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Frisco Business & Innovation Hub set to make debut at The Star in late 2023
DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) today announced corporate expansion plans in North Texas with development underway for its new Business & Innovation Hub in Frisco.
To meet the evolving needs of its colleagues and customers, Comerica Bank will open the hub in a new office tower at 17 Cowboys Way at The Star development between late 2023 and early 2024. The building is currently under construction, with Comerica's tenant construction beginning later this year.
"This represents a significant investment in Comerica's strategic vision that will benefit all Comerica colleagues and customers," said Megan Crespi, Executive Vice President and Chief Enterprise Technology & Operations Services Officer. "Expanding our corporate headquarters footprint to one of the most desirable locations for business and innovation in the U.S. is positioning our bank for future success."
The new space will prioritize collaboration for our colleagues and feature enhanced technology to support mobility, while also supporting individual focus and productivity. Additionally, colleagues will have access to an innovation center to test new concepts and a tech genius bar.
The Frisco Business & Innovation Hub will house about 300 Comerica colleagues from a variety of teams, including technology and product management to front-line business units. The enhanced opportunities for cross-functional collaboration will allow Comerica to further promote digital and business innovation, as well as better meet the changing needs of its customer base. The company's Human Resources department will also be standing up new Learning and Interview Centers at the new office. Comerica will occupy retail space on the first floor of the multi-tenant building to support a banking center, customer entertainment and a community resource center.
"Frisco is known for cultivating an exceptional environment for businesses to thrive," added Brian Foley, Comerica's Texas Market President. "The hub's on-site amenities and prominent location will help to support our company's vision for future growth, including our ability to attract and retain top talent."
Comerica will have external signage at the top of the building and occupy floors nine through 11 of the Class A+ tower, with a balcony overlooking the surrounding facilities. The Star's mixed-use campus approach offers colleagues ample entertainment, sports, retail, residential, and educational opportunities, along with more beneficial amenities that will further enhance our colleagues' experience and attract new talent. The development is also conveniently accessible to major freeways.
Comerica's Business & Innovation Hub will be complementary to the company's headquarters in downtown Dallas. Executive offices, Commercial Bank, Wealth Management, Credit, and several other business units will continue to operate from the Comerica Bank Tower at 1717 Main Street.
Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by three business segments: The Commercial Bank, The Retail Bank and Wealth Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $86.9 billion as of June 30, 2022.
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USPA members participated in over 100 meetings with members of Congress and their staff to stop the ongoing clinical labor and EM cuts to office-based specialists in the 2023 MPFS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the United Specialists for Patient Access (USPA) organized a virtual lobby day to meet with over 100 members of Congress and staff to discuss the proposed cuts to clinical labor and EM in the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1770-P).
USPA members shared with lawmakers and their staff the vital role office-based specialists play in our healthcare system and the patients who rely on their care. If the cuts proposed in the 2023 PFS are finalized as written, office-based specialists would have no choice but to close their doors or reduce services. This round of closures would further accelerate widespread health system consolidation, limit patient options, and, as a result, undermine the Biden administration's efforts to address health equity issues.
Click here to read USPA's comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Dr. Mark Garcia, USPA board member and CMO for American Vascular Associates, said, "Right now, our priority is to do all we can to stop the proposed cuts to office-based specialists in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. We need lawmakers to see that our nation's specialists cannot endure another round of drastic cuts. It's not sustainable and the outlook is bleak if nothing is done. Office-based centers are already closing in record numbers. Further Medicare cuts will only accelerate this trend, limit patient access to care, worsen health equity issues nationwide, and ironically lead to higher healthcare costs, negating the purpose of the proposed legislation."
Dr. Garcia continued, "Congress and CMS must stop these cuts to office-based specialists!"
Click here to watch USPA's explainer video on the ongoing clinical labor and EM cuts to office-based specialists.
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DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CarSaver, the leading automotive e-commerce marketplace and fintech platform announced today at the CMFG Ventures Fintech Summit that EECU, a $3.6 billion credit union institution with 16 financial centers across Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), has joined CarSaver's industry-first Marketplace and Automated Upgrade Platform. CarSaver's e-commerce platform is built to help auto lenders increase member satisfaction, loan retention and dealer satisfaction and enables members to buy, finance and insure new and used cars entirely online.
EECU members will save time and money on their purchase and have access to new and used vehicles. CarSaver's Automated Upgrades will make it easy for members to change cars before they change tires, avoiding costly repairs in the later years of the vehicle's life. CarSaver's proprietary automated upgrade platform identifies members with an auto loan who qualify to upgrade to a new car for a lower monthly payment then links them to a personal portal where they can see their upgrade options. With a click of a button, they can complete the entire transaction online and have the car delivered directly to their home or pick up at a local certified dealer.
"We are proud to welcome EECU to our network and provide their members and dealer partners a faster, friendlier personalized car buying experience that will save them time and money. EECU has thousands of members who qualify to upgrade their car to a new one and lower their payment," said Chad Collier, co-founder and CEO of CarSaver. "We've been impressed with EECU's commitment to their members, dealer partners and the DFW community and are excited to partner with them to make car buying fun and easy."
"Our partnership with CarSaver demonstrates our commitment to delivering a faster, friendlier personalized experience that truly reflects the EECU difference," said Matt Kaudy, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer of EECU. "CarSaver's best-in-class technology combined with EECU's low rates makes the car buying experience fast and easy for our members and saves them time and money while helping our dealer partners sell more cars and take more trade-ins. This is a big win for the DFW community."
EECU's partnership with CarSaver comes on the heels of another partnership announcement earlier this year between the automotive e-commerce platform and CUNA Mutual Group. CMFG Ventures, the venture capital arm of CUNA Mutual Group, also invested substantial funds to fuel CarSaver's growth as a result of the partnership.
The marketplace will be available on EECU.org and will include all the top brands of new and used cars available from local certified dealer partners. Members eligible for the upgrade will receive a notification via email and instructions to visit their personalized portal to see their upgrade offers.
Dealers can get more information or enroll at CarSaverCommerce.com/eecu.
Launched in 2016, CarSaver is the leading online automotive marketplace for new and used cars, helping buyers and sellers save time and money by automating the entire process, from first click to home delivery. CarSaver makes it easy for consumers to do everything 100% entirely online; buy, finance, lease, sell and trade, all the top brands of new and used vehicles in a simple and seamless online experience that is personalized to each customer.
CarSaver's marketplace is used by some of the most trusted brands in the world, including Walmart, Nissan, iHeartMedia and SHOP.com, to automate the entire online buying process, making it faster and easier for buyers and sellers to conduct contactless commerce completely online. CarSaver licenses its enterprise platform to car companies, EV distributors, banks and credit unions who white label CarSaver's e-commerce platform to power their online transactions.
CarSaver has established a nationwide network of certified dealers who provide hundreds of thousands of new and used cars from all the top brands available in one marketplace. In addition, certified dealers perform maintenance and warranty repairs for CarSaver's lifetime warranty that comes standard at no cost, not even a deductible on every car.
CarSaver was recently named a 2021 Automotive News PACE Award winner. The prestigious award honors automotive suppliers for superior innovation and technological advancement. CarSaver was recognized for launching the first end-to-end, 100% online car buying platform for new, used and certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles, and its work with Nissan to power the Nissan@Home experience.
For more information visit CarSaverCommerce.com/eecu, follow CarSaver on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Dealers visit CarSaverCommerce.com/eecu.
EECU is a not-for-profit cooperative that returns profits to our Members in the form of better rates and fewer or no fees. EECU is committed to delivering value, supporting community initiatives, and delivering a faster, friendlier personalized service to our Members. The credit union currently serves more than 250,000 Members throughout Texas with total assets exceeding $3.6 billion.
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High10 Media for CarSaver
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Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, EECU
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Experienced Executive joins from HUB International
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Evertree Insurance ("Evertree"), an omni-channel personal lines insurance distribution platform, today announced the hiring of Daniel Romero as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions.
Prior to joining Evertree, Mr. Romero was Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions for HUB International Limited, a full-service global insurance broker and financial services firm, where he was responsible for the sourcing and execution of over 100 strategic transactions. This included negotiating and underwriting deal structures, analytics, modeling, due diligence, and the overall execution of transactions.
"Daniel's proven ability to build relationships, acquire and integrate new property and casualty brokers, and broad understanding of the personal lines market is exceptional," said Alex Tuff, Founder and CEO at Evertree. " Daniel has also had the benefit of having lived and worked in different communities with a fluency in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. This is incredibly attractive as we build a team with different backgrounds and perspectives."
"I could not be more excited to join Evertree at this important moment in the growth and expansion of the business," said Romero. "Our shared vision for the future of insurance is both exciting and actionable. Our technology will enable independent agents to spend more time on relationships, and it will give clients the unique and refreshing experience they have wanted for many years. Evertree is taking a purposeful approach, focusing on investing in talent and delivering a superior client experience."
Evertree was founded in 2022 and announced in July 2022 that it had received a significant investment from Integrum Holdings.
About Evertree
Evertree is a technology-enabled personal lines insurance agency that is focused on building the premier platform for the next generation of independent brokers. Evertree's strategy is to develop and deploy productivity enhancing technology, recruit, and train new agents, and to identify, close and fully integrate strategic acquisitions.
Evertree was founded in 2022 by insurance industry veteran Alex Tuff and received a significant investment from Integrum Holdings, an innovative private investment firm, whose senior team has led successful investments in Pure, USI, and Alliant, amongst others.
For more information on Evertree, please visit https://www.evertreeinsurance.com/
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Andy Merrill
Prosek Partners
917.622.1252
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FAU also Climbs in Nursing, Business Rankings
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Atlantic University moved up in the U.S. News & World Report list of "Top Public Schools," to No. 132 from No. 140 in this year's ranking of the nation's best universities. This marks the largest rise out of all public universities in the state of Florida.
"Florida Atlantic is a top-choice public university and we are thrilled to see that reflected in the national rankings," said FAU President John Kelly. "Our commitment to ensure success for all has helped elevate FAU on all fronts. I am proud to see the hard work of our faculty, staff and students paying off."
FAU also ranked No. 41 in the U.S. News & World Report "Social Mobility" ranking, which is computed using graduation rates of students receiving Pell grants and includes public and private national universities. At FAU, Pell-eligible students, African American students, and Hispanic students outpace the university's overall retention and graduation rates.
FAU is the No. 1 public university in Florida for campus ethnic diversity, according to U.S. News & World Report, making it the most racially, culturally and ethnically diverse university in the state. FAU has been designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education since 2017.
In other rankings, FAU moved up 27 spots to No. 93 from No. 120 last year in the U.S. News & World Report list of undergraduate nursing programs. Its undergraduate business programs also moved up to No. 164 from No. 190 last year.
This news release was issued on behalf of Newswise™. For more information, visit http://www.newswise.com.
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Senior Media Relations Director, University News
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Family with Deep Experience in Franchising Signs Multi-Unit Deal in Greater Tampa Bay Market
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Floyd's 99 Barbershop (Floyd's), the full-service haircare franchise known for its expert cuts in an amplified environment, has signed a five-unit franchise agreement to open shops in the Greater Tampa Bay area of Florida, with the first location anticipated to open by summer of 2023.
Behind this signed agreement is Josh Noyes, a 27-year-old Tampa-native, with the support of his Operating Partner Rich Thomas. Josh grew up in a family with deep roots in franchising where his dad, Adam Noyes, has held executive level positions at Checkers/Rally's and currently at Potbelly Sandwich Works. In fact, Adam's career is what inspired Josh to follow in his footsteps.
"I always knew I wanted to own my own business. After seeing my dad's involvement with many successful franchises over the last three decades, I knew starting my own franchise investment would be an exciting venture," said Josh. "This will truly be a family business that is focused on our clients. I entered into this partnership because I truly believe in the Floyd's Barbershop concept and we are looking forward to building the Floyd's brand in the thriving Tampa Bay market."
When considering his career path, Josh Noyes always eyed the service industry and with a deep passion for music, Floyd's quickly became the obvious choice as a business investment. In fact, he discovered that Floyd's fits a niche market between discount hair cutters and beauty salons by breaking through as unique with its music-centric culture and amplified haircare experience.
"Floyd's prides itself on finding experienced franchisees willing to invest in multiple units while embracing the brand's high-energy, people-centric culture," said Joe Zemla, Floyd's 99 Barbershop's Senior Director of Franchising. "With Josh's natural knowledge of the franchise world, coupled with his family's experience and support on his franchising journey, the Floyd's team is confident Josh will find success in the Tampa Bay market and complement our team of successful franchisees."
Just outside the Orlando market that's shown great success for the Floyd's brand over the last 13 years, Josh Noyes is targeting the Southern Tampa and Downtown St. Petersburg areas for the first of five locations across Tampa Bay's Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties. The new shops will feature the Floyd's signature poster wall highlighting musical greats throughout the decades, along with a color bar to customize any hair color clients are looking for, and amplified tunes streaming from Floyd's 99 Radio, adding to the high-energy atmosphere.
Floyd's caters to clients of all ages and backgrounds, offering a full range of haircare services, including haircuts, shaving, color, waxing, deep conditioning treatments, and styling, as well as its own retail line of grooming products. Floyd's is additionally known for its iconic barbershop straight-razor neck shave with hot lather and steamed towels, and a complimentary shoulder massage after each service.
There are currently 127 Floyd's 99 Barbershop locations open across the country, with plans to have over 150 locations open by the end of 2023. To learn more Floyd's 99 Barbershop, please visit: floydsbarbershop.com.
Floyd's 99 Barbershop is a family-owned company, established in 1999 by brothers Paul, Rob, and Bill O'Brien on the principle that success is driven by providing superior client service and that satisfied employees result in satisfied clients. From the diverse styles and personalities of the stylists and barbers, to the signature rock-and-roll poster wall plastered with a time machine of music memorabilia, Floyd's 99 is creating a welcoming, all-inclusive environment while offering custom haircuts, colors, waxing, and shaves to everyone, including men, women, and children. Floyd's 99 Barbershop operates more than 127 locations in 14 states. For more information on franchising opportunities, please visit franchise.floydsbarbershop.com.
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Exclusive Redemption Offer Will Unlock the World of Web3 Gaming to Millions of GameStop PowerUp Rewards Pro Members
SYDNEY, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Gods Unchained, the leading web3 competitive trading card game, announced an exclusive program for GameStop's PowerUp Rewards Pro® members – an opportunity to welcome GameStop's most competitive and engaged players into the expanding universe of Gods Unchained. A free-to-play strategy card game with more than half a million community members, Gods Unchained gives players true ownership of their in-game items.
GameStop PowerUp Pros will receive a unique code that can be redeemed for Gods Unchained expansion packs. Each pack will consist of a set of collectible NFT trading cards that Pros can use to build strategic decks as they hone their skills in competitive multiplayer battles. Combining the immutability of real, tangible cards with the convenience of digital collectables, Pros will have the freedom to trade, sell, and use their cards in any way they choose, and new cards are unlocked by simply playing the game.
Led by former Game Director of Magic The Gathering: Arena Chris Clay, Gods Unchained is designed with a focus on fair competitive play, where players must strategically outsmart their opponents by building decks that are able to combat a wide variety of tactics.
"Competition and strategic gameplay sit at the center of Gods Unchained. Not only will players tap into their skills to build their ultimate deck, the ability for true ownership of cards gives you the choice to acquire exactly what you need for your dream deck off the marketplace. That's one of the many reasons why Gods Unchained appeals to highly skilled players looking for a new level of control, challenge, and entertainment," says Chris Clay, executive creator and director of Gods Unchained.
"With more exciting announcements on the way soon, this is the perfect time for GameStop PowerUp Pros to dive into the world of Gods Unchained," Clay adds.
Redemption codes will hit GameStop PowerUp Pro Members' inboxes on 27th September 2022. Only GameStop PowerUp Pros who are existing members as of 27th September 2022 will be eligible to participate in the promotion. Pros who receive the codes will have one month to redeem their unique code and unlock their Gods Unchained Expansion Packs.
For more information on the GameStop PowerUp Pro program, visit: https://www.gamestop.com/poweruprewards.
For more information on Gods Unchained, visit: https://godsunchained.com
Gods Unchained is the leading web3 trading card game that empowers players with true ownership of their in-game items. Combining the immutability of real, tangible cards with the convenience of digital collectables, players can earn, trade, sell, and collect NFT cards to build strategic decks and compete in skill-based multiplayer battles. Led by Chris Clay, former Game Director of Magic The Gathering Arena, Gods Unchained is enjoyed daily by a loyal community of trading card OGs and web3 enthusiasts alike.
Immutable Games Studio is the global leader in web3 game development and publishing. Having pioneered the world's first blockbuster NFT trading-card game, Gods Unchained and currently building multiplayer mobile RPG Guild of Guardians.
Immutable Games Studio is part of The Immutable Group, advancing the next generation of web3 gaming, and is on a mission to make asset ownership and commerce in digital worlds real - through the power of immutable NFTs.
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OCALA, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HiBid.com auctions ending this week showcase the wide range of high-end collectibles typically open for bidding on the platform. From a vast selection of currency, foreign coinage, and rare U.S. coins to fine jewelry, gold, and silver, there's no shortage of luxury items open for bidding. Visitors to HiBid.com will also be able to bid on items from police seizures, government surplus, and unclaimed property.
HiBid.com facilitated the sale of over $41 million (gross auction proceeds) in assets in auctions from September 5th through September 11th. The auction platform averaged 1.6 million bids on the site per day, with over 605,513 lots sold in a combined total of 1,465 online-only and webcast auctions.
HiBid.com brings buyers and sellers together every day with a wide-ranging selection of items across hundreds of categories that appeal to bidders worldwide. HiBid is fully integrated with Auction Flex 360, providing auctioneers with a comprehensive auction management solution that supports internet-only auctions, webcast auctions, and absentee bidding.
September 5th-September 11th, 2022, HiBid.com Highlights
GAP: $41,532,191
Lots Sold: 605,513
Online-Only Auctions: 1,377
Webcast Auctions: 88
Average Bidders Per Day: 982,000
Average Bids Per Day: 1.6 Million
Current Auctions
The following list includes a small sample from the hundreds of auctions currently open for bidding on HiBid.com. Site visitors can click the Find Auctions menu at the top of the HiBid.com homepage for links to the Featured and Hot auctions, such as those listed below, or use the search box to find auctions nearby.
Boston Banker Coin Auction
Auction Type: Live Webcast
Dates: September 2nd-18th
Seller: Gold Standard Auctions
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Fine Jewelry, Gold and Silver and Luxury Items
Auction Type: Online-Only
Dates: September 12th-15th
Seller: Assured Asset Exchange
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Unclaimed Property, Police Seizures and Government Surplus
Auction Type: Online-Only
Dates: September 4th-18th
Seller: Washington Surplus Inc
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HiBid is an online auction platform supporting webcast auctions, internet-only auctions, and internet absentee bidding. It is also available as a private-label solution. HiBid is integrated with Auction Flex 360, the market leader in auction software for live and online auctions, with capabilities that include cataloging, clerking, cashiering, accounting, mailing list management, inventory management, and multi-parcel. HiBid and Auction Flex 360 were built from the ground up to function together seamlessly.
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HEFEI, China, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iFLYTEK was included as a constituent of the Hang Seng (China A) Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index (HSSUSB) for its outstanding performance in making environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies central to the company's advancement. iFLYTEK is committed to fostering systemic innovations to ensure the highest standard of corporate environmental accountability and the greatest societal impact.
Selection for the index includes a thorough sustainability assessment undertaken by the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA). The assessment measures seven core indicators: corporate governance, human rights, labor practices, environment, equitable operations, consumer issues, community engagement and development.
iFLYTEK has sought to meet the climate challenges of our times by fostering innovative technology applications for mitigating industrial and individual impacts on the environment. This approach earned many honors for iFLYTEK, including an "Outstanding Practice Case" from the China Association for Public Companies, a AAA rating in the China Securities Index ESG Evaluation, and the Best ESG Information Disclosure Award from New Fortune.
iFLYTEK takes pride in the company's continued efforts to provide environmental solutions that address society's most pressing needs using advanced artificial intelligence technology.
About iFLYTEK – iFLYTEK is one of the world's leading artificial intelligence (AI) and speech technology companies. For more information, please visit https://www.iflytek.com/en/.
About the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series – The Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series provides benchmark for sustainability investments. It composes of five indexes, including the HSSUSB, recognizing companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that perform well with respect to corporate sustainability.
Constituent selection is based on a robust process that includes consideration of the results from a sustainability assessment undertaken by Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA), an independent and professional assessment body, using its proprietary sustainability assessment and rating framework. The process ensures that indexes in the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series are objective, reliable and of high investability, making them excellent benchmarks for index funds that adopt a corporate sustainability theme.
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The successful Nashville event was focused on the future of telemedicine.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avel eCare's first annual Customer Forum and Innovation Summit was successfully held in Nashville, TN, on August 14-16, 2022. The summit brought thought leaders from across the country together to share insights and perspectives on innovations in telemedicine and the future of healthcare delivery.
"We've established the value of telemedicine as a care delivery vehicle – that is clear. Now, it's time to explore opportunities for how to drive innovation moving forward. We've only scratched the surface of what's possible. This event was an opportunity for our customers, industry experts, and policy leaders to get together to exchange knowledge and share their vision for telemedicine in years to come," said Avel eCare CEO, Doug Duskin.
Click HERE to read a blog post from Doug where he goes into more detail about the Forum and his vision for the future of telemedicine.
The event kicked off with a special address from Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee. Following the keynote, a range of customers and industry thought leaders took the stage to share use cases, best practices, and perspectives on topics such as how telemedicine can help fill vital gaps in care, alleviate staff burnout, and ensure access to clinicians and specialists for patients in rural and underserved areas.
Sessions on the agenda included:
- Expanding Access and Improving Outcomes with Tele-behavioral Health
- Cybersecurity - Protecting your Systems to Protect your Patients
- New Era of Critical Care: Critical Care on Demand
Also included in the lineup was an examination of the telehealth waivers, licensing flexibilities, disaster credentialing, and common policy challenges healthcare organizations face when launching and scaling a telemedicine program.
Customers who attended the forum represented 23 different healthcare organizations and facilities, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. One guest remarked, "the Avel eCare Customer Forum was a terrific event, providing tons of opportunities to learn, share, and interact with folks across healthcare ecosystems."
Avel eCare plans on continuing this forum annually and is already finalizing details for the 2023 event.
Avel eCare offers the largest and most comprehensive virtual health networks in the world, partnering with more than 450 health care systems, rural hospitals, outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, schools, and correctional facilities across the country.
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Andrea LePain
eMedia Junction
andrea@emediajunction.com
617-894-1153
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "This recipe was passed down to me from my mother. I thought that others would enjoy it," said an inventor, from Eugene, Ore., "so I invented CORDOVA COFFEE LIQOUR. This refreshing and flavorful product can be served at parties, holidays and barbecues or at restaurants and bars."
The invention provides a new pre-mixed alcoholic beverage with a smooth, mellow taste. In doing so, it offers a unique alternative to traditional alcoholic beverages. It also would be delicious and satisfying. The invention features a novel recipe that is easy to serve and enjoy so it is ideal for individuals 21 years of age and older. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Portland sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-PTA-108, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an all-natural way for diabetics to control their blood sugar levels," said an inventor, from Enfield, N.C., "so I invented the DIA CRUX. My formula would be easy to take and it would contain no artificial colors or artificial flavors."
The invention provides a method for people with diabetes to regulate their blood sugar. In doing so, it could provide added health benefits. As a result, it enhances safety and it increases convenience and peace of mind. Additionally, the invention features an all-natural formula that is easy to prepare and consume so it is ideal for individuals with diabetes.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-RBH-180, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better way for a pet to access food at feeding times," said an inventor, from Salisbury, Md., "so I invented the SMART BOWL. My design helps to keep food fresh and accessible when needed and it eliminates the need for the owner to be home at feeding time."
The invention provides an improved food bowl/feeding system for pets. In doing so, it increases control for pet owners by eliminating the need to be home during feeding time and controlling pets from eating out of each other's bowls in multi-pet households. It also helps to keep pet food fresh and it prevents moisture buildup or insect infestation within the bowl. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for pet owners, animal shelters, kennels, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-OSK-324, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "We thought there should be a way for female officers to use the restroom without having to remove their pants and utility belts," said one of two inventors, from Rancho Cucamongo, Calif., "so we invented the K- GAR TACTICAL PANT. Our design could provide added convenience and safety for wearers."
The invention provides an improved design for uniform pants. In doing so, it eliminates the need to lower the pants to relieve themselves. As a result, it saves time and effort and it eliminates the need to remove a utility belt, radio, etc. The invention features a practical design that is easy to wear and use so it is ideal for law enforcement officers, members of the military, first responders, fire fighters, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Riverside sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-RSJ-121, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Jamul Welcomes LGBTQ2S+ Community with Drag Performance
JAMUL, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bringing a new level of glitz and glam to its live entertainment lineup, Jamul Casino will host its first ever drag show, Drag it Out on Saturday, September 17, 2022. The 8pm event will be at Jamul Casino's star-lit, open-air venue, The Rooftop. Featuring San Diego's top drag entertainers, the event promises to be a dazzling showcase of larger-than-life performances and celebrity impersonations. Located at 14145 Campo Road, Jamul Casino is San Diego's newest and closest casino offering fun for everyone with award-winning dining, thousands of gaming options, and live entertainment.
The Drag it Out show will bring together numerous renowned drag queens, including Paris Sukomi Max, Lala Too, Michele Ada, Disco Dollie, Keex Rose, Naomi Daniels, and the legendary Chad Michaels, one of the world's premier Cher impersonators.
Erica M. Pinto, Chairwoman of the Jamul Indian Village, states, says, "Drag it Out is a small way for us to embrace the LGBTQ2S+ community and express our desire to welcome people from all walks of life to our home and our nation. The event should be a blast—I can't wait to see what the divas have planned!"
Jamul Casino has a robust entertainment program, with a packed September schedule. In addition to Drag it Out, Jamul Casino will host a ladies night called Magic Mike XXL on September 24, 2022 with music, muscles, and dancing. Additional live entertainers throughout September include electric violinist Amy Serrano, bass singer Floyd Armstrong, Latin band Melodia Versatil, reggae band SM Familia, musician and composer Michael Raye, 80s hits cover band 80z All Starz, Cuban band Son y Clave, and many more, along with some of San Diego's most popular DJs. Also in September, Jamul Casino is promoting Monday Night LIVE $100,000 Punchout, offering one winner each hour on Mondays a $500 prize, and a chance to win up to $100,000. In celebration of Native American Day, Jamul Casino will be offering numerous promotions on September 23 and 24, 2022. The Casino is equipped with several venues for its live entertainment and promotions, including The Rooftop, JIVe Lounge, and the Casino Floor.
Opened in 2016, the Jamul Casino is located in Jamul, California, San Diego County, and is owned and operated by Jamul Indian Village Development Corporation (JIVDC), a wholly owned enterprise of the Tribe. The $430 million, award-winning casino features nearly 1,700 slot machines, 46 live table games, a dedicated poker room, and various restaurants, bars and lounges. Jamul Casino supports more than 1,000 permanent jobs in the region and is the closest casino to downtown San Diego, which is the eighth-largest city in the United States by population. For more information about Jamul Casino, please visit www.jamulcasinosd.com.
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SUNRISE, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazwares, a global leader in toys and licensing, today announced Sam Ferguson has been elevated to Senior Vice President of Global Licensing, effective immediately. In his newly expanded role, Ferguson will oversee the company's global inbound and outbound licensing efforts reporting to Judd Karofsky, Executive Vice President, Jazwares.
Since joining Jazwares in 2016, Ferguson has been instrumental in growing the company's vast licensed portfolio and homegrown intellectual properties (IP) consisting of the world's hottest entertainment and lifestyle brands. Most recently, Ferguson spearheaded the wildly successful cross-category global licensing program for Squishmallows, the toy industry's leading plush brand. Since debuting in 2021, the Squishmallows consumer products licensing program has expanded exponentially, attracting world-class partnerships across apparel, footwear, bedding, stationery, publishing, and more further cementing Squishmallows as a powerhouse lifestyle brand.
"Sam is an absolute rock star who has the passion, commitment, and drive that makes him a true stand out within the licensing industry," said Judd Karofsky, Executive Vice President, Jazwares. "It's been a privilege and honor to see Sam's accomplishments over the past 6 years, cultivating Jazwares' licensing efforts around the globe with his unparalleled prowess in executing impactful brand collaborations kids and consumers want."
As part of his promotion, Ferguson will continue his role in identifying up-and-coming licensed properties, managing outbound licensing, brand building, and leveraging key trade events around the world including Las Vegas Licensing Expo, and Brand Licensing Europe amongst others for Jazwares.
"Being part of the Jazwares success story is something I'm truly proud of and all our amazing talent that authentically brings our licensing efforts to life across the portfolio," added Ferguson. "As we further extend our footprint, we will continue to be a world-leading licensee as well as an industry disruptor with our owned IP expanding beyond the toy aisle."
Sam is the recipient of numerous accolades and achievements including License Global's 40 Under 40 Influential list and is a recognized expert within the licensing industry participating on several academic panels as well as serving on the board of Licensing International.
About Jazwares
Jazwares, a subsidiary of Alleghany Capital Corporation, is a leading global toy company, recently expanding into the costumes and pets category. Jazwares' portfolio includes a variety of dynamic licensed and wholly owned brands. The Jazwares Game Studio further expands play opportunities for kids within the Metaverse. Jazwares celebrates 25 years of innovative play with expertise in design, development, and manufacturing. An award-winning company with a progressive focus on identifying new trends, Jazwares then transforms them into high-quality products for consumers of all ages.
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- Kia America recognized for marketing innovation, including brand Integrations, use of emerging technologies and impactful CSR Partnerships
- Adweek Brand Genius Awards honor the most groundbreaking, dynamic and results-oriented brand builders
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adweek announced the recipients of its 2022 "Brand Genius Awards," including Kia America's vice president, marketing, Russell Wager. Wager and the Kia America marketing organization were recognized for implementing high profile marketing partnerships with the Television Academy/EMMY Awards, activations with national network shows including "America's Got Talent," raising Kia's profile through expanded CSR initiatives, and utilization of new and emerging technologies including NFTs in creative campaigns for the Super Bowl as well as new model launches.
"It is a privilege and an honor to be included among the class of 2022 Adweek Brand Genius Award recipients," said Wager. "This honor is one for which I am not solely responsible. I share this award with the talented team of Kia America professionals and innovative and creative agency partners we work with side-by-side each and every day."
Under Wager's leadership in the last year, Kia has implemented a variety of new and innovative marketing strategies as well as revisited tried-and-true marketing tactics including the development of NFTs for the brand's 13th Super Bowl campaign. One of the more high-profile programs was the EV6 Robo Dog Super Bowl Campaign, which included a partnership with The Petfinder Foundation to shine a light on shelter animals seeking adoption and was implemented under Kia's "Accelerate The Good" CSR program. Kia launched a special Robo Dog NFT collection featuring six unique Robo Dogs that were auctioned off, and a generative collection of 2,022 Robo Dogs for sale with proceeds benefiting the Petfinder Foundation – raising almost $100,000 to date. The spot included a QR code that when downloaded by consumers allowed them to bring Robo Dog into their homes virtually and interact with the virtual pet so they could imagine what having a dog in their home would be like. From there, they were taken to a listing of local animal shelters where they could adopt an animal in need of its forever home. Kia's partnership with The Petfinder Foundation included a monetary donation that enabled The Petfinder Foundation to find forever homes for more than 17,000 shelter animals in need.
Kia also partnered with network properties including the EMMY Awards and America's Got Talent for innovative brand integrations during those broadcasts. In addition, the brand continued its focus on CSR campaigns under the brand's "Accelerate The Good" charitable initiatives including partnerships with Sea Turtle Inc., and One Warm Coat.
Kia America recently set a record overall August sales result, increased its overall competitive automotive market share to 10.5%, and expanded sales of the brand's hybrid and electric models by more than 151-percent. Sales of Kia's popular SUVs, including Telluride, Sportage and Sorento have increased by 18-, 59- and 114-percent, respectively, year-over-year.
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Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to top automotive quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electrified vehicles sold through a network of more than 750 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America.
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Industry leader to spearhead training for HVAC, plumbing and electrical technicians
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leap Partners, a home services company with businesses across the Southeast, has hired Mitch Mobley as vice president of Operational Support. In this new role, Mobley will lead the HVAC, plumbing and electrical technician training and development program for all of Leap Partners' companies. His responsibilities will include training technicians on improving efficiencies and customer service.
"In addition to having industry expertise, Mitch is an excellent training and development leader," said John Cerasuolo, Leap Partners CEO. "We're confident that, with him leading our technician training program, Leap Partners' companies will have the best team of technicians in the industry."
Mobley joins Leap Partners with more than a decade of experience. Prior to his new role, at Leap Partners, he was general manager of the northern middle Tennessee territory for Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical. Before that role, he led Hiller's efforts in developing and implementing the company's training programs.
"The Leap Partners team is full of home service industry veterans, and I'm excited to join them," Mobley said. "I'm energized by the big ambitions to set up a program that trains technicians to deliver the best customer service with the highest level of professionalism and expertise."
Mobley is a Nashville, Tenn., native and in his spare time enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons. He is an avid sports fan who enjoys watching his boys learn and play the sports he grew up playing.
Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Leap Partners is working to connect the best small and medium-sized HVAC, plumbing and electrical service businesses in the Southeast to build a world-class service provider. The company's family of service businesses currently includes Conditioned Air Solutions (Huntsville, Ala.), Scenic City Heating & AC (Chattanooga, Tenn.), George Plumbing (Hartselle, Ala.), and Drain Werks (Birmingham, Ala.). Under Leap Partners' ownership, these businesses are committed to providing industry-leading customer satisfaction and employee engagement. For more information and to read partner testimonials, visit theleappartners.com and theleappartners.com/testimonials.
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This year's award expands to residents of the US, UK, Mexico, and Canada where one winner from each region will receive a Leica SL2-S camera set and $10,000 USD
TEANECK, N.J., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leica Camera announces the fourth annual call for entries to its Leica Women Foto Project Award in partnership with Photoville, and Women Photograph. The brand's initiative to promote diversity in photography expands to new regions across the globe. Leica Camera will accept entries from the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Canada (excluding Québec) in addition to the United States. One winner from each region will be awarded a Leica SL2-S camera, a Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH. Lens, and cash prize of $10,000 USD. Applicants are requested to submit a photo story made with any camera (owning a Leica is not required) that bears witness to humanity as expressed through the female perspective. Submissions will be selected by a diverse group of jurors renowned in the world of photography. The growth of the award serves to expand the possibilities of female stories that can be told and cultures that can be explored through the art of photography.
Since its inception in 2019, the Leica Women Foto Project serves as a platform to cultivate a diverse and inclusive community through photography. Its mission is to encourage photographers to demonstrate the importance and impact of a woman's point of view. To date, the initiative has fueled diversity in visual storytelling through grants and sponsorships with Women Photograph, Photoville, Las Fotos Project, and the ConnectHer Film Festival while co-creating the Leica Women Foto Project Grant for the International Leica Society's own philanthropic efforts. This Spring, the initiative will amplify the female perspective through a feature at Photoville in New York with additional programs to be launched through the year.
"Photography has the power to give reason for hope: Don't look the other way, shake things up, express and advocate for change – the connection to humanity and our responsibility to bear witness to its moments is at the heart of Leica's culture - from the Leica Oskar Barnack Award to the Leica Women Foto Project Award. With these initiatives, we recognize and celebrate the courageous photographers and the stories they express through their unique lens" states Art Director for Leica Galleries Worldwide and LWFP Juror, Karin Rehn-Kaufmann.
"The Leica Women Foto Project aims to illuminate underrepresented visual storytellers through programs and resources that foster the development and amplification of the female perspective," says Kiran Karnani, VP of Marketing for Leica Camera USA. "With the Leica Women Foto Project Award expanding to new regions, we underscore our commitment to the narratives shaped by multicultural perspectives while bearing witness to the moments that impact how we see and interact with our world. We hope that this expansion allows for even more dynamic and nuanced storytelling through the female gaze."
Leica Women Foto Project Award recipients will be determined by a panel of notable judges based on quality of photography, sophistication of project and a dedication to the medium of photography.
The 2023 panel of judges is composed of:
- Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Art Director, Leica Galleries Worldwide
- Liz Johnson Arthur, Photojournalist & Editorial Photographer
- Amanda de Cadenet, Photographer, Author and Media Personality
- Natalia Jimenez, Senior Picture Editor, The Washington Post
- Elizabeth Krist, Former Senior Photo Editor at National Geographic
- Kate Kuo, Director of Photography, LA Times
- Whitney Matewe, Photo Editor, TIME Magazine
- Mary McCartney, Photographer
- Renee Mussai, Senior Curator and Head of Curatorial & Collection, Autograph ABP
- Nikki Reed, Actress, Photographer, Writer
- Laura Roumanos, Co-Founder, Photoville
- Sara Rumens, Features Picture Editor, The Times
- Jennifer Samuel, Photo Editor, National Geographic
- Maggie Steber, Documentary Photographer & Guggenheim Grant Fellow
The call for entries for the 2023 Leica Women Foto Project Award will begin September 14th at 9:00AM ET and will close on November 7th at 11:59 PM EST. Applications for the Leica Women Foto Project Award can be submitted through the online registration form found on www.leicawomenfotoproject.com with terms and conditions. Candidates must be legal residents of US, Canada (excluding Québec where, for certainty, the contest is prohibited), UK, or Mexico and 21 years or older at time and date of entry. Leica Camera will announce the winners of the Leica Women Foto Project Award on March 8, 2023 via Leica Camera USA's and Leica Camera UK's website, newsletter, and @leicacamerausa, and @leicauk on Facebook and Instagram.
Please visit https://bit.ly/2023LeicaWomenFotoProject to learn more about the 2023 Leica Women Foto Project Award.
About Leica Camera
Leica represents a union of craftsmanship, design and experience. It is a beautiful collision of art and engineering, and the future of form and functionality. Leica Camera, headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany with a second production site in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, is an internationally operating, premium-segment manufacturer of cameras and sport optics products. The legendary status of the Leica brand is founded on a long tradition of excellence in the supreme quality and performance of cameras and lenses, and the iconic images that artists and photojournalists everywhere captured with them. For more information about Leica visit https://leicacamerausa.com/, or follow the brand on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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BOSTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the acquisition of MATRIX Resources, Motion Recruitment is proud to announce the rebranding and strategic expansion of MATRIX's IT Consulting business - Motion Consulting Group (MCG).
With a 20-year proven track record in IT Consulting focusing on Agile Development & Coaching, DevOps & DevSecOps Solutions, and Managed Services for IT Operations, MCG will continue its reputation for successful implementations of complex, enterprise-level IT projects backed by a strong senior leadership team including Gary Wood as Division President, newly hired Craig Ford – VP of Business Development, and recently promoted Vice Presidents Jeff Henley and Rick Stephenson.
"This MATRIX team amasses decades of IT Consulting experience helping large organizations create and execute true digital transformations," said Beth Gilfeather, CEO of Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC. "Combining this impressive heritage with Motion Recruitment's 30+ years of specialized IT recruiting and marketplace expertise makes for a simply winning combination, and we are thrilled to have this powerful new set of solution offerings for IT leaders everywhere."
Gary Wood, Division President said, "We have an exciting growth path ahead with an amazing team of existing leaders from MATRIX, a powerful new business development executive in Craig Ford, and our new partners at Motion Recruitment. I'm eager to see what we accomplish together."
"It's never been a more trying time for organizations to find the right tech experts who can help them build effective long-term strategies and we are here for our clients with the agility, insights, and mastery they'll need to revolutionize their approach to digital organization, security, and excellence" Craig Ford, Vice President of Business Development
Motion Consulting Group will operate as a sub-brand and separate solution under the Motion Recruitment platform.
Motion Recruitment delivers IT Staffing for Contract, Direct Hire, Statement of Work, and Managed Solutions for small to medium-sized companies up to Enterprise-level programs across North America leveraging highly specialized recruiting and a tenured consultative approach to delivering talent in the Software, Mobile, Data, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Product & UX, and Functional markets. Motion also delivers IT Consulting Solutions through the Motion Consulting Group (MCG) that create true digital transformation for IT projects in Agile Development & Coaching, DevOps & DevSecOps Solutions, and Managed Services for IT Operations. Motion is the proud creator of Tech in Motion and the "Timmy Awards"; an industry events series that connects ~300,000 tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate.
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New Fayette County location to offer grand opening specials and giveaways, including FREE chicken salad for a year!
ATLANTA, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicken Salad Chick, the nation's only fast-casual chicken salad restaurant, continues to expand its presence in the metro-Atlanta area with its 25th location in the market. This also marks the opening of Chicken Salad Chick's 39th location in Georgia. The company brings more of its famed, made-from-scratch chicken salad to south Atlanta with its latest opening in Fayetteville. Located at 1175 N. Glynn Street in Suite C, the restaurant will celebrate its grand opening on Wednesday, Sept. 21 with a ribbon cutting at 9:30 a.m. and doors opening at 10 a.m. The first 100 guests will receive free chicken salad for a year.
"As Chicken Salad Chick continues to expand in the region, the Fayetteville location illustrates that our commitment to the Atlanta community extends across the entire metro area," said Chicken Salad Chick President and CEO Scott Deviney. "We're excited to welcome and serve Fayetteville's residents as well as complement our other south Atlanta locations in Stockbridge, McDonough and Peachtree City."
Now through opening week, guests can enter to win free chicken salad for a year by liking the restaurant's page at Facebook.com/ChickenSaladChickFayettevilleGA. To celebrate the opening, locals are invited to experience Chicken Salad Chick's Southern hospitality through additional giveaways and specials:
- Wednesday, Sept. 21 – Free Chicken Salad for a Year: The first 100 guests to arrive to the new Fayetteville location and purchase The Chick will receive one free large Quick Chick every month for 12 months. From this initial group, one lucky guest will also be randomly selected to receive one free large Quick Chick every week for 52 weeks. *
- Thursday, Sept. 22 – Free Chick Tumbler: The first 50 guests at 10 a.m. and at 6 p.m. who purchase the Chick Trio will receive a free 24 oz. Chicken Salad Chick tumbler. ***
- Friday, Sept. 23 – Free Chick Cutting Board: The first 50 guests at 10 a.m. and at 6 p.m. who purchase the Chick Trio will receive a free Chicken Salad Chick cutting board. *
- Saturday, Sept. 24 – Free Chick Tote: The first 50 guests to arrive at 10 a.m. and purchase two large Quick Chicks will receive a free Chicken Salad Chick tote! *
The first 50 guests to arrive at 10 a.m. and at 6 p.m. Thursday and Saturday to order the "Chick Trio" or a menu item of greater value can claim their prize. One prize per person present.
Chicken Salad Chick offers over a dozen delicious specialty chicken salad recipes served from the heart. In addition to the restaurant's signature chicken salad flavors, other menu items include fresh salads, sides, soups and full-service catering, all available from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
*The first 100 guests participating in the Free Chicken Salad for a Year on Grand Opening Day will line up in a 'first come, first counted' order at Chicken Salad Chick. It is required to remain on site until the store opens at 10 a.m. An early arrival is recommend for those seeking to be in the first 100 guests, and each guest will be assigned a number corresponding to their place in line by a member of the Chicken Salad Chick team, beginning at approximately 7 a.m. Then at 10 a.m., guests may make a purchase of "The Chick" (or greater value) and enter a code on the Chicken Salad Chick app to officially secure their reward. Guests who leave before the 10 a.m. start will lose their spot to the next guest in line. Guests will receive their first free Large Quick Chick electronically in their Chicken Salad Chick App the Monday following Grand Opening Day.
**Must download the Chicken Salad Chick App and be 16 years or older to purchase. Not valid with any other offers. Limit 1 reward per guest present.
***Does not include drink or unlimited refills on initial or future visits.
Chicken Salad Chick serves full-flavored, Southern-style chicken salad made from scratch and served from the heart. With more than a dozen original chicken salad flavors as well as fresh side salads, gourmet soups, signature sandwiches and delicious desserts, Chicken Salad Chick's robust menu offers something for everyone. Founded in Auburn, Alabama in 2008 by Stacy and Kevin Brown, Chicken Salad Chick has grown to more than 200 restaurants in 17 states. Today, under the leadership of Scott Deviney and the Chicken Salad Chick team, the brand continues its rapid expansion with both franchise and company locations. Chicken Salad Chick accolades include rankings in Franchise Times' Fast & Serious for four consecutive years and placing in the top 10 for 2021, #3 on Fast Casual's 2021 Top 100 Movers & Shakers, QSR's Best Franchise Deals, Nation's Restaurant News' Next 15 in 2019 and Franchise Business Review's Top Food Franchises in 2020.
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BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. is expanding its capabilities with the creation of a New York investment sales team led by real estate veteran David E. Ash. Highly regarded in the industry for his personal touch and strategic deal matchmaking, Ash is recognized for delivering a highly curated service to his clients that focuses solely on their needs. As managing director, Ash's deep knowledge of the New York market will be paramount as he builds out and manages Walker & Dunlop's investment sales efforts across all asset classes in New York.
"David's entrepreneurial track record with institutional buyers and his thoughtful approach to business will be invaluable as we grow our team. His strong relationships and independent investment sales background complement the unparalleled expertise of our capital markets financing business in New York," said executive vice president of investment sales, Kris Mikkelsen.
Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Ash founded Prince Realty Advisors, a boutique capital markets and advisory firm based in NYC which executed almost $6 billion in sale transactions over the past 10 years. Ash cultivated and pushed forward a distinct business model at PRA, counseling institutional investors to buy, sell, and creatively structure commercial real estate transactions across all asset classes.
"I am thrilled to join the team and build on the success of the New York capital markets group by expanding WD's investment sales business to include all CRE asset classes. Drawing from my previous expansive platform, we will be able to curate a business approach that will enhance Walker & Dunlop's offerings for new and existing clients," said Ash.
The company's capital markets business grew its transaction volume 170% year over year, from $10.9 billion in 2020 to nearly $30 billion in 2021. Walker & Dunlop's national investment sales team is currently ranked 4th in multifamily broker sales according to Real Estate Alert's H12022 report, with 166% growth year over year.
"Combining David's strategy with our existing market presence, expands our overall platform to better serve clients' needs with the ability to handle debt, equity and investment sales all in one shop. Broadening our New York platform will be a true game changer for the market " said senior managing director and co-head of Walker & Dunlop's New York capital markets team, Aaron Appel.
Ash earned his bachelor's degree in marketing & international business from the NYU Stern School of Business. He was named one of the top ten power brokers in New York and has been nominated twice for most ingenious deal of the year by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY). He is a member of REBNY, The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and is a CoStar Power Broker.
Outside of work, Ash is the founder and Chairman of an NYC-based nonprofit called Donate Your Time Inc. that matches individuals with volunteer opportunities in their communities.
About Walker & Dunlop
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry in the United States, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where Americans live, work, shop and play — to life. Our people, brand and technology make W&D one of the most insightful and customer-focused firms in our industry. With more than 1,400 employees across every major U.S. market, Walker & Dunlop has consistently been named one of Fortune's Great Places to Work® and is committed to making the commercial real estate industry more inclusive and diverse while creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.
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Accelerating Growth and Innovation in Additive Manufacturing
TOKYO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikon Corporation (Nikon) today announced an investment in Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Global, Inc. Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Global, Inc. (HMT), an award-winning industry leader in additive manufacturing (AM), successfully created an approach that enables users to integrate additive tools onto any platform. This groundbreaking technology allows users to take full advantage of the manufacturing process by unifying multiple complementary technologies in one set up.
Parts manufacturers will often use AM processing and machining in tandem, depending upon their specific production goals and tolerances. HMT enabled a game-changing leap forward by unlocking the freedoms of additive while retaining the precision and surface finish capabilities of CNC, all in a single system. When using their patented AMBIT™ deposition heads only a simple tool change is required to switch from cutting to adding metal, giving users unprecedented flexibility. HMT's tool changeable heads are not limited to laser processes but are also compatible with numerous materials and a vast array of deployment methods. HMT can upgrade existing vertical platforms to enable both additive and subtractive machining capabilities in one system or create bespoke solutions with customized heads to meet the user's objectives.
Nikon manufactures some of the most precise equipment in the world, with its products being used in applications ranging from semiconductor manufacturing and mass production of panels for televisions and smart devices, to medical systems, automotive and satellites. Nikon established the Next Generation Project Division to accelerate the launch of new growth businesses, including advanced materials processing technologies, through synergies resulting from strategic investments and alliances with industry-leading companies worldwide.
This latest investment will enable HMT and Nikon to leverage their combined expertise to accelerate innovation and expand the hybrid manufacturing landscape. Yuichi Shibazaki, Nikon Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Next Generation Project Division said, "This investment in HMT is the latest component of our Next Generation Project program to further industrialization of digital manufacturing. As an industry leader with demonstrated collaborative capabilities, HMT and its AMBIT™ portfolio are well-matched with Nikon technologies. We look forward to working with them as part of our commitment to creating value and advancing society through novel industries like hybrid manufacturing."
Dr. Jason B. Jones, HMT Co-founder and CEO, said, "We are honored to receive investment from such a longstanding technology leader as Nikon. Together we will more fully deliver on the promise of additive and digital manufacturing. We expect the results of this technology will touch the lives of virtually all people on earth in the coming decades."
"Hybrid is all about synergy," Peter Coates, HMT Co-founder and CTO added. "For the better part of ten years in this industry we have taken pride in the strategic nature of our collaborations and our partnership with Nikon takes this to a whole new level by adding value to advanced manufacture."
Nikon has been a pioneer in optical technology markets worldwide since its inception in 1917. Today, utilizing advanced technologies, Nikon offers a wide range of products and solutions from digital cameras and binoculars to industrial precision equipment such as FPD and semiconductor lithography systems, microscopes, measuring instruments and products for the healthcare industry. Nikon aims to take advantage of its technologies to generate new core pillars of growth including material processing while continuing to be a leading company in precision and optics fields resulting in sustainable long-term increase in enterprise value.
Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies, LLC which is the US-based operating company of Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Global, Inc. has been a global industry leader in hybrid and additive manufacturing since 2012. Pioneering a solution to marry the freedoms of additive with the precision of CNC machining, Hybrid has developed an unprecedented line of compact interchangeable deposition and inspection heads with elegant integration methods. This extends the capabilities of the everyday CNCs and robots without compromise, accelerating the adoption of the next wave of digital manufacturing.
Contact: Lisa Block, lisab@hybridmanutech.com
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Workers Triumph Over Attempted Union Busting
MADERA, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers at Nutrablend, a subsidiary of Land of Lakes, have voted by more than a two-to-one margin to join Teamsters Local 517. The 67 workers are responsible for the production of animal feed.
"These workers stood strong in the face of a nasty anti-union campaign because they knew that Land of Lakes was making promises that they weren't going to fulfill," said Greg Landers, Local 517 Secretary-Treasurer. "We're looking forward to negotiating a contract that addresses the issues that they care about the most – ending favoritism, annual wage increases, improved health care and retirement benefits, protection against unjust retaliation, and more."
"This is an important victory in the ongoing fight to bring strong wages, a voice on the job and the benefits on middle class prosperity to all workers in the food supply chain," said Peter Finn, Teamsters Food Processing Division Director. "We're looking forward to negotiating a contract that reflects how valuable these men and women are to both their industry and their communities."
Teamsters Local 517 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout California's Central Valley. For more information go to https://www.teamsterslocal517.com/.
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Matt McQuaid, (202) 624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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Increasing Service Capabilities for Rail Shippers Across the Country
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Rail Company LLC today completed the acquisition from BRX Transportation Holdings of Denver-based Pioneer Lines, Inc., a railroad holding company including 15 short line railroads. The transaction closed following regulatory authorization.
The acquisition advances Patriot Rail's growth strategy, increasing the Jacksonville, Florida, company's short line operations from 16 to 31 railroads. Patriot now serves customers with operations in 23 states.
"We are pleased to bring Pioneer Lines railroads into Patriot Rail," said John E. Fenton, Patriot Rail's chief executive officer. "Doubling our footprint across the U.S. furthers our commitment to exceed customer expectations as a best-in-class rail partner. Patriot Rail takes great pride in delivering value to our customers with safety always as our core foundation, and our expansion will drive deeper commercial and logistics relationships."
"Patriot Rail's accelerating growth opens more opportunities for innovative and sustainable freight transport solutions," said John Ma, Patriot board member and co-head of North America for Igneo Infrastructure Partners, Patriot's majority investor. "Igneo continues to see strong potential for long-term returns through our investment in the Patriot Rail platform."
Patriot Rail board chair Deb Butler added, "Patriot Rail has the growth mindset and financial capacity to invest in profitable initiatives benefitting rail shippers and our long-term investors. We welcome our new Patriot team members to our employee-first leadership culture, and the future is bright for the customers, stakeholders, and communities we serve."
About Patriot Rail
Patriot Rail operates 31 regional and freight short line railroads, a scenic rail excursion train, and rail-related services companies with operations in 23 states. Service capabilities include railcar storage, contract switching, transloading, railcar cleaning, engineering services, excursion railroads, real estate, and track access. Patriot Rail is also a direct partner in providing railcar repair and maintenance, railcar dismantling, and environmental services including centralized wastewater treatment. For more information, visit patriotrail.com.
About Igneo Infrastructure Partners
Igneo Infrastructure Partners is an autonomous investment team in the First Sentier Investors Group. It invests in high-quality, mature, mid-market infrastructure companies in the utilities and transport sectors in the UK, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Operating since 1994, the team works closely with portfolio companies to create long-term sustainable value through innovation and proactive asset management. Igneo manages more than US$15 billion in assets as of June 30, 2022 on behalf of more than 120 institutional investors around the world. For more information, visit igneoip.com.
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Nineteen Industry-Leading Northwest PCF Insurance Agencies Align to Leverage Collective Resources and to Enhance Client Value
LEHI, Utah, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Family-owned, Washington-based agencies Fortiphi Insurance and Western Pacific Insurance, both Agency Partners of PCF Insurance Services, announced today the formation of the Western Pacific Partners Group (WPPG) led by industry veterans Michael Ebert and Gabe Oh.
The move aligns 19 independent insurance agencies within the PCF Insurance Partner network in the Northwest U.S., including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Northern California. Under WPPG, these agencies can now provide insurance coverage and risk management solutions for every facet of the region's unique personal, commercial, and specialty insurance needs.
"This type of agency collaboration is the first of its kind for PCF Insurance, and we fully support their vision in aligning to enhance client value," said Peter C. Foy, Chairman, Founder, and CEO of PCF Insurance. "Their collective power will bring incredible resources to customers through collaboration, product offerings, and solutions."
PCF Insurance Services is a top 20 U.S. brokerage firm that harnesses the power of its national Agency Partner network to provide world-class service and unparalleled solutions to clients in the risk management, benefits design, and insurance space.
"This incredible combination of talented entrepreneurs will provide unprecedented opportunities for clients in the greater Pacific West. I couldn't be more excited to run with this group and the agency leaders set to join soon," says Michael Ebert, Principal of Fortiphi Insurance and Managing Partner of WPPG.
WPPG will consist of the following Northwest independent insurance agencies:
- Fortiphi Insurance, Mount Vernon, WA
- Western Pacific Insurance, Mill Creek, WA
- Venture Life and Health, Seattle, WA
- First Rate Insurance, Kirkland, WA
- Madrona Point Insurance, Eastsound, WA
- Bob Wallin Insurance, Bellingham, WA
- Cross Insurance, Olympia, WA
- Forest Park Insurance Services, Snohomish, WA
- Molly Lanzinger, Bellevue, WA
- Clearview Insurance Services, North Bend, WA
- Sky Insurance, Sacramento, CA
- Alice Bohnker Insurance, Anacortes, WA
- Advocate Insurance, Sandpoint, ID
- North Valley Insurance, Omak, WA
- Intrinsic Insurance, Sacramento, WA
- Insurance Research Associates, Issaquah, WA
- Blue Mountain Insurance, Walla Walla, WA
- Vander Giessen Insurance, Quincy, WA
- Mt. Hood Insurance, Portland, OR
About Western Pacific Partners Group (WPPG)
Western Pacific Partners Group (WPPG) is a network of select independent insurance agencies in the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Northern California. WPPG empowers group agencies to collaborate and share resources, unique strengths, and talents within the network to better serve clients. Specialties include employee benefits, personal lines, commercial lines, Medicare, and senior living. Learn more at westernppg.com.
About Fortiphi Insurance
Fortiphi Insurance is a locally owned full-service independent brokerage with offices in Whatcom and Skagit Counties. As one of the largest insurance agencies in the Pacific Northwest, they represent hundreds of companies and clients. Their non-commissioned insurance professionals not only shop to provide the best value, but also work to ensure optimal situations. Fortiphi strives to deliver personalized and proactive advice, creative approaches, and above all, peace of mind so their clients can focus on what they do best. Learn more at fortiphi.com.
Western Pacific Insurance
Western Pacific Insurance is an insurance brokerage firm providing personal and business insurance solutions to clients across the Pacific Northwest. Learn more at westernpacig.com.
About PCF Insurance Services
A top 20 U.S. broker headquartered in Lehi, Utah, PCF Insurance Services is a leading full-service consultant and insurance brokerage firm offering a broad array of commercial, life and health, employee benefits, and workers' compensation solutions. Propelled by its people, PCF Insurance's agency-centric operating model and entrepreneurial environment support its tremendous growth profile, offering partners alignment through equity ownership, significant leadership incentives, and resources to over 3,100 employees throughout the U.S. Ranked #20 on Business Insurance's 2022 Top 100 Brokers and #13 on Insurance Journal's 2022 Top Property/Casualty Agencies, PCF Insurance is a notable leader in the insurance space. Learn more at pcfins.com.
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Steinberg is best known for his work building athletes into stand-alone brands. He is the real-life inspiration for the Oscar-winning film Jerry Maguire.
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leigh Steinberg has represented many of the most successful athletes and coaches in sports including the number one overall pick in the NFL draft for an unprecedented eight times. In 1996, the famous catchphrase "Show me the money" from the Cameron Crow film Jerry Maguire took on a painful meaning when Steinberg was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2012. His downward spiral was fueled by alcoholism, bad investments, and unethical actions by one of his partners.
Leigh Steinberg
"Well, when you've had Tom Cruise play you, anything else is a comedown."
Steinberg shares his comeback and his most recent book, The Agent: My 40-Year Career of Making Deals and Changing the Game. He details his decades of dominance in the sports industry and sheds light on overcoming his personal struggles.
https://steinbergsports.com/en/
Post-Traumatic Thriving is a podcast that addresses the toughest issues around trauma and recovery. Unresolved trauma is the #1 problem facing humanity, with 66% to 85% of all college-age people having experienced at least one traumatic event.
Unresolved trauma fuels self-medication, depression, and violent crime. Unprocessed, trauma can lead to suicide, the leading cause of death in the United States according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
Post-Traumatic Thriving host, Dr. Randall Bell is a sociologist specializing in disaster recovery projects. "We can tap into trauma and make it the fuel to thrive," says Dr. Randall Bell, author of the bestselling book, POST-TRAUMATIC THRIVING.
Post-Traumatic Thriving co-host, Ms. Tanya Brown, MA, author of FINDING PEACE AMID THE CHAOS. The 1994 death of Tanya's sister Nicole Brown Simpson generated a media frenzy around O.J. Simpson. Today, she is a celebrity author, and a motivational speaker and life coach. When facing trauma Tanya said, "You need to ask for help."
Core IQ https://www.coreiq.com/ is a non-profit organization that produces the podcast.
Post-Traumatic Thriving is available wherever you listen to podcasts.
Links:
https://www.tiktok.com/@posttraumaticthrivingpod
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ZeUuGqzsYdJmhr2JHD2ag
https://www.instagram.com/coreiq/
https://www.facebook.com/coreiqskills
https://www.linkedin.com/company/coreiqinc/about/?viewAsMember=true
https://twitter.com/coreiq
Mel Levy mel@coreiq.com 949-497-7600
Reviews, photos, and interviews available upon request.
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NEW YORK and HOUSTON and DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Capital Group announces its partnership with the University of Texas by committing to financial support for multiple years as part of joining its Wealth Management Network. The Network supports its Wealth Management Center that focuses on changing the way investment is being made in the industry's future. Housed within a top-ranked business school at Texas McCombs School of Business, the center is concentrating on integrating the academic community and industry partners for a future that strengthens the wealth management industry.
"The University of Texas is one of America's leading universities and we are honored to partner with them. We are so excited for this opportunity to invest in tomorrow's Wealth Management leaders. We will be interacting with students through teaching, hosting industry events and bringing in industry leaders for them to learn from," says John Langston, Founder and Managing Partner of Republic Capital Group.
Peter Nesvold, Partner of Republic Capital Group, also comments, "Education is the great equalizer. Everyone at Republic Capital came from modest means and all benefited from a strong educational grounding. We are thrilled to pay it forward by enabling the next generation of aspiring students and enthusiastically encourage them to do the same when they can do so."
In addition to Republic Capital Group's investment, The John and Candace Langston Fellowship for Wealth Management was founded with The McCombs School of Business to financially support students pursuing Wealth Management.
Candace Langston, Co-Founder of The John and Candace Langston Fellowship, and VP of Marketing and Communications at Republic Capital Group, shares, "We believe with strategic cultivation, these talented individuals will be essential pillars in the future of the wealth management industry."
Dr, Ramesh K.S. Rao, Founding Director of the McCombs Wealth Management Center said, "The John and Candace Langston Fellowship is a generous and important contribution not only to the Texas McCombs Wealth Management Program but to the industry as a whole. The fellowship will go a long way towards attracting new students into the wealth management career path, thus addressing the shortage of young and new talent in the wealth management industry. We, at McCombs, are grateful to the Langstons' and Republic Capital Group for their generosity and leadership."
About Republic Capital Group
Republic Capital Group specializes in providing investment banking services to the RIA, Asset and Wealth Management communities. Republic Capital Group serves firms throughout the country and clients include several industry leaders.
Learn more about Republic Capital Group at www.republiccapgroup.com
Media Contact:
Candace Langston
Republic Capital Group
832-953-6542
clangston@republiccapgroup.com
Republic Capital Group - securities offered through Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC.
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Super-Premium Fast Food Concept Expands Southern California Presence With New Hermosa Beach Location
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starbird, one of the nation's first super-premium fast food concepts, today announced that its newest restaurant in Hermosa Beach will open on Monday, October 3. This grand opening marks the brand's thirteenth location in California and third in the greater Los Angeles area. The Bay Area-born concept expanded into Los Angeles earlier this year with two pop-up kitchens, making the Hermosa Beach restaurant its first Southern California streetside location. Located at 429 Pacific Coast Highway, guests will be able to dine in at the restaurant or order digitally via the Starbird mobile app, Starbird website, and third-party delivery partners. To commemorate the new restaurant, Starbird will be offering free tenders to the first 1,000 guests on a specified day that will be announced soon. Guests also have the chance to receive a complimentary meal at the new location by signing up at starbirdchicken.com/hermosa. All users on this list will receive a VIP code for $15 off and be the first to hear about the 1,000 tenders giveaway.
Known for its hand-crafted, feel-good crispy chicken, bold flavors, and chef-driven innovation, Starbird offers an unrivaled customer experience coupled with an optimized menu and tech-enabled solutions to meet consumers' increasing needs for convenience and accessibility. The brand's chicken is always raised with no antibiotics, individually hand-breaded in a secret blend of gluten-free flours and spices, and served with any one of Starbird's nine tasty, homemade sauces. Starbird's new Hermosa Beach restaurant will serve fan favorites including crispy tenders, hand-chopped salads, sandwiches served on house-baked rolls, and more. Guests will also be able to try Starbird's crispy made-to-order wings that will be available starting in September for a limited time only. Starbird also offers a suite of virtual brands under the Starbird name, including Starbird Wings, Starbird Salads, Starbird Bowls, and Gardenbird, the brand's vegetarian plant-based concept.
"We're thrilled to be expanding Starbird's presence in Los Angeles with our latest Hermosa Beach opening," said Aaron Noveshen, founder and CEO of Starbird. "It's an honor for us to serve the Hermosa Beach community with our first ever Southern California streetside location. We're confident Starbird's tech-enabled convenience and unique menu options will be a huge hit in Hermosa Beach, and we look forward to entering multiple markets throughout the region to give locals Starbird's one-of-a-kind premium fast food and unmatched customer service experience."
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Starbird Hermosa Beach will offer dine-in, carry-out via pick-up, and contactless delivery through its website, mobile app, and various third-party delivery partners. The new location will be open Monday – Saturday from 10:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. and Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. For more information, visit www.starbirdchicken.com. Follow Starbird on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram for the latest news and trends.
About Starbird:
Starbird is fundamentally changing the future of fast food by delivering feel-good crispy chicken and a positive, tech-driven customer experience. Founded in 2016 by restaurant innovators at The Culinary Edge (TCE), the restaurant consultancy recognized that chicken consumption was on the rise and set out to reimagine fast food to meet the needs of a new America and their tastebuds. Built upon pillars of culinary innovation, a frictionless service model, and operational excellence, Starbird has successfully established a forward-thinking concept, leading the super-premium fast food marketplace and national brand recognition within the $34 Billion US chicken marketplace. See www.starbirdchicken.com for more information.
Contact:
Andrea Mazzola
Fish Consulting
954-893-9150
amazzola@fish-consulting.com
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, will hold an in-person Race for the Cure to raise critical funds that support breast cancer patients by breaking down barriers to timely, quality care that create poor breast health outcomes. The Race will be held on October 2 at Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
"We look forward to creating a community for anyone impacted by breast cancer as we gather, in person, for this year's Race. Funds raised from the Race for the Cure will further Komen's ability to meet the needs of patients and advance our health equity revolution, so everyone gets the care they need," said Stacie Spitzkoff, State Executive Director of New York at Susan G. Komen.
John Dias, reporter for CBS New York, and Natalie Duddridge, anchor/reporter for CBS New York, will serve as Emcees of the event.
Participants can expect to enjoy the following at the Race:
- Hope Village, a place for survivors and those living with metastatic breast cancer to gather
- We Remember Area where attendees can hang a photo or message about the person they're remembering
- Pillar Tents where attendees can learn more about Komen's four pillars – Research, Care, Community and Action
- Moving program featuring the Pathway of Hope followed by a 5K Race/Walk through Prospect Park
Komen Race for the Cure
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Sunday, October 2, 2022
7:30 AM EVENT OPENS
8:45 AM OPENING CEREMONY
9 AM RACE
Register Online
https://www.komen.org/greaternycrace
Susan G. Komen® is the world's leading nonprofit breast cancer organization, working to save lives and end breast cancer forever. Komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting this disease across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the U.S. and in countries worldwide. We advocate for patients, drive research breakthroughs, improve access to high-quality care, offer direct patient support and empower people with trustworthy information. Founded by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that claimed Suzy's life, Komen remains committed to supporting those affected by breast cancer today, while tirelessly searching for tomorrow's cures. Visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN. Connect with us on social at www.komen.org/contact-us/follow-us/.
CONTACT: Amanda DeBard
Susan G. Komen
(972) 701-2131
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Lobbying Efforts Focus on Antitrust Legislation, Combating Corporate Greed
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 150 Teamsters from around the U.S. ascended Capitol Hill today to meet with lawmakers and urge them to enact legislation that would rein in massive corporations like Amazon while empowering workers to join together and advocate for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
These Teamsters, who are in town this week to attend the union's annual political coordinators meeting, lobbied elected officials from their states about the importance of measures like the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and antitrust reform. Such legislation ensures that hardworking Americans aren't left struggling to support their families while corporate executives hoard huge profits.
"Corporate control of the congressional agenda must end," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien. "UPS, Amazon, the rail carriers, and many others are making historic profits while ignoring worker safety and quality of life. Lawmakers need to realize that working people put them in office, and their well-being is paramount. Passage of the PRO Act and antitrust reform are important legislative steps this country needs to take now."
Teamsters called on senators to vote on both the PRO Act and S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, co-sponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The former strengthens the National Labor Relations Act so that workers seeking to organize a union and negotiate better wages and benefits will be protected. The latter bill ensures real competition exists in big tech's consumer and labor markets.
Teamsters met with the offices of more than 150 members of Congress from 35 states, urging elected officials to stand with workers. These bills would make it easier for workers to organize while curtailing the power and influence of multibillion dollar companies that continue to post record revenue by denying workers decent wages and a better quality of life.
"Teamsters like me let Congress know we're not going to sit back and continue to allow all the spoils of our hard work benefit our big bosses," said Paul Slattery, political coordinator of Teamsters Local 120. "They know this union won't take 'no' for an answer."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking men and women in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org to join us. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and like us at Facebook.com/teamsters.
Contact:
Ted Gotsch, (202) 508-6437
tgotsch@teamster.org
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Don't Miss Out on a Chance to Win $5,000 to Plus up Your Family's Movie-Watching Experience!
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eggland's Best is continuing its mission to celebrate the release of Disney and Pixar's Lightyear with the "Eggland's Best Superior Hero Sweepstakes" and there's still time to enter to win out-of-this-world prizes!
Now through September 24, fans can visit EBFamilySweeps.com to enter the "Eggland's Best Superior Hero Sweepstakes" daily for the chance to win the Grand Prize of $5,000 to plus-up their family's at-home movie-watching experience! Those who enter will also get the chance to win weekly "superior hero" prize packs, which include Lightyear DVDs and more, Eggland's Best swag and a three-month supply of Eggland's Best eggs.
"We are delighted to celebrate the in-home release of Disney and Pixar's Lightyear with our fans through a variety of unique experiences and offers," said Kurt Misialek, President and CEO of Eggland's Best. "Whether it's watching Disney and Pixar's Lightyear with one of our delicious and nutritious Lightyear-themed recipes, or simply enjoying Eggland's Best eggs in a home-cooked meal, we're committed to creating moments that bring families together to eat healthier foods."
In addition to the super galactic sweepstakes, Eggland's Best has also created four new delicious and fun recipes that families can make together and enjoy while watching Lightyear at home! Each recipe is packed with superior nutrition and a fresh taste from Eggland's Best eggs, and includes a Lightyear Grazing Board, Robot Egg and Cheese Roll Ups, Galactic Mac and Cheese Bites and Robot Banana Bread Muffins. Each recipe was inspired by the film and meets Disney's Nutrition Guidelines, which are derived from USDA Dietary Guidelines as a continued commitment to families' well-being.
"When it comes to my family's nutrition, Eggland's Best is always my go-to because they contain six times more Vitamin D and 25 percent less saturated fat compared to ordinary eggs!" said Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist Dalina Soto. "That's why having these super nutritious and creative family-friendly recipes at the ready makes family mealtime that much more fun, plus I know that I'm feeding my kids the best."
Eggland's Best eggs are a delicious and nutritious ingredient to incorporate into any meal. Compared to ordinary eggs, Eggland's Best eggs contain 25% less saturated fat, six times more Vitamin D, more than double the Vitamin B12 and Omega-3s and ten times more Vitamin E. The superior nutrition of Eggland's Best is due to its proprietary all-vegetarian hen feed that contains healthy grains, canola oil and a wholesome supplement of rice bran, alfalfa, sea kelp and Vitamin E. In addition, independent testing has revealed that Eggland's Best eggs have stronger shells than ordinary eggs, which leads to less breakage and helps them stay fresher longer. Eggland's Best's patented method of production and verification ensures that every Eggland's Best egg has these superior qualities.
For recipes and more information, visit EBFamilySweeps.com. Add Lightyear to your Pixar Collection. Get it now on Blu-ray™ and Digital.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison's corporate leadership will make an Environmental, Social, and Governance presentation from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 29. Previously, the presentation was going to take place in October.
The team, led by Chairman and CEO Timothy Cawley, will discuss Con Edison's environmental, social and governance practices and the path forward to a clean energy future that provides opportunities for everyone.
Con Edison will provide additional details, including a link, before the event.
Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy-delivery companies, with approximately $14 billion in annual revenues and $65 billion in assets. The company provides a wide range of energy-related products and services to its customers through the following subsidiaries: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY), a regulated utility providing electric service in New York City and New York's Westchester County, gas service in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens and parts of Westchester, and steam service in Manhattan; Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), a regulated utility serving customers in a 1,300-square-mile-area in southeastern New York State and northern New Jersey; Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., the second-largest owner of solar electric projects in North America, which, through its subsidiaries develops, owns and operates renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects and provides energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers; and Con Edison Transmission, Inc., which falls primarily under the oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and through its subsidiaries invests in electric transmission projects supporting its parent company's effort to transition to clean, renewable energy. Con Edison Transmission manages, through joint ventures, both electric and gas assets while seeking to develop electric transmission projects that will bring clean, renewable electricity to customers, focusing on New York, New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the Midwest.
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Special day of action and support dedicated to champion the estimated 4.7 million Latino business owners who contribute to their communities and the U.S. economic engine
, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Support Latino Business (SLB), a community-founded nonprofit dedicated to providing resources and opportunities for Latino small businesses, officially announces the fourth annual Support Latino Business Day tomorrow, Wednesday September 14, 2022. Intentionally kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month one day early (September 15-October 15), Support Latino Business Day highlights the transformative impact made by the driving contributors of our nation's economy - Latino Small Businesses.
Powered by volunteers and community advocates, Support Latino Business engages Mayors across the country to officially recognize and celebrate the significant contributions Latino businesses make to local communities on September 14 and everyday. Participating City Mayors in Support Latino Business Day 2022 include: Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, Washington DC Mayor Murial Bouser, and over 50 more.
"Every single day, Latino business owners make incredible and invaluable contributions to communities here in Chicago and across the country," said Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot. "We are honored to continue our partnership with Support Latino Business this year to recognize those contributions and celebrate the positive impact Latino business owners have had on our society and economy."
In addition to working with local leadership to galvanize support for Latino-led businesses, Support Latino Business partners with Latino-focused organizations to provide mentorship, networking, and unrestricted grants to small business owners to invest back in their businesses. With support from SLB, Poderistas hosted the 2022 Jefa Nation Grant to give Latina entrepreneurs and jefas poderosas an opportunity to receive resources to help grow and scale their business.
Also, honoring and celebrating diverse small businesses across the nation and opening on Support Latino Business Day are applications for the second annual #SupportSmallBiz Grant in partnership with Small Business Majority.
"Hispanic Americans are highly entrepreneurial, launching businesses at twice the rate of native-born Americans and creating meaningful opportunities through job creation," said Xiomara Peña, Vice President, Engagement, Small Business Majority. "We know Latino small business owners help grow the economy by filling labor needs, purchasing goods and paying taxes. And despite overwhelming challenges in accessing federal aid during the pandemic, this community pushed through and started new businesses at historic rates. We are excited and honored to help kick off National Hispanic Heritage Month with partner Support Latino Business. We look forward to participating in continued efforts that will spotlight the accomplishments of Latino small business owners and celebrate the diversity and innovation that this community brings to the small business ecosystem."
Support Latino Business will also be presenting grants through the SLB Impact Fund and will also begin taking applications starting September 14, 2022. For more information on these resources, visit https://supportlatino.biz/slb-resources/.
"We are honored to work alongside community advocates, city mayors and partners across the country to uplift the Latino/x narrative in the U.S. and celebrate the vital and often unsung contributors of our nation's economy, Latino/x-business owners and entrepreneurs," said Jennifer Meza, Support Latino Business President. We look forward to advancing our mission to recognize, resource and champion diverse small business owners and entrepreneurs to continue building a thriving and equitable economy."
According to the 2021 State of Latino Entrepreneurship Report (SOLE) by LBAN and the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI), in the past 10 years, Latino-owned businesses have started at a faster rate than other groups—a 44% growth rate—compared to only 4% for non-Latino-owned firms.
Helping more patrons connect with and find Latino businesses to support, Support Latino Business has a growing national directory of Latino owned businesses of Interested Latino business owners. Individuals can sign up for the free directory at www.supportlatino.biz/directory.
Created for the community and by the community, the Support Latino Business initiative is championed by a diverse group of partners including City Mayor offices, local chambers, the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Majority, Univision, along with support from partner agencies Captura Group, The Twins PR, and APC Collective. To become part of the Support Latino Business movement, visit https://supportlatino.biz/ and to find ways to participate in this Support Latino Business Day visit https://supportlatino.biz/slb-day-toolkit/.
Support Latino Business is a national community-led initiative shining a light on the significant economic contributions Latino businesses make, the jobs they help create, and the positive impact they bring to all local communities and the U.S. economy. One of the nation's most diverse networks of partners – including business leaders, owners, entrepreneurs, local activists, community organizations, elected officials, and corporate brands – come together to tell stories about the impact Latino/x businesses have today, and the endless possibilities they'll be realizing tomorrow. For more information or to be a part of the Support Latino Business movement, visit: https://supportlatino.biz/.
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DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The nationally recognized trial litigation firm of Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann has announced that longtime Dallas attorney and former partner Britta Stanton has rejoined the firm.
"Britta is an experienced and insightful attorney and a consummate strategist, and we're pleased that she made this decision," says the firm's managing partner Chris Schwegmann. "As courts in Texas have reopened and more trials are being scheduled, being able to rely on someone with Britta's experience presents a great advantage for the firm and our clients."
Ms. Stanton was a member of the firm for 16 years before leaving in 2019 to join a trial strategy advisory firm, assisting attorneys in selecting juries, crafting narratives, and consulting on courtroom techniques. She briefly joined a trial boutique firm last year, before deciding the time was right to return to LPHS. She began her legal career in 2002 at the firm of Beck Redden in Houston.
"I'm thrilled to return to practice at Lynn Pinker, which has always felt like home," says Ms. Stanton. "During my time away from the firm, I've researched how jurors think, and honed my skills by helping trial lawyers learn the best methods to persuade judges and juries. I'm ready to put those skills to work for my clients."
Ms. Stanton earned her law degree magna cum laude from Baylor Law School and her undergraduate degree from The University of Texas. She has taught advocacy at Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law, is a member of the Patrick Higginbotham Inn of Court, and recently completed her term of service as chair of the Court Advisory Committee for the Northern District of Texas.
Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann is a nationally recognized commercial litigation firm and has been ranked among the top five commercial litigation firms in Texas by the highly respected Chambers USA Guide to the Legal Profession for the past three years. The firm has received accolades from The Best Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation, D Magazine and Texas Lawyer, and was awarded "Defense Win of the Year" in the U.S. by the National Law Journal, the only firm to receive that recognition twice.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An in-person classroom elicits a reaction from students, from its desk layout to how the wall space is utilized. A student attending National Heritage Academies' PrepNet Virtual Academy instead responds to a background generated by an electronic program or even the teacher's in-home pet.
PrepNet teachers still spend time writing on whiteboards and paper to direct scholars, but the physical aspect of setting up a classroom isn't as extensive by virtue of not having to move tables and chairs. There's isn't as much time and energy devoted to buying and preparing physical materials for four walls, as commanding the attention of the class is condensed to a single wall behind a teacher's screen or a streamlined learning platform.
"You have a lot less issues to worry about and your physical environment becomes your canvas or your Google classroom," said Brynn Jackson, a PrepNet high school biology teacher. "It's a very big amount of time shaved off, but you deposit that right back into your online classroom."
Avoiding a distracting background that also contains relevant material is a fine line, said Jackson, who has taught virtually for the past three years. Sometimes she sits in front of a bookshelf adorned with the school colors (navy blue, cyan, green), and other times has used an electronic program with modified backgrounds.
"I've had really busy backgrounds for elementary kids and I've had really plain ones for the older students," she said. "The age of your students, the physical space that you're sitting in, your personal choices, your school colors, the subject that you teach, all of those factor into what you want to look at or what you want the kids to see behind you."
Distractions such as a wandering pet strolling into view of a teacher's camera might seem unwelcome, but students in Fifth-grade Teacher Reiney Brandt's class connected to her cat, Murphy, which wouldn't have been possible in-person.
"It was always fun to have her to show up every so often," she said. "She's usually quiet, but it was always fun to see her if it's during asynchronous (your own schedule) time."
Kindergarten Teacher Jessica Kraft's students have no prior classroom experience, so she eschews virtual backgrounds because she uses a lot of hand motions. Setting up things such as bitmoji classrooms or instructional videos for parents is essential.
"You have to be purposeful and intentional about how you are explaining what school is for parents because they do a lot of the legwork of making sure they have a learning space," Kraft said. "You have to come up with all of those procedures and make sure that you're clear with parents what the expectation is."
NHA is a network of 98 tuition-free, public charter schools across nine states, serving more than 60,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. For more information, visit nhaschools.com.
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- New Special Appearance Packages available on IS 350/IS 500 F SPORT models
- IS Series first Molten Pearl IS 500 F SPORT Premium
- Exclusive 19-inch Matte Black BBS® forged alloy wheel available on F SPORT models
- All-new F SPORT Design grade and Handling Package available on IS 350 F SPORT
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than 20 years, the IS has provided a dynamic bond between driver and machine for guests across the world. With the launch of the all-new IS in 2021, Lexus expanded on that legacy by sharpening the driving performance fundamentals through the introduction of Lexus Driving Signature, a key pillar for the Lexus brand. Then, in 2022, the all-new IS 500 F SPORT Performance brought an undeniable presence to the lineup with its naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8 generating 472 hp and 395 lb.-ft. of torque.
The 2023 IS will build on that success by offering new standard features and additional luxury options.
IS 500 F SPORT and IS 500 F SPORT Premium
For 2023, the IS 500 will offer standard new 19-inch Enkei alloy wheels with a dark finish. Based on the success of the 2022 IS 500 Launch Edition, the 2023 IS 500 will also continue the exclusive 19-inch Matte Black BBS forged alloy wheels as an available option for both IS 500 F SPORT Performance models.
For those who want to take their IS 500 to the next level, an all-new 2023 Special Appearance Package will be offered on the IS 500 F SPORT Premium grade. This exclusive packaging includes head-turning Molten Pearl exterior paint with Black NuLuxe® interior and complemented by the distinct 19-inch Matte Black BBS forged alloy wheels. The 2023 Special Appearance Package also includes unique color-matched floor-trimmed mats and matching key gloves.
The 2023 IS 500 F SPORT Premium with the Special Appearance Package will be limited to 150 units and will go on sale this fall.
IS 300/IS 350 F SPORT
The 2023 IS 300 and IS 350 F SPORT models continue to offer powerful performance and exceptional craftmanship. For 2023, the IS 350 will be offered in a new F SPORT Design grade for both RWD and AWD configurations. All the carefully curated F SPORT exterior styling treatments including bumpers, grille, rear lip spoiler and badging can be found on the updated IS 350 F SPORT Design, including the 19-inch F SPORT alloy wheels.
In addition, IS 350 F SPORT will add a Handling Package for 2023, which offers Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS), Torsen Limited-Slip Rear Differential on RWD models and Drive Mode Select with Sport S/S+ and Custom Modes. The 19-inch Matte Black BBS forged alloy wheels can also be added to this package.
For 2023, the IS 350 F SPORT will offer an exclusive Special Appearance Package, which includes a unique exterior combination featuring Incognito paint accented by an Obsidian black hood and roof, complemented by black NuLuxe® interior. To complete this distinctive look, the package also offers 19-inch Enkei alloy wheels with a dark finish. A limited 480 units will be produced and will go on sale this fall.
The Lexus Driving Signature Lives at Shimoyama
The 2021 IS launched an era of vehicles developed at Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama with a uniform Lexus Driving Signature. Since Lexus launched, the tactile feel, behavior and execution for each model has been driven by the vision and efforts of the Chief Engineer (CE).
Lexus Driving Signature is a key pillar of the Lexus Next Chapter and represents a fundamental shift in our product development process and culture. Through this process, the efforts of the CE are focused on elevating the vehicles to a new standard of performance and handling as developed by Lexus International President and Chief Branding Officer Koji Sato and Master Driver and Brand Holder Akio Toyoda. The ultimate goal is to deliver a new generation of Lexus vehicles that are designed with a shared brand identity that includes responsive and linear control; exceptional handling, grip and confidence; and refined ride quality and quietness. These elements are realized through rigorous testing and evaluation at the Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama.
Fast, Fun, Ferocious – Putting the "F" in F SPORT
The IS F SPORT lineup was restructured with this current generation, with F SPORT only offered on the IS 350 F SPORT that features a host of visual and performance cues that immediately set it apart, including a unique front bumper with functional aerodynamic enhancements, rear bumper, grille surround, rear lip spoiler, rocker molding and more. Furthermore, F SPORT models have unique F SPORT 19-inch wheels as well as F SPORT badges that adorn the sides of the vehicles.
The bold exterior styling of the IS aims for a provocative design, with muscular fenders that extend to enhance and accommodate the available 19-inch wheels. The wide and low form nods to the inherently high level of driving performance the IS possesses, but the sleek lines are also complemented with overtly aggressive sharpness carved into the side and shoulder character lines.
Slender headlamps are fitted on the IS that feature daytime running lights with a sharp L-shape signature that runs across the lateral axis just above the compact and lightweight lamp units. These headlamps help contribute to expressing a low center of gravity through low-positioned areas around the grille, and they are matched by lowered side character lines that carry all the way through to the rear of trunk. Available triple-beam LED headlights are also redesigned to complement the low-profile hood.
Rocker panels accent the side profile of the IS with a design that kicks up in the rear, featuring a sharp overall contour that carries into the muscular shoulders over the rear wheel wells. Gently sloped rear-quarter pillars, which help form a firm cabin silhouette that wraps around from the sides, contrast with the rear fenders to further enhance the aggressive look.
Moving toward the back of the IS, lines of the rear fenders blend into the extended, lowered rear deck to create a low stance that enhances the wider hips. The three-dimensional form of the rear deck design is created with a stamping technology called press-in mold construction. No question eyes will be drawn most immediately to the L-shaped blade-style lightbar that spans across the rear of the vehicle.
The 2023 IS Family will be offered in ten popular exterior colors, including Ultra White*, Eminent White Pearl*, Atomic Silver, Cloudburst Gray*, Iridium*, Caviar, Matador Red Mica, Infrared**, Grecian Water and Ultrasonic Blue Mica 2.0**.
*Available for an additional $500 charge
**Available for an additional $595 charge
Bask in Cabin Comfort
The IS interior features standard NuLuxe®-trimmed seating, with 10-way power driver and 8-way power adjustable front passenger seats, a dual-zone automatic climate control system with touch-sensitive controls, an available power moonroof and SmartAccess with push-button start/stop.
F SPORT models feature door trim with a graphic pattern of embossed intersecting lines, representing a new form of Lexus decorative expression and Takumi craftsmanship. Decorative ornamentation is finished in Black Metallic paint, Black Geometric Film or the exclusive Satin Chrome on IS 500 F SPORT Performance models, which is new for 2023. Standard NuLuxe interior trim color options include Black, Glazed Caramel and Rioja Red. For IS 350 F SPORT and IS 500 F SPORT models, the available interior colors include Black, Circuit Red and two-tone White/Black trim.
The IS features a standard 8-inch touchscreen for easy access to the controls. An expansive 10.3-inch touchscreen is available on vehicles equipped with navigation or the Mark Levinson Premium Audio Package. The multimedia system features Apple CarPlay® compatibility, Android Auto™ compatibility and Amazon Alexa integration.
The available Mark Levinson Premium Surround Sound Audio System includes 17-speakers with an amplifier delivering an impressive 1,800 watts. The Mark Levinson system reduces interference, improves output (aided by the addition of two speakers) and improves overall sound quality with EQ tuning. Rear surround speakers are tweeter/mid-range combination Unity speakers. The audio amplifier has enhanced Quantum Logic Surround for playback of compressed sound sources and to provide a 7.1 surround sound listening experience.
Drivetrains and Powertrains
The 2023 IS is available in both rear- and all-wheel drive options, and there are four distinct powertrain options available depending upon the grade.
The rear-wheel drive IS 300 features a 2.0-liter, turbocharged and intercooled inline four-cylinder engine. The 2.0-liter engine features an adaptive transmission control that helps determine the most appropriate gear for each driving situation based on driver input to achieve linear response. Rated to deliver 241 horsepower, the stout four-cylinder also produces a solid 258 lb.-ft. of torque across a flat torque range from 1,650 rpm all the way up to 4,400 rpm. It's not only powerful; it's efficient, too, thanks to a sophisticated Variable Valve Timing intelligent – Wide (VVTi-W) system, which allows the engine to switch between the Otto and Atkinson combustion cycles to maximize efficiency. It comes equipped with an eight-speed Sport Direct Shift (SPDS) automatic transmission. It integrates an advanced G-force Artificial Intelligence (G-AI) system that monitors multiple performance parameters to determine the optimum gear selection.
For added traction in cold-weather climates, the IS 300 is also available with all-wheel drive. The IS 300 AWD is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 that delivers 260 horsepower and 236 lb.-ft. of torque to all four wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission. The electronically controlled all-wheel drive system is designed to help enhance traction and grip by automatically varying front-to-rear torque distribution. On dry roads, it maintains a 30:70 front-to-rear torque split for maximum performance, but it's capable of sending as much as 50% of the power to the front wheels in certain conditions.
For buyers who crave additional power, there's the IS 350 in either rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive powered by a 3.5-liter V6 that produces 311 horsepower and 280 lb.-ft. of peak torque. The rear-wheel drive model uses the same eight-speed Sport Direct Shift automatic transmission found in the IS 300 RWD, while the AWD version sends power through a six-speed automatic. If there's any question about the performance-minded nature of each vehicle, look no further than their 0-60 times, as the IS 350 RWD covers the ground in 5.6 seconds while the IS 350 AWD goes from 0-60 mph in 5.7 seconds.
For those passionate customers who want to push the envelope on driving performance and exhilaration, Lexus is proud to offer the IS 500 F SPORT Performance. As the halo model in the IS family, the IS 500 is the first model of the F SPORT Performance brand. Under the unique raised hood lies a naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8 generating 472 hp and 395-lb.-ft. of torque. An eight-speed Sport Direct Shift automatic transmission channels that power to the rear wheels of this performance sedan and a throaty quad exhaust system with dual stacked tail pipes amplify the sound of this high-output engine.
Lexus Safety System+ 2.5
The 2023 IS comes standard with Lexus Safety System+ 2.5, which brings a suite of key active safety features to the vehicle. The Pre-Collision System (PCS), which includes Frontal Collision Warning (FCW), Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB), Pedestrian Detection and Bicyclist Detection, features an enhancement to the lens camera and millimeter-wave radar elements to expand the response range. By enhancing the radar and camera capabilities, it is now possible for the system to help detect not only the vehicle ahead but also a preceding bicyclist in daytime and even a preceding pedestrian in daytime and low-light conditions. At intersections, the system has the capability under certain conditions to recognize an oncoming vehicle when performing a left-hand turn, or a pedestrian when performing left and right-hand turns, and is designed to activate typical PCS functions if needed. Additional PCS functions include Emergency Steering Assist (ESA), which is designed to assist steering within the vehicle's lane as cued by the driver.
All-Speed Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC) can be activated above 30 mph and is designed to perform vehicle-to-vehicle distance controls down to 0 mph and can resume from a stop. DRCC also includes a feature that allows for smooth overtaking of slower vehicles. If traveling behind a vehicle going slower than the preset speed, once the driver engages the turn signal, the system will provide an initial increase in acceleration in preparation for changing lanes; and, after the driver changes lanes, the vehicle will continue acceleration until it reaches the original preset driving speed.
Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist (LDA w/ SA) is designed to help notify the driver if it senses an inadvertent lane departure at speeds above 32 miles per hour via steering wheel vibrations or audible alert. It can also take slight corrective measures to help keep the driver within the visibly marked lane. When DRCC is set and engaged, Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) is designed to provide slight steering force to help steer to the center of the lane to assist the driver with staying in the lane using visible lane markers or a preceding vehicle. LTA alerts the driver with a visual warning and either an audible alert or steering wheel vibration. In the IS, the lane recognition performance, which makes LTA possible, has been improved with enhanced recognition of line and road edge, lateral G performance and enhanced control and stability after lane change.
Additional Lexus Safety System+ 2.5 features include Intelligent High Beams, which detects preceding or oncoming vehicles and automatically switches between high beam and low beam headlights. Road Sign Assist (RSA) is designed to acquire certain road sign information using a camera and navigation maps when data is available and displays them on the multi-information display (MID).
2023 IS Line Pricing
About Lexus
Lexus' passion for brave design, imaginative technology, and exhilarating performance enables the luxury lifestyle brand to create amazing experiences for its customers. Lexus began its journey in 1989 with two luxury sedans and a commitment to pursue perfection. Since then, Lexus has developed its lineup to meet the needs of global luxury customers in more than 90 countries. In the United States, Lexus vehicles are sold through 244 dealers offering a full lineup of luxury vehicles. With six models incorporating Lexus Hybrid Drive, Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader. Lexus also offers nine F SPORT models, two F performance model and one F model. Lexus is committed to being a visionary brand that anticipates the future for luxury customers
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LINCOLN, Neb. , Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Workforce Science Associates (WSA) today launched a new array of assessments that will help organizations better select and develop leaders in addition to other key roles and measure an applicant's alignment with the company culture.
Frontline managers are vital to the success of companies. WSAdata reveals that employee motivation, commitment, and conscientiousness is directly tied to the front-line manager's ability to foster an environment of two-way communication, recognition, and growth and development. WSA assessments help organizations address gaps in their bench strength and provide individualized development plans to enhance the areas that are proven to drive higher employee engagement.
"Insights provided by the WSA leadership assessments make sure managers address the root cause of lower engagement and manager effectiveness scores rather than just merely treating the symptoms," said Lisa Wager, executive consultant of WSA. "In addition, our new assessments along with our consulting services provide a targeted and scientifically proven approach to high-performance leadership."
A culture assessment is also a part of the WSA suite and helps identify candidates, if hired, feel a greater sense of belonging, be more motivated, be more committed, and will stay longer. By identifying a candidate's values and comparing them with the overarching company values, WSA can predict an employee's likelihood of engagement and long-term retention.
"This is powerful because employers are able to recruit and hire candidates from diverse backgrounds and skillsets while building a cohesive, high-performing workforce," said Kris Erickson, co-founder of WSA.
While selection and development instruments are common in most industries, WSA assessments are unique. Differentiators include:
- WSA's experience. In designing effective assessments, experience goes back decades and is led by Dr. Jeff Weekley, one of the industry's foremost experts who has worked with many of the world's largest employers, designing assessments that have been administered to hundreds of millions of candidates around the world.
- WSA's methodology. It provides a short, fake-resistant assessment that delivers accurate results.
- WSA's validation. WSA assessments are aligned to its validated engagement model, which has been developed through research over the past 40 years.
For more information about the WSA suite of assessments, visit www.workforcescience.com.
Formed by members of Kenexa's legacy management team and consisting of employee engagement subject matter experts, Workforce Science Associates (WSA) offers expertise in optimizing talent and team performance that has been proven to transform companies and communities. For more information, visit www.workforcescience.com.
Contact Information: To arrange an interview, contact Mary Lafferty at (402) 202-9015 or mary.lafferty@workforcescience.com
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Azure Power Global Limited ("Azure" or the "Company") (NYSE: AZRE).
Class Period: June 15, 2021 – August 26, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 31, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that there were procedural irregularities, including deviations from safety and quality standards, at one of Azure's plants; (2) that certain project data was manipulated; (3) that, as a result of the foregoing, the Company's internal controls and procedures were not effective; (4) that Azure had received a credible whistleblower report alleging such misconduct; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Coupang, Inc. ("Coupang" or the "Company") (NYSE: CPNG).
Class Period: March 2021 IPO
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 25, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Coupang lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/coupang-inc/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that Coupang was engaged in improper anti-competitive practices with its suppliers and other third parties in violation of applicable regulations, including: (i) pressuring suppliers to raise prices of products on competing e-commerce platforms in order to ensure Coupang's prices would be more competitive; (ii) coercing suppliers into purchasing advertisements that would benefit Coupang financially; (iii) forcing suppliers to shoulder all expenses from sales promotions; and (iv) requesting wholesale rebates from suppliers without specifying any terms relating to rebate programs, all of which served to artificially maintain the Company's lower prices and artificially inflate the Company's historical revenues and market share; (2) that Coupang had improperly adjusted search algorithms and manipulated product reviews on its marketplace platform in order to prioritize its own private-label branded products over those of other sellers and merchants, to the detriment of consumers, merchants, and suppliers; (3) that, unbeknownst to its Rocket WOW members, Coupang was selling products to non-member customers at lower prices than those offered to its Rocket WOW members; (4) that Coupang subjected its workforce to extreme, unsafe, and unhealthy working conditions; (5) that all of the above illicit practices exposed the Company to a heightened, but undisclosed, risk of reputational and regulatory scrutiny that would harm the Company's critical relationships with consumers, merchants, suppliers, and the workforce; (6) that Coupang's lower prices, historical revenues, competitive advantages, and growing market share were the result of systemic, improper, unethical, and/or illegal practices, and, thus, unsustainable; and (7) as a result, Defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Charles Linehan, Esquire, of GPM, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, by email to shareholders@glancylaw.com, or visit our website at www.glancylaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number and number of shares purchased.
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BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Dingdong (Cayman) Limited ("Dingdong" or the "Company") (NYSE: DDL).
Class Period: June 2021 IPO
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 24, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Dingdong investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Dingdong was actively flouting its food safety responsibilities, failing to deliver on its stated commitment to provide "fresh" groceries to customers historically disserved by supermarkets, traditional Chinese wet markets, or traditional e-commerce platforms; (2) Dingdong's quality control measures, which were so heavily touted in the Registration Statement, were, in fact, inadequate, exposing Dingdong to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement; and (3) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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HERNDON, Va., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deltek, the leading global provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, will be joining over 2,500 cyber professionals in Huntsville, Alabama, later this month at the National Cyber Summit (NCS) to focus on education, collaboration and innovation in cyber security.
The National Cyber Summit is the nation's most innovative cyber security-technology event, offering educational, collaborative and workforce development opportunities for industry visionaries and rising leaders. NCS offers more value than similar cyber conferences with diverse focus-areas, premier speakers, and unmatched accessibility.
Navigating the GovCon Cybersecurity Compliance Landscape
During the conference, Deltek industry and product experts will be on hand to demo solutions and answer questions in the Deltek booth, #300 in the Exposition Hall. In addition, on Wednesday, September 21, Deltek's VP of Product for Cloud, Compliance, and Security, Chris Knight, will be hosting a discussion on how to navigate the GovCon cybersecurity compliance landscape.
"Cybercrime is on the rise and bad actors are moving faster than ever. As the industry is pushed to implement more security and compliance requirements like CMMC, NIST and FedRAMP, it's critical for firms to understand the potential impacts to their business and how to best prepare," said Knight.
Knight's session will help attendees understand how to prepare their business moving forward: why cybersecurity is becoming more important for government contractors, what the Federal Government is doing about the increased threats and how to translate the cybersecurity "alphabet soup" – CMMC, NIST 800 series and FedRAMP, for example.
"Deltek is excited to return to the National Cyber Summit this year," Knight added. "When we spend time with the local community and businesses in Huntsville, we walk away more informed. The importance of this event can't be underestimated by the GovCon community. Educating yourself and your firm and staying up to date on the latest tech are critical for a company's cyber strategy."
Learn more or register for the National Cyber Summit here or find out more about Deltek's GovCon solutions at Deltek.com.
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College Level Aging Athlete Study (CLEAATS) Will Track the Broadest, Most Diverse Pool Ever Studied to Advance Knowledge of the Later-Life Impacts of Collegiate Sports
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Darrell K Royal Research Fund today announced the launch of the University of Texas Southwestern Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute's College Level Aging Athlete Study (CLEAATS), a study designed to advance medical science's understanding of how participation in collegiate sports and resulting sports-related concussion may impact brain wellness in later life. A new investigation at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the O'Donnell Brain Institute is seeking to recruit 500 individuals — 250 men and 250 women — over age 50 who played an NCAA or NAIA sport for at least one season in college to participate in the study.
"There is a lot of fear and misinformation in the public space about the relationship between athletics and brain wellness," said Dr. C. Munro Cullum, co-principal investigator of CLEAATS. A professor at UT Southwestern, Dr. Cullum is a clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in the assessment of cognitive disorders. "Most previous studies focused on professional American football players, largely because they garner such a high level of public and media interest. However, we are expanding the sphere of study well beyond those limitations to broaden and deepen the pool of knowledge available to researchers and perhaps even remove some of the fears and misconceptions surrounding this subject."
"It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of this study for generations of young athletes and the contributions its findings will make to the body of knowledge critical to understanding later-life outcomes of athletic participation for men and women alike," said Dr. Margot Putukian, advisor to the principal investigators. Dr. Putukian is chief medical officer (CMO) for Major League Soccer, and the former director of athletic medicine, head team physician and assistant director of medical services at Princeton University. Dr. Putukian is board-certified in internal medicine and sports medicine and is a past president of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM). She also serves as a senior advisor on the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee and is an expert on matters related to return-to-play directives following head injury and concussion.
The DKR Fund provided a $500,000 grant and multi-year commitment to UT Southwestern's O'Donnell Brain Institute to conduct the landmark study, which will focus on athletes who played sports in college but did not go on to play professional sports. It will study participants in both contact and non-contact sports and will track a broader, more diverse pool of former athletes than any previous research effort. Importantly, where previous studies of the link between sports participation and brain injuries have focused almost exclusively on males, CLEAATS will concentrate equally on potential effects on female athletes and will examine various aspects of brain health.
"The aim of CLEAATS is to broaden our field of knowledge by studying the impacts of sports on college athletes who never played sports professionally, male and female athletes and participants in a wide range of sports, including non-contact sports such as swimming, tennis, gymnastics, and track and field," said Dr. Hunt Batjer, co-principal investigator of CLEAATS. Dr. Batjer is an internationally recognized cerebrovascular surgeon and a luminary in academic neurosurgery.
Dr. Batjer brings a unique perspective to the CLEAATS study as a former athlete having attended the UT Austin on an athletic scholarship for baseball and was drafted out of high school by the Baltimore Orioles as a left-handed pitcher. Formerly, the chair of neurological surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago and UT Southwestern Dallas, he also served as co-chair for the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee. Currently, Dr. Batjer is emeritus professor at UT Southwestern and adjunct professor at The Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and serves as treasurer on the board of directors for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
There are many underlying issues to be considered in analyzing brain wellness in later life. Why does a person who suffered one sports-related concussion develop persisting symptoms including cognitive dysfunction, whereas another person who had ten concussions does not? The reason could lie in genetics, lifestyle choices, pre-existing vulnerabilities, other physical events such as a car accident and/or other trauma. Is the person with a brain injury more likely to suffer depression or anxiety? Most concussions have good outcomes, but understanding who is actually at risk for problems later in life, and why, remain important questions.
"While there have been many studies of professional athletes, nothing of significance has been conducted on amateur athletes as they relate to long-term brain injury, and no study has been as diverse in scope as CLEAATS," said Debbie Hanna, president of the Darrell K Royal Research Fund. "The results of this study will be an important part of the continuing legacy of Coach Royal and has the strong support of Edith Royal who, now well into her 90s, continues to be the driving force behind the DKR Research Fund. No one has ever cared more deeply about the well-being of college athletes than Coach and Mrs. Royal, so it is a fitting initiative for this organization to fund and stand behind."
To understand just how skewed available information is, one only needs to look at the number of students of both genders participating in sports across America. According to the latest data available from the NCAA, as of April 2020, eight million students played high school sports and 431,386 students participated as NCAA athletes. Only a select few within each sport will ever move on to compete at the professional level. Approximately 56% of those college athletes were male and 44% were female. Over the next five years, the percentage of Americans participating in sports activities daily is expected to increase at an annualized rate of 0.5% to 19.5%.
"We worked long and hard to ensure we have the best of the best involved in this study," said Hanna. "CLEAATS will be rigorous, robust and has passed all necessary hurdles required for medical research worthy of national acclaim and prestige. We are proud that the work the DKR Research Fund is doing with UT Southwestern will have a lasting, positive impact on society's ability to reasonably balance the risks and rewards of participating in collegiate sports."
Participants will complete online surveys and a brief telephone interview about their history of athletic participation and current aspects of wellness, mood and cognition. For more information on how to enroll in the study, visit https://cleaats.com or contact Hannah Doggett via email at Hannah.doggett@utsouthwestern.edu.
Established in 2012, the Darrell K Royal Research Fund is building a legacy of lasting significance in honor of a man whose contributions to the lives of so many cannot be measured. This research fund is taking a lead in providing a high profile and increasing national awareness of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disease's feared and little understood by people over age 55. With no cure and no drugs available to alter the course of this disease, the DKR Fund is helping advance the pace of research into Alzheimer's disease, as well as the association with traumatic brain injury. Coach Royal's courage gives voice and a face to a disease that has too long been hidden behind closed doors. For more information, visit https://www.dkrfund.org.
UT Southwestern, one of the nation's premier academic medical centers, integrates pioneering biomedical research with exceptional clinical care and education. The institution's faculty has received six Nobel Prizes and includes 25 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 members of the National Academy of Medicine, and 14 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators. The full-time faculty of more than 2,800 is responsible for groundbreaking medical advances and is committed to translating science-driven research quickly to new clinical treatments. UT Southwestern physicians provide care in more than 80 specialties to more than 117,000 hospitalized patients, more than 360,000 emergency room cases, and oversee nearly 3 million outpatient visits a year.
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- Company shares important safety tips, ways to report and receive outage updates and notifications
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- September is National Preparedness Month and with peak hurricane season upon us, Duke Energy Florida is reminding customers to stay vigilant and continue taking steps to prepare for major storms and other emergencies.
"Duke Energy focuses on preparedness all year long to minimize the impact of storms and ensure the safety of our customers, communities and crews," said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. "We work hard to improve reliability for our customers, strengthen the grid against severe weather and provide timely information when outages do occur. However, it is vital that customers do what they can now to protect their families, homes and businesses when a major storm strikes."
Duke Energy encourages customers to have a plan in place to respond to an extended power outage after a hurricane or other severe weather. Below are some tips to help keep you and your family safe if the power goes out.
Create (or update) an emergency supply kit to save valuable time later. The kit should include everything an individual or family would need for at least two weeks, especially medicines, water, nonperishable foods and other supplies that might be hard to find after a storm hits.
If someone in your home has special needs or relies on electric-powered medical equipment, determine now the actions you'd take in the event of an extended power outage (i.e., relocate your family member or have a backup generator available).
- If you see a fallen power line or safety hazard involving our equipment, call Duke Energy at 800.POWERON (800.769.3766), or call 911 immediately. Do not touch a power line or anything in contact with it and keep others away until help arrives.
- Stay away from power lines that have fallen or are sagging. Consider all lines energized, as well as trees, limbs or anything in contact with lines.
- If a power line falls across a car that you are in, stay in the car. If you MUST get out of the car due to a fire or another immediate life-threatening situation, do your best to jump clear of the car and land on both feet. Be sure that no part of your body touches the car when your feet touch the ground.
Before a storm hits, customers should make sure their contact information is up to date and their communication preferences are noted in their account so they can receive proactive updates from Duke Energy on the status of a power outage.
Make sure your mobile phone is fully charged and phone numbers are handy in case you need to check on family or friends in other locations or call emergency response agencies.
Customers who experience an outage during a storm can report it the following ways:
- Use the Duke Energy mobile app – Download the Duke Energy App from a smartphone via Apple Store or Google Play.
- Visit duke-energy.com on a desktop computer or mobile device.
- Text OUT to 57801 (standard text and data charges may apply).
- Call the automated outage-reporting system for Duke Energy Florida: 800.228.8485.
There is also an interactive outage map where customers can find up-to-date information on power outages, including the total number of outages systemwide and estimated times of restoration.
If you experience a power outage after severe weather, it's likely many other customers are out too. When there are widespread power outages, Duke Energy follows a restoration process that first focuses on damage assessment, then prioritizes repairs that will return power to the greatest number of customers as safely, quickly and efficiently as possible. Emphasis is placed on vital public health and safety facilities such as hospitals, law enforcement, fire departments and water treatment facilities. This video explains the process.
For more tips on how to prepare for storm season and how Duke Energy can help, please visit duke-energy.com/StormTips.
For storm or power restoration updates, follow Duke Energy on Twitter (@DukeEnergy) and Facebook (Duke Energy). A checklist serves as a helpful guide, but it's critical before, during and after a storm to follow the instructions and warnings of emergency management officials in your area.
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 10,300 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 1.9 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business and at least a 50% carbon reduction from electric generation by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2022 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' "America's Best Employers" list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy's illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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Southern California's Fastest-Growing Urgent Care Provider Continues to Enhance Patient Experience, Now Providing Porter Ranch with Convenient and Affordable Medical Care
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Exer Urgent Care opened its 29th Southern California location, expanding into Porter Ranch. Located at The Vineyards at Porter Ranch, conveniently next to Whole Foods, the new Exer location will provide the community with convenient, affordable and high-quality medical care. Offering more comprehensive medical services than traditional walk-in clinics, Exer helps reduce the strain on local emergency rooms at a fraction of the cost.
"We are so excited to further our expansion throughout Southern California and offer unparalleled services, helping the local community avoid inconvenient and expensive trips to the emergency room," said Rob Mahan, CEO, Exer Urgent Care. "Our team is thrilled to bring Porter Ranch a reliable healthcare solution that is more comprehensive than your typical walk-in clinic, providing high-quality, convenient and affordable care, because the needs of our patients come first."
Exer Urgent Care is Southern California's fastest-growing urgent care company servicing a whole range of minor-to-major healthcare needs. Exer offers an in-house PCR lab and COVID-19 rapid test (antigen) results available by end of day and PCR test results available by end of next day. With on-site x-ray and pharmacy, IV, laceration treatment, and diagnostics, Exer can treat many everyday emergencies seen in an ER for a fraction of the cost. Exer's patient portal offers access to test results as well as discharge and other health information.
Exer Porter Ranch is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the last patient registered at 8:30 p.m. Exer accepts most PPO, HMO and Medicare, and offers affordable monetary compensation options for those with minimal or no health insurance.
For more information about Exer Urgent Care visit ExerUrgentCare.com and follow @ExerUrgentCare on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Exer serves the greater Los Angeles regions, Orange and Ventura counties. Their current facilities reside in: San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Santa Clarita, South Bay, Ventura, Central Los Angeles, Orange County and the Westside.
ABOUT EXER URGENT CARE
With 29 Southern California locations, Exer Urgent Care is designed to get you better. With the peace of mind that comes from easy access to highly-trained doctors and other medical professionals, Exer services a whole range of minor-to-major healthcare needs in a convenient, high-quality and affordable environment. With an in-house PRC lab, on-site x-ray and pharmacy, IV, laceration treatment, diagnostics and more, Exer can treat many of the everyday emergencies seen in an ER for a fraction of the cost. Exer is here to make healthcare work better, feel better—and deliver better results—for everyone. Now let's get you better. For more information on Exer Urgent Care, visit ExerUrgentCare.com.
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Bids Due December 1, 2022; Auction to be Held December 8, 2022
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilco Streambank (www.HilcoStreambank.com) announced that it is seeking offers to acquire or license the patent portfolio and related assets of rapid, precision liquid heating technology company, Heatworks Technologies, Inc.
Bids are due on or before December 1, 2022. Hilco Streambank will conduct an auction on December 8, 2022. Interested parties may click here to learn more and are encouraged to contact Hilco Streambank to access confidential information.
Heatworks has developed novel liquid heating technology that utilizes graphite electrodes to pass controlled electric currents through any surrounding conductive liquid, utilizing the liquid itself as the electrical resistor. The process nearly instantaneously heats the liquid passed through the electrodes and overcomes the shortcomings of traditionally immersed metallic heating elements, which are prone to scaling, inefficient, and imprecise. Click here for a demonstration of Heatworks' technology versus traditional heating elements.
Heatworks has successfully commercialized the technology in the form of a smart, electric, tankless water heater that provides endless hot water on-demand, the Model 3. Heatworks has also developed unique prototypes for a countertop dishwasher, the Tetra, and a dual-spouted instant-hot and cold water carafe, the DUO Carafe. The Heatworks suite of technology offerings has earned the 2018 CES Editor's Choice Award, 2019 CES Best of Innovation Honoree Award, Home Appliance Category, and has been featured in the London Design Museum Beazley Designs of the Year and numerous trade and consumer publications.
In surveying the competitive landscape, Hilco Streambank CEO Gabe Fried stated, "Manufacturers of immersion and circulation heating devices can now leapfrog significant R&D expense and quickly get to market with the next generation of fluid heating technology. The applications range from consumer appliances such as coffee makers and on-demand water heaters to industrial-scale heaters used in breweries and beverage processing." Fried continued, "This technology addresses both the efficiency and durability challenges that plague more conventional systems and reduces both water and fuel consumption as a result. Having product in the market and developing custom products for name brand appliance manufacturers demonstrates the commercial acceptance of this technology."
Hilco Streambank Senior Vice President and head of patent advisory, Karl Maersch, added, "Advancements in a technological field often involve incremental improvements over the existing technology. What we see here is a massive leap forward in the field of liquid heating, one that brings hundred-year-old heating technology into the 21st century."
The assets are being offered for sale or license on behalf of David Baker, the company's court-appointed receiver.
About Hilco Streambank: Hilco Streambank is a market leading advisory firm specializing in intellectual property disposition and valuation. Having completed numerous transactions including sales in publicly reported cases, private transactions, and online sales through IPv4.Global, Hilco Streambank has established itself as the premier intermediary in the consumer brand, internet, and telecom communities. Hilco Streambank is part of Northbrook, Illinois based Hilco Global, the world's leading authority on maximizing the value of business assets by delivering valuation, monetization, and advisory solutions to an international marketplace. Hilco Global operates more than twenty specialized business units offering services that include asset valuation and appraisal, retail and industrial inventory acquisition and disposition, real estate, and strategic capital investments.
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Humu Coach for Managers transforms every manager into a great one by making the day-to-day job of managing a team easier.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Humu, the HR technology company that pioneered science-backed nudges that make it easy for employees to develop new habits, today launched Humu Coach for Managers. This new suite of features gives managers the insights and guidance they need to unlock their teams' greatest potential. It's the latest example of Humu's industry leadership in shaping the future of work.
Managers have always played a critical role in driving team success, but the seismic shifts of the past two years have made them even more important. Managers serve as change agents and the connection point between strategy and employee action, often single handedly impacting an employee's experience. The challenge is that managers are under more pressure than ever—from both senior leadership and their employees—and are too overwhelmed to lead their teams effectively. And the stakes are high: according to Humu's data, a single bad manager costs an organization an average of $70,000 annually. Humu found, however, that when managers are effective, they are up to 2x more likely to retain employees over the course of a year and their teams have 22% higher engagement.
With Coach for Managers, Humu is helping organizations improve retention, performance, and the employee experience by transforming every manager into a great manager. The suite helps managers and their teams build behaviors that support organization-wide goals, gives them insight into where their teams can improve, helps them effectively coach each person based on their unique needs, and guides managers through a variety of new or challenging situations.
"We've all heard that people quit managers, not jobs. This is more true than ever against the backdrop of hybrid work experimentation and an ongoing talent shortage," said Laszlo Bock, co-founder and Executive Chairperson at Humu. "A great manager is the best retention strategy an organization has, but many companies struggle to provide managers with the tools, support, and training they need to reach their full potential as leaders. Humu will empower managers who are under pressure from leadership and their teams alike, to deliver on their biggest goals and drive organization-wide success."
Available today, with additional new features to be rolled out in the months ahead, Humu Coach for Managers will consist of a unique set of capabilities to create better experiences for managers and their teams, including:
- Smart Agendas: Make 1:1s—the most valuable interactions between managers and their reports—more effective by collaborating on a shared Smart Agenda, complete with intelligent topic recommendations based on team and employee insights. Managers will:
- Team Insights: Understand where improvement is needed with team and employee Focus Areas, and expertly coach each team member by leveraging Coaching Guides, Work Style Assessments, and detailed Employee Profiles.
- (Coming soon) Workflows: Guide managers through crucial moments in the employee lifecycle—like new hire onboarding, work anniversaries, employee offboarding, and more—with automated Workflows.
"We have seen how effective Humu's science-backed approach is in uniting and engaging employees and teams in large organizations," said Scott Chancellor, Chief Executive Officer at Humu, who assumed his role in August 2022 to lead a new chapter of product innovation and growth. "Now, with Humu Coach for Managers, we are thrilled to introduce a suite of features specifically designed to help anticipate what managers need and automatically deliver personalized, proven guidance right within their flow of daily work. And there's a lot more to come."
As managers continue to bear the responsibility of making or breaking an employee's experience, they'll need more personalized, targeted support than ever. Humu has already helped Fortune 500 companies unlock important goals to improve retention, performance and overall employee experience. To learn more about Humu visit humu.com.
Humu is an HR technology platform that makes it easy for every manager to be effective. Humu helps managers effortlessly build new habits and unlock the potential of their teams at some of the world's largest companies by delivering timely, personalized guidance. For more information or to view open positions, visit humu.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I purchased an expensive bicycle and I needed better security features for it," said an inventor from Philadelphia, Pa., "so I invented the SMART BIKE. It would be very effective in keeping your bike safe."
The invention prevents bicycles from being stolen and could also help in the recovery of the bike in the event it was taken without authorization. This would spare a cyclist the cost associated with replacing their bike and the inconvenience of going without a bike if stolen. Thus, the SMART BIKE provides an increased sense of security and peace of mind. Its innovative design is easy to use with all types of bicycles and it would eliminate having to carry around a lock, chain, and/or cable when riding your bike.
The original design was submitted to the Philadelphia sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-PLB-168, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to ensure that fresh cool water is available for drinking at a campsite, while fishing, traveling or at any other remote location," said an inventor, from Clayton, N.C., "so I invented MAE'S LISTER BAG. My design can be easily stored in a cooler, in a backpack or on a belt so it is easily accessible when needed."
The invention provides a convenient way to access water when needed. In doing so, it offers an alternative to transporting a traditional water bottle. As a result, it increases hydration and it could help to save space. The invention features a portable and durable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for hikers, campers, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-OSK-301, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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MT. ANGEL, Ore., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lennar, one of the nation's leading homebuilders, announced today the debut of its newest Oregon community, Wachter Meadows, an enclave of 63 new single-family homes offering the best of small town charm yet just a short drive from big city amenities.
Home shoppers are invited to celebrate the grand opening of Wachter Meadows on Saturday, September 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Festivities will include complimentary coffee and donuts, music courtesy of KRKT 99.9 FM, and exclusive tours of two beautiful model homes: the Jade and Cameron. Following the event, regular model home hours at Wachter Meadows will be open by appointment only.
"Wachter Meadows has floorplans for every type of buyer, from first-time homeowners and those looking to downsize, to families wanting to blend generations through our Next Gen® home design option," said Lennar Division President Ryan Selby. "It is the perfect opportunity to buy a beautiful new Lennar home in a stand-out community that is known for its annual celebrations and its stunning rural landscape – all less than 30 minutes from Salem."
Wachter Meadows offers six one- and two-story home designs ranging from 1,574 to 2,341 square feet, with three to five bedrooms and two to three baths. All homes feature generous living and kitchen spaces, and resort-style master suites. Many models offer a three-car garage. Pricing begins in the mid $400,000s.
The Cameron model at Wachter Meadows offers Lennar's multigenerational Next Gen® option – a "Home Within a Home" private suite featuring a separate entry, kitchenette, living space, bath, laundry and bedroom perfect for an aging parent or even a grown child coming back to the nest.
All homes at Wachter Meadows incorporate the latest technology with conveniences like an Eero home Wi-Fi system, Ring Pro video doorbell, myQ smart garage, Honeywell Pro thermostat and Moen smart water shut off. All homes also come with Lennar's signature Everything's Included® program, where the homebuilder's most popular options and upgrades are built into the base price of the home. At Wachter Meadows, this includes granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and a host of other carefully curated interior touches and designer fixtures.
Residents at Wachter Meadows will enjoy a neighborhood that is connected by open spaces, pedestrian paths and bridges, and surrounded by the rolling hills of Oregon's Scenic Silver Falls Tour Route. The community is close to neighborhood shopping and dining, only 18 miles from the modern conveniences of Salem and less than one hour From Portland.
It is about one hour from the Pacific Coast and is surrounded by historic sites and recreational attractions such as Fisher Memorial Park, Ebner Park and Silver Falls State Park, featuring eight stunning waterfalls. Mt. Angel is also home to the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the Pacific Northwest and the nation's largest glockenspiel, which plays four times daily.
Children living at Wachter Meadows will be served by the well-reputed Mt. Angel School District.
Wachter Meadows is located at 115 Cypress St., Mt. Angel, Oregon. For more information, call (844) 890-1311 or visit the Wachter Meadows community website or www.lennar.com.
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation's leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar's Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of Lennar's homes and, through LMF Commercial, originates mortgage loans secured primarily by commercial real estate properties throughout the United States. Lennar's Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. LENX drives Lennar's technology, innovation and strategic investments. For more information about Lennar, please visit lennar.com.
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The Eco-Friendly model is Martin's Largest Production Run of 100% FSC Certified Guitars and Mendes' First Official Artist Signature Guitar
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/PRNewswire/ -- C.F. Martin & Co. (
) has partnered with GRAMMY nominated, multi-platinum
singer-songwriter
to bring you the 000JR-10E Shawn Mendes Custom Signature Edition.
Inspired by Shawn's go-to vintage Martin and featuring classic Shawn imagery, every detail of this guitar was designed and created in collaboration with Mendes for his official signature model. The new guitar not only sounds amazing, but is incredibly comfortable, and best of all, it's environmentally friendly. This edition is crafted with 100% Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) certified tonewoods in a 000 Junior-sized, 14-fret instrument and comes with a gig bag made from recycled ocean plastic that meets the Global Recycled Standard. The Shawn Mendes Signature Edition marks the largest production run of 100% FSC certified guitars Martin has ever completed, and it is the first time a Martin guitar has been paired with a gig bag made from recycled ocean plastic. And the retail price of $799 is approachable for avid collectors and first timers alike.
"Creating this guitar alongside Martin has been a dream of mine. The signature we created together is not only something I'm proud of musically, but also because it aligns with my passion for sustainability, and supports the Shawn Foundation's initiatives. I can't wait to share a guitar I love with fans across the world." - Shawn Mendes
A Shawn Mendes signature guitar wouldn't be complete without some personal design details that all of Shawn's fans will appreciate. Laser etched on each wing of the bridge is a swallow inspired by the tattoo on Shawn's right hand. Additionally, each instrument comes with a special label featuring the Shawn Mendes Foundation sunburst logo. And to finish it off, Shawn's signature is inlaid at the top of the fretboard.
The Jr. size and 000-body depth make this guitar extremely comfortable for any player. It's great for strumming on the couch, on the beach, or around a campfire. And with Fishman® Sonitone electronics included, it also sounds great on stage. This is a guitar you will never outgrow.
To add a little more fun to the project, a sample of Shawn's lyrics is hidden somewhere inside the guitar. You might find one laser-etched on a brace, or under the bridge, or even under the rosette. Some of the phrases include: "We lay under the same stars," or "You'll never be alone."
As part of the partnership, Martin Guitars will be supporting Mendes' goal of making music accessible to everyone. Martin will be making a contribution to the Wonder of Music Program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) presented by The Shawn Mendes Foundation. SickKids, affiliated with the University of Toronto, is Canada's most research-intensive hospital and the largest center dedicated to improving children's health in Mendes' home-state. The Wonder of Music Program Presented by Mendes aims to fund music therapy activities that are accessible to young patients at the Toronto hospital, with activities including songwriting, first exposure to music, heartbeat songs for families of patients, and lullabies.
Shawn Mendes is a GRAMMY nominated, Toronto born, multi-platinum singer/songwriter who has released four straight #1 studio albums. The international superstar has won 18 Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) awards, twelve Juno Awards, eleven MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), eight iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (MMVA), five BMI Awards, three American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and the Allan Slaight Honour from Canada's Walk of Fame. He has been nominated for three GRAMMY Awards and one Brit Award.
Shawn has over 62 billion global streams and 10 billion video views. He topped Billboard's "21 Under 21" in 2017 and 2018 and has been featured on Forbes "30 Under 30," Spotify's "25 Under 25," and Time Magazine's "Time 100 Most Influential". In 2018, ROI Influencer Media recognized Shawn as the #1 Most Influential Artist and #1 Most Influential Teen across all social media platforms.
In 2019 Shawn launched The Shawn Mendes Foundation, which seeks to inspire Shawn's audience, the youth generation of today—to learn more about the causes they're passionate about, and empower them to use their voice, take action and give back to bring change to the world. As part of its ongoing mission, the Foundation provides resources and support to amplify the voices, messages, and platforms of young leaders driving positive change.
C. F. Martin & Co.® has been Inspiring Musicians Worldwide® for nearly two centuries with their superior guitar and string products. Martin guitars and strings remain the choice for musicians around the world for their unrivaled quality, craftsmanship, and tone. Throughout the company's long history, Martin products can be seen and heard across all genres of music and in all segments of pop culture, from concert and theater stages to television and movies.
With an unwavering commitment to environmental sustainability and responsible manufacturing practices, Martin continually drives the acoustic guitar market forward, introducing innovative features that have become standards across the industry. These groundbreaking innovations include the introduction of X-bracing, the 14-fret guitar, and the "Dreadnought" size guitar.
Martin has also led innovations in strings, such as introducing the first high-tensile strength steel-string core wire; the first nickel acoustic strings (Martin Retro®); the proprietary Titanium Core strings; and now the groundbreaking, new Authentic Acoustic line, which offers unmatched stability, tone, comfort, and longevity. Learn more here: www.martinguitar.com/aa.
Connect with Martin Guitars and Martin Strings on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, and via www.martinguitar.com.
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SEATTLE, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle-based fashion retailer Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) has announced plans to open three new Nordstrom Rack stores in fall of 2023. The new stores will be located in Union Gap and Olympia, WA and Salem, OR.
"We look forward to opening these new Nordstrom Rack locations in Union Gap, Olympia and Salem communities, strengthening our network of stores, and introducing new customers to the Rack's unique product offering," said Carl Jenkins, Senior Vice President of Nordstrom Rack Stores. "In addition to shopping the brands they love at a great price, even more customers in Washington and Oregon can take full advantage of these convenient new locations to pick up online orders and make returns."
With the addition of these three new locations, Nordstrom will operate 12 Nordstrom Rack stores and six Nordstrom stores in Washington and seven Nordstrom Rack stores and two Nordstrom stores in Oregon.
In Union Gap, Wash., Nordstrom Rack will open a 28,000 square-foot store at Valley Mall, the premier shopping destination in central Washington that features over 80 local, regional and national retailers and restaurants located in the heart of Yakima Valley including Cabela's, Guitar Center, and Bath & Body Works. Valley Mall is owned and managed by CenterCal Properties, LLC.
"We are truly excited to announce the addition of Nordstrom Rack to our fine group of tenants at Valley Mall," said Fred Bruning, Chairman and Founder, CenterCal Properties. "Bringing the famous Nordstrom name back to the valley has been a goal of ours for many years, and we are sure they will be welcomed warmly by the local community. The addition of Nordstrom Rack underscores our commitment to keeping Valley Mall vibrant and the leader in retail shopping for the entire valley."
In Olympia Wash., Nordstrom Rack will open a 32,000 square-foot store in Cooper Point Marketplace, a regional shopping center serving West Olympia and Thurston County that also includes HomeGoods, Ashley Furniture and Kaiser Permanente. Cooper Point Marketplace is owned and managed by Merlone Geier Partners and is ideally located at the corner of Black Lake Boulevard SW and Cooper Point Road SW.
"Merlone Geier is excited to welcome Nordstrom Rack to Cooper Point Marketplace," said Heather Beal, Managing Director of Merlone Geier Partners.
In Salem, Ore., Nordstrom Rack will open a 25,000 square-foot store at the Willamette Town Center, a regional power shopping center and a Salem, Oregon fixture for retail, dining, and family entertainment for over 45 years. This enclosed shopping center is also home to Best Buy, Ulta, DSW and HomeGoods. Willamette Town Center is owned and managed by C.E. John Co. and is ideally located near Center Street NE and 99E.
"Willamette Town Center has become a draw for the entire mid-Willamette Valley for shopping and dining," said the ownership group of Willamette Town Center. "Adding Nordstrom Rack to our tenant mix only strengthens what we believe to be one of Oregon's most dominant shopping centers offering the county's strongest and move exciting tenants."
Nordstrom Rack is the off-price retail division of Nordstrom, Inc. and plays a critical role in the company's Closer to You strategy, which focuses on delivering customers a more convenient and interconnected experience across its stores and digital platforms. Nordstrom Rack offers customers up to 70 percent off on-trend apparel, accessories, beauty, home and shoes from many of the top brands sold at Nordstrom stores as well as core services like online order pickup for Nordstrom.com and NordstromRack.com, easy returns and alterations at select stores. Nordstrom Rack is the largest source of new customers to Nordstrom.
Nordstrom is committed to giving back to the diverse communities where it operates. Since 2019 along with its customers, Nordstrom has donated more than $1.5 million in support of its long-term partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the United States and Canada. These proceeds support the recruitment, training and engagement of adult mentors and mentorship moments between Bigs and Littles, including preparing for an interview, learning to tie a tie and helping with homework.
At Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), we exist to help our customers feel good and look their best. Since starting as a shoe store in 1901, how to best serve customers has been at the center of every decision we make. This heritage of service is the foundation we're building on as we provide convenience and true connection for our customers. Our digital-first platform enables us to serve customers when, where and how they want to shop – whether that's in-store at more than 350 Nordstrom, Nordstrom Local and Nordstrom Rack locations or digitally through our Nordstrom and Rack apps and websites. Through it all, we remain committed to leaving the world better than we found it.
CenterCal Properties, LLC, founded in 2004 by Fred Bruning and Jean Paul Wardy, is a full-service commercial real estate company in the business of investing, developing, leasing, and managing its projects. CenterCal excels in, and is best known for, creating destinations throughout the western United States with a unique strategy of "place-making," which emphasizes the importance of developing spaces with a sense of community.
Bruning and Wardy's creative vision and passion for development, coupled with CenterCal's internal expertise, is evident in the properties the company owns and operates today. In the Pacific Northwest, those include: Bridgeport Village, Nyberg Rivers and Nyberg Woods in Oregon, and The Village at Totem Lake, Valley Mall, The Terminal at Ballard and The Trails at Silverdale in Washington. The Intermountain Region properties include: Mountain View Village, Station Park and Canyon Corners in Utah and The Village at Meridian and Treasure Valley Marketplace in Idaho. California is home to: Bay Street Emeryville, The Veranda, The Collection at Riverpark, 2nd & PCH and Plaza 183. CenterCal Properties also provides our valued partners with 3rd Party Management services at Manhattan Town Center in Manhattan, Kansas. For more information on all of CenterCal's properties, please visit www.centercal.com.
Merlone Geier Partners is a vertically integrated and regionally focused firm. We invest in West Coast retail properties and actively perform our own leasing, property management, construction management, design and capital formation. We have acquired, to date, 173 West Coast properties representing in excess of 28.6 million square feet. Our firm – managed by Peter J. Merlone, Bradley A. Geier, Scott A. McPherson, Gabriela F. Parcella and Jonathan C. Lischke – has raised more than $4.5 billion of discretionary institutional equity capital over the past 29 years. We provide our institutional investors the opportunity for attractive risk-adjusted returns through active real estate management, including leasing, redevelopment and densification. We closed our thirteenth fund, Merlone Geier Partners XIII, L.P., in April 2022. For more information, visit our website www.merlonegeier.com
C.E. John Co. is a third-generation family-owned and operated real estate development company located in Vancouver, WA. Hummelt Development Company is a family-owned and operated development company located in Wilsonville, OR.
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State-of-the-Art 'Hospital within a Hospital' Advances Integration with CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oceans Healthcare today announced the opening of Oceans Behavioral Hospital Corpus Christi, a state-of-the-art behavioral health "hospital within a hospital" inside CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline. Oceans and CHRISTUS Spohn Health System announced the project last year and have been working closely to provide behavioral health services to South Texas since early 2020.
The 30,000 square-foot 42-bed hospital expands inpatient capacity and allows for the treatment of more clinically acute patients managing depression, anxiety or other behavioral health concerns complicated by a substance use dual diagnosis. The hospital will also provide intensive outpatient mental health services for adults and seniors in the future. Licensed medical and mental health professionals guide each patient and their family through individually designed treatment programs that include diagnosis and symptom education.
As a hospital within a hospital, Oceans Behavioral Hospital Corpus Christi provides a unique setting with access to advanced medical resources in an environment designed specifically for behavioral health patients and allows for greater continuity of care.
"The new hospital is the next step in our relationship with CHRISTUS Spohn to expand behavioral health services that, for many, are so often out of reach," said Stuart Archer, CEO of Oceans Healthcare. "We value the opportunity to work with highly respected organizations to create positive outcomes for vulnerable members of the community and look forward to continuing to execute our shared vision."
The two organizations began working together at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. At a time when access to what many considered "non-essential care" was being limited, CHRISTUS Spohn and Oceans worked to provide mental health treatment for many patients also battling the virus, ensuring continued access to life-saving care.
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System indicated in its 2020 Community Health Needs Assessment that mental health was considered the number one need, and mortality risk resulting from mental health conditions was a growing concern in the area. Despite this clear gap, Texas ranks last in the nation for access to care, according to the 2022 Mental Health America report.
"The Coastal Bend area has an overwhelming need for mental health services, and we knew we needed a specialized provider to bring the right resources to our own facility," said Osbert Blow, MD, PhD, FACS, CHRISTUS Spohn CEO. "Since 2020, our work with Oceans has ensured we're able to provide a full continuum of care for patients as they seek help. We're proud to support them as they embark on a new chapter to enhance the lives and care of our community."
For more information about Oceans Behavioral Hospital Corpus Christi, visit oceanscorpuschristi.com or call (361) 902-4006.
ABOUT OCEANS HEALTHCARE
Oceans Healthcare is a growing behavioral health provider focused on healing and long-term recovery. Founded in 2004, Oceans provides inpatient and outpatient treatment with a special focus on the unique physical and emotional needs of older adults. With 33 locations, including 23 inpatient hospital campuses across the Southeast, Oceans treated 24,000 individuals in 2021. The company consistently achieves industry-leading performance metrics on national quality and safety measurements, as determined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission and was named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America for four consecutive years. For more information, visit www.oceanshealthcare.com.
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System designed to enhance procedural safety in abdominal cavity during gynecological procedures; Integrated guard provides greater protection around surgical incision¹
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus, a global technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions for medical and surgical procedures, announced today the market launch of the Guardenia™ Contained Extraction System. Guardenia is the latest innovation in their contained tissue extraction product portfolio for gynecological procedures and is manufactured by Advanced Surgical Concepts (ASC) Ltd. of Bray, Ireland. Olympus America Inc. is the exclusive U.S. distributor of the system, which is indicated to contain and isolate tissue during, or prior to, surgical removal and/or extracorporeal manual morcellation.
The Guardenia system is designed to prevent the escape of cells into the abdominal cavity during extracorporeal manual morcellation, and its integrated guard provides protection against inadvertent damage from sharp surgical instruments around the incision. The guard offers superior incision retraction and protects a greater area of the containment element when compared to currently marketed devices.1
"Olympus is very pleased to continue its successful partnership with Advanced Surgical Concepts to provide innovative gynecological products for women's health care in the U.S.," said Richard Reynolds, President, Medical Systems Group, Olympus Corporation of the Americas. "Advancements in treatments such as contained tissue extraction help keep patients safe and can improve surgical outcomes, both of which are important aims of healthcare, while allowing surgeons to approach procedures with as minimally invasive an approach as possible."
"The Guardenia device offers a new standard of care for the patient through its novel technology," states Frank Bonadio CEO of ASC. "We're pleased to work with Olympus to launch the device."
Guardenia™ maximizes the amount of available space in the incision during a procedure by encroaching less into the incision and maintaining a stable protective area to complete manual tissue morcellation. Once in place, the design of the containment bag and guard ensures more durable protection of the specimen bag and the incision as compared to other marketed devices.¹
Protection of the integrity of the specimen bag is one of the critical design features of the Guardenia device. Guardenia's design securely anchors the guard and prevents bag dislodgement.¹
Other features of Guardenia include:
- Can be deployed through a standard 12mm trocar, under pneumoperitoneum and with or without vision;¹
- Guardenia is universal, and one size fits all;¹
- The guard automatically conforms to the shape and size of the incision to provide maximal protection of the containment bag;¹
- The guard is securely anchored in the incision and cannot become dislodged during tissue extraction;¹
- Employs "Set and forget" technology, allowing the surgeon to focus on the process of morcellation;¹
- Superior retraction of the incision, maximizing the working area for more ergonomic morcellation;1
- Maximizes the ratio of incision size to extraction opening;¹
- Bag material is designed to be impermeable to the passage of liquid or tissue, measured down to the cellular level;¹
- The device works across multiport, robotic and single-port surgery;¹
- No additional training is necessary.¹
Potential complications associated with the use of the Guardenia device are the same as those associated with the use of tissue or specimen bags, morcellation and laparoscopic surgery in general and include but are not limited to superficial lesions, injury to internal vessels, bleeding, hematoma, injury to the abdominal wall, injury to bowel, infection, peritonitis and spread of benign or malignant tissue.
For more information, visit the Guardenia™ Contained Extraction System product page.
Olympus' Medical business uses innovative capabilities in medical technology, therapeutic intervention, and precision manufacturing to help healthcare professionals deliver diagnostic, therapeutic, and minimally invasive procedures to improve clinical outcomes, reduce overall costs, and enhance the quality of life for patients. Olympus' Medical portfolio includes endoscopes, laparoscopes, and video imaging systems, as well as surgical energy devices, system integration solutions, medical services, and a wide range of endotherapy instruments. For more information, visit medical.olympusamerica.com.
Advanced Surgical Concepts (ASC) works closely with surgeons and specialist clinicians to conceive of new approaches to performing surgeries. In so doing, ASC designs and develops new medical devices to standardize the methods by which particular surgeries or diagnostic procedures will be performed. For more information, visit ASC at advancedsurgical.ie.
1 Data on file with ASC and Olympus 9/17/2021
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Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk Brings People Together to Save Lives And Bring Hope to Survivors This Saturday
Published: Sep. 14, 2022 at 10:58 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Largest Walk in the US
CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Suicide Prevention Resources: www.afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources
Suicide Warning Signs: www.afsp.org/signs
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- River (river.com) is a leading Bitcoin technology and financial services company that offers brokerage accounts, Lightning Network access, and full-service Bitcoin mining. Earlier this month, River brought another 3,000 miners online powered primarily by a West Texas wind farm. River has thousands more Bitcoin mining machines scheduled to launch this year on behalf of clients.
"While other companies are closing down mining operations, we are expanding and rapidly growing our Bitcoin mining segment," says Alex Leishman, River CEO. "Our clients range from individuals with one miner to family offices and investment funds building mining fleets."
Clients can easily purchase Bitcoin mining machines on the River iOS app or desktop to get started. Additionally, Bitcoin mining payouts are deposited daily to clients' River accounts, which also show mining portfolio performance and individual miner output.
River simplifies the full mining operation, including procuring the newest hardware and securing space to host miners in the top data centers in the U.S. These features are coupled with some of the lowest hosting energy costs in the industry.
"River is perfect for anyone who wants exposure to Bitcoin mining without the operational complexities," says Leishman. "Our mining product is an important step towards our vision of making Bitcoin accessible for everyone."
River Financial is a Bitcoin technology and financial services company. River offers the full suite of Bitcoin brokerage, custody, Lightning, and mining services in one easy-to-use mobile app and on river.com. River serves individuals, businesses, family offices, and investment funds looking to grow Bitcoin wealth.
To learn more, please visit river.com or follow us on Twitter @River.
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Epic video game 'Adventures of the Old Testament' brings the Bible to a 21st century audience in video game format designed to engage, entertain and inform todays audience in a modern, relevant and dynamic manner.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Co-founded by Jonathan Kendrick, Chairman and CEO of the ROKiT Group of Companies, and Mike Soto, CEO, ROKiT Studios have developed Adventures of the Old Testament through a mix of animation and gameplay with the goal of making the Bible accessible in a modern, fun and easy to understand format through the epic trials, tribulations and action-packed adventures of the Bible's Old Testament.
"It's a full-scale playable experience, with real-time strategy and role-playing game mechanics that puts you in the shoes of some of history's most iconic figures." Said Jonathan Kendrick. "Players will enjoy the game in Single Player and Multi-Player mission mode as well as an open-world game mode. Adventures of the Old Testament allows you to delve into all 39 books of the Old Testament through a number of quest-like levels, featuring over 80 episodes of biblical stories and scripture summaries in quick, easy-to-digest animations. You'll experience everything, as part of the stories, from the creation of the world itself to Moses fighting his way out of Egypt as well as David and Goliath's battle right through to Daniel in the lion's den."
Jonathan and Mike took their inspiration for Adventures of the Old Testament from their own experiences of seeing their own children playing video games for hours on end and they wanted to see people around the world engage with content formatted in a similar style.
"The Old Testament is not only full of incredibly exciting stories, but we hope it generates further interest which in the Bible and to lead them into wanting to engage with the next game we will release, Adventures of the New Testament." Said Mike Soto. "We also encourage prospective players to get active about this on social media via www.BibleVideoGame.com where they can follow the project's progress in real time and, if they're interested in learning more about Adventures of the Old Testament or want to make sure they're one of the first to play, they can Wishlist it on STEAM today."
Adventures of the Old Testament will be released for PC, MAC, iOS, and Android on Monday 19th September with monthly free updates to the game to follow and will be released for all consoles in November 2022.
Backed by years of expertise and experience, ROKiT Studios is an independent animation and gaming studio based in California that has already released several popular youth-friendly games including Where's Samantha? and Dragon Caffi, both of which are available on Nintendo SWITCH and STEAM.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for ALT, RIG, CLF, ENSC, and KPRX.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for CSCO, SONN, NKLA, BXRX, and AMRS.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SBUX, SQ, MRNA, ARCH, and CF.
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The corporate card alternative combines quick card issuance along with seamless payments management, instant reconciliation and best-in-class integration with ERP systems
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During the company's annual Illuminate Conference, Tipalti, the leading automated global payables solution, announced the general availability of the Tipalti Card, as well as its upcoming Tipalti Expenses and new third-party integrations. The Tipalti Card combines quick virtual card issuance with end-to-end supplier payments management. By bringing simplicity, convenience and security to virtual credit or debit transactions, it allows users to easily manage and control business spend, reduce costs and improve profitability. When integrated with Tipalti's award-winning accounts payable solution, these innovations further the company's ability to address the concerns and complexities of running the finance operation.
"As transaction volumes continue to increase, high-velocity companies are increasingly looking to streamline inefficiencies, manage uncontrolled spending and break down silos impeding both security and visibility," said Bar Winkler, GM of Tipalti Card and Approve. "Through the Tipalti Card, we believe we have found an answer to these pain-points and more, complete with new and innovative features that will completely reimagine how financial leaders structure their transactions."
While traditional cards can be fraught with complex reconciliation processes, fraud risk and spending irregularities, the Tipalti Card functions by offering accounts payable (AP) management at scale, streamlining once burdensome processes with a centralized and easy-to-use system. The card is designed to treat card transactions like other payment methods that Tipalti offers, providing customers with end-to-end payments oversight with all the advantages of traditional card payments.
"As our company experienced rapid growth, we needed a corporate card-alternative that enables upfront controls and virtual flexibility without compromising security. Tipalti Cards is just that," said Kathleen Simon, Executive VP of Finance at Influential, the industry leader in influencer marketing. "The Tipalti Card has saved us as much as an entire week's worth of work. We're now able to empower our departments and contractors with accessibility and real-time communications, in addition to providing real-time visibility to the accounting team."
Tipalti Card Benefits:
- Automatic Reconciliation: Significantly reduces the finance team's workload with automatic card payment reconciliation, as card transactions are automatically captured and processed like other payment methods.
- Employee Friendly: Create credit or debit cards on-demand with the right controls and approvals.
- Centralize Spend and Improve Visibility: Manage all purchases in one place, whether it was placed with a Tipalti Card, US ACH, Global ACH, wire transfer, PayPal, prepaid debit card or check.
- Control Spend and Reduce Fraud: Easily issue cards with robust controls such as spend limits, vendor limits and approved categories.
- Cash-Back: Users earn a cash rebate for every dollar spent via a Tipalti Card. The more transactions made, the more cash-back is earned.
Currently, while Tipalti Card customers must have a U.S. entity, the card will be accepted internationally and can be used for non-USD transactions. ERP support is compatible with NetSuite, with future Card ERP integrations coming soon.
Tipalti also highlighted its product roadmap at Illuminate, announcing it will be offering an Expense Management solution in 2023. Tipalti Expenses will simplify expense management and reconciliation by capturing, organizing and centralizing all expenses in one seamless platform. Unique to the Tipalti Card, this also includes the reimbursement (actual payments to the employee) of those expenses in the U.S. and anywhere around the world. Alongside PO management, accounts payable, cards and global payments, it enables businesses to gain even better visibility and control. The solution will simplify the employee's flow, helping them get access to the products, services and vendors they need to get their work done. It also minimizes the necessity for employees to ask the finance team questions while still providing insight into employee requests, expenses and reimbursements.
Additionally, Tipalti shared news on several third-party integrations coming soon which will provide customers with the ability to seamlessly aggregate data and holistically review everything from purchases and renewals to contracts in a unified environment. These integrations include:
- DocuSign integration enables businesses to have full control and visibility into the status of the contract, including signatories, right from the Tipalti PO Management Contracts Repository.
- Datarails integration provides an intuitive Datarails dashboard view of Tipalti data with at-a-glance visibility into payables and expenses which improves decision making.
- CloudEagle integration gives users intuitive visibility into SaaS spend helping finance save on software spend, while streamlining the renewal and buying process.
- PowerBI integration enables finance users to view all Tipalti finance data in one place using a predefined dashboard or building their own, empowering users to utilize KPI's and trends.
- Tableau BI integration supports Tableau's analytics tool, making it easy for users to view and understand their data.
To learn more about the Tipalti Card, visit https://tipalti.com/card/.
About Tipalti
Tipalti comes from the Hebrew expression for "We handled it." Tipalti is the only company handling both Accounts Payable and Global Partner Payments workflows for high-velocity companies across the entire financial operations cycle: onboarding and managing global suppliers, instituting procurement controls, streamlining invoice processing and approvals, executing payments around the world and reconciling payables data across a multi-subsidiary finance organization. Tipalti enables high-growth companies to scale quickly by making payables strategic with operational, compliance, and financial controls. Thousands of companies, such as Amazon Twitch, GoDaddy, Roku, WordPress.com, and ZipRecruiter use Tipalti to reduce operational workload by 80% and accelerate the financial close by 25%, while strengthening financial controls and spend visibility. For more information, visit tipalti.com.
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CASPER – The Wyoming GOP State Central Committee will vote Saturday on a resolution to censure Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander. This follows his recent attempts to solicit an independent candidate to challenge the Donald Trump-endorsed Republican nominee fotr secretary of state in the upcoming general election.
“Unfortunately, Wyoming’s problem is not only the Democratic and Republican parties,” per the resolution, as shared in a Friday email with members of the Republican Part. “Our problem stems primarily from individuals who identify as Republican yet vote and act contrary to the platform of the Wyoming Republican Party.”
The resolution says members of the State Central Committee will deny Case “any financial or physical support” in “any political endeavors…” and requests Case to change his party affiliation.
Park County GOP State Committeeman Vince Vanata said the resolution, which, unusually, is formatted as a letter, was initially passed “unanimously” at a GOP state executive committee meeting on Aug. 29 and has received an endorsement from the Park County GOP.
Wyoming GOP Executive Director Kathy Russell confirmed that Friday’s version of the resolution is the most current draft.
“I really probably won’t do anything, to be honest,” Case said regarding the resolution. “I can’t change their minds.” He said the State Central Committee hasn’t directly notified him of the resolution.
Wyoming National Committeeman Corey Steinmetz didn’t comment.
Case, known for his libertarian bent and willingness to deviate from party lines, is one of several more traditional and moderate-leaning Republicans who have garnered the ire of some far-right party members.
He’s already been censured once by the Fremont County GOP for acting “contrary to the will of the governed and the Wyoming Republican Party platform.”
That followed a guest column Case wrote for the Cowboy State Daily encouraging Wyoming Republicans to return to “Big Tent” politics and denouncing the politics of “hate and disparagement” that he said has come to characterize the Wyoming GOP.
The resolution cites the column as one grievance. It targets Case’s recent involvement in attempts to find an independent challenger to Republican Secretary of State candidate Rep. Chuck Gray, R-Casper. Gray defeated his most prominent challenger, attorney Sen. Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne, by roughly 9 points in the August primaries.
Case tried to convince former Republican representative Nathan Winters to run against Gray in the general election. Winters declined, saying that it’s important for the GOP to unite behind Gray.
“The idea that an elected ‘Republican’ would undermine the will of the Republican voters of this State is beyond the pale,” the resolution says. “If he’s going to do things contrary to the Republican Party platform, or if he’s going to appease those people in a different party, than Cale Case should just remove the ‘R’ from after his name, run as an unaffiliated, and then see if the voters truly want to elect him for the person he is,” Vanata said.
Gray has called President Joe Biden’s election fraudulent and illegitimate. Gray is running unopposed in the general election, so he is almost guaranteed to succeed current Secretary of State Ed Buchanan.
Case questioned whether Gray would win the Republican nomination if he were to go head-to-head with Nethercott in a runoff election, which some states require when no candidate receives a majority vote. Gray won 49.8% of the Republican vote, while Nethercott and another candidate, Mark Armstrong, got 41% and 9.1%, respectively.
“I think he’d probably lose,” Case said of Gray’s prospects in a theoretical runoff election. “These people that insist on their legitimacy, they’re missing the most important thing; democracy doesn’t exist to further partisan politics. We want to further a result where the majority are in power.”
Case said he wasn’t really worried about the resolution itself hurting him politically, given his experience with being censured by Fremont County GOP, which he thinks may have actually helped him in the primary. He won by 10 points over challenger Shawn Olmstead.
“Believe it or not, I’ve heard a lot more positives than negatives,” he said. “I think it helped my election. I really do. It was a nasty election, the nastiest one I’ve ever been in, but I think it probably helped me.”
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KABUL, Afghanistan – In the year since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, they have used their muscle to restrict the education and curiosity of girls. They've been banned from high school, told to cover up and stay home. But in one secret book club in Kabul, about a dozen teenagers are defying the Taliban to continue learning – and along the way have connected to a girl from a different time and place who was also forced to live her life in secret.
"She had hope. She was fighting. She was studying. She was resisting her fate," says Zahra. She's in the basement of a building on a side alley on the outskirts of Kabul where the book club met on a recent August day with two young volunteers who act as facilitators, steering the conversation and asking questions.
Zahra is speaking of Anne Frank.
The girls are reading and discussing the teenager's famous diary, which she began writing at age 13. And they are struck by the parallels: Just like them, Anne was only a kid – one who was starting to learn about the world – when she was forced into hiding because of a violent, oppressive government.
Another book club member summarizes the diary at a facilitator's urging: "In the beginning Anne has a good life, but after Hitler takes over, he places strict laws and regulations against Jews. They go into hiding. They can't make noise. They have to walk softly."
Four volunteers set up this weekly book club for teenage girls shortly after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August last year.
(NPR is only using the first names of the girls to protect them from any Taliban reprisals for violating the education ban and not identifying the club's organizers, who fear the Taliban could shut down the book club and punish them for educating the girls.)
The origins of the secret book club
The girls in this book club come from a heart-wrenching cohort: Nearly all of them have survived suicide bombings over the past few years. Some were wounded; others suffered psychological harm. Some lost family. They lost friends. They all belong to a persecuted ethnic minority called Hazaras. Living under the Taliban's rule has added to their hardships..
The four volunteers are young men and women who have worked in education and community service for years. They hope the girls will be able to process the events of their own lives through reading and talking about the classics of Persian and Western literature, translated into Farsi.
"We come here, we talk about the books, and then we understand ourselves, our thoughts," says one of the young book club members, Arzou. "It is like, so amazing."
Some of the books are intended to show the girls how other minorities have survived persecution – or not – through personal stories of resistance and suffering, like Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
Bringing a Jewish voice to Kabul
It is a remarkable effort in a culture and region where there have been no substantial Jewish communities for decades and where clerics have often maligned Jews, without evidence, as seeking to undermine Muslim communities and Islam itself.
But the Hazara volunteers who lead this book club understand the European Jewish experience differently: a minority that was once unspeakably persecuted as part of the Nazi effort to exterminate the Jewish people, with millions killed, but which has since thrived. They hope the girls will see that too.
Volunteers who facilitate the book club assigned Frank's diary to the girls in late July. They agreed to meet weeks later with NPR to talk about it.
The book, which has been translated into over 70 languages and sold some 30 million copies, was translated into Farsi by a 61-year-old Afghan refugee named Khalil Wedad who lives in the Netherlands.
Wedad said when he first came across the book in a class he attended on Dutch language and culture, he was taken by how Anne Frank's story of a girl in hiding resonated with the experience of many Afghans living through decades of war. He hoped that if he were to translate the book, Afghan girls would see themselves in her story.
Wedad told NPR that he was supported by the Anne Frank House, which oversaw the translation and paid for publishing about 1,500 copies.
"At first it may seem surprising that these girls relate so powerfully to Anne Frank, but for young people who experience terror and oppression who have to hide for their lives, there's somehow comfort to know they're not alone," says Doyle Stevick, executive director of the Anne Frank Center at the University of South Carolina. (The center is the official partner of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam).
"The diary helps us recall our common humanity no matter what our differences may be," Stevick says. "Anne's strong spirited determination not to give into despair has inspired people around the world."
In 2005, after the Farsi edition of the book was published, Wedad said he traveled back to Afghanistan and held small meetings with journalists and civil society activists to introduce the book. He even held readings with Afghan teenage girls.
Wedad said he hadn't heard about the secret book club but was pleased to learn that young Afghan women are finding meaning in Anne Frank's story. "It feels like his mission was kind of fulfilled," Wedad's son Khaled told NPR, translating for his dad, who does not speak English.
'I think Anne Frank is ... a friend for me.'
Arzou, one of the book club participants, said it was the first time they had read the firsthand account of a teenage girl living through extreme hardship. "I think Anne Frank is like, as a friend for me," she said.
"Something is in common with me and Anne Frank," Arzou says. "We are both the victims of war. I mean, Anne Frank is suffering from war and I am too. And Anne Frank cannot go to school, cannot, like go out very freely. And I have the same situation."
Like Anne Frank, Arzou says, "we are just in a dark place and there isn't any light," she says. "And we don't understand what would come after this."
Before the Taliban came to power, Arzou says her grades were so high that she expected to apply to colleges abroad to study computer science. That dream is over.
She's 17, but her hair is streaked with gray – a startling sight set against the pimples on her teenage face. She thinks the grays are because she holds in the suffering she's experienced.
But she says she's learning that other people, like the Jews of Europe, like Anne Frank, lived through worse.
"I found the Anne Frank situation more harder than us," Arzou says. "They cannot go out, and every minute they are thinking of being free, but in the end, they even die. So if I think of my situation. I am very grateful because I have these people that I can share my ideas with. We can gather together and talk about anything that we want."
Another girl, 17-year-old Masouma, wearing a lavender headscarf and purple robe, raises her hand to talk. She says she relates to how Anne Frank faced the real fear that she'd be killed even as she wrote about her typical teenage problems, including her crush on a teenage boy who shared their hiding place and her clashes with her mother.
"I loved the whole book. It was like a friend of mine telling me her pain, her stories. When she called her diary Kitty, I smiled and I imagined that I was Kitty, and that we are best friends," Masouma says smiling.
Masouma is referring to this moment in Frank's diary: "All I think about when I'm with friends is having a good time. I can't bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things. We don't seem to be able to get any closer and that's the problem. Maybe it's my fault that we don't confide in each other. In any case, that's just how things are, and unfortunately they're not liable to change. This is why I've started the diary."
"To enhance the image of this long-awaited friend in my imagination, I don't want to jot down the facts in this diary the way most people would do, but I want the diary to be my friend, and I'm going to call this friend Kitty."
Masouma says she admires Anne Frank for trying to have a sense of perspective: She was sad because she couldn't go to school in hiding. But she knew it was worse out in the world. She wrote in her diary in 1942 about Jews being transported to camps: "We assume that most of them are being murdered. The English radio says they're being gassed. Perhaps that's the quickest way to die."
And she says, Anne Frank didn't give up on education. She tried to continue her education in secret, even taking a shorthand course by correspondence. Masouma is trying to keep up her education as well.
Despite the Taliban's ban on secondary education for girls, Masouma and other girls were sneaking into a high school that was secretly letting them attend the boys-only classes. They were ducking into the school gate in tiny numbers, hoping they wouldn't be noticed.
"But there were too many of us," Masouma says. She says the school principal feared local Taliban security forces would notice the girls coming in and out, and so they were told to go home. "The girls were all crying," Masouma recalls. "My sister is still traumatized and now she doesn't want to try to get an education."
Masouma and the other girls say they find comfort in Anne Frank's diary, even though they know how it ends. Anne Frank died of typhus in 1945 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after her family was betrayed and their hiding place revealed. She was 16.
Zahra, the young woman who described Anne Frank as resisting her fate, says knowing the end didn't depress her at all. "Nobody knows how long I will live, or when I will die," she shrugs. "The only thing you can do is leave something behind for the world that gives your life meaning."
Like Anne Frank, who left behind her diary, published in 1947.
"Right now, the Taliban are in power," Zahra says. "One day, they will be gone. Maybe people will forget what they did to girls like me."
She says that she wants to write a book as Anne Frank did so the world will know about the teenage girls of Afghanistan as well.
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Airborne shark lands on teen fishing in boat
ST. GEORGE, Maine (WGME) - It’s a fish tale you must see to believe: A mako shark jumped onto a fishing boat off the coast of Maine, and it was caught on camera.
David Sinclair runs Sea Ventures charters out of Saint George, taking clients out to fish for sharks that they then get to see up close and help tag.
His 16-year-old grandson, Cameron Sinclair, is his first mate.
“I believe I caught my first shark when I was 4 years old,” Cameron said.
They mostly encounter blue sharks, but 15 to 20 miles out to sea on one August day, it was a 7-foot mako.
“All of a sudden something took the bait,” Cameron said. “Really big, really fast, and he jumped. We knew he was a mako instantly.”
“It’s on a fishing line with a young man, 16-year-old guy, turning the rod, having fun fighting it,” David Sinclair said. “And it jumped four times before it got to the boat, and the next thing we knew he fell out of the sky and landed in the boat.”
The moment was captured by the angler’s dad, who was up on the bridge with his camera.
“All of a sudden here he is right here in my face, and he hits me with his tail right on my left cheek and lands maybe three feet from my left foot.” Cameron said.
David Sinclair says makos are fast fish with big teeth.
“Everybody scrambled, and I just held my breath,” he said. “I thought, ‘Boy, injuries are a high possibility.’ Not a scratch on anybody; the shark was not injured.”
With everyone all right, he says they took some measurements, tagged the shark then released it through the transom door.
“Just awe inspiring to see the power of a fish like that and be able handle it safely and kick him out,” David Sinclair said.
A rather routine ending to an unforgettable fishing trip.
“Seeing one right here in my face falling out of the sky was pretty impressive,” Cameron said.
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Text messages link Brett Favre, welfare money, university’s volleyball facility
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was “on board” with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a university volleyball facility, according to text messages between Favre and the director of the nonprofit.
Court documents filed Monday by an attorney for the Mississippi Community Education Center contain text messages between Favre and the center’s executive director, Nancy New, that include references to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, who left office in 2020.
Nancy New and her son, Zachary New, who helped run the nonprofit, pleaded guilty in April to charges of misspending welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the nation. They await sentencing and have agreed to testify against others in Mississippi’s largest public corruption case in decades.
In May, the Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against Favre, three former pro wrestlers and several other people and businesses to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars. The lawsuit said the defendants “squandered” more than $20 million from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program.
In pleading guilty, Nancy and Zachary New acknowledged taking part in spending $4 million of welfare money for a volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi.
The mother and son also acknowledged directing welfare money to Prevacus Inc., a Florida-based company that was trying to develop a concussion drug. Favre has said in interviews that he supported Prevacus.
The filing in a Mississippi state court included text message exchanges between Favre and Nancy New about arranging payment from the Mississippi Department of Human Services through the nonprofit to Favre for speaking engagements, with Favre then saying he would direct the money to the volleyball facility.
Favre played football at the University of Southern Mississippi before going to the NFL in 1991, and his daughter started playing on the volleyball team there in 2017.
According to court documents, Favre texted Nancy New on Aug. 3, 2017: “If you were to pay me is there anyway the media can find out where it came from and how much?”
Nancy New responded: “No, we never have had that information publicized. I understand you being uneasy about that though. Let’s see what happens on Monday with the conversation with some of the folks at Southern. Maybe it will click with them. Hopefully.”
Favre responded: “Ok thanks.”
The next day, Nancy New texted Favre: “Wow, just got off the phone with Phil Bryant! He is on board with us! We will get this done!”
Favre responded: “Awesome I needed to hear that for sure.”
Bryant, a Republican, served two terms and governor and could not run again in 2019 because of term limits. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.
In a July 11 court filing, Nancy New’s attorney wrote that Bryant directed her to pay $1.1 million in welfare money to Favre through the Mississippi Community Education Center for “speaking at events, keynote speaking, radio and promotional events, and business partner development.” A Bryant spokesperson said in July that the allegations against the former governor are false and that Bryant had asked the state auditor to investigate possible welfare fraud.
Favre has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing. Mississippi Auditor Shad White said Favre was paid for speeches but did not show up. Favre has repaid the money, but White said in October that Favre still owed $228,000 in interest.
In a Facebook post when he repaid the first $500,000, Favre said he didn’t know the money he received came from welfare funds. He also said his charity had provided millions of dollars to poor children in Mississippi and Wisconsin.
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Woman charged after tying up man, beating him for hours, police say
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WNDU/Gray News) – An Indiana woman is facing multiple charges for holding a man hostage and beating him for hours, police said.
Officers responded to a residence in Mishawaka on Sept. 7 and found a 61-year-old man naked, beaten and wearing a ball gag.
The man told officers he received concerning text messages at 2 a.m. from 28-year-old Mariah Conn-Wilhelm. He feared for her safety and the safety of her 5-month-old son, so he went over to her apartment.
He told police that when he arrived, Conn-Wilhelm became angry and began hitting the man with a frying pan. Conn-Wilhelm then contacted a friend of hers who came to the apartment.
The two proceeded to tie the man up in a rope, chain and hand restraints then forced a ball gag in his mouth.
According to the probable cause affidavit, the two beat the man for a few hours with multiple objects. They then held a gun to his head and ordered him to sell one of his properties and give the money to them.
The man was able to escape and run to a neighbor’s house the next day after Conn-Wilhelm left her apartment. He was taken to the hospital with several broken bones.
Conn-Wilhelm has been charged with seven felonies, including:
- Criminal confinement resulting in serious bodily injury
- Armed robbery
- Robbery resulting in bodily injury
- Battery resulting in serious bodily injury
- Intimidation
- Neglect of a dependent
- Possession of methamphetamine
Conn-Wilhelm is due in court Sept. 27.
Police did not clarify if Conn-Wilhelm’s friend is facing any charges.
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Ling Ma's 2018 debut novel, Severance, imagined a world ravaged by the sudden onset of something called "Shen Fever" — a fictitious infection that originated in Southern China. By early spring of 2020, Ling Ma was being hailed as an oracle of the pandemic.
But the prophetic quality of Severance only enhanced its power. The novel was already disturbing in and of itself because of its sardonic tone and its mundane imagery that smoothly morphed into the macabre. Ma's writing, in short, stays with you whether you want it to or not. And, so, I felt reluctant, but compelled to pick up her new book, a collection of short stories called Bliss Montage.
In one of those short stories, "Office Hours," a film professor declares to his class: "It is in the most surreal situations that a person feels the most present, the closest to reality." That pronouncement could serve as an epigram for this entire collection, an apt way to characterize its distinctive aura. Take the opening story, called "Los Angeles." Here's how our narrator introduces herself and her world:
The house in which we live has three wings. The west wing is where the Husband and I live. The east wing is where the children and their attending au pairs live. And lastly, the largest but ugliest wing, extending behind the house like a gnarled, broken arm, is where my 100 ex-boyfriends live. We live in L.A.
The deadpan tone of that narrator's voice implicitly urges readers to "just roll with it" and so we do. The Husband, who our narrator tells us she met on LoweredExpectations.com, only speaks in "$$$," not words, which is very funny on the page.
But nothing is just one thing in Ma's writing: Satire swirls into savagery; a gimmicky premise into poignancy. What does this story mean? Maybe something about the truth of most of us living with memories of people — old lovers and others — populating our headspace, except here the memories and the space are made literal. But beware: Another story, called "Peking Duck" explicitly warns against asking of any story, "What's the lesson here supposed to be?"
"Peking Duck" is a dazzling box-within-box story that reads like auto-fiction. In it an unnamed female narrator recalls moving to the U.S. from China as a child and living with her parents in Utah, as Ma herself did. There, the narrator's father goes to graduate school and her mother works as a nanny. Years later, when the narrator is a student in an MFA program, she writes a short story about an incident she witnessed when a creepy salesman came to the door and fixated on her mother. When she workshops the story, the narrator hears criticism from a fellow Asian student that: "it's just a tired Asian American subject, these stories about immigrant hardships and ... intergenerational woes."
That critic may be right about the subject, but not about the technique: In Ma's hands this story is a rough tug-of-war between daughter and mother who vie with each other for control. The answer to the vexed question of "Who does a story belong to?" seems to be: "Whoever is left holding onto it at the bitter end."
Every one of these eight stories ventures out of familiar situations into the weird. In "Tomorrow," a story set in the near future, a pregnant woman discovers her unborn baby's arm protruding out of her and waving. "It's not ideal [a doctor assures her], but I've seen worse." In "G," two women take a recreational drug that frees them from, among other things, "the male gaze" by making them disappear; and in the aforementioned "Office Hours," another professor discovers a portal to a different dimension in her office closet.
All of the stories in Bliss Montage are haunting; none are didactic. Ling Ma writes with such authority that we readers are simply swept along, like that professor, through the portal. If sometimes we wonder where we've ended up, maybe that sense of dislocation is the desired final effect.
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Decades before Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an iconic Supreme Court justice — and well before Nina Totenberg was an award-winning NPR Legal affairs correspondent — the two women became friends. They met in the early '70s, when Totenberg interviewed Ginsburg, then a law professor at Rutgers, for a story about a Supreme Court decision pertaining to women's rights.
Over the years, Totenberg and Ginsburg supported each other through crises, including the illnesses and deaths of Ginsburg's husband in 2010 and Totenberg's first husband in 1998.
"I have always thought that the best way to cover a person who's significant in the beat you cover is to try to get to know them and to have some sense of who they are and what makes them tick," Totenberg says. "And if they're nice people — and most of them are — they become a friend after a while."
As friends, they tried to avoid subjects that crossed over into their professional relationship, but maintaining that boundary was sometimes tricky. There was one scheduled interview, after Ginsburg had criticized then candidate Donald Trump, in which the justice didn't want Totenberg to ask her about the comments. But Totenberg knew she couldn't pull punches.
"I just said, 'I'm sorry, Ruth, I can't do that. That's my job,'" Totenberg remembers. "I said, 'You can ream me out in the interview if you want.' And she did. She reamed me out. So that's the price of admission."
During the COVID-19 lockdown, when Ginsburg was in poor health, Totenberg would invite the justice over for dinner. Ginsburg died Sept. 18, 2020, leaving a vacancy on the Court that was later filled by Trump appointee Amy Coney Barrett. Now Totenberg has written a book about their friendship called Dinners with Ruth. It's also a memoir about Totenberg's life, and about her friendships with NPR's Cokie Roberts, who reported on Congress, and Linda Wertheimer who covered politics.
Interview highlights
On the test case that Ginsburg thought was sturdier than Roe v. Wade for protecting the right to abortion
She represented a woman named Susan Struck, who was a captain in the Air Force and who got pregnant. And under the rules in the military, as they then existed, she either had to have an abortion or be discharged, and she wanted to stay in the military, and she arranged to have the child adopted by people she knew. This is sort of the flip side of the coin. Justice Ginsburg's view was that women have a right to their own personal autonomy to what happens to their body, and that includes childbearing. And so she appealed the case all the way to the Supreme Court. And the Court agreed to hear the case the same year as Roe. But the government, the solicitor general, realized it was likely going to lose this case, and it caved. It changed the rule. And therefore there really was no case and controversy left, as they say, which I wouldn't say broke her heart, but she thought it was a much better case and that it illustrated the dilemma of interfering with personal autonomy much better than Roe. ...
She often represented people who illustrated the flip side: Men who wanted the same rights that women did. ... [There was] a law that discriminated in one case, for example, against a man who wanted a tax deduction because he took care of his elderly mother. And if he'd been a single woman, he would have been allowed the deduction. But because he was a man, he wasn't. So it's a very classic "Ruthian," as I call it, approach.
On Ginsburg living with shingles in the last few years of her life
Oddly enough, one of the things that was the most painful is that a couple of years before she died, she got shingles. And in typical Ruth fashion, she just ignored it. She thought it was some little rash, and she should just tough her way through it. And after about two weeks, she went to the doctor at the Capitol who said, "You've got shingles," and prescribed whatever you prescribe for shingles. But my husband [surgeon David Reines] was in a state about it because he worried that because it had gone on so long and because she had other challenges, that she would never get rid of it entirely. And that's what happened. The blisters went away, but the pain did not. And my husband and her doctor tried everything they could think of to relieve the pain. And the only thing that worked was a lidocaine patch, which you can't have on for more than 12 hours a day. So she had to pick which 12 hours: Did she want to sleep or did she want to be comfortable on the bench? And the answer was she wanted to sleep.
On the possibility of the Supreme Court making contraceptive illegal
The greatest threat to contraception for women in this country is probably accessibility — that all kinds of things can be done to make it less accessible and to make certain methods of contraception, which are easier to deal with, certain IUDs, less accessible, and particularly for people in rural areas where there isn't a giant CVS on the corner, definitely more difficult to obtain. ...
The Court has ruled that if you're a pharmacist or providing a public service, you can't discriminate against people based on what they want to have that's legal, but I'm not sure that that will endure with this Court. I don't know whether it's likely, but it's possible — or it's possible that individuals will simply refuse to fill prescriptions and make it inaccessible that way. The array of possibilities in the clash between church and state as it currently exists is pretty remarkable to behold.
On the challenges of being 26 years younger than her first husband, Sen. Floyd Haskell
Well, the challenge really is that he was from a different era. He wanted me home regularly at night. He was very proud of me. And he was very supportive of my professional career. On the other hand, he really would have liked me to be home at 7:00 at night, and I couldn't do that all the time. And it would make him angry, not furious, but it was a constant irritant. And then this has had nothing to do with his age, but oddly enough, he didn't like big parties full of interesting people. He liked small dinners. So if we went to a big party and I was in heaven because I could find out all kinds of interesting things, and he wanted to leave. And so he famously said, "I leave without saying goodbye. She says goodbye without leaving."
On Sen. Mitch McConnell's refusal to let Ginsburg's casket lie in state in the Capitol rotunda
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi authorized the casket to lie in state in Statuary Hall instead, and that's the domain of the House of Representatives. So there still was this ceremony. It just was an indication to me of how far we've come in the partisanship of our country at the moment. I mean, McConnell didn't come to the ceremony. No top Republican from either House came. And I just thought it was — what my mother would have said — bad manners.
Amy Salit and Thea Chaloner produced and edited the audio of this interview. Bridget Bentz, Molly Seavy-Nesper and Beth Novey adapted it for the web.
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HOUSTON — On a summer day in a quiet neighborhood outside Houston, Pam Whitehead is sitting at the kitchen table of a split-level home, taking calls from women who are pregnant and need help.
"We were preparing for this in advance," Whitehead says. "We knew this was coming, we anticipated it, and we knew that we needed to prepare to be able to serve women."
Whitehead is the executive director of ProLove Ministries, a group that opposes abortion and tries to persuade women not to have them. She says calls to her group's hotline have been increasing – first, starting about a year ago, after the law known as S.B. 8 banned most abortions in Texas after about six weeks. They've continued – and come from across the country – since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
A rising need
With abortion now illegal or severely restricted in a growing number of states, groups that help patients travel for the procedure as well as those who oppose abortion and offer assistance with unintended pregnancies, are reporting more calls for help.
For those who continue their pregnancies, Whitehead's group runs a hotline that connects the women with a variety of support services. On this day, she takes down information from a woman who already has young children and is looking for help with transportation. Others need help with diapers, formula, or housing.
Whitehead is taking hotline calls from the kitchen of a maternity home outside Houston, where several women, mostly in their 20s and 30s, were washing dishes, cooking, and hanging out in the adjacent living room.
Near the front door, several strollers stand in a neat row — what Whitehead jokingly calls the "parking garage" — while their tiny occupants sleep down the hall.
Women typically come here – sometimes for months at a time — after struggling to find stable housing for themselves and their children.
An overwhelming decision
Samantha, 31, asked NPR not to use her last name out of concern for blowback from her boyfriend back home in the Midwest, who she says pressured her to have an abortion she didn't want. She said she came to Texas while still pregnant, initially planning to place her baby for adoption.
"And then I started feeling Benjy move," she said. "And I'm just like, 'Do I really want to give him up? Do I really want to give my little boy up?' "
Samantha said she would sit in the Texas hotel room provided by an adoption agency, praying, alone and without a support network, asking God for direction.
"I would just cry and scream, 'Tell me what you want me to do?' "
Determined to keep her baby and desperate for a place to stay, Samantha called the ProLove Ministries hotline, which placed her in the maternity home. She arrived around Memorial Day – just days before she unexpectedly delivered her baby several weeks early via C-section, due to a life-threatening condition for mother and baby called preeclampsia.
"Pam was in the room with me and she was holding my hand," Samantha says. "And it was the scariest, because he was little – so little, he was way too early. But he's doing amazing now."
A complicated place of refuge
Pam Whitehead's group is one of many around the country – including hundreds of anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that they work with that offer parenting classes and supplies, often donated by church groups.
The organization's founder, Abby Johnson, is a vocal, and often controversial, activist who opposes abortion rights in virtually all cases — even in situations like the 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped and denied an abortion in her home state, soon after the Supreme Court released the decision overturning Roe this summer.
Whitehead agrees with that position – and said she's motivated by her own experiences.
"I can't imagine being in that situation," Whitehead says. "I know what it's like to be raped, though. I also know what it's like to have an abortion. And I'll tell you this – that abortion impacted me, greatly."
For Samantha, who describes herself as pro-choice, the maternity home has been a rare, if complicated, place of refuge and support.
In her small bedroom near the front of the house, filled with baby clothes and toys, Samantha says she's grateful for the help and especially the housing — which she'd struggled to find because of a criminal conviction in her past.
But she's concerned about the consequences of Roe v Wade being overturned –particularly for women who are victims of rape or experience medical complications with their pregnancies.
"There's going to be a lot of women who are going to go through hell because of this – emotionally and physically," she said.
In that aftermath of new abortion laws in Texas – and now nationwide – calls to the hotline so far this year have nearly quadrupled compared to a year ago, Whitehead said. Other anti-abortion groups tell NPR they're also working to expand similar services for new and expectant mothers.
Inadequate support, few options
Sonya Borrero, a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, says that help often comes alongside inaccurate information and pressure to continue a pregnancy. Borrero has researched crisis pregnancy centers, known as CPCs.
"CPCs definitely take advantage of people's economic insecurity and just the societal inadequate support we have for pregnant people," she says.
She notes that these anti-abortion centers far outnumber abortion clinics nationwide, and typically don't provide a full range of reproductive healthcare such as contraception. Borrero says many of the ones she's encountered in her research also promote false information about the safety of abortion procedures and pills.
"I think these centers do speak to the significant need we have to support pregnant people — and especially those who choose to parent," Borrero says. "It really is filling that gap that our society has not filled. But it does come at a cost because there is an ideologically-driven mission."
As the need grows in a post-Roe environment, it's unclear how much of the gap these groups will be able to fill. When NPR visited this summer, the maternity home outside Houston was full – with one woman sleeping temporarily in an open loft area while several more slept in the upstairs and downstairs bedrooms.
Meanwhile, Democrats in some red states, including Mississippi, are pushing their Republican colleagues to vote for more public funding for maternity care and postpartum support – as abortion becomes increasingly out of reach.
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Gov. Greg Abbott leads his Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke by 5 percentage points, according to a new poll from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.
The survey found that Abbott received 45% of support among registered voters, while 40% supported O’Rourke and 4% supported third-party candidates. Three percent of respondents named “Someone else” as their choice, and 8% said they have not thought about the race enough to have an opinion.
The result is almost identical to the margin from when the pollsters last surveyed the race in June, finding Abbott ahead of O’Rourke 45% to 39%.
The latest survey also gave Republican incumbents single-digit leads in two other statewide races. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led Democrat Mike Collier by 7 points, and Attorney General Ken Paxton registered a 5-point advantage over Democrat Rochelle Garza. More voters remain undecided in those contests than in the gubernatorial election — 20% in the lieutenant governor’s race and 21% in the attorney general one.
Abbott is seeking a third term against O’Rourke, the former El Paso congressman who had a near-miss loss to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018. Forty-six percent of respondents approve of the job Abbott is doing while 44% disapprove, according to the poll. It marks an improvement over the June poll, when Abbott’s approval rating was upside down, with 43% approving and 46% disapproving.
When it comes to issues, the poll showed voters continue to prioritize the border. “Immigration/border security” led the list of issues that voters said were most most important to their vote in the election, with 26% choosing it. It was followed by the state economy (13%), abortion (12%) and gun violence (11%).
Voters said they trusted Abbott more on the border and economy and O’Rourke more on abortion. They were equally divided on who had the advantage on gun violence.
O’Rourke has campaigned heavily against Abbott on abortion, highlighting that Abbott signed the “trigger law” that has banned almost all abortions in Texas following the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Voters registered clear disapproval with the post-Roe landscape in Texas, with 50% saying they support “expand[ing] legal access to abortion services” in the state now versus 31% who disapproved of that idea. And by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, voters said the state should not dedicate more resources to enforcing its abortion ban.
O’Rourke has also been highly critical of Abbott’s refusal to support any new gun restrictions following the Uvalde school shooting. The poll found voters continue to want stricter gun laws, with 54% saying they should be more strict and 23% saying they should be left as is.
Abbott’s biggest advantage remains the border. By a 12-point margin, voters said they trusted him to do a better job on “immigration/border security” than O’Rourke. And 51% said they support Abbott’s program to bus migrants to other parts of the country that has captured headlines recently. Thirty-five percent opposed the initiative.
President Joe Biden remains unpopular in Texas, though not as much as he was earlier in the summer. The latest poll found Biden has a net approval rating of negative 12 points in Texas, a figure that was negative 20 in June.
The poll of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online from Aug. 28 to Sept. 6. The margin of error was +/- 2.83 points.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) - Trade winds start to ease up on Wednesday, setting up for a humid second half of the work week. For today expect partly cloudy skies, scattered morning showers, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 86 to 91. Trade winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight, partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. Lows 70 to 75. Trade winds 10 to 15 mph.
The trades will ease today, with a few windward showers expected this morning, and a few interior and leeward showers developing this afternoon. Lighter trades will then prevail tonight through Saturday night, with localized land and sea breezes in leeward areas. Showers will favor windward slopes and coasts at night and the island interior and leeward areas each afternoon. A band of moisture may increase shower coverage statewide Sunday and Sunday night as the trades begin to restrengthen. Moderate trades and more typical trade wind weather should return early next week.
The current south swell will gradually lower, while a short-period southeast swell is expected to maintain surf near the seasonal average along exposed south facing shores into this weekend. Forerunners from a new long-period south swell are forecast to arrive next Tuesday. The light to moderate trade winds will likely keep surf below the seasonal average along east facing shores through this weekend. A short-period north swell may produce a slight bump in surf along north facing shores this weekend. A small northwest swell is expected to arrive next Monday, and continue through Tuesday.
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Weather has long been a fickle farmhand, devastating fields one year while delivering bountiful harvests the next.
But as extreme weather events increase in frequency or become even more intense, the unpredictability is becoming more of an economic liability.
As the United States continues to battle high inflation, the effects of prolonged droughts and extreme weather events could help keep the heat on prices for a long time to come.
The Consumer Price Index, which measures price changes for a basket of goods and services, showed inflation hit 8.3% in August from the year before. But food prices rose at an even faster pace, increasing by 11.4% during that period, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Scorching heat and drought continue to bear down on the American West, forcing farmers in vital agriculture-producing states to fallow land, pull up orchards, reduce livestock herds, and slash expected yields.
"The prolonged droughts that we're seeing [present] some increased risk that inflation remains higher for a longer time," said Charlie Dougherty, a Wells Fargo economist who recently co-authored a status report on the economic state of American agriculture.
The high heat and drought have only compounded the issues facing American farmers, including supply chain ripple effects from Russia's war against Ukraine that have caused inputs such as fertilizer to surge in price; nationwide worker shortages; and inflation and high energy prices, the economists noted.
"When you've put all that together, farmers and ranchers have experienced extraordinary cost pressures," Dougherty said. "And those higher costs are being passed on to consumers." The rise in food prices is one of the key factors fueling inflation, according to recent CPI data.
The overwhelming majority of fruits, tree nuts and vegetables are sourced from drought-stricken states such as California and Texas, the American Farm Bureau Federation noted in a recent market update.
The drought and its effects "will likely result in American consumers paying more for these goods and either partially relying on foreign supplies or shrinking the diversity of items they buy at the store," according to the Farm Bureau. "Drought conditions in the US also risk global access to some items like almonds, since California produces 80% of the world's supply."
While the majority of those specialty crops are holding up, one of the hardest-hit crops in California has been rice, according to Aaron Smith, UC Davis' DeLoach professor of agricultural economics.
Rice acres have dropped by 55% this year, Smith said, noting US Department of Agriculture data showing an increase in prevented-planting acres, or land intended for a crop but prevented by natural disaster or inadequate water.
California, which is second to Arkansas in rice production among US states, generates about $900 million of rice annually, he said. California is a key producer and exporter of medium-grain rice, found in sushi and risotto dishes. While the acreage drop represents a big hit to US rice production, the effects could be mitigated by other sources, he said.
"If you look in a global perspective, which is what drives the price of rice, California is not a very big producer relative to the whole world," Smith said. "The local impact is very big; the global impact and the consumer impact for now — not so big."
The globalized economy and trade serve as a buffer to an extent, said Josué Medellín-Azuara, an associate professor of environmental engineering at UC Merced who studies climate change adaption and the economics of agricultural, environmental and urban water uses.
"I don't think we're in a situation of food insecurity at this point, but it's really just a reminder that warmer temperatures can bring some more challenges to produce many of the agricultural commodities we traditionally see," he said. "There's a recognition that the groundwater reserves won't always be there to help us weather future droughts, if we don't use those more sustainably."
Weather whiplash
In far western Minnesota, a few miles from the South Dakota border, Anne Schwagerl and her family run a 400-acre organic farm.
Last year, Schwagerl and other farmers across the North Star State endured the worst drought seen in decades. Some of the yields were halved on her family's farm, where they grow crops such as corn, soy beans, oats and rye.
This year brought the rain. By mid-June, about 75% of the state saw above-average levels of precipitation, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
"We had a really challenging fall harvest and then a wet winter, which was great," Schwagerl said. "We needed that rain, but then it kept coming, and we had a very wet late spring. So it was this whiplash feeling of knowing that this could change [at] the drop of a hat."
And in the past couple of years, the intensity of those weather events has only increased and relatively infrequent weather phenomena like derechos — long-lasting and high-powered wind storms that can crush grain bins like they were soda cans — have joined the vernacular, she said.
"2019 was a historically wet year. All throughout the year, we couldn't miss a rain for love or money," she said. "2020 was Covid, our first Covid year, where everything was locked down. And then 2021, we went through a once-in-a-generation drought."
"It feels like you can't use those words like 'once-in-a-generation' anymore because they keep happening. Does that still have meaning?" she added.
Schwagerl is feeling uneasy about what 2023 might bring in terms of input costs, commodity prices and weather.
"We're riding along on this endless roller coaster at the same time as everyone else," she said.
Compounding factors
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, an applied economist at Cornell University working on agricultural and resources economics, is optimistic about the private and public sector investing in research and development and other mechanisms to improve productivity and conserve resources. He expressed concern about lesser-developed countries and the effect of global events such as the war in Ukraine.
"If things get more politically hairy, those [drought] events become more painful," he said.
Extreme weather also can negatively affect companies' bottom lines, according to research from Paul Griffin, professor of management at UC Davis.
Griffin's research of heat effect found that every degree over 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius) translates into an annualized loss of sales of 0.63% and a profit margin decrease of 0.16%. Stock prices dropped by an average of 22 basis points in response to a heat spell, Griffin found.
"The implication there is that if sales are decreasing, then firms will have an incentive to raise prices," he said.
The exact extent to which extreme heat, drought and, more broadly, climate change will play a role in prices and inflation is extremely difficult to estimate, Smith said.
There are far more costs baked in to the price of a product than what consumers pay at the grocery store — including wages, materials, production, processing, transportation, distribution, retailing, and marketing, he said. Farmers and ranches receive an estimated 8 cents from every dollar spent on food at home and away from home, according to the Farm Bureau.
"All those costs are much bigger pieces of the food pie than the actual value of the food that's produced by the farmer," he said. "So when we're looking at food prices and worrying about things that might increase food prices, we probably should be paying more attention to those costs of processing and transportation and marketing rather than what's happening on the farm."
Russia's war in Ukraine helped fuel a sharp rise in oil prices, which filtered down through key inputs such as fuel and fertilizer; and it complicated already tangled supply chains, further raising costs for all the businesses that help bring farm products to the table.
Still, the very prospect of more extreme weather could further sap away groundwater and limit the cultivation potential in the future, Smith said.
"That's probably going to mean, as we look forward, fewer acres of the different fruits and vegetables that are grown in California and that people around the country eat," he said. "So that, inevitably, in the long run will raise prices — maybe not this year, but they will go up."
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Amazon faces yet another union vote this year, this time at a facility outside Albany, N.Y., months after workers on Staten Island formed the company's first unionized U.S. warehouse.
While Amazon pursues legal challenges to that historic union win, federal labor officials on Wednesday approved the election at the warehouse known as ALB1.
In mid-October, 400 workers there will vote on whether to join the upstart Amazon Labor Union, the same independent group that unionized more than 8,000 at the massive Staten Island warehouse. It's run by current and former Amazon workers, and led by a man whom Amazon fired after he led a pandemic-era walkout.
Other unionization efforts have not been successful. In the spring, workers at a smaller Staten Island warehouse voted against joining the ALU. And unionization efforts have failed so far at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama.
At the Albany-area warehouse, Amazon workers will vote on Oct. 12, 13, 15 and 17 in a tent in the facility's parking lot. The NLRB will tally the ballots on Oct. 18. Amazon did not immediately comment.
Amazon earlier this month lost a key battle in its attempt to reverse the union's victory in Staten Island. A National Labor Relations Board official recommended that Amazon's objections be rejected in full and that the union be certified.
A formal NLRB decision on the matter is expected in the coming days, potentially requiring Amazon to begin contract negotiations with the union.
Editor's note: Amazon is among NPR's recent financial supporters.
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Ling Ma's 2018 debut novel, Severance, imagined a world ravaged by the sudden onset of something called "Shen Fever" — a fictitious infection that originated in Southern China. By early spring of 2020, Ling Ma was being hailed as an oracle of the pandemic.
But the prophetic quality of Severance only enhanced its power. The novel was already disturbing in and of itself because of its sardonic tone and its mundane imagery that smoothly morphed into the macabre. Ma's writing, in short, stays with you whether you want it to or not. And, so, I felt reluctant, but compelled to pick up her new book, a collection of short stories called Bliss Montage.
In one of those short stories, "Office Hours," a film professor declares to his class: "It is in the most surreal situations that a person feels the most present, the closest to reality." That pronouncement could serve as an epigram for this entire collection, an apt way to characterize its distinctive aura. Take the opening story, called "Los Angeles." Here's how our narrator introduces herself and her world:
The house in which we live has three wings. The west wing is where the Husband and I live. The east wing is where the children and their attending au pairs live. And lastly, the largest but ugliest wing, extending behind the house like a gnarled, broken arm, is where my 100 ex-boyfriends live. We live in L.A.
The deadpan tone of that narrator's voice implicitly urges readers to "just roll with it" and so we do. The Husband, who our narrator tells us she met on LoweredExpectations.com, only speaks in "$$$," not words, which is very funny on the page.
But nothing is just one thing in Ma's writing: Satire swirls into savagery; a gimmicky premise into poignancy. What does this story mean? Maybe something about the truth of most of us living with memories of people — old lovers and others — populating our headspace, except here the memories and the space are made literal. But beware: Another story, called "Peking Duck" explicitly warns against asking of any story, "What's the lesson here supposed to be?"
"Peking Duck" is a dazzling box-within-box story that reads like auto-fiction. In it an unnamed female narrator recalls moving to the U.S. from China as a child and living with her parents in Utah, as Ma herself did. There, the narrator's father goes to graduate school and her mother works as a nanny. Years later, when the narrator is a student in an MFA program, she writes a short story about an incident she witnessed when a creepy salesman came to the door and fixated on her mother. When she workshops the story, the narrator hears criticism from a fellow Asian student that: "it's just a tired Asian American subject, these stories about immigrant hardships and ... intergenerational woes."
That critic may be right about the subject, but not about the technique: In Ma's hands this story is a rough tug-of-war between daughter and mother who vie with each other for control. The answer to the vexed question of "Who does a story belong to?" seems to be: "Whoever is left holding onto it at the bitter end."
Every one of these eight stories ventures out of familiar situations into the weird. In "Tomorrow," a story set in the near future, a pregnant woman discovers her unborn baby's arm protruding out of her and waving. "It's not ideal [a doctor assures her], but I've seen worse." In "G," two women take a recreational drug that frees them from, among other things, "the male gaze" by making them disappear; and in the aforementioned "Office Hours," another professor discovers a portal to a different dimension in her office closet.
All of the stories in Bliss Montage are haunting; none are didactic. Ling Ma writes with such authority that we readers are simply swept along, like that professor, through the portal. If sometimes we wonder where we've ended up, maybe that sense of dislocation is the desired final effect.
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Decades before Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an iconic Supreme Court justice — and well before Nina Totenberg was an award-winning NPR Legal affairs correspondent — the two women became friends. They met in the early '70s, when Totenberg interviewed Ginsburg, then a law professor at Rutgers, for a story about a Supreme Court decision pertaining to women's rights.
Over the years, Totenberg and Ginsburg supported each other through crises, including the illnesses and deaths of Ginsburg's husband in 2010 and Totenberg's first husband in 1998.
"I have always thought that the best way to cover a person who's significant in the beat you cover is to try to get to know them and to have some sense of who they are and what makes them tick," Totenberg says. "And if they're nice people — and most of them are — they become a friend after a while."
As friends, they tried to avoid subjects that crossed over into their professional relationship, but maintaining that boundary was sometimes tricky. There was one scheduled interview, after Ginsburg had criticized then candidate Donald Trump, in which the justice didn't want Totenberg to ask her about the comments. But Totenberg knew she couldn't pull punches.
"I just said, 'I'm sorry, Ruth, I can't do that. That's my job,'" Totenberg remembers. "I said, 'You can ream me out in the interview if you want.' And she did. She reamed me out. So that's the price of admission."
During the COVID-19 lockdown, when Ginsburg was in poor health, Totenberg would invite the justice over for dinner. Ginsburg died Sept. 18, 2020, leaving a vacancy on the Court that was later filled by Trump appointee Amy Coney Barrett. Now Totenberg has written a book about their friendship called Dinners with Ruth. It's also a memoir about Totenberg's life, and about her friendships with NPR's Cokie Roberts, who reported on Congress, and Linda Wertheimer who covered politics.
Interview highlights
On the test case that Ginsburg thought was sturdier than Roe v. Wade for protecting the right to abortion
She represented a woman named Susan Struck, who was a captain in the Air Force and who got pregnant. And under the rules in the military, as they then existed, she either had to have an abortion or be discharged, and she wanted to stay in the military, and she arranged to have the child adopted by people she knew. This is sort of the flip side of the coin. Justice Ginsburg's view was that women have a right to their own personal autonomy to what happens to their body, and that includes childbearing. And so she appealed the case all the way to the Supreme Court. And the Court agreed to hear the case the same year as Roe. But the government, the solicitor general, realized it was likely going to lose this case, and it caved. It changed the rule. And therefore there really was no case and controversy left, as they say, which I wouldn't say broke her heart, but she thought it was a much better case and that it illustrated the dilemma of interfering with personal autonomy much better than Roe. ...
She often represented people who illustrated the flip side: Men who wanted the same rights that women did. ... [There was] a law that discriminated in one case, for example, against a man who wanted a tax deduction because he took care of his elderly mother. And if he'd been a single woman, he would have been allowed the deduction. But because he was a man, he wasn't. So it's a very classic "Ruthian," as I call it, approach.
On Ginsburg living with shingles in the last few years of her life
Oddly enough, one of the things that was the most painful is that a couple of years before she died, she got shingles. And in typical Ruth fashion, she just ignored it. She thought it was some little rash, and she should just tough her way through it. And after about two weeks, she went to the doctor at the Capitol who said, "You've got shingles," and prescribed whatever you prescribe for shingles. But my husband [surgeon David Reines] was in a state about it because he worried that because it had gone on so long and because she had other challenges, that she would never get rid of it entirely. And that's what happened. The blisters went away, but the pain did not. And my husband and her doctor tried everything they could think of to relieve the pain. And the only thing that worked was a lidocaine patch, which you can't have on for more than 12 hours a day. So she had to pick which 12 hours: Did she want to sleep or did she want to be comfortable on the bench? And the answer was she wanted to sleep.
On the possibility of the Supreme Court making contraceptive illegal
The greatest threat to contraception for women in this country is probably accessibility — that all kinds of things can be done to make it less accessible and to make certain methods of contraception, which are easier to deal with, certain IUDs, less accessible, and particularly for people in rural areas where there isn't a giant CVS on the corner, definitely more difficult to obtain. ...
The Court has ruled that if you're a pharmacist or providing a public service, you can't discriminate against people based on what they want to have that's legal, but I'm not sure that that will endure with this Court. I don't know whether it's likely, but it's possible — or it's possible that individuals will simply refuse to fill prescriptions and make it inaccessible that way. The array of possibilities in the clash between church and state as it currently exists is pretty remarkable to behold.
On the challenges of being 26 years younger than her first husband, Sen. Floyd Haskell
Well, the challenge really is that he was from a different era. He wanted me home regularly at night. He was very proud of me. And he was very supportive of my professional career. On the other hand, he really would have liked me to be home at 7:00 at night, and I couldn't do that all the time. And it would make him angry, not furious, but it was a constant irritant. And then this has had nothing to do with his age, but oddly enough, he didn't like big parties full of interesting people. He liked small dinners. So if we went to a big party and I was in heaven because I could find out all kinds of interesting things, and he wanted to leave. And so he famously said, "I leave without saying goodbye. She says goodbye without leaving."
On Sen. Mitch McConnell's refusal to let Ginsburg's casket lie in state in the Capitol rotunda
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi authorized the casket to lie in state in Statuary Hall instead, and that's the domain of the House of Representatives. So there still was this ceremony. It just was an indication to me of how far we've come in the partisanship of our country at the moment. I mean, McConnell didn't come to the ceremony. No top Republican from either House came. And I just thought it was — what my mother would have said — bad manners.
Amy Salit and Thea Chaloner produced and edited the audio of this interview. Bridget Bentz, Molly Seavy-Nesper and Beth Novey adapted it for the web.
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The Alliance for Historic Wyoming and the Arapaho Ranch Field Station recently hosted a rare tour of the ranch. According to the Thermopolis Independent Record, it was founded as the Padlock Ranch in 1867 and purchased by the Northern Arapaho Tribe in 1940. The tour included talks on the history and development of the property, a presentation on local rock art, and a poetry performance by Crow poet and former Montana Poet Laureate Henry Real Bird.
A new docuseries is being filmed at Sweetwater Downs in Rock Springs. According to SweetwaterNOW, it will feature the racetrack and the multitude of lives that are connected to it, from the jockeys to the people who make their living around the track. The premiere date will be announced soon.
Jackson Hole Public Art is hosting a WildWalls mural walk through October. According to the Jackson Hole News and Guide, this year's 16 mural tour will feature permanent creations and temporary installations. The self-guided walks are accompanied by audio and an augmented reality feature. It all can be accessed by scanning QR codes.
And Wyoming's first appreciable snowfall of the year happened on Friday in Powder River Pass in the Big Horn Mountains. WyDOT did not provide accumulation numbers.
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Infowars lawyer: ‘There were false statements’ on Sandy Hook
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars empire acknowledged on the witness stand Wednesday that the show and website spread falsehoods about the Sandy Hook school shooting.
“I don’t think that we disagree that there were false statements made,” Brittany Paz testified at a civil trial involving Jones’ claims that the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax concocted as a pretext to tighten gun regulations.
Asked whether an Infowars headline that suggested the massacre was a “false flag” operation was itself untrue, Paz said she didn’t disagree it was false.
The jury is tasked only with determining what Jones has to pay to eight victims’ families and an FBI agent — a judge already found the Infowars host liable for damages, by default. She made that determination after he failed to turn over documents as ordered during the lawsuit.
Jones is expected to testify eventually but hasn’t attended the trial so far. On his Infowars web show Wednesday, he called the proceeding a “show trial where I’ve already been found guilty.”
“It’s just X-level insane,” added Jones, who has cast the case as part of a dark campaign against him, his audience and Americans’ free speech rights. He told his audience Tuesday that “we can beat this” but it would require “massive money” to keep fighting cases in Connecticut and Texas, where a jury ordered him last month to pay nearly $50 million to the parents of one of the slain children.
His lawyer, Norm Pattis, has urged the jury to keep any damages minimal, arguing that the families are making overblown claims of harm.
The families say the emotional and psychological harm was serious, deep and persistent -- social media harassment, death threats, strangers videotaping them and their children, and the surreal pain of being told that their loss wasn’t real.
“It’s hurtful. It’s devastating. It’s crippling. You can’t grieve properly because you’re constantly defending yourself and your family and your loved ones,” Carlee Soto Parisi testified Tuesday.
Her sister, teacher Vicki Soto, was among the 26 people killed in the 2012 carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty victims were children.
Soto Parisi described seeing social media comments claiming that she was a crisis actor, that her sister wasn’t shot or didn’t exist, and that the massacre never happened. She testified about getting ominous social media messages with gun emojis and a note on her door from a stranger saying she needed to go to church.
And one time, she said, a conspiracy theorist showed up and shouted, “This never happened!” at a fundraising run that the family holds in Vicki Soto’s honor.
The families argue that Jones trafficked in lies to boost his audience and, with it, customers for Infowars merchandise. Google Analytics data shown in court Wednesday charted spurts in people viewing his websites and social media accounts after he started talking about Sandy Hook.
Jones now acknowledges the shooting was real. At the Texas trial, he testified that he realizes what he said was irresponsible and hurt people’s feelings, and he apologized.
He insists, however, that his comments were protected free speech.
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Associated Press writer Jennifer Peltz contributed from New York.
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WATCH: Sheriff’s office uses drone to find dog missing for 3 months
FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A companion dog is back home in Colorado after having been missing for nearly three months.
The owner is now thanking the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and their high tech drone video for finding her.
Taylor Salazar said hearing Farrah’s bark was a gift. After all, she was a gift to begin with.
Salazar’s husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2019.
“We needed something to brighten up our household, and she did just that,” she said. “He was in love with her the minute he saw her.”
Farrah was a companion dog for Salazar’s husband. When he died less than three months later, the dog was still a light in darkness.
“She is a classic goldie,” Salazar said.
But one day, Farrah was gone.
Salazar said her dad had a seizure while he was driving. When he crashed, Salazar said Farrah ran from the crash scene.
Three months went by, and Farrah was still out on her own.
Salazar, however, believed the dog was alive.
People told her they saw the dog. They had proof too, like a surveillance video showing her drinking water near some farmland.
“And if they got too close she’d run away and she knew where to go,” Salazar said. “She was hiding.”
A dispatcher from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office knew what was going on and had an idea. They had a high-tech infrared drone and were doing a training mission with it. They were going to fly it in an area where Farrah was last seen.
Finally, they spotted her.
Salazar and the members of the sheriff’s office went to the location.
“She stuck her head through the barbed wire fence and then, the next minute, she’s laying in my lap, and I was like, ‘I got her,’” Salazar said.
Farrah is now back home. She weighs half of her previous body weight and needs one of her legs amputated.
But Salazar has her best friend back and a message to give the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office.
“We wouldn’t have got her back just because she wasn’t willing to come to anyone,” Salazar said. “I guess they’re part of our family.”
Salazar said she believes her late husband had a hand in bringing Farrah home.
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MIAMI, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 777 Partners, a Miami-based alternative investment firm, has entered into an agreement to acquire a 40% stake in United Star Software Limited ("USG"), a Dublin based aggregator of regional software development groups in Central & Eastern Europe.
USG was founded in 2022 by Tomaž Sešek (an industry veteran with over 30 years of operational and consulting experience in the management of technology companies and software development across firms such as Adacta, SRC and Stern Stewart) & Ivan Bajic (an M&A and Investments specialist with a successful career across several leading institutions, including Glencore, ING, Deloitte and RBI). USG will work with public and private sector clients on highly complex custom software development and agile solutions. 777 Partners will partner with USG's management team in creating a global digital engineering champion, which aims to achieve sustainable growth by pursuing M&A, developing the current service offering and technical depth while building a deep-rooted presence and leadership positions across international markets.
"We're thrilled about what this strategic growth investment means for the platform and its clients. USG is well positioned to benefit from digitalisation and automation tailwinds and we look forward to working with management in realising their ambitious goals," said Josh Wander.
"We are very excited to be partnering with 777 Partners in building a unique global digital transformation platform. As digital transformation continues to become an ever more important driver of business growth across all industries, we will be acquiring world's best software development companies to support clients on their digitalisation paths to unlock their full potential," said Co-CEOs Ivan Bajic & Tomaž Sešek.
777 Partners has built a robust portfolio in the technology industry, focusing on undervalued businesses with best-in-class solutions, large addressable markets and management teams with industry and execution depth. Investments include AeroCRS, Air Black Box, ata football, Buff Dubs, ClaimRuler, DAMsmart, Ensurem, Fanatiz, Liquid Light, Nunchee, Synchrono Group, Uown, World Ticket.
The investment was led by Josh Wander and Steve Pasko, the founders of 777 Partners.
About 777 Partners:
777 Partners is a Miami-based alternative investment firm that invests across a number of high growth attractive verticals. Founded in 2015, 777 Partners strategically invests across seven broad industries / strategies: insurance; consumer and commercial finance; litigation finance; direct lending; sports, media and entertainment; aviation; and special opportunities. The firm seeks to acquire and build operating businesses that generate long-term, high quality predictable cash flows for its proprietary balance sheet, while consolidating operations across like businesses to create efficiencies and economies of scale. 777 Partners invests at all stages of the business cycle and targets companies accretive to its existing portfolio.
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Today Thirdwave is launching out of stealth with $7M in seed funding led by Framework Ventures
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Thirdwave, the blockchain discovery engine, announced its launch out of stealth and $7M in seed funding. Thirdwave focuses on providing business data and insights and enabling game developers to better understand, find, and retain customers.
Today's newly announced seed round was led by Framework Ventures, a VC firm known for its early entry into blockchain gaming (GameFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi). The round was also supported by other leading investors including Animoca Brands, Play Ventures, Shima Capital, Hustle Fund, and Oceans Ventures.
The blockchain environment – especially in the gaming world – has no window into the industry or customer insights that builders need. Therefore, Thirdwave has designed and built a platform that provides web3 companies, projects, DAOs, and protocols with this information for the first time. The Thirdwave product exists at the intersection of community, social, and on-chain data, giving web3 teams the first three-dimensional view into their customer analytics.
Thirdwave's founding team is composed of experts that have built and executed on many of the products that powered web2's shift from desktop to mobile. Co-founders, Peter Jonas and Matt Lorenzen, led the core team that launched and ran much of the games and mobile app strategy at Facebook, growing it into a global multibillion dollar business unit.
"We believe this wave of innovation represents one of the greatest opportunities in the history of gaming," shared Thirdwave's Co-Founder, Peter Jonas. "Blockchain offers game developers and players shared ownership and as a result true alignment for the first time. Despite this incredible opportunity in front of the industry much of the infrastructure needed for developers to be successful has yet to be built – this is where Thirdwave comes in."
Thirdwave is creating key infrastructure and tools that will give game developers and web3 builders a deeper understanding of the market they compete in, a clearer view of the customers they care about, and a tangible way to attract and retain high value customers.
Over the next decade, gaming will be one of the largest onramps for new people entering the blockchain space. Currently there are 3.2B+ gamers worldwide, a demographic almost 10x greater than the number of current global cryptocurrency owners. In order for blockchain gaming projects to be successful, someone must build the proper infrastructure and that's where Thirdwave comes in. Thirdwave is the only company in the space transforming raw data – including on-chain activity, customer data, social channel data, website analytics, industry benchmarks, and more – into insights that businesses need.
Here's what Michael Anderson, Partner and the Co–Founder at Framework Ventures, shared on why he invested, "Today's web3 developers don't have access to meaningful customer data insights, which in turn creates major inefficiencies in the building process" said Michael Anderson, co-founder of Framework Ventures. "With their past experience building and scaling data discovery engines for consumer giants like Facebook, we think Thirdwave is positioned to give web3 projects, especially in the gamefi space, the ability to truly understand their users."
Thirdwave will use this new seed funding for building out key elements of their discovery engine. This includes scaling and data features, which will further shape the level of insights customers have access to providing more sophisticated on-chain analytics, deep community, and data web integrations, benchmarking tools, and project specific dashboards.
Over the coming months, Thirdwave will be sharing more updates on their effort to accelerate the transition to the ownership economy. To follow along and learn more about Thirdwave's product, mission, and vision please visit https://thirdwavelabs.com/.
Get the insights you need. Take the actions that matter. Thirdwave enables teams to understand, find, and retain their best customers by providing key infrastructure and tools to drive growth with the first blockchain discovery engine.
Thirdwave is backed by leading investors such as Framework Ventures, Animoca Brands, Play Ventures, Shima Capital, Hustle Fund, and Oceans Ventures. For more information please visit thirdwavelabs.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In his new children's book, Seven Clues: A Catholic Treasure Hunt, best-selling author and renowned theologian Dr. Scott Hahn teams with noted children's author Maura Roan McKeegan to tell the story of three children who are on a quest to find answers to clues they discover inside a mysterious box at their door.
In Seven Clues, two children, Peter and Julia, find an intriguing invitation to "an eternal banquet" on "the day of the sun" in the place "where heaven touches Earth." The invitation urges them to follow the seven clues on a scroll to find out more. They enlist the help of their teen brother James to go step-by-step to solve the puzzle.
As they work through the clues with James, Julia and Peter begin to see a pattern emerging. The clues all point to signs and symbols of the Catholic Mass, culminating in the Eucharist. Each of the clues is taken from the book of Revelation, and the book concludes with the Scripture references and illustrates their significance to parts of the Mass.
This is a timely release, as the U.S. bishops have declared a National Eucharistic Revival that will span from 2022 to 2025. The objective of the Revival is to unite Catholics around the "source and summit" of the Faith, the Holy Eucharist. Seven Clues can be used as an addition to a child's preparation for the sacrament, and as a gift for children to celebrate their First Holy Communion.
Seven Clues was written for children ages six to twelve, but the book is perfect for families to read aloud together. "Reading aloud a wonderful story about the Faith will connect children and families with the feelings of joy and delight in the Mass," states McKeegan.
Dr. Scott Hahn holds the Fr. Michael Scanlan Chair of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught since 1990 and is the founder and president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. In 2005, he was appointed as the Pope Benedict XVI Chair of Biblical Theology and Liturgical Proclamation at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hahn is also the author of numerous books, including The Lamb's Supper, Reasons to Believe, and Signs of Life. He lives in Steubenville, Ohio.
Maura Roan McKeegan is a former classroom reading teacher with a special interest in children's literature. She is the author of a number of children's books, including The End of the Fiery Sword, Into the Sea, Out of the Tomb, and St. Conrad and the Wildfire.
Mercè Tous lives and works in Barcelona, Spain, the place of her birth. She graduated with a degree in fine arts from the University of Barcelona in 2008 and has illustrated several children's books.
An apostolate of the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus, Loyola Press embraces the Jesuit passion for helping people find God in all things. We continue the Jesuit tradition of excellence and service by providing inspiring content for children and adults and by being people for others.
To request a review copy or to arrange interviews with Dr. Hahn or Maura McKeegan, contact Polly King, Loyola Press Publicist: publicist@loyolapress.com.
Seven Clues: A Catholic Treasure Hunt
Scott Hahn & Maura Roan McKeegan
Illustrated by Mercè Tous
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The Nation's Organic Headquarters® offers three days of amazing savings, free samples and continued educational and fundraising efforts for Beyond Pesticides
LAKEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural Grocers® is pleased to announce special shopping incentives and educational efforts September 15th-17th in continued celebration of Organic Month. Customers are invited to enjoy additional in-store savings of up to 52% off on a variety of organic products, free samples, stellar {N}power® membership discounts and an opportunity to support pesticide-free public spaces with Beyond Pesticides.
FREE SAMPLES, SAVINGS & {N}POWER® PERKS
- September 15th Only: The first 200 shoppers at each store will receive a free sample size packet (1.75 oz.) of Natural Grocers® Brand Product Organic Coffee.[i]
- September 15th-17th: Customers will enjoy amazing savings of up to 52%, on select organic and natural products such as Annie'sTM Select Organic Mac & Cheese, Kicking Horse® Organic Coffee, Muir GlenTM Canned Organic Tomatoes, Garden of Life® Dr. Formulated Organic MCT Oil and many more.[ii]
{N}POWER FAMILY PERKS
{N}power members will receive exclusive discounts, rewards benefits, and other members-only features September 15th – 17th:
- Receive a $5 off reward with an in-store purchase of $67 or more in one transaction.[iii]
- Receive a free Organic Month reusable shopping bag with purchase.[iv]
- Get 15% off in-store alcohol purchases at participating locations.[v]
Natural Grocers good4u® Meal Deals: {N}power members can enjoy discounts on quality ingredients for affordable dinners on the grill, salads and a bake through September 30th.[vi]
- Burger Meal Deal. Feed your family of four for under $14 – including burgers, buns, tomatoes and lettuce. Vegetarian options under $19.
- Hot Doggity Dogs Meal Deal. Feed your family of six with a round of delicious Applegate® Grass Fed beef hot dogs or LightLifeTM Smart Dogs, with the buns and a few of the fixings for under $11. Vegetarian & gluten-free options under $10.
- Visit www.naturalgrocers.com/mealdeals for more.
Customers can become {N}power members/join Natural Grocers' free loyalty program by visiting www.naturalgrocers.com/npower.
THROUGH SEPTEMBER
Throughout the rest of the month, customers can still enjoy special savings[vii] on products that reflect Natural Grocers' commitment to organic practices such as:
- 17% off all varieties of Natural Grocers® Brand Organic Sprouted Bread.
- 22% off select Celestial Seasonings® Teas.
- 24% off Spectrum® Organic Mediterranean Olive Oil.
- 30% off select good4uSM books.
- 40% off select Natural Grocers Brand Supplements.
"Organic doesn't have to mean expensive. One of our Five Founding Principles is our commitment to Always AffordableSM Pricing," said Raquel Isely, Vice President of Marketing for Natural Grocers. "Whether it's sourcing 100% USDA Certified Organic Produce from local vendors or adding a new product to our line of Natural Grocers Brand Products — like our new organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, we work hard to secure the best possible pricing on all your favorite organic foods, supplements and grocery needs. This is how we ensure our communities thrive and have access to quality natural and organic products that help the planet thrive as well."
BEYOND PESTICIDES ADVOCACY & EDUCATION
For its 7th year as America's Organic Headquarters®, the natural and organic grocery retailer is raising dollars and awareness for Beyond Pesticides, a 501(c)3 nonprofit advocacy and grassroots organization that aims to protect public health and the environment by leading the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. Natural Grocers aims to raise $100,000 in September for the Organic Parks Project with Beyond Pesticides with the following in-store fundraising opportunities:
- Natural Grocers will donate $1.00 to Beyond Pesticides for every limited-edition Organic Month reusable shopping bag sold (retail $1.99).
- For every Ladybug Zip Pouch sold (retail $2.99), Natural Grocers will donate $2 to Beyond Pesticides.
- Customers will have the opportunity to make contributions to Beyond Pesticides ($1, $5 or $10) upon checkout at any one of Natural Grocers' 163 store locations nationwide.
Natural Grocers is also proud to support Beyond Pesticides' virtual 2022 National Forum Series. This unique, FREE series kicks off Thursday, Sept. 15th, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm ET. It will focus on both the existential problems associated with current public health and environmental crises plus a clear path for a future to solve these urgent problems.
- Click here to register for Beyond Pesticides' 2022 National Forum Series.
- Follow Natural Grocers on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more on Organic Month including recipes, tips, local events and discount reminders.
- Click here for a complimentary press kit. For media inquiries and sample requests please contact kmacarelli@naturalgrocers.com.
ABOUT NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE: NGVC) is an expanding specialty retailer of natural and organic groceries, body care products, and dietary supplements. The products sold by Natural Grocers must meet strict quality guidelines and may not contain artificial colors, flavors, preservatives or sweeteners, or partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated oils. The Company sells only USDA-certified organic produce and exclusively pasture-raised, non-confinement dairy products, and free-range eggs. Natural Grocers' flexible smaller-store format allows it to offer affordable prices in a shopper-friendly, clean, and convenient retail environment. The Company also provides extensive free science-based Nutrition Education programs to help customers make informed health and nutrition choices. The Company, founded in 1955, has 163 stores in 21 states. Visit www.NaturalGrocers.com for more information and store locations.
[i] Quantity limited to first 200 shoppers at participating Natural Grocers locations. No rain checks. Limit one per customer. Valid only 9/15/2022. Void where prohibited by law.
[ii] Offers valid only from 9/15/2022 – 9/17/2022 for in-store customer purchases at participating stores and cannot be combined with other offers. Quantity limited to stock on hand, no rainchecks. Pricing excludes taxes and is subject to change without notice. Natural Grocers reserves the right to correct errors. Void where prohibited by law.
[iii] $5 off reward is only available to registered {N}power members for in-store customer purchases of $67 or more during a single transaction from 9/15/2022 – 9/17/2022 at participating Natural Grocers stores. Limit one reward per account. Must present {N}power account phone number at checkout to redeem. Sales tax, the purchase of gift cards, store credit and cash and at-register donations do not accumulate towards the $67 minimum purchase requirement. Reward may not be redeemed for gift cards, store credit or cash. Offer will be autoloaded to {N}power account. Cannot be combined with other offers. Natural Grocers reserves the right to correct errors. Void where prohibited by law. To join {N}power, visit www.naturalgrocers.com/npower.
[iv] Limit one per {N}power account. Valid 9/15/2022 – 9/17/2022 while supplies last. No rainchecks. {N}power offers only available in-store to registered members and are subject to program terms and conditions available at www.naturalgrocers.com/npower.
[v] Offers are redeemable only for in-store customer purchases for {N}power members at participating stores. Any stated discounts are on regular prices and cannot be combined with other offers. Quantity limited to stock on hand, no rain checks. Pricing excludes taxes and is subject to change without notice. Natural Grocers reserves the right to correct errors. Void where prohibited by law. Must be 21 or older for alcohol purchases. Alcohol products not offered at all store locations. See store for details. Please drink responsibly. {N}power offers available only to registered members and are subject to program terms and conditions available at www.naturalgrocers.com/npower.
[vi] Limited time offer. Enter phone number at checkout to redeem. {N}power offers available only to registered members and are subject to program terms and conditions available at www.naturalgrocers.com/npower.
[vii] Offers valid through 9/30/2022 for in-store customer purchases at participating stores and cannot be combined with other offers. Quantity limited to stock on hand, no rainchecks. Pricing excludes taxes and is subject to change without notice. Natural Grocers reserves the right to correct errors. Void where prohibited by law.
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Filing weighs in to help shape unsettled law in the absence of regulatory guidance
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Chamber of Digital Commerce submitted a motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief in SEC v. Ripple, a legal proceeding pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
"SEC v. Ripple represents an opportunity for the court to shape the legal framework and rules of the road for the digital assets industry," said Perianne Boring, Founder and CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce. "Our preference would always be action by policymakers to set a clear and consistent set of rules for our industry. Absent that, however, this case appears to be a precedent-setting forum that will influence the digital asset marketplace in the U.S. moving forward."
In 2020 the SEC filed suit against Ripple Labs and its executive leadership, claiming Ripple's XRP digital asset was a security. In its brief, the Chamber does not take a view on whether Ripple's offer and sale of XRP is a securities transaction or on the merits of any arguments made by either party in the case. Rather, the Chamber lays out the applicable legal precedent for initial offerings of digital assets and makes the court aware that no federal law (or regulation) governs the legal characterization of a digital asset recorded on a blockchain. The Chamber also urges the court to clarify that the law applicable to an investment contract is separate and distinct from the law applicable to the subject of that investment contract. The Chamber also suggests that the court defer to the legislative branch to provide clear guidance for rulemaking, and cites several current legislative proposals that might provide appropriate guidance.
"The Chamber, as amicus curiae, plays a critical role in providing the Court an overview of the current state of the law. Howey can be applied to determine whether an initial offering of digital assets is an investment contract, while there is no precedent that applies to transactions in the same digital assets that are used to power key blockchain technology functions," said Lilya Tessler, Partner, head of FinTech and Blockchain, Sidley Austin LLP. "I am delighted to represent the Chamber in this monumental case considering the recurring legal issues that the blockchain community encounters on a daily basis."
"There is little to no clarity on the applicability of long-standing securities law for digital assets previously bought in an investment contract and later sold in a commercial or technology transaction," continued Boring. "This lack of clear regulatory guidance is creating a significant and unprecedented degree of confusion for the industry and investors. This uncertainty is hindering efforts of advisors, broker-dealers, digital asset exchanges, custodians, and other players in the marketplace to provide the necessary regulatory and compliance support for digital assets."
This amicus curiae filing is not the first time the Chamber of Digital Commerce has engaged the federal court system on behalf of the industry. The Ripple filing builds on the Chamber's previous amicus brief in the 2020 SEC v. Telegram litigation.
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The company announces initial investment in fiber network growth of $6 million with an additional estimated $8 million expected over 5 years
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conterra Ultra Broadband Holdings, Inc. ("Conterra Networks") today announced its continued leading efforts in fiber infrastructure initiatives across Smith County with its initial investment in fiber network growth of $6 million and an additional estimated $8 million expected over 5 years.
Conterra Networks designs and builds its 100% fiber network with symmetrical service, speeds of up to 10 Gbps, and 99.99% network reliability. The local team manages the all-fiber network, which is now available to approximately 6,509 Smith County businesses and growing.
"The communities we serve by investing in local network infrastructure continues to be a top priority for us," said Craig Gunderson, President and CEO of Conterra Networks. "This investment is critical to our customers. With the ever-increasing business connectivity requirements, we are always committed to enabling limitless communications opportunities for our customers by providing access to custom-designed, ultra-high-capacity broadband networks."
Conterra Networks is also expanding in Rusk County, Gregg County, Harrison County, Tom Green County, Brown County, Angelina County, and Nacogdoches County. The expansion is part of the company's growing network infrastructure across the United States. To date, Conterra Networks has 13,250 fiber miles, 2,700 schools served, and over 7,500 on-net locations.
To learn more about Conterra Networks and the expansion efforts in Texas, visit www.conterra.com.
Founded in 2001, and now operating 13,250 fiber miles, Conterra Networks is one of the largest remaining independent broadband infrastructure companies in the United States based on its optical fiber and fixed wireless network assets and annual recurring revenues. The company is owned by affiliates of APG and Fiera, along with significant participation by the company's senior management team. For more information about Conterra Networks, please visit www.conterra.com.
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Name of Product: thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Residential Elevators
Hazard: Children can become entrapped in the space between the exterior hoistway door and the elevator car door or gate and suffer serious injury or death if the elevator is called to another floor.
Remedy: Inspect, Repair
Consumer Contact: TKA at 800-285-9862 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at the TKA Home Elevator Safety Program at https://homelevator-safety.com or by emailing info@homelevator-safety.com.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that it settled an administrative lawsuit against thyssenkrupp Access Corp. (TKA), now known as TK Access Solutions Corp., of Grandview, Missouri. The lawsuit, filed in July 2021, involves home or residential elevators under a variety of TKA-owned model names, including Chaparral, Destiny, LEV, LEV II, LEV II Builder, Rise, Volant, Windsor, Independence, and Flexi-Lift that TKA manufactured and sold to dealers for installation in homes between approximately 1996 and 2012.
There have been three incidents involving these elevators, including a 2-year old child who died in 2017 and a 2010 incident that left a 3-year old child permanently disabled.
As part of the settlement, TKA is recalling to inspect the elevators, providing free inspections, and, if necessary, free installation of safety devices, known as space guards, at no charge to consumers.
The consent agreement, which was approved by a vote of 4-1, resolves charges that the elevators present a hazard because children can become entrapped in the space between the exterior hoistway door and the elevator car door or gate and suffer serious injury or death if the elevator is called to another floor.
Homeowners should immediately contact TKA for a free inspection and free installation of the free space guard(s), if necessary, by calling toll-free at 800-285-9862 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at the TKA Home Elevator Safety Program at https://homelevator-safety.com or by emailing info@homelevator-safety.com. Alternatively, TKA will provide inspection and installation instructions directly to homeowners who do not wish to have an installer come into their home.
Until the inspection and installation of space guards has been completed, homeowners should prevent children living in or visiting their homes from accessing a residential elevator.
The settlement of this matter does not constitute a determination by the Commission, or an admission by TKA, that the elevators contain a defect or present a substantial product hazard. About 16,800 residential elevators, sold for between $15,000 and $25,000 for a two-landing installation, were manufactured and distributed by ThyssenKrupp Access Manufacturing, LLC, thyssenkrupp Access Corp., Access Industries, or National Wheel-O-Vator through 2012.
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About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
For lifesaving information:
- Visit CPSC.gov.
- Sign up to receive our e-mail alerts.
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSC and Twitter @USCPSC.
- Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
- Call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
- Contact a media specialist.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On a gorgeous, bright and sunny day in the sweltering heat of New York City, DEIJI presented its luxury line in a partnered show with Flying Solo during their "Ones to Watch" fashion week event. While fashion may come and go, style is eternal. DEIJI.com's radiant style has positioned itself to make its mark as one of the most sensational luxury fashion lines in existence. DEIJI's beaming and magnificent color convergence and elemental structure was soaked up by all in attendance.
Taking place at 10 AM on September 10th, an hour before the event even started the crowd began to gather, which looped around the street corner and included the likes of fashion elites, fashion photographers, and journalists from across the globe. The whisper of excitement through the crowd alluded to what everyone already knows about fashion week in New York City: new fashion trends are right around the corner.
Positioned on the penthouse rooftop of 433 Broadway, DEIJI, which is led by legendary Creative Director, Mark Schwartz, showcased its luxury line in collaboration with the De La Cruz Collection, which is a luxury swimwear line located in Texas. Walking to an upbeat fusion of electric pop music, DEIJI's eye-catching pieces brought a fresh explosion of color to New York Fashion Week this weekend.
The first piece paired the beautiful original Cleopatra tote bag and the Nefertiti sneaker with a turquoise two-piece De La Cruz bathing suit. As Flying Solo's model walked the runway, the duo masterpieces, which were designed from Schwartz's original oil painting on canvas, a swatch of circles in black, pumpkin and beige tones, stood in a category of their own. Elevated to a unique stature of elegance and what luxury really means, the duo is named after two of the most powerful and history-shaping female pharaohs in Ancient Egyptian history.
Shortly after the Cleopatra and the Nefertiti were showcased, DEIJI paid homage to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the signature tote bag, the Elizabeth I. Although named after King Henry VIII's daughter, who was the last ruler of the Tudor Dynasty, it was DEIJI's ode to pay tribute to the late Queen, whose lineage falls within the royal line. It could be said that the same fiery nature that allowed Elizabeth I to heal the religious unrest in 16th century England resonated with the same stature to that of Queen Elizabeth II, and was DEIJI's intent as they made the announcement on their Instagram leading up to the show.
Designed and released months ago, the Elizabeth I is patterned in squares of white, red, and orange from another one of Schwartz's oil paintings, the tote was paired with DEIJI's gold arrow sneakers and a De La Cruz tan one-piece swimsuit. Its bright use of colors made the tote the centerfold piece and would make any woman red with envy.
Another fashion-curated piece included the beautiful black version of the Cleopatra, which was paired with DEIJI's perforated moon sneakers the Black Roses. Marking a fresh take on luxury sneakers, the Black Rose appears both stylish and extremely comfortable.
Similar thoughts are echoed regarding the Black Dahlia, which is another luxury leather DEIJI sneaker showcased during the "Ones to Watch" show. Paired with DEIJI's luxury backpack, the Rosa, and its matching belt, the Veronica, which are designed in a silver anthracite dot pattern, these three pieces delineated a sleek and modern take on where fashion is headed.
Additional highlights of DEIJI's fashion event included the beautiful Iris belt, which is suede and all leather. Paired with a De La Cruz tan one-piece swimsuit and DEIJI's luxury heels, the silver Daniela, the Iris delivered DEIJI's messaging perfectly. It showcased Flying Solo's model, Kelsey Farley, as a human canvas with DEIJI as her pop of color. True to this motto, it was impossible to not notice DEIJI as the eye-capturing angle of this look.
Conclusively, it is clear Schwartz's brilliance as the Creative Director for DEIJI is unmatched. With almost forty years of experience in the fashion world, which includes studying under fashion icons such as Andy Warhol and Roger Vivier, coupled with ingenuity and a clear penchant for design, Schwartz is leading the way for where fashion is headed with DEIJI as centerfold. The luxury handmade Italian line is defining itself as a force of elegance and beauty to be reckoned with.
Schwartz has designed footwear per personal request for celebrities such as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Lady Gaga, Julia Roberts, Katy Perry, Oprah, JLo, and Madonna amongst others. Additionally, he has also worked with fashion powerhouses such as Balenciaga, Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, and Charles Jourdan Hermes.
DEIJI's luxury goods can be purchased both at Flying Solo's store in Soho NYC and on their website as well as on DEIJI.com's site.
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Work Leads to New Theory on Cause of Alzheimer's disease
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An emerging field explores how groups of molecules condense together inside cells, the way oil droplets assemble and separate from water in a vinaigrette.
In human cells, "liquid-liquid phase separation" occurs because similar, large molecules glom together into dense droplets separated from the more diluted parts of the fluid cell interior. Past work had suggested that evolution harnessed the natural formation of these "condensates" to organize cells, providing, for instance, isolated spaces for the building of cellular machines.
Furthermore, abnormal, condensed – also called "tangled" – groups of molecules in droplets are nearly always present in the cells of patients with neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease. While no one knows why such condensates form, one new theory argues that the biophysical properties of cell interiors change as people age – driven in part by "molecular crowding" that packs more molecules into the same spaces to affect phase separation.
Researchers compare condensates to microprocessors, computers built into circuits, because both recognize and calculate responses based on incoming information. Despite the suspected impact of physical changes on liquid processors, the field has struggled to clarify the mechanisms connecting phase separation, condensate formation, and computation based on chemical signals, which occur at much smaller scale, researchers say. This is because natural condensates have so many functions that experiments struggle to delineate them.
To address this challenge, researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases built an artificial system that revealed how the formation of condensates changes the action at the molecular level of enzymes called kinases, an example of chemical computation. Kinases are protein switches that influence cellular processes by phosphorylating – attaching a molecule called a phosphate group – to target molecules.
The new analysis, published online September 14 in Molecular Cell, found that the formation of engineered condensates during phase separation offered more "sticky" regions where medically important kinases and their targets could interact and trigger phosphorylation signals.
"Our study results show that physical changes like crowding can drive condensate formation that is converted into biochemical signals, as if condensates were squishy computers," says lead study author Liam Holt, PhD, associate professor in the Institute for Systems Genetics at NYU Langone Health.
Among the study kinases seen to be more active in a crowded, condensed environment was Cyclin Dependent Kinase 2, known to phosphorylate the microtubule-binding protein Tau. Tangled condensates of Tau are found frequently in the brain cells of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
"Our experiments suggest that formation of more Tau condensates drives more Tau phosphorylation," adds Holt, also faculty in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology. "Whether these mechanisms lead to more brain cell death, and whether reversing them could be a new treatment approach, will be important questions in our upcoming work."
Specifically, the study found that when Tau and Cyclin Dependent kinase condensed together into dense droplets, there was a three-fold acceleration of a phosphorylation at a group of sites on Tau (the AT8 epitope) linked to Alzheimer's disease.
Engineering a Biosensor
In seeking to engineer useful versions of these computers, the research team tested several artificial condensates, synthesizing different scaffold molecules to see which best pulled sample kinases – MAPK3, Fus3, and Cyclin-dependent Kinase 1 (Cdk1) – together with their targets to increase signaling. Condensates form as scaffold molecules mesh together within droplets. The team found that, in their model, the gathering of large biomolecules into droplets inside one-celled living organisms called yeast made phosphorylation reactions hundreds of times faster.
The study also found that condensate formation let the included kinases phosphorylate more kinds of molecules, and without the presence of the molecular shapes usually required. This suggests that condensates in crowded cells create altered computation types, some potentially disease-related.
Moving forward, the research team seeks to build on a past study in Holt's lab, which found that a protein complex called mTORC1 controls molecular crowding by determining the number of ribosomes, "machines" that build other large proteins in cells. The team plans to study whether compounds known to inhibit mTORC1 can reduce crowding and Tau phosphorylation.
Finally, the researchers also hope that their findings advance the design of other cellular computers that react to physical forces. This could include the introduction of engineered processors into immune cells that – to attack cancer cells – would be turned on as they sought to squeeze into tissue made dense by growing tumors.
Along with Holt, authors of the study from the Institute of Systems Genetics at NYU Langone Health were Dajun Sang and Tong Shu. Also study authors were Christian Pantoja, Alain Ibanez de Opakua, and Markus Zweckstetter of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Göttingen, Germany. Zweckstetter is also faculty at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Department of NMR-based Structural Biology.
The study was funded by National Institutes of Health grants R01 GM132447, R37 CA240765, and TR01 NS127186. Also supporting the work were the American Cancer Society, the Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Award, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) competition, the Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), and the European Research Council.
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gregory.williams@nyulangone.org
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona traces its lineage to the 1960s and 1970s West Coast drag-racing scene
- Special-edition 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona bumps the Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody to 807 horsepower
- Only 300 of the 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona special-edition vehicles will be produced
- 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona pairs Go Mango exterior with unique orange interior appearance
- Exterior stands out with Satin Black King Daytona rear fender graphics, Satin Carbon Warp Speed wheels, Satin Chrome exterior badging and more
- Black Nappa/Alcantara "Daytona" seats with orange stitching and King Daytona orange instrument panel badge highlight the interior
- Orange interior stitching accents the instrument panel, console, steering wheel and door trim
- Sixth special-edition Dodge "Last Call" model will be revealed on Sept. 21, 2022
- Seventh and final 2023 special-edition model — the very last of its kind — will be revealed at the 2022 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, scheduled for Nov. 1-4, 2022
- Like all 2023 Dodge Challenger and Charger models, Dodge Charger King Daytona will carry a commemorative "Last Call" underhood plaque
- Details and specific information on Dodge "Last Call" models available at Dodge.com
- Information on the Never Lift 24-month road map to the Dodge brand's future is available at DodgeGarage.com
The Dodge brand's "Last Call" lineup heads into the homestretch with a special-edition Dodge vehicle that owns a royal racing pedigree: the 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona.
The 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona traces its lineage to a famous monarch of the 1960s and 1970s West Coast drag-racing scene: William "Big Willie" Robinson, who nicknamed his 1969 Dodge Charger "King Daytona" and used it not only in claiming victory at the drag strip, but also in keeping racers on the track and off the streets. The 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona honors the original by bumping performance to 807 horsepower and pairing a Go Mango exterior with unique orange interior accents.
The 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona represents the fifth of seven special-edition Dodge "Last Call" models that celebrate the Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger, which in their current form are coming to an end. The Dodge Charger King Daytona follows previously announced Dodge Challenger Shakedown, Dodge Charger Super Bee and Dodge Challenger and Charger Scat Pack Swinger models.
Only two more Dodge "Last Call" models will be announced: one on September 21, 2022, and the seventh and final special-edition model — the very last of its kind — at the 2022 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, scheduled for Nov. 1-4, 2022.
"The special-edition Dodge Charger King Daytona honors a true icon of muscle car history," said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand chief executive officer – Stellantis. "The final Dodge 'Last Call' models will continue to celebrate the legacy of the Dodge Charger and Challenger by paying tribute to two vehicles that hold a special place in our brand's history."
2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona
Only 300 of the 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona "Last Call" models will be produced, all based on the Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody in vivid Go Mango exterior color. The 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona adds:
- Extra 10 horsepower that takes the Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye from 797 to 807 hp
- Satin Black King Daytona rear fender graphics
- Satin Black hood and roof graphics
- 20-by-11-inch Satin Carbon Warp Speed wheels
- Satin Chrome exterior badging
- Orange six-piston Brembo brakes
- Bright Mopar hood pin kit
- Satin Black spoiler
- Black Nappa/Alcantara "Daytona" seats with orange stitching
- King Daytona interior instrument panel badge
- Orange interior accent stitching on the instrument panel, console, steering wheel and door trim
- Suede headliner
- Carbon fiber interior bezels
- Alcantara steering wheel
- Harman Kardon premium audio system
- Power sunroof
- Navigation package
The 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona, as with all seven of the "Last Call" special-edition models, will be allocated to specific dealerships, with pricing and dealer information shared on DodgeGarage.com when vehicle ordering opens later this fall.
Details on the Dodge "Last Call" models are available at Dodge.com. Information on the Never Lift 24-month road map to the Dodge brand's future is available at DodgeGarage.com.
"Last Call" Highlights
In addition to the seven "Last Call" special-edition models, Dodge brand will also celebrate its 2023 model lineup by bringing back three beloved heritage exterior colors: B5 Blue, Plum Crazy purple and Sublime green. One popular modern color, Destroyer Grey, also returns to the fold. Charger and Challenger will each offer 14 total 2023 exterior color options. 2023 Charger and Challenger R/T models will also feature new "345" fender badging, a callout to the 345-cubic-inch HEMI® engine under the hood.
All 2023 Dodge Charger and Challenger models will also carry a special commemorative "Last Call" underhood plaque, making every 2023 Charger and Challenger especially desirable. The brushed aluminum underhood "Last Call" plaque features the vehicle name and a vehicle silhouette, as well as "Designed in Auburn Hills" and "Assembled in Brampton" to proclaim each vehicle's origin.
The brand is also expanding the reach of its popular SRT Jailbreak models, which were introduced earlier this year for the Dodge Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody, unlocking color combination ordering restrictions and exclusive content. For 2023 model year, Jailbreak models will also be available for the 717-horsepower Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcat, providing even more owners the option of building their own one-of-a-kind muscle car.
Dodge is taking a new approach in getting the Charger and Challenger in the hands of its enthusiasts. The entire 2023 Charger and Challenger model-year run will be allocated to dealerships all at once, helping customers to identify and secure their dream cars more easily. Dodge will provide customers a guide for locating their desired Charger or Challenger at DodgeGarage.com, which will include information on all 2023 Charger and Challenger inventory at each Dodge dealership.
Ordering information for the 2023 Dodge Charger and Challenger will be announced fall 2022.
Dodge//SRT
For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and Horace Dodge. Their influence continues today as Dodge shifts into high gear with a lineup that delivers unrivaled performance in each of the segments where they compete.
Dodge drives forward as a pure performance brand, offering SRT Hellcat versions of the Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger and Dodge Durango, as well as an R/T plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of the all-new 2023 Dodge Hornet, representing the brand's first-ever electrified performance vehicle. Dodge delivers the drag-strip dominating 807-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock; the 797-horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Redeye, the most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world; and the 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, the most powerful SUV ever; and best-in-class standard performance in the compact utility vehicle segment with the Dodge Hornet. Combined, these four muscle vehicles make Dodge the industry's most powerful brand, offering more horsepower than any other American brand across its entire lineup.
In 2022, the Dodge brand ranked No. 1 in the J.D. Power APEAL Study (mass market), making it the only domestic brand ever to do so three years in a row. In 2020, Dodge was named the "#1 Brand in Initial Quality," making it the first domestic brand ever to rank No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS).
Dodge is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. For more information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit www.stellantis.com.
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore-headquartered Everstone Capital, private equity arm of the Everstone Group, (Everstone) announces the acquisition of a controlling stake in Softgel Healthcare (SHPL), a specialized niche dosage form focused manufacturing player catering to the global nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and OTC segments. This partnership aims to transform SHPL into a scaled, diversified, and globally recognized contract research, development, and manufacturing organization in India with support of the strategic resources of Everstone.
Headquartered in Chennai, SHPL is part of the Madras Pharma Group, a leading pharmaceutical contract manufacturing organization in southern India, with 8 manufacturing facilities covering all dosage forms. SHPL specializes in research, development and manufacturing of soft gelatin capsules and probiotics. Its customers span across the Americas, Africa, Asia and India with over 80% of its sales being in exports. It has a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chennai, conforming to globally recognized certifications and registrations such as USFDA, TGA, EU-GMP, Health Canada, among others.
Veda Corporate Advisors was the exclusive financial advisor to SHPL and its shareholders.
Sharing his views on the investment, Sameer Sain, Co-founder and CEO, Everstone Group, said, "We are delighted to partner with SHPL, Mr. Sulaiman and the management team led by Dr Vijay Alagappan. The company, with its strong R&D capabilities and ability to manufacture products in advanced dosage forms, is well positioned to be a global leader in the CDMO segment. We believe that Everstone's value creation playbook will help SHPL realize its global goals and propel the company into its next phase of growth."
Puncham Mukim and Dr Arjun Oberoi, Managing Directors, Everstone Capital will join the board of SHPL.
Mr A. M. Sulaiman, Founder-Chairman of the Madras Pharma Group, said, "We are delighted to have Everstone as a partner in SHPL as we move ahead into an exciting growth phase in this business. The investment from Everstone will accelerate organization learning to provide best-in-class products and services to our customers and become a manufacturer of choice."
About SHPL
SHPL is a specialized niche dosage form focused CDMO player servicing the global nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and OTC segments. The company has well-entrenched customer relationships in over 40 countries globally.
For more information, visit https://softgelhealthcare.com
About Everstone Capital
Singapore-headquartered Everstone Capital, the private equity arm of the Everstone Group (www.everstonegroup.com), is a global firm committed to driving economic growth and creating sustainable value. With seven offices globally (Singapore, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, New York, Dubai and Mauritius), Everstone Capital focuses on the mid-market with control mindset and growth bias; comprising best of breed investing, operations and strategic resources with significant experience and skills.
For more information, visit www.everstonecapital.com
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* Cory Stevenson, former President of the BioProduction division
at Thermo Fisher Scientific joins Board
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla and SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gemini BioProducts Holding, Inc. ("GeminiBio" or the "Company"), a portfolio company of BelHealth Investment Partners, LLC ("BelHealth"), a Florida-based healthcare private equity firm, announced the appointment of Cory Stevenson to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Stevenson retired in 2021 from Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO), where he served as the President of the BioProduction Division. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world's leader in serving science and its BioProduction business produces many of the industry's leading products and technologies. During Cory's tenure, the business grew revenues from $200 million to over $2.5 billion annually. Prior to serving as President of the BioProduction Division, Cory served as Group President of Pelican Life Sciences, VP and General Manager of Oncology Pharmaceutical Services at US Oncology, President of Fisher Healthcare, a division of Fisher Scientific, and various positions at Baxter International.
"GeminiBio has built unique production capabilities for a wide array of liquid bioprocessing services and cell culture solutions," said Mr. Stevenson. "I am excited to join forces with BelHealth to help guide GeminiBio through its next growth phase and position the Company as a reliable outsourced partner for these products and services. Market demand for advanced biotherapeutic manufacturing continues to accelerate across the global biotech industry, and many biotech companies are outsourcing the production of a wide array of process liquids so they can improve their focus on the core manufacturing of biotherapeutics."
Harold Blue, Managing Partner of BelHealth and Chairman of GeminiBio said, "I am thrilled to welcome Cory to our Board of Directors at GeminiBio. With his industry experience and guidance, we are confident Cory will bring invaluable contributions and expertise. GeminiBio's expanding manufacturing capabilities create exciting opportunities to partner with biotherapeutic manufacturers. We look forward to utilizing his experience and relationships to better serve customers requiring small and large volumes of critical cGMP process liquids, including media, buffers, and other liquid solutions."
BelHealth Investment Partners, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a healthcare private equity firm focused on lower middle market companies. BelHealth has a unique combination of investing, executive management, and entrepreneurial experience. BelHealth acquires majority positions in entrepreneur-owned companies that it believes will benefit from its extensive operating and private equity investment expertise. BelHealth is investing from its current $350 million fund. For more information, visit www.belhealth.com.
Founded in 1985, GeminiBio serves the global biotechnology industry, from basic research to commercial production, with a focus on helping our customers accelerate the development of life enhancing biotherapeutics by streamlining and improving their cell culture and process liquid manufacturing workflows. The company's products are organized into two core verticals – Cell Culture Solutions and Process Liquid Solutions. Located in West Sacramento, California, GeminiBio has 57,000 square feet of cGMP manufacturing space that is segregated between animal origin free and animal component manufacturing. GeminiBio is an ISO 13485 certified, FDA registered Class 1 Medical Device Manufacturer, aligned with 21 CFR Part 820. For more information, visit www.geminibio.com.
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Practice joins Affordable Care's national network of supported dental practices
- Patients at the new practice benefit from special offers
- Variety of payment options including financing and insurance available
KENNESAW, Ga., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Affordable Dentures & Implants practice in Kennesaw, Georgia, located at 667 Ernest W. Barrett Parkway NW, Suite 150, in the Town Center Commons, is now open. The practice joins the nation's largest provider network of dental practices – supported by Affordable Care – that focus exclusively on tooth replacement services.
From extractions and partial dentures to full dentures and dental implants, including implant-secured dentures, Affordable Dentures & Implants in Kennesaw offers affordable tooth replacement care to create a new smile that not only looks great, but has the potential to transform a patient's life, allowing them to eat, speak and smile with confidence again. The practice features an on-site dental lab, which adds faster, more convenient services with all dental care provided at one location, and features a CBCT scanner for a more accurate image of a patient's mouth. In addition, Affordable Dentures & Implants practices provide a variety of sedation options.
Sadiq Oketade, DDS, Prosthodontist, and the Affordable Dentures & Implants team in Kennesaw are proud to offer professional and compassionate care to patients. The practice is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, including the practice's enhanced COVID-19 safety protocols, or to schedule an appointment, visit the practice website or call (770) 783-0866.
Affordable Dentures & Implants practices make tooth replacement affordable for everyone. Founded in 1975 in Kinston, North Carolina, Affordable Dentures & Implant practices form the largest network of dental providers in the U.S., solely focused on tooth replacement solutions -- including dentures, dental implants, and fixed arch solutions -- with more than 400 locations across 42 states. The mission of Affordable Dentures & Implants practices is to provide a smile for every budget, delivered with compassion, dignity, and respect. Visit affordabledentures.com, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Affordable Care is America's largest dental support organization exclusively focused on tooth replacement services. Our team proudly supports more than 400 affiliated dental practices, including Affordable Dentures & Implants, DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions and Advanced Dental Implant Center, in 42 states by providing innovative, non-clinical business and administrative support services to assist affiliated dental practices in providing their patients with access to high-quality, affordable tooth replacement solutions. More than 8 million patients have received care at an Affordable Care-supported dental practice. Visit affordablecare.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Guesty integrates YieldPlanet's synergetic technology directly into the Guesty platform to offer enhanced capabilities for hospitality distribution, revenue management and additional short-term rental and hotel OTA connections on the Guesty Distribution Hub
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guesty, the leading property management platform for the short-term rental and hospitality industry, today announced the acquisition of hotel-focused revenue and distribution platform, YieldPlanet. The acquisition expands Guesty's offerings and capabilities for traditional hotels, with YieldPlanet's technology integrated within the Guesty platform. Unveiling a new Guesty Distribution Hub, the platform will add direct OTA connections with Hopper, Trip.com, Marriott Homes & Villas and Google's Hotel & Vacation Rental Search Products, and will allow hospitality operators to manage a classic hotel repertoire, revenue and vacation rental offerings from one dashboard.
The YieldPlanet acquisition and launch of Guesty Distribution Hub comes upon the heels of Guesty's recent $170 million funding round, from top-tier investors Apax Digital Funds, MSD Partners and Sixth Street Growth, with existing investors Viola Growth and Flashpoint also participating. The capital signals investor confidence in the continued growth of the travel and alternative accommodation industry, and is an endorsement of Guesty's pioneering technology, long-term strategy and position as market leader in the hospitality and property management software sector.
"With PMCs competing for diverse consumers and travel personas seeking every accommodation under the sun, we are thrilled to offer additional distribution for our Guesty users through direct integration of YieldPlanet and the formation of the Guesty Distribution Hub," says Yair Holtzer, VP of Strategy at Guesty. "Guesty will offer direct integration with Hopper, Trip.com, Marriott Homes & Villas and Google's suite of Travel Search products, joining our already impressive OTA integration with Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Expedia, Tripadvisor, Agoda, and misterb&b. We will also maintain additional integrations through our valued partnerships. The product enhancements solidify Guesty's status as the leading flexible Property Management Platform."
Guesty Distribution Hub is the first ever fully holistic hospitality distribution solution. Guesty customers will now access hundreds of hotel and short-term rental distribution channels (Booking Engine, Metasearch, OTA, and GDS), along with integrated financial tools from one dashboard.
"Joining forces with Guesty marks an exciting new chapter for YieldPlanet, allowing us to strengthen and scale our revenue and channel management solutions," says Claudio Limacher, CEO of YieldPlanet. "We will continue to grow YieldPlanet and will now offer direct distribution from within Guesty's platform, offering their clients exciting new opportunities to grow and expand their businesses."
"YieldPlanet's technology, expertise, R&D team, and hotel-focus were a natural fit to join the Guesty family and continue our long-term goal to become the one-stop shop for the hospitality and short-term rental ecosystem," says Amiad Soto, CEO & Co-Founder of Guesty. "YieldPlanet's technology within the Guesty platform, offers best-in-class revenue management, along with its price optimizer product for hotels. Our customers now have access to the widest distribution options on the market from one single dashboard."
About Guesty:
Guesty is the world's leading property management platform for the short-term, vacation rental and hospitality industry. Serving everyone from hosts to hotel brands, customers utilize Guesty's platform and solutions to centralize their reservations, guest communication, operational tasks, cleaning management and more across all the major booking OTA channels, including Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Tripadvisor, Expedia, Agoda, direct booking websites and more. With 14 offices serving customers worldwide, Guesty empowers hospitality operators to save time and resources so that they can focus on maximizing occupancy, ensuring a great guest experience, and growing their business.
About YieldPlanet:
YieldPlanet is a SaaS provider delivering travel technology solutions for revenue and distribution management. The company's easy-to-use solutions synchronize with property management software to provide a single point of control for channels, reducing labor time, administrative cost and increasing distribution. The company services more than 4,000 clients in over 85 countries around the world, with offices in Spain, Switzerland and Poland.
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Himiway is developing a more advanced and safer riding experience than ever with their newly improved high-tech display.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --One of the leading electric bike brands, Himiway, is developing a new innovative screen that has been uniquely designed to ensure a more elevated riding experience to all riders. The upcoming product will take the company's existing screens to another level that has been transformed to resolve the key industry pain points for the conventional model.
Per sources, the new Himiway display will be advanced with major upgrades in all aspects to ensure a better and safer riding experience. The display has been equipped with a new breakthrough technology that has escalated the screen to the industry-leading level. The new generation display has been carefully researched and polished by the Himiway technical experts. The upgraded screen will be launched with the following main upgrades-
- More information but easier operation
- Very high standard Waterproof
- Better backlight brightness
- HD color display
- Other intelligent upgrades which are leading level of the e-bike industry
The new upgraded product is driven by the mission to resolve the major pain points in the current industry. One of the key problems with regular screens in the electric bike industry is low backlight brightness. Also, all e-bike displays are too dark in strong outdoor light, which can hamper riding safety and the riding experience of customers.
But, Himiway's newly upgraded next-gen display will be backed by the latest materials and special processes that have helped to improve the backlight brightness big time. Himiway will also upgrade the hardness and water resistance of the screen for an elevated experience for riders even in extreme weather conditions. The new ebike display will be passed through thousands of tests by professional teams, repeated modifications and enhancements before Himiway finalize to launch the final version.
One of the top 3 among the ebike brands in the USA, Himiway is guided by the ethos to provide improved and safer riding experience for the users. The brand has always been focused on the improvement of technology, and recently has concentrated on the continuous development of new products and all-round improvement of product performance to ensure superior riding experience.
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CLEVELAND, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illuminating Company, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary, has completed a complex $3 million tree-trimming project along nearly 100 power lines in the City of Cleveland to help enhance electric service reliability for more than 25,000 customers during the upcoming winter storm season.
Among the tree-trimming work recently completed is a $1.2 million project to clear overgrown trees and debris along power lines in the Glenville neighborhood on Cleveland's east side. The vegetation in this area has historically been one of the hardest areas to maintain across FirstEnergy's entire six-state service area because nearly all the company's power lines and electrical equipment run through the backyards of residents' homes and businesses, making it difficult to access with a truck and tree-trimming equipment. The project required a great deal of coordination between FirstEnergy's utility operations and the local community.
This work builds on The Illuminating Company's $16.5 million investment in tree trimming efforts across its entire service area this year. On the ground, contractors have trimmed trees along more than 1,500 miles of power lines across the company's service area since the beginning of the year. The program remains on track to complete an additional 500 miles of tree-trimming work by the end of the year. Similar work is performed annually by FirstEnergy transmission companies along high-voltage power lines in the company's service territory.
"Maintaining vegetation along power lines is the first line of defense in preventing tree-related power outages during severe weather and minimizing the impact if they do occur," said Virginia Bowman, manager of forestry operations for FirstEnergy's Cleveland region. "This work helps maximize the benefits of the vast upgrades we've made throughout our northeast Ohio service area."
Tree trimming is completed on a four-year cycle within FirstEnergy's service area. The work includes inspecting vegetation near power lines to ensure trees are pruned to preserve the health of the tree while also maintaining safe clearances around the lines and equipment. Trees that present a danger or are diseased may be removed to prevent them from creating a safety hazard or service disruption.
Beyond the vegetation work recently completed in the City of Cleveland, proactive equipment inspections have been completed along nearly 100 power lines serving about 30,000 local residents and businesses. In addition to inspecting and maintaining equipment in the area, The Illuminating Company has installed new automated equipment and technology along local power lines and within substations to help reduce many service disruptions to just a momentary outage.
The Illuminating Company serves 755,000 customers across Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties. Connect with The Illuminating Company at www.illuminatingcompany.com, on Twitter @IlluminatingCo and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/IlluminatingCo.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter: @FirstEnergyCorp.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a more natural and non-invasive method for collecting a urine sample from a pet dog," said an inventor, from Hillsboro, Ore., "so I invented the DOG URINE SAMPLE COLLECTOR. My design could help to reduce hassles, tension, leaks and other messes during the collection process."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to collect a urine sample from a pet dog. In doing so, it eliminates the need to use collection dishes, catheters, etc. As a result, it helps to prevent leaks and it enhances comfort, convenience and sanitation. The invention features a practical design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for pet dog owners, veterinarian offices, animal shelters, etc. Additionally, a prototype model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Portland sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-PTA-118, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "The BED ASSIST is an aid for daily living designed to provide added independence when getting into or out of bed. This practical product would be employed by anyone who has difficulty getting in and out of bed, such as the elderly and disabled individuals." said inventor from Riverside, CA "I created this idea for my mother who needed help getting in and out of bed, and wanted to help others who are also dealing with disabilities."
This innovative invention would be convent, safe, easy to use, efficient, as well as the reduce risk of injury, offering peace of mind. The BED ASSIST would allow independence, increased self-esteem, dignity, comfort, and a reduced risk of injury with this product. Also this practical product could save individuals money that may have been used to purchase a hospital bed or Hoyer lift.
The original design was submitted to the Orange County, SA sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-RSJ-126, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a convenient accessory to prevent sunlight from entering side vehicle windows while parked," said an inventor, from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., "so I invented the SIDE SHADE. My design would eliminate the need to return to a hot and uncomfortable vehicle interior."
The invention provides an effective sunshade for the side windows of a parked vehicle. In doing so, it protects the interior of the vehicle against heat buildup and sun damage. It also enhances comfort when returning to the vehicle. The invention features a simple and lightweight design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for vehicle owners. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Phoenix sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-PBT-178, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "This is a new product that would be used to secure any extension ladder to a pole, tree, wall, or roof surface for stability of the ladder" said the inventor from Norco, CA "The idea for this invention for TRE HUGGER came to me a summer that I was trimming trees. "
This innovative invention provides an easy way of securing the upper portion of any ladder to a surface such as a pole or roof. Would also offer an attachment and hold to a number of different materials. This would allow a worker to perform tasks at different heights without concern over shifting of the upper end of a ladder from the object. Would be useful to contractors, building construction workers, roofers, tree trimmers, drywall installation personnel, home improvement specialists, maintenance workers, handymen, homeowners, or do-it-yourself enthusiasts.
The original design was submitted to the Orange County, CA sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-RSJ-124, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to provide construction companies with a much safer means of lifting and moving heavy building materials on pallets," said an inventor, from Santa Ana, Calif., "so I invented the PALLET HOIST CAGE. My design would offer optimum support and stability while preventing heavy loads from falling."
The patent-pending invention provides a safe way to lift pallet loads with a crane. In doing so, it prevents a heavy pallet load from leaning when using crane forks. As a result, it helps to prevent spills and falls and it increases safety and convenience. The invention features a durable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for construction workers and crane operators. Additionally, a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Orange County sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-OCM-1531, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a way to improve sighting and accuracy for archery hunters using a compound bow," said an inventor, from Elizabeth City, N.C., "so I invented the OFFSET PEEP SIGHT. My lightweight design would not have any adverse effects to the compound bow gear."
The invention provides a specially-designed peep sight for a compound bow. In doing so, it offers archery enthusiasts with a precision sighting optic. As a result, it could increase accuracy. The invention features a lightweight and durable design that is easy to install and use so it is ideal for archery enthusiasts, hunters, target shooters, etc. Additionally, it can be easily applied to the strings without a bow press and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-RKH-163, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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