer of the Year" distinction a total of seven times (2009, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021). In November 2021, Aldous made history as the first woman to earn the Texas Trial Lawyers Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Brent R. Walker: Brent Walker has been included in Best Lawyers since 2017. His 2023 Best Lawyers selection follows his recent inclusion to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumers list and the D Magazine 2022 "Best Lawyers in Dallas" list.
- Caleb N. Miller: Caleb Miller was selected to Best Lawyers 2023 in the category of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. He has been named to The Best Lawyers in America since 2020 and was most recently selected to D Magazine's 2022 Best Lawyers Under 40.
Best Lawyers vets thousands of nominees to create its annual list and relies heavily on fellow leading lawyers to review candidates on criteria that include their professionalism, representative cases, notable results, and reputation.
Because Best Lawyers' employs a purely peer review selection process, The Best Lawyers in America is viewed widely as a trusted resource for identifying the nation's best and brightest attorneys. For consumers in need of skilled counsel, turning to an advocate whose been featured in Best Lawyers means they'll be working with a professional who has demonstrated exceptional knowledge and success in their areas of practice while earning the respect of their peers along the way.
Aldous \ Walker LLP is a Dallas-based trial firm that's earned national recognition and U.S. News' highest Tier 1 "Best Law Firms" ranking for its work litigating complex personal injury and civil claims. With a success record that includes multi-million-dollar recoveries and results that have shaped Texas law, the firm is trusted by clients and colleagues across the country. For more information, visit www.AldousLaw.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing efforts to better recruit and retain talented health professionals amid the significant labor shortages impacting the healthcare industry, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced today the launch of a new mobile internal staffing model that will provide flexible work life solutions for nurses, surgical technologists, and other team members.
Called "Work Your Way," the new AHN program is seeking qualified internal and external applicants to work rotational shifts in telemetry, critical care, perioperative care and emergency medicine at the following AHN hospitals: Allegheny General, West Penn, Forbes, Jefferson, Wexford, Canonsburg, Allegheny Valley and Saint Vincent. The positions offer premium pay as well as mileage reimbursement for those traveling more than 50 miles to work and lodging reimbursement for those traveling more than 75 miles to work.
"The severe nursing shortage across the nation continues to affect all hospitals and health systems. Creating and executing innovative solutions helps us address the staffing challenge and at AHN we are doing just that," said AHN Chief Nurse Executive Claire Zangerle, DNP, RN, FAAN. "Our new mobile internal staffing program is one of many solutions relative to the staffing challenges. It's also an opportunity for nurses who are interested in joining AHN's community of nursing in a unique way with competitive wages, excellent benefits, and the flexibility of practice at different AHN hospitals.
"Interest in this program is high, and several nurses have already signed on as members of the internal staffing team," Zangerle said. "We are confident this model will greatly reduce our reliance on contracted agency nurses and provide our employees with a unique work option that suits their individual needs and preferences."
Zangerle said nurses at AHN are empowered to practice at their highest level in all settings, putting the patient at the center of their work by embracing evidence-based practices and collaborating across clinical disciplines.
"The "Work Your Way" nurse lifestyle program at AHN provides nurses with the freedom and flexibility they told us they wanted – choosing how they want to work, with various options to the mobile internal staffing team, including a 'weekend warrior' program for those who prefer to work weekends and a 'night owl' program for those who prefer to work the night shifts," Zangerle said.
Allegheny Health Network (AHN.org) is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving the greater Western Pennsylvania region. The Network is composed of 14 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, Health + Wellness Pavilions, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, and a group purchasing organization. The Network provides patients with access to a complete spectrum of advanced medical services, including nationally recognized programs for primary and emergency care, trauma care, cardiovascular disease, organ transplantation, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, women's health, diabetes, autoimmune disease and more. AHN employs approximately 21,000 people, has more than 2,600 physicians on its medical staff and serves as a clinical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Next Generation AM5 platform for Ryzen 7000 CPUs with support for DDR5, PCIe 5.0, and WiFi 6E
TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASUS today announced a new generation of AMD-based motherboards to accompany the ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme and support the latest Ryzen 7000 processors: the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero, the ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi, and the TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi.
Introducing the new generation of AMD ROG motherboards: the X670E series. Featuring support for DDR5 memory modules and PCIe 5.0 devices, the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero, ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi, and TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi is equipped with improved bandwidth capabilities, stability, and overall connectivity.
All three boards feature the latest ASUS Q-Design innovations. The ROG Crosshair X670E Hero and ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi includes the PCIe Q-Release button, a feature that lets users release their graphics card from the PCIe slot with one press.
In addition, all three featured motherboards will include the single-sided Q-DIMM latching design to ensure ease of installation and allowing memory sticks to hold firmly in place.
Lastly, the boards include the M.2 Q-latch, allowing users to secure or loosen an M.2 drive with just their fingertips.
The flagship in the Crosshair X670E lineup, the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero bridges the gap between professional PC builders and everyday gamers, allowing all users to construct a high-performance showcase PC. With its 18+2 teamed power stages rated for 110A and substantial integrated heatsinks, the X670E Hero delivers stable power at cooler temperatures.
The X670E Hero is equipped for the next generation, featuring a pair of PCIe 5.0x16 slots to support next-gen graphics cards, a PCIe 5.00 M.2 card, and WiFi 6E capability for unhindered wireless networking. ESS ES9218PQ Quad DAC provides pristine audio to the front-panel output.
Dark hues predominate the surface of the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero, providing an intense aesthetic for PC builds. Polymo lighting and a luminous RGB pattern across the integrated I/O shield delivers a microstructural array of light and color.
The ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi merges the best of form and function into balanced gaming performance. The board features 18+2 teamed power stages rated for 11A and a large, bundled M.2 heatsink to deliver a stable stream of power and thermal performance to the AMD CPU.
In addition to the PCIe Slot Q-Release button, the ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi also features an integrated power button on the motherboard and spare M.2 thermal pads to ensure optimal pre-testing and future replacements.
Angular accents sweep across the board's heatsinks alongside distinctive ROG iconography, accompanied by an illuminated acrylic display on the integrated I/O shield.
The TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi delivers performance in a durable and practical form. The board includes a PCIe Gen 5.0 x 16 slot, four M.2 slots
Featuring a simple, clean aesthetic and badges on the integrated I/O shield, the TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi also includes the latest ASUS Q-Design features, including an intuitive Q-LED agnostic array that gives users a quick glance on the status of their build.
The ASUS ROG and TUF Gaming X670E motherboard lineup will be displayed at the Canadian National Expo in Toronto, Canada between August 19-21. Stop by the ASUS Booth (#6001) for an exclusive up-close look.
For more information about CNE and ASUS ROG X670E motherboards, please visit www.asus.com/ca-en/site/cne2022/.
The press photos for the X670E motherboards are available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/avqva8ut1s3imbp/AABz3HwSmMBhNWjj-GqNCGqma?dl=0
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ASUS X670E Series Motherboard Landing Page: https://www.asus.com/microsite/motherboard/AMD-AM5-X670-B650/
ASUS AM5 EdgeUp Guide: https://edgeup.asus.com/2022/three-new-x670e-motherboards-break-cover-from-rog-rog-strix-and-tuf-gaming
ASUS is a global technology leader that provides the world's most innovative and intuitive devices, components, and solutions to deliver incredible experiences that enhance the lives of people everywhere. With its team of 5,000 in-house R&D experts, ASUS is world-renowned for continuously reimagining today's technologies for tomorrow, garners more than 11 awards every day for quality, innovation, and design, and is ranked among Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies.
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SINGAPORE, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BingX, the leading social trading exchange, is actively hiring for roles across its offices despite the current market downturn, with more than 200 positions looking to be filled globally.
Among some of the positions open are PR managers, product development, customer service and affiliates in Germany, South Korea, Turkey, Japan, Vietnam, Russia, and Spain. For comparison, since the beginning of Q2 2022, the crypto market has been on a downward trend and this has led many companies to either freeze hiring or worse, begin headcount reductions.
For BingX, it has been steady growth and progress despite market volatility. The overall market sentiments have not deterred them enhancing its offerings and ensuring the ever-changing needs of its users are met. In fact, BingX is proud to have been one of the first cryptocurrency exchanges offering USDC futures and has reached over 3 million users worldwide.
"BingX will accelerate its growth, even amidst such challenging times. We have always hired carefully and will continue to do so. This so-called crypto winter presents a rare chance for us to tap on some of the industry's best talents and we will leverage on that," said Elvisco Carrington, PR and Communications Director, BingX
BingX spans across diverse markets and a global community of users. Moving forward, BingX will continue to expand its global workforce strategically to further position itself as the leading social trading exchange.
About BingX
Founded in 2018, BingX is a crypto copy trading exchange that offers spot, derivatives, and copy trading services to more than 100 countries worldwide with over 3 million users. BingX connects users with expert traders and the platform in a safe, simple, and transparent way. BingX also allows free demo trade for users who are new to investing in Crypto.
For Partners, visit BingX partnerships and Bitcoin affiliate program
Visit BingX at: https://bingx.com/en-us/
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ROSEAU, Dominica, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominica's Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives, Hon. Denise Charles, announced two new artistes to perform at Dominica's World Creole Music Festival carded for October 28 – 30, 2022 at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium. Grammy award winning Nigerian afrobeat sensation Burna Boy will be the headliner on the festival stage to crone his popular melodies such as "Last, Last" with his unique fusion of dancehall, reggae, afrobeat and pop music. Burna Boy recently released his sixth studio album Love, Damini which debuted at #14 on the Billboard Top 200 and continues to rank high on Apple Music in 47 countries. Joining Burna Boy on stage will be rising Nigerian musical star Omah Lay with his catchy afrobeat tunes such as "Lo Lo", "You" and "Do Not Disturb."
The announcement came one week after the official launch of 21 artistes slated to perform at the World Creole Music Festival's 22nd edition. Minister Charles extended an invitation to visitors to "come to Dominica to have a cultural immersion, second to none for the entire month and for the week leading to the festival."
Partners for the 22nd World Creole Music Festival include the National Bank of Dominica, Tropical Shipping, Coulibri Ridge, Tranquility Beach Resort, Digicel and DOWASCO.
Nightly tickets cost EC$150/ US$58 and season tickets cost EC$375/ US$144. The current special rate for Party VIP is EC$960/ US$369 season pass or EC$350/ US$135 nightly while stocks last. Village VIP tickets at the special rate are currently sold out but will be released at the new rate soon. Tickets can be purchased online at https://dominicafestivals.com/wcmf-home/ or at the box office.
For more information on Dominica's World Creole Music Festival contact the Dominica Festivals Committee at 767 448 4833. Or visit the official website: www.DominicaFestivals.com or follow Dominica Fests on Instagram http://www.twitter.com/DominicaFests and Facebook.
For more information on Dominica, contact Discover Dominica Authority at +1 767 448 2045
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BALTIMORE, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capsulomics, Inc., a life sciences company focused on the development and commercialization of diagnostic solutions for cancer screening, prevention, and smarter treatment decisions, announced today the appointment of Stacey Gilbert as Vice President of Market Access and Reimbursement, and Lisa Kann as Vice President of Product Development and Strategy.
"I am thrilled to welcome these industry leaders to the Capsulomics team," said Daniel Lunz, Capsulomics' CEO. "Stacey and Lisa bring exceptional experience, developing and commercially launching some of the most successful diagnostic products available today. Their leadership will serve Capsulomics well as we near the launch of our first product."
In her new role, Mrs. Gilbert will lead a multi-year, managed care strategy aimed at obtaining optimal coverage, coding, and reimbursement for Capsulomics' testing portfolio from government and private payors.
Prior to joining Capsulomics, Mrs. Gilbert served as Senior Director of Population Health and as Director of Market Access Strategy for Exact Sciences. At Exact Sciences, Mrs. Gilbert successfully led all aspects of market access strategy planning and execution and most recently led the Population Health team's efforts to help more people get screened for colorectal cancer. Stacey has also held positions of increasing responsibility in sales, sales management, sales training, and market access account management at Sankyo Pharma, CV Therapeutics, Gilead Sciences, ZOLL LifeVest, SomnoMed, and Medac Pharma. She holds a Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Health from Baylor University.
"I am thrilled to join the Capsulomics team at such a pivotal time in the development of precision diagnostics to help people better understand and take control of their healthcare destinies," said Mrs. Gilbert, "I'll leverage my extensive healthcare experience and public health education to remove barriers that keep people from getting the tests and answers they need to make informed decisions. It is an honor to work and innovate alongside such an incredibly talented team of difference makers."
Capsulomics also announced the appointment of industry veteran, Lisa Kann PhD, as Vice President of Product Development and Strategy. Dr. Kann has extensive diagnostics experience, most recently serving as Director of Lab Planning and Project Management at Thrive Earlier Detection. Thrive, a Baltimore-based early cancer detection company was acquired by Exact Sciences for up to $2.15B in early 2021. Prior to that, she was with Papgene where she served as Head of Laboratory Operations, playing a critical part in translating Papgene (and later Thrive's) core technology from a Johns Hopkins research lab to a clinical product used in large prospective clinical trials. Prior to Papgene, Dr. Kann served as VP of Laboratory Operations at Personal Genome Diagnostics (PGDx). Earlier in her career, she served as a scientist and manager at Genzyme Genetics and Cologuard-maker, Exact Sciences.
"I am excited to join Capsulomics' mission-driven team," said Dr. Kann. "The company is uniquely positioned to rapidly bring clinically meaningful diagnostics to market to better serve patients at-risk for esophageal cancer."
Capsulomics Inc. is a life sciences company focused on the development and commercialization of diagnostic tests for cancer screening, prevention, and smarter treatment decisions. Capsulomics' lead diagnostics use DNA methylation for the diagnosis and prognosis of the esophageal precancer condition, Barrett's esophagus, along with the two main types of esophageal cancer. Preliminary studies suggest that Capsulomics' diagnostics can detect more esophageal diseases, including early cancers, and predict progression more accurately than all existing esophageal cancer or precancer diagnostics currently available.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. ("Cogent") (NASDAQ: CCOI), one of the largest Internet service providers in the world, today announced that Dave Schaeffer, Cogent's Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the following conferences:
The Deutsche Bank 2022 Technology Conference is being held at the Encore at Wynn in Las Vegas, NV. Dave Schaeffer will be presenting on Thursday, September 1st at 1:15 p.m. PT.
The Bank of America 2022 Media, Communications and Entertainment Conference is being held at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, CA. Dave Schaeffer will be presenting on Wednesday, September 7th at 2:50 p.m. PT.
Investors and other interested parties may access live audio webcasts of the conference presentations by going to the "Events" section of Cogent's website at www.cogentco.com/events. Replays of the webcasts will be available for 90 days following the presentations.
Cogent (NASDAQ: CCOI) is a facilities-based provider of low cost, high speed Internet access and private network services to bandwidth intensive businesses. Cogent's facilities-based, all-optical IP network provides services in over 217 markets across 51 countries.
Cogent is headquartered at 2450 N Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. For more information, visit www.cogentco.com. Cogent can be reached in the United States at (202) 295-4200 or via email at info@cogentco.com.
Information in this release may involve expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences. Some of the factors and risks associated with our business are discussed in Cogent's registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in its other reports filed from time to time with the SEC.
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ROLLA, Mo., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding the PBM Nutritionals Infant Formula Label Settlement.
There is a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, White v. PBM Nutritionals, LLC, that alleges that certain Well Beginnings, Meijer Baby, Little Journey, Wesley Farms, Burt's Bees Baby, Berkley Jensen, Parent's Choice, Earth's Best Organic, Comforts, Up & Up, Babies "R" Us, Member's Mark, And Bobbie Baby brand formula products were deceptively packaged and labeled as being able to make a specific number of liquid ounce bottles of formula when following the directions for preparation and use. PBM Nutritionals denies these allegations and asserts that its labelling and marketing is truthful but has settled this case to avoid further litigation and distraction of resources from its business.
A complete list of the Products included in the settlement is available at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316 and requesting a copy of the Product list.
Consumers who live in the United States and purchased in the United States from January 1, 2017 through July 21, 2022 (for personal use only) certain Well Beginnings, Meijer Baby, Little Journey, Wesley Farms, Burt's Bees Baby, Berkley Jensen, Parent's Choice, Earth's Best Organic, Comforts, Up & Up, Babies "R" Us, Member's Mark, and Bobbie Baby brand Products (as identified on the list of Products at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com).
The Settlement will provide up to $2,000,000 to pay valid claims as follows:
- Consumers with proof-of-purchase can get $2.00 per unit up to a total of $30.00 per Household.
- Consumer without proof-of-purchase can get $2.00 per unit up to a total of $10.00 per Household.
- Consumers cannot submit claims under both categories.
- Claims must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Central Time on November 30, 2022.
In addition, PBM Nutritionals will make changes to the way it labels the Products.
- Do Nothing. Consumers who do nothing will be legally bound by decisions of the Court and will give up any rights to sue for the claims resolved by this Settlement.
- Opt-Out. Consumers who do not want to be bound by the Settlement must exclude themselves by October 18, 2022.
- Object to the Settlement. Consumers may submit an objection and explain why they do not like the settlement. Objections must be submitted by October 18, 2022.
- File a Claim: Consumers can file a claim, with or without proof-of-purchase, by November 30, 2022.
Complete instructions on how to file a claim, opt-out, or objection are found at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316.
The Court will hold a hearing on October 26, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at Phelps County Circuit Court, 200 North Main Street Rolla, MO 65401 to hear any objections, determine if the Settlement is fair, and to consider attorney's fees and expenses of up to $600,000 and a Service Award for Class Representatives of up to a combined total of $17,500. Consumers may attend the Hearing, but they aren't required to.
This is only a summary. If you have questions or want more information about this lawsuit, the settlement, and consumers rights in the settlement, visit www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316., or write to: White v. PBM Nutritionals, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration, PO Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391.
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DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Bank, as Trustee of the Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.230619 per unit, payable on September 15, 2022, to unitholders of record on August 31, 2022. The following table shows underlying oil and gas sales and average prices attributable to the current month and prior month distributions.
Excess Costs
XTO Energy has advised the Trustee that $95,000 of excess costs were recovered on properties underlying the Texas Working Interest net profits interests. However, after the partial recovery, there were no remaining proceeds from the properties underlying the Texas Working Interest net profits interests to be included in this month's distribution. Underlying cumulative excess costs remaining on the Texas Working Interest net profits interests after the current month's distribution total $2.0 million, including accrued interest of $605,000.
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Fight Card Will be Distributed in Over 60 Countries and Broadcast to an Expected 133 Million Homes
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EBET, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBET), a leading global provider of advanced wagering products and technology, announced today that its sports wagering brand BetTarget has secured ring sponsorship of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) to be held in London, England on Saturday August 20.
Touted as the biggest combat sporting event this summer, EBET's brand BetTarget will gain brand exposure leading up to and throughout the live action. The event will be distributed in over 60 countries and is expected to be broadcast to 133 million homes. The event is also expecting over 300,000 live PPV viewers and a rebroadcast viewership of 25 million.
EBET's BetTarget offers the latest odds and live betting on all major sports and events with more than 3,000 live events per month and thousands of additional pre-event markets.
"Bare Knuckle fighting is rapidly becoming one of the most popular combat sports in the world. And with 91% of the fan base above the age of 21, this event is a great fit for our sports wagering brand, BetTarget," commented Mark Thorne, Chief Marketing Officer of EBET. "We look forward to exposing our brand to the massive audience this fight card will engage."
About EBET, Inc.
EBET operates and develops award-winning, groundbreaking and engaging wagering products for bettors around the world. The company is focused on bringing better entertainment and technology solutions to cater to the Millennial and Gen-Z demographics in the wagering space. EBET operates online sportsbook and casino brands Karamba, Hopa, Griffon Casino, BetTarget, Dansk777, GenerationVIP and Gogawi, which have over 1.4 million deposited customers in more than 15 countries. The company recently was awarded Esport Product of the Year at the 2021 SiGMA Europe and the 2022 SiGMA Asia and SiGMA Americas Awards. Its brand Karamba received SBC's award for Innovation in Casino & Gaming Entertainment and the 2022 SiGMA Americas award for Online Casino of the Year. EBET, Inc. is listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol EBET (CUSIP 278700109). EBET, Inc. was previously Esports Technologies Inc. The name changed on May 5, 2022, to better reflect the company's business and mission.
For more information, visit: https://ebet.gg/.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the number of the event's PPV viewers and a rebroadcast viewership. These statements relate to future events, future expectations, plans and prospects. You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not historical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as "may," "should," "expects," "anticipates," "contemplates," "estimates," "believes," "plans," "projected," "predicts," "potential," or "hopes" or the negative of these or similar terms. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results or outcomes may prove to be materially different from the expectations expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including as set forth in Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our most recently filed Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and updated from time to time in our Form 10-Q filings and in our other public filings with the SEC. The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events or developments, except as required by law.
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THOMASVILLE, Ga., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO), producer of Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Tastykake, and other bakery foods, today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share, an increase of 4.8% over the same quarter last year. This is the 80th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the company and is payable on September 16, 2022, to shareholders of record on September 2, 2022.
About Flowers Foods
Headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States with 2021 sales of $4.3 billion. Flowers operates bakeries across the country that produce a wide range of bakery products. Among the company's top brands are Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake. Learn more at www.flowersfoods.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this filing and certain other written or oral statements made from time to time by Flowers Foods, Inc. (the "company", "Flowers Foods", "Flowers", "us", "we", or "our") and its representatives that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements relate to current expectations regarding our future financial condition and results of operations and the ultimate impact of the novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") on our business, results of operations and financial condition and are often identified by the use of words and phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would," "is likely to," "is expected to" or "will continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions we believe are reasonable. Forward-looking statements are based on current information and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected. Certain factors that may cause actual results, performance, liquidity, and achievements to differ materially from those projected are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC') and may include, but are not limited to, (a) unexpected changes in any of the following: (1) general economic and business conditions; (2) the competitive setting in which we operate, including advertising or promotional strategies by us or our competitors, as well as changes in consumer demand; (3) interest rates and other terms available to us on our borrowings; (4) supply chain conditions and any related impact on energy and raw materials costs and availability and hedging counter-party risks; (5) relationships with or increased costs related to our employees and third-party service providers; (6) laws and regulations (including environmental and health-related issues); and (7) accounting standards or tax rates in the markets in which we operate, (b) the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and future responses and/or measures taken in response thereto, including, but not limited to, new and emerging variants of the virus and the efficacy and distribution of vaccines, which are highly uncertain and are difficult to predict, (c) the loss or financial instability of any significant customer(s), including as a result of product recalls or safety concerns related to our products, (d) changes in consumer behavior, trends and preferences, including health and whole grain trends, and the movement toward more inexpensive store branded products, (e) the level of success we achieve in developing and introducing new products and entering new markets, (f) our ability to implement new technology and customer requirements as required, (g) our ability to operate existing, and any new, manufacturing lines according to schedule, (h) our ability to implement and achieve our environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") goals in accordance with suppliers, regulations, and customers; (i) our ability to execute our business strategies which may involve, among other things, (1) the ability to realize the intended benefits of planned or contemplated acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures, (2) the deployment of new systems (e.g., our enterprise resource planning ("ERP") system), distribution channels and technology, and (3) an enhanced organizational structure, (j) consolidation within the baking industry and related industries, (k) changes in pricing, customer and consumer reaction to pricing actions (including decreased volumes), and the pricing environment among competitors within the industry, (l) our ability to adjust pricing to offset, or partially offset, inflationary pressure on the cost of our products; (m) disruptions in our direct-store-delivery distribution model, including litigation or an adverse ruling by a court or regulatory or governmental body, or other regulatory developments, that could affect the independent contractor classifications of the independent distributor partners, (n) increasing legal complexity and legal proceedings that we are or may become subject to, (o) labor shortages and turnover or increases in employee and employee-related costs, (p) the credit, business, and legal risks associated with independent distributor partners and customers, which operate in the highly competitive retail food and foodservice industries, (q) any business disruptions due to political instability, pandemics, armed hostilities (including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine), incidents of terrorism, natural disasters, labor strikes or work stoppages, technological breakdowns, product contamination, product recalls or safety concerns related to our products, or the responses to or repercussions from any of these or similar events or conditions and our ability to insure against such events, (r) the failure of our information technology ("IT") systems to perform adequately, including any interruptions, intrusions, cyber-attacks or security breaches of such systems or risks associated with the planned implementation of the upgrade of our ERP system; and (s) the potential impact of climate change on the company, including physical and transition risks, higher regulatory and compliance costs, reputational risks, and availability of capital on attractive terms. The foregoing list of important factors does not include all such factors, nor necessarily present them in order of importance. In addition, you should consult other disclosures made by the company (such as in our other filings with the SEC or in company press releases) for other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected by the company. Refer to Part I, Item 1A., Risk Factors, of the Form 10-K, Part II, Item 1A., Risk Factors of the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 16, 2022 and subsequent filing with the SEC for additional information regarding factors that could affect the company's results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as they speak only as of the date made and are inherently uncertain. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update such statements, except as required by law. You are advised, however, to consult any further public disclosures by the company (such as in our filings with the SEC or in company press releases) on related subjects.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT) ("hereinafter referred to as "Future FinTech", "FTFT" or "the Company"), a blockchain application technology developer and a fintech service provider, announced today that on August 16, 2022, FTFT UK Limited ("FTFT UK"), a company organized under the laws of United Kingdom and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom, to acquire Khyber Money Exchange Ltd. ("Khyber Exchange"). The Company expects to close the acquisition within the three-month timeframe from August 16, 2022 for which the FCA's approval of the change of control remains effective; however, the FCA may extend this period upon request.
As previously disclosed, on September 1, 2021, FTFT UK signed a definitive agreement (the "Agreement ") to acquire 100% of the equity of Khyber Exchange from Rahim Shah (the "Seller"). According to the Agreement, the Company will acquire 100% of the equity of Khyber Exchange at a purchase price of €685,000. The Company engaged in extensive operational, legal and financial due diligence in order to reach this Agreement.
Khyber Exchange is a money transfer company with a platform for transferring money around the world via one of its agent locations or its online portal, mobile platform, or over the phone. Khyber Exchange was incorporated in February 2009, is headquartered in the UK and has offices in Germany and Italy; its website is https://khyberexchange.com.
Shanchun Huang, Chief Executive Officer of Future FinTech, commented, "We are pleased to have received approval from the FCA to acquire Khyber Exchange since it further extends our fintech footprint and diversifies our geographical reach. We believe that money payment services are a high margin business that will enable us to capitalize upon an increasing level of international business transactions and money flows. We believe that it will be synergistic with other financial service businesses that we are developing."
"We believe that this acquisition will play an important role in the strategic transformation of the company and lay a foundation for the internationalization of our business and income. Our objective is to become a diversified fintech enterprise that leverages current opportunities and integrate them into a comprehensive business platform. We are intent upon creating a company that can optimally meet customers' financial needs by positively disrupting the traditional banking sector via an array of innovative products and services," concluded CEO Huang.
About Future FinTech Group Inc.
Future FinTech Group Inc. is a blockchain application technology developer and fintech service provider incorporated in Florida. The Company's operations include a blockchain-based online shopping mall platform, Chain Cloud Mall ("CCM"), supply chain financing services, asset management, and cryptocurrency market data services. The Company is also engaged in the development of blockchain based e-Commerce technology and cryptocurrency mining, cryptocurrency investment management as well as financial service technology businesses. For more information, please visit http:/www.ftft.com/.
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- This is the Korean company's second factory in Costa Rica, where construction of its third factory has already begun and is expected to go into operation in 2024.
- The company will create 200 more jobs across multiple areas for people with different educational levels, from primary to higher education.
SEOUL, South Korea and CORIS, Costa Rica, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Sae-A Group, a leading yarn manufacturer and one of the world's largest apparel manufacturers based in Korea, held the building completion ceremony for its second spinning mill in Coris, Cartago, in the presence of President Rodrigo Chaves, Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade Jimena Chinchilla, CINDE's CEO Eric Scharf, and Korean Ambassador Jin Hae Kim.
The President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves Robes, who attended the completion ceremony, said in his congratulatory message, "The Global Sae-A Group, which operates factories in over 40 countries around the world, invested in Costa Rica in 2015 and in the seven years since, they have created hundreds of jobs. They have contributed greatly, not only to our Cartago family, but also towards Costa Rica's development.
Sae-A started business in Costa Rica in 2015 in order to produce quality yarn. Currently, the company has 400 employees and plans to hire at least 200 more over the next few months. This expansion is due to the completion of the new spinning mill, the second of Sae-A's three factories in Costa Rica. Its third factory is already under construction, and the company plans to build more factories in the country in the future.
"We decided to invest in Costa Rica seven years ago because of its political and social stability, along with its excellent talent availability. We believe that it was a successful investment," says Sang Soon Han, Sr., President of Sae-A Spinning. "This second factory is part of our USD 150 million investment plan for Costa Rica, which includes the third factory. The construction for the third factory has already begun and it will be completed by the end of 2023. The second factory introduced a storm water reuse system, and was built as an eco-friendly building and certified as LEED Silver by USGBC. Furthermore, we hope to continue to grow in Costa Rica by constructing a recycled yarn manufacturing factory as well as our fourth factory, in line with the global sustainability trends."
Founded in 1986, Sae-A Trading, a subsidiary of Global Sae-A Group, has become one of the world's largest apparel manufacturers and exporters. Currently, 60,000 associates at 40 factories in the CAFTA countries and ten countries in Asia manufacture more than 2.6 million articles of clothing every day with yarn supplied by Sae-A Spinning.
Sae-A Spinning manufactures yarn every day with its cutting-edge technology and the productive labor and talent of Costa Ricans. The yarn is sent to sewing factories to produce finished products for famous fashion brands in the US and Europe.
CINDE's Managing Director Jorge Sequeira congratulated Sae-A on its impressive growth in Costa Rica. "The company is one of the success stories of our strategy to invest in new regions, as well as a great opportunity to attract investment in other parts of Costa Rica in line with the trends of nearshoring and friendshoring that seek a market close to primarily North America, or its allies with political, social and economic stability."
The establishment and operation of Sae-A Spinning in Costa Rica is an important milestone for the company as it has become the first company to perform vertical integration in the apparel manufacturing industry for all production processes, from spinning to weaving, dyeing, and sewing. Currently, the company produces 18 million kilograms of yarn per year.
Global Sae-A Group, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, is the world's largest apparel exporter and manufacturer, with over 60,000 associates across 10 countries, 24 offices and 40 factories worldwide.
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International organization, GoTopless, proudly celebrates its 15th annual GoTopless day on Sunday, August 21, 2022 with events in the US, Canada, and Europe. According to GoTopless, achieving topless equality will actually change the world.
"By defending women's right to go topless, we are fighting against wars, we are fighting against poverty, we are fighting against child starvation, we are changing the world. It's not by changing big things that we fight revolutions, but by changing everyday details. If men can go topless anywhere they want, women can do the same.[...] A peaceful future is a future led by women," stated Maitreya Rael—spiritual leader & GoTopless founder.
"During the upcoming GoTopless Day (or any day for that matter), women are urged to take the lead and exercise their topless right wherever it is legal, e.g., Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, Holland, Colombia, South America, and several U.S. states including New York, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary of topless equality this year (People V. Santorelli, 1992)," said Nadine Gary—GoTopless President and Raelian Guide.
"In places where it is still illegal, women must work up their courage to challenge topless gender discrimination. This Saturday in Lauzanne, Switzerland, for instance, Swiss GoTopless activists will stand up against a public pool ordinance that bars topless women from swimming or walking topless but that, oddly enough, tolerates it if they remain seated or lying down! And the rule does not apply to men!" added Gary.
In the US, over the past decade, both GoTopless and Free The Nipple advocates have been actively fighting topless gender discrimination through the courts with varying degrees of success.
"Sometimes, District Court judges outrageously rule that "the people's sensibility" overrides gender equality (the same argument was once used to legally defend racism) but in one instance the ruling was pronounced in favor of topless equality and 6 western states suddenly embraced topless equality. So far, none of the cases were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court," said Gary.
According to Ms. Gary, in Europe and other places around the world, the last two decades have seen a trendy wind of repression influencing the younger generation of women who have unconsciously begun imitating the American puritanical culture portrayed in popular movie networks and on social media, and GoTopless constantly strives to educate women of their right.
"All women who want no discrimination against their gender, who want to see women with the same power as men, need to promote the right to go topless, not as a shy little wish, but as an act of revolution. Women, look the men in the eye and say 'I have the same right as you, and no one will stop me. I go topless because I want to change the world," concluded Maitreya Rael.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman urges Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) investors who suffered significant losses to submit your losses now.
Class Period: May 12, 2022 – Aug. 11, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Oct. 17, 2022
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Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) Securities Fraud Class Action:
Throughout the Class Period, Defendants repeatedly touted Co-Diagnostics' Logix Smart COVID-19 Test and, as recently as May 12, 2022, reassured investors about the demand for that product.
The complaint alleges that Defendants failed to disclose that demand for the Test had plummeted throughout the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. As a result, Defendants' positive statements about the demand for the Logix Smart COVID-19 Test lacked a reasonable basis.
Investors began to learn the truth, according to the complaint, on Aug. 11, 2022, when Co-Diagnostics announced disastrous financial results for Q2 2022. The company's quarterly revenue plummeted almost 82% from the prior year period to just $5 million. Management primarily blamed the results on lower demand for the Logix Smart COVID-19 Test and admitted they saw weak demand as Q2 2022 progressed.
This news sent the price of Co-Diagnostics shares crashing 30% lower on Aug. 12, 2022, wiping out over $66 million of shareholder value.
"We're focused on investors' losses and proving Defendants misled investors about the real demand for Co-Diagnostics' test," said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the investigation.
If you invested in Co-Diagnostics and have significant losses, or have knowledge that may assist the firm's investigation, click here to discuss your legal rights with Hagens Berman.
Whistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding Co-Diagnostics should consider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email CODX@hbsslaw.com.
About Hagens Berman
Hagens Berman is a global plaintiffs' rights complex litigation law firm focusing on corporate accountability through class-action law. The firm is home to a robust securities litigation practice and represents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and others in cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate negligence and fraud. More about the firm and its successes can be found at hbsslaw.com. Follow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman urges MINISO Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: MNSO) investors who suffered significant losses to submit your losses now. A securities class action related to MINISO's Oct. 15, 2020, initial public offering has been filed.
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MINISO has repeatedly claimed that its business model was a high margin, asset-light network of thousands of independent franchise stores who shoulder capital expenditures and operating expenses, and that it would use IPO net proceeds to expand its business operations.
The complaint alleges that Defendants misleadingly stated or failed to disclose that MINISO: (1) and undisclosed related parties owned and controlled many more MINISO stores than previously stated; (2) concealed its true costs; (3) mischaracterized its true business model; (4) and its Chairman engaged in planned unusual and unclear transactions; (5) risks breaching contracts with Chinese authorities as a result of one or more of these transactions; and, (6) would imminently and drastically drop its franchise fees.
On July 26, 2022, analyst Blue Orca Capital published a scathing report concluding that MINISO owns and operates about 40% of MINISO stores, hundreds of stores are registered to company executives or persons connected to its Chairman and, MINISO's chairman "bilked hundreds of millions of freshly raised capital from public investors through a series of crooked transactions revolving around the purchase and construction of a massive headquarters in China."
As of the date of the filing of the action, MINISO's ADSs trade almost 70% below the IPO price.
"We're focused on investors' losses and proving MINISO misrepresented its asset-light business model and how it would use of its IPO proceeds," said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the investigation.
If you invested in MINISO and have significant losses, or have knowledge that may assist the firm's investigation, click here to discuss your legal rights with Hagens Berman.
Whistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding MINISO should consider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email MNSO@hbsslaw.com.
Hagens Berman is a global plaintiffs' rights complex litigation law firm focusing on corporate accountability through class-action law. The firm is home to a robust securities litigation practice and represents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and others in cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate negligence and fraud. More about the firm and its successes can be found at hbsslaw.com. Follow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw.
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The Iconic Brand Expands Retail Footprint with First Brick-and-Mortar Location
NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanky Panky, the iconic department and e-commerce, female-founded and led intimates and sleepwear brand, announces the opening of their first-ever storefront location in the coveted West Village neighborhood at 370 Bleecker Street, NY. The store, which is the brand's first brick-and-mortar location in their 40+ years in the industry, offers a curation of Hanky Panky's signature styles, delivering their unparalleled comfort and quality in an entirely new shopping experience.
Designed with the goal of building an experience that engages consumers, the Hanky Panky store is a glamorous and feminine yet intimate destination, with playful twists, such as a dramatic thong wall showcasing the range of bold colors and iconic prints, at the heart of the space. The design is open and inviting with customized "Y" features from their logo meant to mirror the design of their thong waistband which they are known for.
"Hanky Panky has been a staple in the industry and in women's lives for more than four decades and we're so excited to announce we're officially opening our doors, which will truly bring the brand to life," said Brenda Berger, CEO of Hanky Panky. "Giving our consumers products that set the tone for their day and make them feel their best selves has always been at the core of what we do, and we're thrilled to be able to do that in a whole new, more personal way."
Opening the inaugural brick-and-mortar's doors in NY was a seamless step for the brand. Born and crafted predominantly in NY, Hanky Panky celebrates their entire community, including not only the customers, but the experts and makers behind-the-seams, too. Following NY, the brand plans to expand the overall U.S. retail footprint with ten more stores by 2025.
Designed with an immersive, social sharing-driven format the Hanky Panky store reflects the brand ethos and serves as a physical extension of the brand. The opening will debut all-new, exclusive offerings for consumers including a build-your-own-bundle offering a variety of top colors, prints and favorite styles. The store is inspired by that very first moment, each morning, when women open their closet and choose their first layer, their underwear -That intimate moment when they decide how they want to feel all day. Emotions and senses will drive this decision. The brand's first store is a 600 sq foot feminine, playful, and premium open closet where everyone should feel like home, in a safe space where they can let their feelings lead their experience. Plans for the store include the development and roll-out of engaging in-store activations such as an in-person iteration of the highly successful relaunched Lingeriecycle recycling program, as well as hosting a series of intimate, in-store community events, and meet and greets for members part of Hanky Panky's loyalty program.
Unlike most brands focusing on direct-to-consumer business or opening pop-ups, Hanky Panky is focused on expansion that gives access to unique offerings and brand experiences to more customers. Each store will bring direct contact between the brand and its community, designed specifically to bring a more human digital experience to the retail landscape. Currently, Hanky Panky has a presence in 60 countries, with plans to soon offer international shipping.
The NY store offers the brand's unmatched expertise and sells an assortment of lace, comfort, special occasion and bundled panty packages from the brand's extensive product portfolio of celebrity-loved panties, bralettes, lounge, sleep and thongs, dubbed as the World's Most Comfortable®. As collections launch, a selection of new silhouettes will also be available for in-store purchase, to reflect a consistent and seamless consumer experience between shopping online and in the Hanky Panky store.
To build buzz around the opening, Hanky Panky will have a mobile unit with exclusive promos and lingerie cycle activation for consumers on Saturday, August 27th. The Hanky Panky New York store is located at 370 Bleecker Street and is open 11am - 7pm, Monday through Saturday and 11am - 6pm on Sunday. Hanky Panky is currently available online at www.HankyPanky.com and through wholesale and specialty partners nationwide.
Home of the game-changing World's Most Comfortable Thong®, Hanky Panky is sold in over 70 countries and beloved by celebrities, stylists, and generations of women. Our mission is to uplift women—all the versions of them—by providing comfort they can count on, silhouettes for every mood, and a fit that always feels good. It doesn't get more intimate than underwear, and we embrace women's ever-changing lives with empathy in everything we do. Founded by best friends Gale Epstein and Lida Orzeck in 1977, we've been around for a while—but we're just getting started.
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DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Bank, as Trustee of the Hugoton Royalty Trust (OTCQB: HGTXU) (the "Trust"), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.096808 per unit, payable on September 15, 2022, to unitholders of record on August 31, 2022. The following table shows underlying gas sales and average prices attributable to the net overriding royalty for both the current month and prior month. Underlying gas sales volumes attributable to the current month were primarily produced in June.
XTO Energy has advised the Trustee that it has included oil sales volumes of approximately 4,000 barrels from the new horizontal wells drilled in Major County, Oklahoma and has deducted development costs of $8,000, production expense of $1,345,000 and overhead of $1,042,000 in determining the royalty calculation for the Trust for the current month.
Agreement to Sell Trust Assets
On July 2, 2021 the Trustee announced that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with XTO Energy pursuant to which XTO Energy would acquire for $6,600,000 in cash the net overriding royalty interest created pursuant to the net profits interest conveyances held by the Trust and certain other assets constituting substantially all of the assets of the Trust.
The consummation of the sale of the assets is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including approval of the sale from holders of units of beneficial interest in the Trust ("Units") holding Units representing eighty percent (80%) or more of all the Units outstanding, or a final judicial determination authorizing the Trustee to consummate the sale of the assets. The Trustee held a Special Meeting of unitholders on December 10, 2021 for the purpose of approving the sale of assets. The sale was not approved by unitholders.
Execution of the purchase and sale agreement followed a process previously announced by the Trust whereby the Trustee had engaged a third party to market the Trust's assets.
Excess Costs
XTO Energy has advised the Trustee that $368,000 of excess costs, including accrued interest of $312,000, were recovered on properties underlying the Kansas net profits interests. However, after the partial recovery, there were no remaining proceeds from the properties underlying the Kansas net profits interests to be included in the current month's distribution. Underlying cumulative excess costs remaining on the Kansas net profits interests consists entirely of accrued interest of $189,000.
Arbitration
As previously disclosed, XTO Energy advised the Trustee that it reached a settlement with the plaintiffs in the Chieftain class action royalty case. On July 27, 2018, the final plan of allocation was approved by the court. Based on the final plan of allocation, XTO Energy advised the Trustee that it believes approximately $24.3 million in additional production costs should be allocated to the Trust. On May 2, 2018, the Trustee submitted a demand for arbitration seeking a declaratory judgment that the Chieftain settlement is not a production cost and that XTO Energy is prohibited from charging the settlement as a production cost under the conveyance or otherwise reducing the Trust's payments now or in the future as a result of the Chieftain litigation. The Trust and XTO Energy conducted the interim hearing on the claims related to the Chieftain settlement on October 12-13, 2020. In the arbitration, the Trustee contended that the approximately $24.3 million allocation related to the Chieftain settlement was not a production cost and, therefore, there should not be a related adjustment to the Trust's share of net proceeds. However, XTO Energy contended that the approximately $24.3 million was a production cost and should reduce the Trust's share of net proceeds.
On January 20, 2021, the arbitration panel issued its Corrected Interim Final Award (i) "reject[ing] the Trust's contention that XTO has no right under the Conveyance to charge the Trust with amounts XTO paid under section 1.18(a)(i) as royalty obligations to settle the Chieftain litigation" and (ii) stating "[t]he next phase will determine how much of the Chieftain settlement can be so charged, if any of it can be, in the exercise of the right found by the Panel." Following briefing by both parties, on May 18, 2021, the Panel issued its second interim final award over the amount of XTO Energy's settlement in the Chieftain class action lawsuit that can be charged to the Trust as a production cost. The Panel in its decision has ruled that out of the $80 million settlement, the "Trust is obligated to pay its share under the Conveyance of the $48 million that was received by the plaintiffs in the Chieftain lawsuit by virtue of the settlement of that litigation. The Trust is not obligated by the Conveyance to pay any share of the $32 million received by the lawyers for the plaintiffs in the Chieftain lawsuit by virtue of the settlement." XTO Energy and the Trustee are in the process of determining the portion of the $48 million that is allocable to Trust properties to be charged as an excess cost to the Trust, but estimate it to be approximately $14.6 million net to the Trust.
The reduction in the Trust's share of net proceeds from the portion of the settlement amount the Panel has ruled may be charged against the Oklahoma conveyance would result in excess costs under the Oklahoma conveyance that would likely result in no distributions under the Oklahoma conveyance while these excess costs are recovered. This award completes the portion of the arbitration related to the Chieftain settlement.
Other Trustee claims related to disputed amounts on the computation of the Trust's net proceeds for 2014 through 2016 were bifurcated from the initial arbitration and will be heard at a later date, which is still to be determined should the arbitration proceed. Pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement entered into between the Trustee and XTO Energy, the parties have agreed to stay the arbitration from the date of execution of the purchase and sale agreement to the earlier of the termination of the purchase and sale agreement or closing date of the sale of assets. The Panel has stayed proceedings.
For more information on the Trust, please visit our website at www.hgt-hugoton.com.
Statements made in this press release regarding future events or conditions are forward looking statements. Actual future results, including closing of the sale, development costs and future net profits, could differ materially due to the ability to obtain unitholder or court approval of the sale, changes in natural gas prices and other economic conditions affecting the gas industry and other factors described in Part I, Item 1A of the Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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- Major updates will focus on global clinical development of core assets, upcoming milestones and financial results
- The Company will update on potential implementation of a comprehensive share purchase program by the Company and current shareholders
- Conference Calls Scheduled at 7:00 a.m. ET (Mandarin) and 8:15 a.m. ET (English)
GAITHERSBURG, Md. and SHANGHAI, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab ("I-Mab" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel biologics, today announced that it will report business and corporate updates and financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2022, before the market opens on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. The Company's management will host conference calls with investors to provide updates on recent pipeline development, upcoming milestones, and potential implementation of a comprehensive share purchase program by the Company and current shareholders.
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Investors and analysts are invited to join the conference call at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time for Mandarin session or 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time for English session on August 30, 2022 via Zoom:
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About I-Mab
I-Mab (Nasdaq: IMAB) is an innovation-driven global biopharma company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel and highly differentiated biologics for immuno-oncology diseases. The Company's mission is to bring transformational medicines to patients around the world through innovation. I-Mab's globally competitive pipeline of more than 20 clinical and preclinical-stage drug candidates is driven by its internal discovery and global partnerships for in-licensing, based on the Company's Fast-to-Proof-of-Concept and Fast-to-Market development strategies. The Company is progressing from a clinical-stage biotech company into an innovative global specialty biopharmaceutical company with cutting-edge R&D capabilities, a world-class GMP manufacturing facility, and commercial capability. I-Mab has established its global footprint in Shanghai (headquarters), Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Lishui and Hong Kong in China, and Maryland and San Diego in the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.i-mabbiopharma.com and follow I-Mab on LinkedIn, Twitter, and WeChat.
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BOSTON, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine today revealed that Connectbase is No. 1220 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy's most dynamic segment — its independent small businesses. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"The network connectivity procurement process today is challenging and not aligned to the customer experience in the digital world driving bandwidth demand," states Ben Edmond, Founder and CEO at Connectbase. "There are an infinite number of challenges that continue to plague and cost the industry billions. While providers and end-users have tolerated this best-effort, inefficient and time-consuming process, the world has changed, and a lengthy procurement experience is often a deal-breaker. Connectbase has solved for that and made connectivity procurement a real customer experience differentiator. To be recognized on the Inc. 5000 list is an amazing feeling and, as I've said before, a direct result of the quality of our technology and the people that operate this business each day."
The Connected World brings buyers and sellers together, connecting over 1.7 billion locations across 147 countries today and growing faster than any other connectivity ecosystem in the market. The buyers generate millions of quotes per month, representing billions in global connectivity spend. The power of being connected has never mattered more, as the digital economy does not work without the underlying connectivity. Connectbase and its ecosystem partners enable us to work, learn and live in the digital world.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc." Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Over the past 3 years, Connectbase has increased its data platform scale by 30X, its customers and revenue by more than 5X, and has increased the number of quotes The Connected World has generated by 1000%. The company now has over 3,000 providers with automation within The Connected World ecosystem, covering more than 1.7 billion locations.
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
Connectbase is The Industry Cloud for Connectivity. The Connected World platform details and displays deep, trusted location-based insight and empowers users to leverage that insight to automate network buying and selling processes. Visit Connectbase at www.connectbase.com and follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/connectbase-us/.
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Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. Magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, INDOCHINO, the global leader in custom apparel, launches their expansion into women's suiting. In the 15 years since launch INDOCHINO has built and honed a proprietary system for producing best-in-class made to measure apparel, providing the necessary expertise to drive this new category. Powered by strong, sustained growth throughout 2022, INDOCHINO will also reach the milestone of selling its one millionth suit later this month.
2022 has proven to be INDOCHINO's strongest year to date, driven by a renewed interest in tailored clothing as consumers return to the office, weddings and other events, as well as the brand's continued physical retail expansion. Showrooms and in-person measurement sessions are a cornerstone of the brand's success with net orders from physical retail locations up 87% this year.
Without an equivalent made to measure option available in the women's apparel market, female customers have long turned to INDOCHINO. Until now, the brand has worked with them to adjust and customize products based on their existing men's silhouettes. With this expansion, INDOCHINO will now offer a new women's base pattern, developed over the past year. This will further streamline the measurement and fitting process, as well as accommodating diverse body shapes and silhouette trends. Personalization is a core element of INDOCHINO's success, and the addition of this new silhouette will better allow customers of all genders to create a made to measure suit that fits their style preferences and identity. The silhouette will be offered in all of INDOCHINO's fabric options, and with all of the stylistic customization options that have become hallmarks of the brand's shopping experience.
"We have suited up countless consumers over the years, helping them find their ideal fit and feel confident for their biggest moments", said Drew Green, CEO of INDOCHINO. "We have increasingly heard from women visiting our showrooms that they are impressed by the attention to detail and level of personalization our appointments offer, and that they wish there was a made to measure option specifically catered to them. We are proud to now provide that solution in a more robust way, and look forward to more women experiencing INDOCHINO for themselves."
The pilot program for women's suiting is now available at 8 showrooms across the US and Canada, including locations in Vancouver, Toronto, New York City, Seattle, and Bellevue, with plans to expand to additional showrooms in 2023.
As with all INDOCHINO garments, each item in the collection is customizable and made to measure. Custom suits from $449 and separates from $99. View womenswear showrooms: https://page.indochino.com/womenswear/
As the global leader in made to measure apparel, INDOCHINO has developed the shopping experience of the future. Born out of the belief that you don't need to spend a fortune on a custom wardrobe, INDOCHINO was the first company to disrupt the retail sector by making perfect-fitting, personalized apparel on a mass scale. The brand was also recently named to the Newsweek and Statista America's Fastest Growing Online Shops list for 2022.
Customers take on the role of designer, picking out every detail of their garments to make them truly one-of-a-kind. These are made to their precise measurements and shipped directly to their door, hassle free. The company's omni-channel approach allows them to shop online or in person at any INDOCHINO showroom.
For more information, visit www.indochino.com and follow INDOCHINO's social media channels.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising --Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ampio" or "the Company") (NYSE: AMPE) and certain of its officers, on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased, or otherwise acquired Ampio securities between December 29, 2020 and August 3, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/ampe.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws.
The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business operations and prospects. Specifically, defendants: (1) inflated the Company's true ability to successfully file a Biologics License Application (BLA) for Ampio; (2) inflated the results of the AP-013 study of Ampion (the Company's lead product with "unique immunomodulatory action and anti-inflammatory effects" used to treat individuals with inflammatory conditions including, but not limited to, severe osteoarthritis of the knee (OAK)) and the timing of unblinding the data from the AP-013 study; and (3) that, as a result, of the foregoing, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/ampe or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Law Clerk and Client Relations Manager, Yael Nathanson of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in Ampio you have until October 17, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising-- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against MINISO Group Holding Limited ("MINISO" or "the Company") (NYSE: MNSO) and certain of its officers, on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased, or otherwise acquired MINISO securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with MINISO's October 2020 initial public offering (the "IPO"). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/mnso.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws.
The Complaint alleges that the Registration Statement featured false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants and other undisclosed related parties owned and controlled a much larger amount of MINISO stores than previously stated; (2) as a result, MINISO concealed its true costs; (3) the Company did not represent its true business model; (4) defendants, including the Company and its Chairman, engaged in planned unusual and unclear transactions; (5) as a result of at least one of these transactions, the Company is at risk of breaching contracts with Chinese authorities; (6) the Company would imminently and drastically drop its franchise fees; and (7) as a result, Defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/mnso or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Law Clerk and Client Relations Manager, Yael Nathanson of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in MINISO you have until October 17, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against 1Globe Capital LLC ("1Globe") and certain of its officers, on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased, or otherwise acquired Sinovac Biotech Ltd. ("Sinovac" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SVA) stock between April 11, 2016, and February 22, 2019 (the "Class Period"). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/sva.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws.
The Complaint alleges that defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) 1Globe Capital LLC and Jiaqiang Li's ("Li") shared beneficial ownership of 20% or more of Sinovac common stock; (2) 1Globe's actions in connection with the Annual Meeting, including 1Globe's and Li's participation in the effort to replace four of Sinovac's five incumbent directors; (3) defendants' agreements and relationships with each other concerning their Sinovac stock; and (4) their plans to purchase additional shares of Sinovac stock.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/sva or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Law Clerk and Client Relations Manager, Yael Nathanson of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in Sinovac you have until October 17, 2022, to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Uber Technologies, Inc. ("Uber" or the "Company") (NYSE: UBER) and certain of its officers, on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased, or otherwise acquired Uber securities between May 31, 2019, and July 8, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/uber.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws.
The Complaint alleges that defendants made false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about Uber's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Uber had defective disclosure controls and procedures; (2) Uber concealed and/or downplayed the full scope and severity of its prior misconduct, including, among other things, the extent to which it secretly lobbied government officials and politicians to bypass legal and regulatory requirements, as well as knowingly risked the safety of Uber drivers, to fuel Uber's global growth; (3) as a result, Uber's present global footprint and market share is in significant part the byproduct of previously undisclosed, unsustainable, and illegal business practices; (4) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to negatively impact Uber's reputation, as well as subject Uber to a heightened risk of governmental and regulatory scrutiny and enforcement action; and (5) as a result, Uber's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/uber or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Law Clerk and Client Relations Manager, Yael Nathanson of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in Uber you have until October 17, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC represents investors in securities fraud class actions and shareholder derivative suits. The firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors nationwide. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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This is the second such mention for the company as a Sample Vendor for last-mile delivery solutions this year
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Locus, a leading-edge technology company solving Last-Mile logistics challenges, announced that it has been recognised as a Sample Vendor for last-mile delivery solutions in Gartner Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies, 2022, and the Gartner Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions, 2022.
"Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities," notes the Gartner Hype Cycle Research Methodology. The reports identify last-mile delivery solutions under the Slope of Enlightenment Curve in its Hype Cycle Phases, which we believe reflects the growing relevance and value provided by these innovations to businesses, consumers, and Smart City development.
According to the 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions, "Trends in analytics at the service delivery point, decarbonization, last-mile logistics, mobility, and building options are opening the door for an experience delivered at the edge of the service delivery network, thus calling for 5G and broadband rollouts."
"To keep up with the ever-increasing demand for faster deliveries and staggering growth in order volumes, businesses across e-commerce, retail, 3PLs or home service, etc. need intelligent and real-world ready platforms that not just provide visibility in Last-Mile fulfillment, but also enable better decision-making for unparalleled customer experience," says Nishith Rastogi, Founder and CEO of Locus. "Locus' dispatch management platform helps make every delivery more efficient than the last, which results in fewer miles traveled, and more deliveries being done in a day. Being named as a Sample Vendor in these reports, we feel validated in our tireless pursuit of excellence and innovation in one of the most challenging areas of logistics."
Locus was also previously recognized as a Representative Vendor in Gartner® Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling and Last-Mile Technologies, 2021. It was also mentioned in the Gartner® Hype Cycle for Transportation Industry, 2020, and the Gartner® Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling, 2020.
Source:
Gartner, Gartner Hype Cycle Research Methodology
Gartner, "Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies, 2022," Dwight Klappich, 27 June 2022.
Gartner, "Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions, 2022," Bettina Tratz-Ryan, Bill Finnerty, 22 July 2022.
Gartner, "Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling and Last-Mile Technologies," Oscar, Sanchez Duran, Bart De Muynck, Carly West, 13 December 2021.
Gartner, "Hype Cycle for Transportation Industry, 2020," Ivar Berntz, Venecia Liu, Thierry Kuperman Le Bihan, Pedro Pacheco, 13 August 2020.
Gartner, "Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling," Oscar Sanchez Duran, Bart De Muynck, 23 June 2020.
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Locus is a leading-edge technology company enabling last-mile logistics excellence. Locus' order-to-delivery dispatch management platform helps enterprises transform their Last-Mile logistics operations into growth centers through advanced optimization algorithms and intuitive workflow automation that equip businesses to maximize efficiency while delighting customers.
Founded in 2015 and backed by GIC Singapore, Tiger Global, Qualcomm Ventures, and Falcon Edge, Locus has helped a wide range of customers globally across industries – including Unilever, Nestle, Bukalapak, The Tata Group, BlueDart, and more – execute 650M deliveries across 30+ countries and 6 continents. Its technology has also helped save $200M in transit costs, offsetting 70M kilograms in CO2 emissions while maintaining 99.5% SLA adherence ratio.
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