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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliant International University, a leading professional practice university for mental health practitioners, announced today that its California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling (MACC) program has officially received accreditation by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). This accreditation ensures that CSPP students are receiving a quality educational experience that is reviewed against rigorous CACREP standards by counselors and counselor educators.
"Receiving the CACREP accreditation is an important milestone for CSPP and a testament to our commitment to providing the highest level of educational excellence for our students," said Dr. David Paul, MACC systemwide program director. "Above all, this accreditation ensures that our graduates will continue to have even more opportunities to excel in the counseling and mental health fields and make an immediate and needed impact in their communities."
The newly CACREP-accredited MACC program offers rigorous in-person and online courses and curriculum, which provide opportunities for out of state licensing and help prepare students for their professional careers. CACREP curricula content areas are the required educational training for counseling licensure in most states, making CACREP-accreditation a pathway to portability.
"We are committed to addressing the unmet need for mental health services across the country and CACREP accreditation for our MACC program is an important component in that mission," said Dr. David Stewart, dean of the California School of Professional Psychology. "Employers and consumers will know that our graduates have a degree meeting the most rigorous standards of training and are prepared to be excellent licensed clinical counselors wherever they are needed."
For more information on the CACREP-accredited MA in Clinical Counseling program, please visit www.alliant.edu/psychology/clinical-counseling/ma.
About Alliant International University
Alliant is a private university accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) which offers programs in psychology, education, business management, forensic studies, and law. Alliant's mission is to prepare students for professional careers of service and leadership, and to promote the discovery and application of knowledge to improve the lives of people in diverse cultures and communities around the world. More information is available at www.alliant.edu.
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| 2022-08-22T19:13:32Z |
Win One of Three Vail Dream Trips Starting at $14,000
VAIL, Colo., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestled in the heart of the Colorado Rockies is a quaint mountain village where adventure and luxury meet. For nearly 60 years, Vail has welcomed year-round visitors to explore the surrounding national forest, delight in culinary creations, experience amazing cultural performances, stay in world-class lodging and so much more. This summer, the destination has developed a series of dream trips that package the very best of what Vail has to offer. These exclusive, one-of-a-kind packages were curated to inspire travel and allow visitors to experience their ultimate dream vacation.
Discover Vail, the official destination tourism marketing effort for Vail, has developed seven dream trips to package exclusive experiences ranging from the ultimate golf getaway to a backcountry llama chalet offer. Following are four of Discover Vail's signature Dream Trip experiences.
Dream Golf Experience
Step into a dream golf getaway and enjoy some of the finest golf courses in the Vail Valley. This six-night package includes lodging at the exclusive Arrabelle at Vail Square and four days of golf for two at premier courses including the Vail Golf Club and Red Sky Golf Club. In addition, enjoy dinner and drives with a PGA professional who will join for a round of golf and dinner. The package also includes two new Taylor Made putters and drivers. After several rounds of golf, enjoy a little rest and relaxation with two, 80-minute spa treatments per person at the Rock Resorts Spa at the Arrabelle. A personal concierge also will be available throughout the vacation to attend to all personal needs. The trip includes a premium car rental and roundtrip, first-class airfare for two into Vail Eagle Country Airport. This exclusive offer is based on double occupancy and the package rate begins at $18,000. Offer is based on availability and restrictions apply.*
Vail's 10th Mountain Package
Walk in the steps of Vail's famed 10th Mountain Division Soldiers who fought in World War II. These "Soldiers on Skis" trained near Vail and were responsible for the ski area's founding as well as the growth of the outdoor sports industry after the war. For this special offer, experience how the destination honors its history and experience Vail's rich background through a series of private, bespoke experiences. This package for two people includes five nights lodging midweek (Sunday to Friday) at Vail's newest luxury hotel, The Hythe, a Luxury Collection Resort. One of the highlights of this package is a private dinner, movie screening and question and answer session with Colorado native and Snow Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, Chris Anthony who recently debuted his film "Mission Mt. Mangart," which provides a glimpse into the history of the 10th Mountain Division. The next day, hike at nearby Camp Hale, where the 10th Mountain Division trained, with Anthony and a historian from the Colorado Snowsports Museum. During the trip, also enjoy a private, curated history tour of Vail by a docent from the Snowsports Museum and a tour of the 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirits Distillery in nearby Gypsum. Upon arrival to the hotel, guests will enjoy complimentary drinks at the 10th Mountain Lounge at The Hythe. The vacation offer also includes a Vail Picnic experience at that Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, dinner at Margie's Haas at The Hythe and rest and relax poolside in one of the hotel's exclusive cabanas. The offer includes daily breakfast, a premium rental car and roundtrip, first-class airfare to Vail Eagle County Airport. The special package is based on double occupancy and starts at $16,000. Package is based on availability and restrictions apply.*
Vail Photography Excursion
Explore some of Vail's most beautiful hidden gems on this special photography trip that will take guests to locations not found in guidebooks. This six-night stay at the Sonnenalp, named one of Colorado's top 10 hotels by Travel + Leisure in 2021, includes two days with award-winning landscape and conservation photographer Todd Winslow Pierce. During the private tours, Pierce will offer guests tips for taking the best shots while guiding them to undiscovered picture perfect locations throughout Vail. This special offer also includes a Signature Spa Package for two with a 50-minute signature massage, facial and a manicure/pedicure at the Sonnenalp Spa. The offer includes daily breakfast for two on Ludwig's Terrace, dinner for two at Swiss Chalet, complimentary welcome drinks at the Bully Ranch, a premium rental car and roundtrip, first-class airfare to Vail Eagle County Airport. This exclusive offer is based on double occupancy and package rates start at $14,000. Offer based on availability and restrictions apply.*
Backcountry Escape
This one-of-a-kind offer for a group of six people packages a luxury chalet in the heart of Vail Village with a backcountry hut experience like no other. This five-night vacation starts in Vail Village for four nights in an exclusive five-bedroom Lodge at Vail chalet at the base of Vail Mountain. While in Vail, enjoy a wide variety of activities from a guided mountain biking experience to passes to Epic Discovery for summer tubing, the ropes course and more. Take a trip into the backcountry for a night at one of Colorado's famed 10th Mountain Division Huts. Hike in comfort with Paragon Guides whose llamas will carry all of the gear as guests hike to the hut. Upon arrival, a private chef will take care of all food and beverage needs at the remote, backcountry location. Enjoy the convenience of a private concierge throughout the trip to attend the group's every needs. The package includes a premium car rental and roundtrip, first-class airfare to Vail Eagle Country Airport. This luxury chalet, backcountry experience is based on a group of 4-6 people and the package rate starts at $41,000. Offer based on availability and restrictions apply.*
To book one of Discover Vail's signature dream trips, please contact personal vacation specialist Joyce Newton at Snow Sport Vacations (970) 845-8747 ext. 1 or [email protected]
Win One of Three Trips
This summer, win one of three Dream Trips to Vail. Select from the Vail Photography Excursion, Dream Golf Experience or 10th Mountain Package for one of these special giveaways that are valued starting at $14,000. To enter, visit www.DiscoverVail.com/Dream-Trips-Giveaway. Entries must be received by May 31, 2022. Rules and restrictions detailed on the entry page.
Additional Dream Trips
Several Vail lodging partners also have designed special dream packages that can be booked directly. Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail has curated a Dream Retreat that packages an exclusive experience at nearby Knapp Ranch with creative hotel offerings. Grand Hyatt Vail's Elevated Angling offer showcases private fishing experiences with world-class dining. The Antlers at Vail is offering a Golden Anniversary All-Stars Package that pairs a luxury residential experience with some of Vail's most prominent personalities. Details and booking instructions for these additional offers are available at www.DiscoverVail.com/Dream-Trips.
For information on any of Vail's special summer 2022 Dream Trips, please visit www.DiscoverVail.com/Dream-Trips.
Discover Vail in the spring, summer and fall. There's no place like Vail for year-round recreation, outdoor pursuits and cultural experiences in the heart of the Colorado Rockies. Nestled at the foot of Vail Mountain just two hours west of Denver, Vail's fresh air, rugged beauty and charming pedestrian villages await visitors. Discover quaint Bavarian villages where outdoor activities abound and the performing arts flourish. Matching the incredible winter mountain experience, Vail from May through October is characterized by a rich culinary scene, family activities, world-class events and everything in between.
*Restrictions & Cancellation Policy - Offer valid May 27 to October 9, 2022 and based on availability. 50% of total cost of trip due at time of booking. Balance will be due 21 days prior to arrival. If guests need to cancel 21-days or more prior to the arrival date, the deposit will be refunded less a 20% (of the deposit) handling fee. Cancellations made after final payment and 20-days or less prior to arrival are fully non-refundable. Trip insurance is available as well. Please ask the agent for a custom quote which will include full trip insurance policy details and policy inclusions.
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- INEO achieved 72% increase in year-over-year revenue and 202% increase in gross profit in third quarter 2022.
- Despite the current challenging macroeconomic environment INEO is experiencing an increase in its sales activity.
- INEO's direct sales efforts have resulted in the Company signing a Master Services Agreement with a large retailer and being selected as a preferred vendor for EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) products by a retail dealer association which has approximately 500 franchisee locations across Canada.
SURREY, BC, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - INEO Tech Corp. (TSXV: INEO) (OTCQB: INEOF) (the "Company" or "INEO"), the innovative developer and operator of the INEO Media Network, a digital advertising and analytics solution for retailers, today announced it has filed its Interim Consolidated Quarterly Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis on SEDAR.com for the Company's fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2022.
"We are pleased with our fiscal third quarter results in which we reported a 72% increase in revenue and a 202% increase in gross profit," said Greg Watkin, Chairman and Founder of INEO. "The third quarter was quite eventful for INEO as we completed our acquisition of Securitytags.com, partnered with another programmatic advertising platform in Vistar Media, and released a new product in the INEO Media Player. Furthermore, I am pleased to announce we've made significant progress on both our direct sales channel and through our partnership with Prosegur. More importantly, we are excited that our direct sales efforts have resulted in the signing of a Master Services Agreement with a large retailer which has over 1,000 retail locations across the United States, and we were also recently selected as a preferred vendor for EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) products by a retail dealer association which has approximately 500 franchisee locations across Canada. Meanwhile, our partnership with Prosegur has expanded INEO's sale activities to numerous retail chains across the globe. We look forward to reporting on these opportunities in the coming quarters as we expand our Media Network worldwide."
- INEO generated $335,568 of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022, representing an increase of 72% as compared to revenue of $195,518 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
- INEO generated gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2022 of $203,550, as compared to gross profit of $67,358 for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, representing an increase of 202%, driven by an increase in higher margin INEO loss prevention products.
- INEO achieved gross margin percentage of 60.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to gross margin percentage of 34.5% for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The increase in gross margin percentage was attributed to the increase in INEO loss prevention products.
- Net loss and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $773,982 or $0.01 per share compared to net loss of $576,400 or $0.01 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
- EBITDA loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $726,099, compared to EBITDA loss of $540,266 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
- INEO had $2,574,594 of cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2022, compared to $5,199,328 of cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2021.
- As at March 31, 2022, the Company had 60,190,138 shares issued and outstanding.
- On January 20, 2022 INEO announced it had acquired the assets of E-Commerce company, Securitytags.com from Vitag PTY Ltd., a leading Australian-based provider of Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) anti-theft products for retailers. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, INEO acquired the Securitytags.com domain name, website, inventory, customer list and social media accounts.
- On February 10, 2022 INEO announced a partnership with Vistar Media, the leading provider of programmatic technology for digital out-of-home (DOOH). With this agreement, all of the digital display screens in the INEO Media Network, including those in INEO's patented INEO Welcoming Systems, are accessible on Vistar's programmatic advertising platform. Brands and marketers who utilize the Vistar Media platform are able to purchase INEO's unique advertising inventory, located at the front entrance of retail stores.
- On March 15, 2022 INEO announced the appointment of Bernie Ryle as Chief Financial Officer. Bernie has responsibility for all finance, accounting, financial reporting, audit, tax and capital planning functions. She assumed the Chief Financial Officer role from Zara Kanji who stepped down to focus on her professional accounting practice, Kanji and Associates. INEO retains an upstanding relationship with Kanji and Associates.
- On March 30, 2022 INEO unveiled the INEO Media Player, the Company's next-generation Digital Out-Of-Home (DOOH) advertising system designed to be a companion product within the patented INEO Welcoming System. The INEO Media Player works in tandem with the INEO Welcoming Pedestal to provide another level of digital advertising within retail stores. INEO completed its trial run of the INEO Media Player within several retailers and is now deploying it in retail locations world-wide.
- On April 6, 2022, INEO announced the filing of a design patent for its revolutionary INEO Welcoming G.A.T.E. (Global Anti-Theft Environment). The INEO Welcoming G.A.T.E. is designed to be a companion product with the patented INEO Welcoming System. The INEO Welcoming G.A.T.E. patent filing protects the unique form factor, design and materials used in INEO's new product. The INEO Welcoming G.A.T.E. is currently installed at many retail locations across Canada and the US.
- On April 28, 2022, INEO announced INEO LIVE, a new initiative to support local live events. INEO LIVE provides live events free advertising space on the INEO Welcoming Network, targeted in the communities these live events are taking place. INEO LIVE is specifically focused on live music, sports events, and non-profits, however, the Company is looking at other live events and organizations to expand the initiative to in the future.
The overall outlook for INEO remains positive. The Company has now entered into the next phase of its development with commercialization of its technology, landing wins with large retailers and ramping up its revenues. INEO's short to medium term strategy is to continue to invest in R&D, customer deployments and strategic marketing partnerships to create critical mass of systems on the INEO Media Network. INEO's key objectives are as follows:
- Invest in the growth of INEO as a premier media network for retail stores
- Increase revenues through the sale of data analytics and advertising on the INEO Media Network through a combination of direct sales and strategic marketing partnerships.
- Expand the INEO Media Network, in key geographical markets across Canada and the United States.
- Support Prosegur with its growth and initiatives with key retailers across the globe.
INEO's technology has been proven out through the independent liquor store network and has been validated by a global partnership with Prosegur. INEO has created a healthy sales pipeline consisting of both direct sales customers and Prosegur's customers, including grocery, home hardware, apparel and wholesale club retail chains from North America, Central and South America and Europe. INEO has seeded the market with trial systems and expects to convert these trials into full scale roll-outs in the coming quarters.
As retailers continue to invest in retail tech and retail media networks, advertising and analytics are becoming increasingly important in the modern retail environment. INEO is well positioned to take advantage of these trends with market leading technology and programmatic advertising partners. To capitalize on the momentum INEO is achieving, and enhance the Company's future growth, the Company has entered into a marketing and consulting agreement with Houston-based marketing firm, TD Media LLC dba Life Water Media ("Life Water") with an initial term of June 6, 2022 to October 6, 2022, unless otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Life Water specializes in digital media marketing and will seek to facilitate greater awareness of, and widespread dissemination of, news relating to INEO. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreement, the Company will pay Life Water $100,000USD from working capital. Life Water will not receive any securities of the Company pursuant to the agreement. Life Water does not currently own shares of the Company.
Kyle Hall, CEO of INEO stated, "Despite the current challenging macroeconomic environment INEO is seeing an increase in its sales activity leading to record quarterly revenue in fiscal Q3. INEO is in an enviable financial position with a clean balance sheet and revenues beginning to ramp up. We look forward to announcing customer wins in the coming quarters leading to a substantial expansion of INEO's Media Network."
The Company will hold a webinar to discuss its results and provide an outlook on the business, on Monday May 30, 2022 at 10:00 am PT (1:00 pm ET).
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Kyle Hall, CEO,
INEO Tech Corp.
INEO Tech Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary, INEO Solutions Inc., operates the INEO Media Network, a digital advertising and analytics solution for retailers. INEO's patented technology integrates and monetizes digital screens with theft detection sensor gates at the entrance of retail stores. The Company's cloud-based platform uses IoT (Internet of Things) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology to deliver customized digital advertising to each retail location based on the demographic mix, such as age and gender, of customer traffic at each location. The Company also deploys the INEO Welcoming Network technology through a SaaS-based solution to larger retail chains. INEO is headquartered in Surrey, Canada and publicly traded on the TSX-Venture Exchange under the symbol "INEO" and on the OTCQB-Venture Market under the symbol "INEOF".
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| 2022-05-30T11:41:01Z |
LEBANON, Tenn., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. ("Cracker Barrel" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CBRL) will provide a real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its fourth quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Company management will discuss financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 29, 2022.
The live broadcast of Cracker Barrel's quarterly conference call will be available to the public online in the Events and Presentations section on the Company's website at investor.crackerbarrel.com on September 27, 2022 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. An online replay will be available at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time and continue through October 11, 2022.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) was established in 1969 in Lebanon, Tenn. and operates more than 660 Cracker Barrel locations and owns the fast-casual Maple Street Biscuit Company.
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| 2022-08-31T19:27:23Z |
McKone Recently Launched McK Strategies, a Political Consulting and Lobbying Firm that will Draw Upon His More than Three Decades of Legislative Affairs Experience
McKone Most Recently Served as Executive Vice President for Federal Relations at AT&T
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Roberti Global, a leading bipartisan federal government affairs and public affairs firm, announced today the appointment of Tim McKone as a Senior Advisor. In this role, Mr. McKone will leverage more than three decades of experience as a political strategist in the telecommunications space to provide advice and counsel to Roberti Global's clients on a range of critical issues before Congress and the administration. McKone recently launched McK Strategies, a political consulting and lobbying firm, following his retirement from AT&T where he served as Executive Vice President for Federal Relations.
"We're thrilled to have Tim join us as a Strategic Advisor during this critical time as, more than ever, our clients are seeking expert counsel to effectively navigate challenging dynamics and sensitive issues at the intersection of business and politics," said, Vin Roberti, Chairman of Roberti Global. "Tim's expertise and deep relationships on the hill are unmatched, and he has a proven track record of building strong cross-party coalitions and effecting legislative change. I'm confident Tim will be an invaluable asset to our firm's clients, and we warmly welcome him to our team."
"Vin and the Roberti Global team have established an impressive reputation as a preeminent bipartisan government affairs firm for domestic and foreign companies," said Mr. McKone. "I am grateful for the opportunity to work alongside Vin and his colleagues and look forward to helping counsel clients on pivotal lobbying and advocacy issues in this increasingly volatile partisan environment. In particular, the regulatory and competitive landscape for telecommunications is rapidly evolving, and I'm eager to help clients manage the policy implications of these changes. "
Mr. McKone is an experienced government affairs professional. This month, he launched McK Strategies, a global and domestic political and government consulting firm that will build upon Mr. McKone's 30+ years of experience representing some of the world's largest private companies and most prominent trade associations. He recently retired from AT&T where he served as Executive Vice Present for Federal Relations in Washington, D.C. In that role he oversaw legislative efforts within Congress and multiple presidential administrations on behalf of the company. During his tenure, he facilitated significant legislative successes for AT&T and managed legislative strategy for several industry-defining transactions, including Southwestern Bell's (SBC) acquisition of AT&T, as well as AT&T's purchase of BellSouth, DirecTV, and TimeWarner. Previously, Mr. McKone was a partner at Davis Manafort, where he represented high-profile clients including SBC and Fannie Mae. Mr. McKone also has advised on congressional and presidential campaigns, including those for Dole, Bush-Cheney, and McCain.
For more information, visit https://www.mckstrategies.com/.
Roberti Global is a leading bipartisan federal government affairs and public affairs firm with offices in Washington, D.C., New York City, and London. The firm's team has more than 75 years of experience in political advocacy and strategic issues management, including at the highest levels of government, on the campaign trail, and as top advisors to Fortune 500 companies, philanthropic institutions, trade associations, and foreign governments.
With its team of seasoned Republican and Democratic strategists, Roberti Global effectively navigates political and partisan influences to represent its clients' interests. The firm's deep bench and decades of experience are fundamental to its success in helping clients of all sizes and stripes realize their legislative and public affairs objectives.
For more information, visit https://robertiglobal.com/.
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| 2022-09-12T20:19:22Z |
Earlier this year, Varla Scooter announced an upgrade to the Near-field communication (NFC) for the Anti-theft System on the Varla Eagle One Pro.
LOS ANGELES, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Varla scooter has upgraded the NFC tech on their Varla Eagle One Pro, which is an all-terrain scooter for both on and off-road. With this upgrade, users can now lock and unlock their scooters using their NFC-enabled smartphones. This new feature adds an extra layer of security for users, ensuring that only authorized individuals can access and operate the scooter. In addition, the NFC tech allows users to track their scooter's location in real-time, so they can always know where their scooter is. With this new upgrade, Varla Scooters continue to show its commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction.
The Varla Eagle One Pro is an e scooter that comes with a large 3.5-inch LCD display placed right at the center of the handlebar. The display has a built-in NFC reader that prompts you to scan your NFC card the minute you turn on the power button. The NFC capability of the e scooter aids in theft prevention. Varla scooters are equipped with an anti-theft alarm system that is triggered when someone tries to tamper with the electric scooter or move it without scanning the correct NFC card. The alarm system will sound off, and the scooter will automatically lock itself, making it impossible to ride. This makes Varla scooters one of the market's most secure e - scooters today.
NFC, or Near Field Communication, is a type of wireless communication that allows for close-proximity data exchange. NFC is most commonly used in devices like smartphones and smartwatches but can also be found in things like door locks and NFC tags. NFC has many uses, including enabling access to secure locations and tracking users.
Varla Scooter is a rising escooter brand and is known for its unique and innovative design of dual motor all-terrain electric scooters. Their growth in the motorized scooter domain has been relatively rapid. The Varla Eagle One Pro electric scooter is an example of an escooter that is practical and elegant for everyday use but can also be fast and powerful when you want to have fun. Since its establishment in 2019, there are more than 20,000 electric scooter enthusiasts who have joined Varla and enjoy an environment-friendly transport style, starting their exploration journey.
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| 2022-07-25T20:16:26Z |
Major Investment has Sweet Chick Poised For Success and Growth
NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sweet Chick, a popular New York based restaurant group, received Series A funding from Founder's Table Restaurant Group, parent company of CHOPT Creative Salad Company and Dos Toros Taqueria. The partnership will finance the rapid growth and expansion of Sweet Chick's presence throughout New York City, Los Angeles, and beyond, as well as the completion of the restaurant's transformation to a fast casual model.
Sweet Chick is the 9 year old gourmet chicken & waffles joint out of New York that has created a cultural community phenomenon coast to coast, through popular collaborations with local artists and musicians and being present at some of the biggest festivals throughout the US. With an early investment from Nasir Jones and locations in the five boroughs of New York City and Los Angeles, Sweet Chick has become a beloved treasure in popular culture and the go-to spot for industry who's who when it comes to chicken.
To meet customer's needs during the pandemic, Sweet Chick founder & CEO, John Seymour, pivoted the restaurant brand into a hospitality driven fast casual model to much success. This adaptation is now the vision Seymour has for Sweet Chick's growth moving forward.
"We are extremely excited to be partnering with Founders Table on taking Sweet Chick to the next level," said John Seymour, CEO and Co-Founder of Sweet Chick. "With this partnership and backing, we look to open more locations to serve our delicious food, build our team and spread even more love the Sweet Chick way!"
"Sweet Chick has the two ingredients that embody the spirit of Founders Table - innovative food, with the best chicken and waffles on the planet, and a unique Founder vision driven by John's creativity," said Nick Marsh, CEO of Founders Table. "We are excited to be a part of their growth."
About Sweet Chick:
Founded in 2013, the neighborhood's beloved chicken and waffles joint, Sweet Chick, operates on a simple philosophy: great food, cool vibes, and craft cocktails at a great price. Backed by rap icon Nas, Sweet Chick is loved by music icons and tastemakers as the place to meet us with friends for brunch or late-night dinner. Sweet Chick has locations in New York and Los Angeles. For more information on Sweet Chick, please visit: www.sweetchick.com.
About Founders Table:
Founders Table Restaurant Group launched in January 2020 with a focus on creating, acquiring, and growing innovative, founder-led, line-out-the-door restaurant companies. Chopt Creative Salad Company, Dos Toros Taqueria and Field Trip are part of the Founders Table family of brands. Our vision is for the founders to remain focused on the quality of food and hospitality, while Founders Table builds the operating platform to further scale the businesses. Today, Chopt boasts 70 locations in major markets, Dos Toros operates 21 locations across the New York metropolitan area and Chicago and Field Trip operates 2 restaurants in NYC.
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To date, the campaign has helped to secure more than 1.5 billion meals* for local Feeding America® food banks
CHICAGO, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Now in the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities across the country continue to feel the economic impact. Inflation and supply chain disruptions are affecting the charitable food system as well as millions of families. As a result, the Feeding America network has deepened its response to food insecurity, which currently affects more than 38 million people in the United States.
To help address this issue, thousands of Walmart stores and Sam's Clubs are teaming up with their customers, members, suppliers and associates for the ninth annual Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign.
The campaign will run online and in store from April 18-May 15. There are three easy ways to support neighbors in need.
- For every participating product purchased in store or online at Walmart.com or SamsClub.com, the supplier will donate the monetary equivalent of at least one meal ($0.10) on behalf of a Feeding America member food bank at Walmart and five meals ($0.50) at Sam's Club, up to applicable limits. See specially marked packages for full details.
- Donate at check-out in stores or clubs or round up at Walmart.com.
- Donate at Feeding America's Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign donation site at either www.FeedingAmerica.org/Walmart or www.FeedingAmerica.org/SamsClub.
Each Walmart store and Sam's Club is matched to a local Feeding America member food bank, and all sales-triggered supplier donations and customer register donations in stores and clubs are tied to that local food bank. To kickstart this year's campaign, Walmart invested $2 million, most of which will support food banks in communities with the highest rates of food insecurity and racial and access disparities.
"The pandemic is still very much a part of our lives, and it continues to impact the economy and household budgets. Additionally, recovery will be much slower for communities that continue to experience disproportionate rates of food insecurity," said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. "Everyone has a part to play in ending hunger in America. Feeding America is grateful to Walmart and Sam's Club for their long-standing commitment to helping local food banks and our neighbors in need."
"Hunger knows no boundaries and affects all of our communities. For the ninth year, Walmart and Sam's Club invites our customers, members and suppliers to join us in the fight against hunger and help neighbors in need by participating in the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign," said Kathleen McLaughlin, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer at Walmart and president of the Walmart Foundation. "Together, we can help communities live better by expanding access to healthy, nutritious food."
The campaign benefits all 200 Feeding America member food banks and has helped secure more than 1.5 billion meals for people facing hunger in communities across the country. Since 2005, Walmart, the Walmart Foundation, and Sam's Club have contributed 7 billion pounds of nourishing food and tens of millions of dollars in grants to support Feeding America and member food banks' hunger-relief efforts.
The 21 participating suppliers for Walmart include: Abbott; BIMBO Bakeries, USA; BODYARMOR; Bush Brothers & Company; Campbell Soup Company; Ferrera Candy Company; General Mills; Great Value; Iovate Health Sciences; J. M. Smucker; Kellogg's; Keurig Dr Pepper; Kraft Heinz; Materne North America; Monster Energy; Post Consumer Brands; Simply Good Foods; The Clorox Company; The Coca-Cola Company; Unilever; and United States Nutrition.
The participating suppliers for Sam's Club include: Cascade (Procter & Gamble); Dole Packaged Foods, LLC; General Mills; J. M. Smucker; Kellogg's; Keurig Dr Pepper; Materne North America; Member's Mark; Purina; and PEPSICO.
To learn more about the campaign, visit https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/partners/current-promotions/fight-hunger-spark-change.
*Currently, $1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America® on behalf of local member food banks.
Contact
Zuani Villarreal
Feeding America
312.641.6532
About Feeding America
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Through a network of more than 200 food banks, 21 statewide food bank associations, and over 60,000 partner agencies, food pantries and meal programs, we helped provide 6.6 billion meals to tens of millions of people in need last year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we serve; brings attention to the social and systemic barriers that contribute to food insecurity in our nation; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately 230 million customers and members visit more than 10,500 stores and clubs under 46 banners in 24 countries and eCommerce websites. With fiscal year 2022 revenue of $573 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.3 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting https://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at https://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/walmart.
Sam's Club
Sam's Club®, a division of Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), is a leading membership warehouse club offering superior products, savings, and services to millions of members in nearly 600 U.S. clubs, including Puerto Rico. Now in its 39th year, Sam's Club continues to redefine warehouse shopping with its highly curated assortment of high-quality fresh food and Member's Mark items and market-leading technologies and services like Scan & Go™, Curbside Pickup and home delivery service in select markets. To learn more about Sam's Club, visit the Sam's Club Newsroom, shop at samsclub.com, and interact with Sam's Club on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Tik Tok.
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- Johnson Controls honored for OpenBlue Enterprise Manager, delivering on sustainability, operational efficiencies, space optimization and occupant health goals
- OpenBlue technology is optimizing building performance with advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence
CORK, Ireland, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, was today named Global Sustainability Changemaker and U.S. IoT Partner of the Year at Microsoft's annual awards.
The Sustainability award was made for the significant societal impact Johnson Controls OpenBlue Enterprise Manager is having on boosting sustainability in buildings, improving ESG scores and enabling data-driven decision-making by customers. The IoT Partner award recognizes Johnson Controls for its OpenBlue platform which collects and primes data from IoT-connected devices inside buildings including HVAC, security and fire controls. It then uses machine learning, at the edge and in the cloud, to deliver insights enabling building owners and operators to drive exceptional efficiency, occupant comfort and safety outcomes.
"Buildings account for almost 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions, representing a major opportunity to drive greater sustainability and have a positive impact on climate change," said George Oliver, chairman and CEO of Johnson Controls. "With our unmatched, comprehensive suite of solutions that solve unique challenges, we are honored to be recognized as Microsoft's 2022 Sustainability Changemaker for our leading OpenBlue digital platform. It is a powerful tool in enabling our customers' transition to a sustainable, lower-carbon world, and reinforces our position as the leading digital solutions provider in the industry."
Commenting on the IoT award Vijay Sankaran, Johnson Controls vice president and chief technology officer added: "Optimizing a building's systems requires the retrieval of quality data from a number of different sources – analog, digital and physical – often in real time, which can require a comprehensive IoT deployment. Microsoft has recognized our work in this field as much of the data being harvested by the IoT systems we're deploying for customers is channeled into AI engines running on Microsoft Azure."
In addition to being named Sustainability Changemaker and U.S. IoT Partner of the Year in 2022, Johnson Controls was also named a finalist in two additional Partner of the Year categories – U.S. Education and global Independent Software Vendor (ISV), Business Excellence.
"I am honored to announce the winners and finalists of the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards," said Nick Parker, corporate vice president of Global Partner Solutions at Microsoft. "These partners were outstanding among the exceptional pool of nominees, and I'm continuously impressed by their innovative use of Microsoft Cloud technologies and the impact for their customers."
Among the earliest industrial companies to report carbon emissions and pledge emission reductions, Johnson Controls continues to make tremendous progress – committing to achieving net zero Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2040 – ten years ahead of the Paris Climate Agreement goal. By 2030, the company aims to cut its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 55% and Scope 3 emissions by 16%. These ambitious 2030 emissions reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Notes to Editors
The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft-based applications, services and devices during the past year. Awards were classified in various categories, with honorees chosen from a set of more than 3,900 submitted nominations from more than 100 countries worldwide.
Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards are announced annually prior to the company's global partner conference, Microsoft Inspire, which will take place on July 19-20 this year.
Additional details on the 2022 awards are available on the Microsoft Partner Network blog: https://aka.ms/POTYA2022_announcement. Learn more about the collaboration between Johnson Controls and Microsoft here.
About Johnson Controls OpenBlue Digital Transformation
Johnson Controls announced its digital transformation nearly two years ago with the introduction of OpenBlue, a complete suite of connected solutions that delivers impactful sustainability, new healthy occupant experiences, and safety and security. These emerging and disruptive technologies such as cloud, Edge AI and machine learning address climate change by helping companies achieve their net zero and renewable energy goals.
Further fortifying Johnson Controls as a leader in the industry, the company acquired FogHorn, a provider of Edge AI software, and Tempered Networks, which allows Johnson Controls to secure buildings data from edge to cloud with zero trust based Airwall technology. As the number of sensors and amount of data in buildings continues to grow exponentially, the value of processing data and applying intelligence at the edge, without having to send data to the cloud, becomes increasingly pronounced. By using software-defined perimeters to create secure communications, Johnson Controls can ensure critical data and services are safe from threats. This further creates value for customers by enabling real-time, secure and actionable insights.
Additionally, OpenBlue Innovation Centers, located in cities across the globe including San Jose, Singapore, Pune and Cork, are designed for seamless, expeditious collaboration between expert teams.
Recognition for ESG, Leadership and Innovations in Smart Building Platforms:
- Selected as a Top-Three Finalist in the 2021 Microsoft Global Independent Software Vendor Partner of the Year Awards for Business Excellence
- Received 2021 Q4 Microsoft U.S. Impact Award
- Named as a Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability Launch Partner for smart, sustainable buildings
- Listed as one of FORTUNE's 2022 "Most Admired Companies"
- Named to Forbes Best employers for Diversity List 2022
- Earned Market-Leading Scores in the Verdantix Green Quadrant: IoT Platforms for Smart Buildings 2022
- Honored with the Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
- Identified as a Sustainalytics Top-Rated ESG Performer for managing material ESG issues
- Received HRH The Prince of Wales' inaugural Terra Carta Seal
- Ranked 67 on the Drucker Institute's list of best-managed companies in America
- Named Chairman and CEO George Oliver IoT CEO of the Year for 2022
About Johnson Controls
At Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. As the global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet.
Building on a proud history of more than 135 years of innovation, we deliver the blueprint of the future for industries such as healthcare, schools, data centers, airports, stadiums, manufacturing and beyond through OpenBlue, our comprehensive digital offering.
Today, with a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries, Johnson Controls offers the world`s largest portfolio of building technology and software as well as service solutions from some of the most trusted names in the industry.
Visit www.johnsoncontrols.com for more information and follow @Johnson Controls on social platforms.
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| 2022-06-29T19:41:15Z |
Monkeypox death confirmed by LA County health officials
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. It’s believed to be the first U.S. fatality from the disease.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced the cause of death, and a spokesperson said it was confirmed by an autopsy. The patient was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized. No other information on the person was released.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks cases and has not confirmed any U.S. deaths from the disease. LA County officials say they worked with the CDC on their case.
A CDC spokesperson confirmed the cooperation but did not immediately respond when asked if this was the first U.S. death.
Texas public health officials on Aug. 30 reported the death of a person who had been diagnosed with monkeypox. The person was severely immunocompromised and their case is under investigation to determine what role monkeypox may have played in their death.
Monkeypox is spread through close skin-to-skin contact and prolonged exposure to respiratory droplets. It can cause a rash, fever, body aches and chills. Relatively few people require hospitalizations and only a handful of deaths worldwide have been directly linked to the disease.
The CDC recommends the monkeypox vaccine for people who are a close contact of someone who has disease; people who know a sexual partner was diagnosed in the past two weeks; and gay or bisexual men who had multiple sexual partners in the last two weeks in an area with known virus spread. Shots are also recommended for health care workers at high risk of exposure.
The United States has the most cases globally, with 21,985 confirmed, according to the CDC. California has recorded the most cases nationally, with more than 4,300. Black people and Latinos have been disproportionately infected.
A recent decline in cases, combined with an uptick in vaccinations, has encouraged the White House as officials promise to ramp up vaccination offerings at LGBTQ Pride festivals around the country in the coming weeks.
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| 2022-09-13T09:19:26Z |
SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRTX), a clinical-stage targeted oncology company, today announced the appointment of Laurie Stelzer as the Company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective May 16, 2022. Laurie will report to the Company's Chief Executive Officer, David Meek.
David commented, "We are excited to have Laurie join Mirati. She brings extensive finance expertise and strategic insights, which will be invaluable as we continue to deliver on our ambitious goals, including working toward our first potential launch in the U.S. this year with adagrasib in previously-treated KRASG12C non-small cell lung cancer. I am confident her proven leadership in biopharma will benefit Mirati, as we continue to scale towards becoming a sustainable, commercial oncology company and aggressively execute our strategy."
"I am honored to be part of an innovative and patient-centric company that is helping people with cancer, especially during this period of growth and as Mirati rapidly advances a deep pipeline of targeted oncology programs," said Laurie. "The Mirati team is dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with cancer and I look forward to working with my new colleagues to meaningfully advance this mission."
Laurie joins the Company most recently from Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (acquired by Pfizer) where she served as Executive Vice President and CFO since 2020. She brings 25 years of biopharma industry experience to her role in leading the company's finance functions. Prior to joining Arena, Laurie was the CFO at Halozyme Therapeutics where she led the finance, information technology, business development, project management and site operations organizations.
Prior to joining Halozyme, Laurie held senior management roles at Shire Plc (acquired by Takeda), including Senior Vice President of Finance, Division CFO for the Regenerative Medicine Division, and Head of Investor Relations. Previously she held positions of increasing responsibility during her fifteen-year career at Amgen, Inc., spanning the areas of finance, treasury, global accounting, and international/emerging markets.
Laurie received her B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University, and her M.B.A. from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Vickie Reed, Mirati's Chief Accounting Officer, filled the role of Mirati's Principal Accounting Officer and on an interim basis, the Principal Financial Officer, and will be retiring from Mirati later this year.
About Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company whose mission is to discover, design and deliver breakthrough therapies to transform the lives of patients with cancer and their loved ones. The company is relentlessly focused on bringing forward therapies that address areas of high unmet need, including lung cancer, and advancing a pipeline of novel therapeutics targeting the genetic and immunological drivers of cancer. Unified for patients, Mirati's vision is to unlock the science behind the promise of a life beyond cancer. For more information about Mirati, visit us at Mirati.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements regarding the business of Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. ("Mirati"). Any statement describing Mirati's goals, expectations, financial or other projections, intentions or beliefs, development plans and the commercial potential of Mirati's drug development pipeline, including without limitation adagrasib (selective KRASG12C inhibitor), sitravatinib (TAM receptor inhibitor), MRTX1719 (MTA cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor), MRTX1133 (selective KRAS G12D inhibitor), and MRTX0902 (SOS1 inhibitor), is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, particularly those challenges inherent in the process of discovering, developing and commercialization of new drug products that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics, and in the endeavor of building a business around such drugs.
Mirati's forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove correct, could cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although Mirati's forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of its management, these statements are based only on facts and factors currently known by Mirati. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Mirati's programs are described in additional detail in Mirati's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K, which are on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") available at the SEC's Internet site (www.sec.gov). Mirati assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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| 2022-05-16T21:46:30Z |
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Homeland Security Technology Consortium (HSTech), Advanced Technology International (ATI), and TechConnect today announced 17 finalists in the Security Innovation Challenge. These candidates will vie for $25,000 in prizes on September 29, 2022 when they pitch cutting-edge identity management technology before a room of corporate buyers, funders, and federal agencies in Washington, D.C. at Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit. Finalists also receive membership to HSTech, which supports the Department of Homeland Security in providing collaborative R&D and rapid prototyping capabilities critical to homeland security missions.
"If you're capable and interested in making security and privacy-centric contributions for the betterment of the nation, there are no funding vehicles more powerful than HSTech's consortium-managed other transaction authority," said Matthew Laudon, Vice President - TechConnect Division, ATI. "The Security Innovation Challenge will bring together finalists which are 85% non-traditional, meaning they are new to government contracting. These are technology solutions our nation might never have found without HSTech engagement, and we're honored to help build that bridge between private-sector and government needs."
Challenge applicants represent privacy-centric solutions for both civilian and federal applications, especially in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML); cybersecurity platforms; data harmonization software; pattern recognition software; and real-time analytics platforms. Primarily more advanced technologies, 65% represent technology readiness level six (6) or higher; and 85% boast at least prototype development.
"The Homeland Security Technology Consortium supports the security of our nation by addressing mission needs at the Department of Homeland Security and its partner agencies. Privacy-centric identity management technologies and processes remain critical capabilities across the federal enterprise, and we're excited to see what this group of innovators can show us in September," said Michael Dougherty, Executive Director of HSTech.
For more information about this Challenge, visit: https://events.techconnect.org/DTCFall/security-innovation-challenge/. To join HSTech, visit: https://bstc.ati.org/hstech-member-application/.
The Homeland Security Technology Consortium (HSTech) supports the collaborative R&D and rapid prototyping/piloting needs for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its components. HSTech sources capabilities across the homeland security and national border security technology spectrum. hstech.ati.org
With 25+ years of experience connecting emerging technologies with unique funding and partnership opportunities, TechConnect boasts the most robust research and innovation network in the world. It employs a broad scope of tools to deliver top technologies, including open innovation programs, conferences, and open-access publications. Each year, TechConnect prospects, vets, and connects thousands of emerging technologies with corporate, investment, municipal, and national defense clients. TechConnect is a division of Advanced Technology International. techconnect.org
ATI, a public-service nonprofit based in Summerville, S.C., builds and manages collaborations that conduct research and development of new technologies to solve our nation's most pressing challenges. Fueled by a community of experts from industry, academia, and government, ATI accelerates impact by using the power of collaboration to help the federal government quickly acquire novel technologies. ATI is a subsidiary of Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER), a public-service research institute organized as a nonprofit corporation, which is dedicated to informing decisions that shape the nation's future. ATI.org
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| 2022-08-11T15:54:42Z |
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) announced today that it has named Kate Healy, a financial services executive with substantive experience in workforce programs, as Managing Director for CFP Board Center for Financial Planning ("Center").
Healy is one of the financial services industry's most recognized advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion, and is an authority on workforce sustainability. In this position, she will lead the Center's strategic direction to elevate the financial planning profession through programs in diversity and inclusion, workforce development and knowledge creation. She will also lead fundraising efforts to ensure the ongoing viability and success of these programs.
Based in CFP Board's Washington, D.C. headquarters, she will report to CFP Board Chief Executive Officer Kevin R. Keller, CAE. She joins the organization on September 1.
"Kate is a respected leader in the financial planning profession and has been a valuable contributor of her time and talent to the Center since its inception in 2015," said CFP Board CEO Kevin R. Keller, CAE. "Her decades of experience in financial services and nonprofit organizations will facilitate the excellent work of the Center in creating a more diverse and sustainable financial planning profession."
Healy joins CFP Board after 13 years at TD Ameritrade Institutional where she most recently was Managing Director for Generation Next, leading advocacy efforts to expand the number of diverse advisors in critical market segments. She facilitated a record increase of women, Black and Hispanic CFP® professionals through partnerships with academia and industry, while strengthening educational efforts for students and advisory firms. Prior to TD Ameritrade, Healy spent 20 years in financial services marketing and program development roles in a variety of business models.
"I have enjoyed my nearly decade-long volunteer experiences with CFP Board, first as an inaugural member of the Women's Initiative in 2013 and then with the launch of the Center serving on several of its advisory groups. This opportunity seemed like a natural career progression to build upon my passion for workforce and diversity issues," said Healy. "I am excited to join CFP Board and work closely with the Center's many volunteers, dedicated staff, firm partners and other stakeholders to build the 21st century financial planner workforce."
Healy recently served as Board Chair for the Foundation for Financial Planning. The Foundation is the nation's leading charity devoted to expanding access to pro bono financial planning for people in crisis or need. She currently serves on the executive committee of the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation, which recognizes advisors and firms making a difference by donating time and money to charitable causes in communities across the country and around the world.
She has contributed to leading financial publications, including Barron's, InvestmentNews, Financial Planning, WealthManagement, ThinkAdvisor and the Financial Planning Association's NexGen Planner. She has received numerous trade and organization awards and recognitions including 2019 "Savvy Ladies" Change Maker Award, 2018 WealthManagment.com Ten to Watch, 2016 Investment Advisor IA 25 New Influencers and 2015 InvestmentNews Women to Watch.
Healy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ, and an Executive Certificate from SIFMA Securities Industry Institute at The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is the professional body for personal financial planners in the U.S. CFP Board sets standards for financial planning and administers the prestigious CFP® certification – one of the most respected certifications in financial services – so that the public has access to and benefits from competent and ethical financial planning. CFP Board, along with its Center for Financial Planning, is committed to increasing the public's awareness of CFP® certification and access to a diverse, ethical and competent financial planning workforce. Widely recognized by the public, advisors and firms as the standard for financial planning, CFP® certification is held by nearly 93,000 people in the United States.
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Ex-cop Chauvin to get federal sentence for Floyd’s killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Derek Chauvin will learn his sentence Thursday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, with a deal in place that would extend the former Minneapolis police officer’s time behind bars while shifting him to possibly more favorable conditions in a federal prison.
Chauvin agreed to a sentence of 20 to 25 years in his December plea to a federal charge in Floyd’s killing. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson will make the final decision, with prosecutors seeking the full 25 on the grounds that Chauvin’s actions were cold-blooded and needless.
The defense has asked for 20 years, saying Chauvin accepts responsibility for what he did, and has already gotten a 22 1/2-year prison sentence from a state court for murdering Floyd. Attorney Eric Nelson wrote that Chauvin’s “remorse will be made apparent to this Court,” suggesting Chauvin is likely to speak at Thursday’s hearing.
Former U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger said a judge could take such a statement into consideration during sentencing.
“This is his opportunity to say, ‘I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to, I didn’t think, or whatever,’” Heffelfinger said. “In federal court it’s very much to the inmate’s advantage to be remorseful, and to demonstrate remorse, even more than at a state sentencing.”
Chauvin briefly addressed Floyd’s family at his state sentencing hearing in May 2021, offering condolences. Relatives of Floyd gave victim impact statements then, and have the right to do so Thursday. The family’s attorneys did not respond to messages seeking comment on their plans.
In entering his federal plea, Chauvin for the first time admitted that he kept his knee on Floyd’s neck — even as the Black man’s pleaded, “I can’t breathe,” and then became unresponsive — resulting in Floyd’s death. Chauvin, who is white, admitted he willfully deprived Floyd of his right to be free from unreasonable seizure, including unreasonable force by a police officer, during the May 2020 arrest.
Floyd’s killing sparked protests in Minneapolis and around the world in a reckoning over police brutality and racism.
For his own protection, Chauvin has been held in isolation in a 10-by-10-foot room at the state’s maximum security prison that he’s allowed to leave for an average of one hour per day for exercise.
Defense attorney Eric Nelson said in a court filing last month that Chauvin might never be placed in a prison’s general population because of the risks of him becoming a target.
Chauvin’s plea deal calls for him to serve the federal sentence at the same time as the state one, and to serve it in federal prison. He’s expected to serve more time behind bars than he would have faced on the state sentence alone.
However, experts say Chauvin might be safer, and live under fewer restrictions, in a federal prison. His security level and final destination will be up to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, which could send him anywhere in the country.
Chauvin would run the risk in the general population of a Minnesota state prison of encountering inmates he had arrested or investigated. While he can’t totally escape his notoriety in a federal prison elsewhere, he’s unlikely to encounter inmates with whom he has a direct connection. If the bureau decides he’s safe enough in the general population, he’d have more opportunities to move about the facility, to work and to participate in programming.
With credit for good time in the federal system, he could serve anywhere from 17 years to 21 1/4 years behind bars, assuming the judge sticks to the range in the plea agreement. In the state system alone, Chauvin could have become entitled to parole after about 15 years.
Three other former Minneapolis police officers — Tou Thao, J. Alexander Keung and Thomas Lane — were convicted in February of federal civil rights charges in Floyd’s killing. Magnuson has not set sentencing dates for them.
Lane is also due to be sentenced Sept. 21 after pleading guilty in state court to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Thao and Kueng turned down plea deals and are due to be tried in state court Oct. 24 on aiding and abetting charges.
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STOCKHOLM , Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Impact AB (Nasdaq First North GM: CI) will set up a Cell Impact Forming™ flow plate demonstration line in Japan in collaboration with leading Japanese auto parts supplier F.C.C. Co., Ltd.
For several years, Cell Impact has carried out customer development projects for flow plates in Japan, a significant market for fuel cells and electrolysis equipment. The Japanese market is also one of the world's most demandingmarkets, requiring a long-term perspective and systematic work to be successful. Against this backdrop, Cell Impact Japan Inc. was established in early 2021 to better align with market requirements and strengthen the company's marketing capabilities.
In collaboration with F.C.C., a leading global automotive parts supplier, Cell Impact is pleased to announce that a Cell Impact Forming flow plate forming line will be installed at F.C.C.'s premises in Hamamatsu, Japan.
Over an extended period of time, this initiative will demonstrate Cell Impact's scalable, green and cost-efficient flow plate forming and production technology to existing and prospective customers.
"F.C.C. has found that Cell Impact Forming is a unique and cost-efficient way of producing flow plates. This is why we're so pleased to have created a joint team with Cell Impact to run production demonstration activities here in Japan so the fuel cell industry can learn more about this promising technology," says says Yoshifumi Fuchigami, Operating Officer at F.C.C.
"We are delighted to have established a relationship with F.C.C., a truly professional company with cutting-edge manufacturing technologies and know-how, and to have the opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of Cell Impact's forming technology with them in Japan," says Shigeru Nakagawa, Managing Director of Cell Impact Japan Inc.
"F.C.C. has a keen interest in this industry and with their assistance, I am sure we will carry out the demonstration activities in an excellent way," Pär Teike, CEO of Cell Impact, concludes.
The Cell Impact Forming line at F.C.C. is expected to be put into operation this fall.
About Cell Impact
Cell Impact AB (publ) is a global supplier of advanced flow plates to fuel cell and electrolysis manufacturers. The company has developed and patented a unique method for high-velocity forming, Cell Impact Forming™, which is significantly more scalable and cost-efficient compared to conventional forming methods. Cell Impact Forming is an environmentally friendly forming technology that consumes no water and very little electrical power.
The Cell Impact share is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market and FNCA Sweden AB is the company's Certified Advisor (CA). Contact info: +46 8-528 00 399 or [email protected].
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| 2022-08-30T18:54:59Z |
Global conference to focus on advancing the life-saving impacts of genomic health care
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced that it will feature International Tennis Hall of Fame member Chris Evert as a special guest at its inaugural Illumina Genomics Forum (IGF) on October 1. Evert, who was diagnosed with stage 1C ovarian cancer earlier this year, will participate in a fireside chat discussing how genomics can improve early cancer detection, lead to more proactive, effective treatment of cancer, and help save lives.
During the session, Evert will discuss her ovarian cancer diagnosis and personal treatment journey. After her younger sister passed away from ovarian cancer in 2020, Evert's doctors discovered that she had a rare inherited genetic mutation commonly linked to ovarian cancer, which ultimately led to the early discovery of her own cancer. Today, Evert's doctors are optimistic about her prognosis because the cancer was detected early.
Regarded as one of the most accomplished tennis players of all time, Evert won 18 major singles championships including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles.
"We are delighted to have Chris Evert, a role model for so many both on and off the court, to share her powerful firsthand story of how genomics is helping lead the global fight against cancer," said Kathryne Reeves, chief marketing officer of Illumina. "Today, unprecedented advances in genomics are resulting in better informed approaches to cancer diagnosis and treatment, which could significantly increase cancer survival rates and lead to patient outcomes we never thought possible."
Illumina previously announced that former US President Barack Obama will headline IGF in another fireside chat on the evening of Wednesday, September 28. Twelve years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Obama will discuss the continued need for equity, accessibility, and smarter health care to improve the human condition. Then, on September 30, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will deliver a keynote address on the remarkable potential of genomics to change the trajectory of global health.
Other IGF key themes include:
- How genomic technology is driving more informed, proactive, and personalized patient diagnosis and treatment in clinics
- Ways in which whole-genome sequencing is revolutionizing patient care
- The role of genomics in supporting health care's quadruple aim to improve population health, reduce costs, enhance the patient experience, and improve provider satisfaction
IGF will take place in San Diego from September 28 through October 1. For more information and to register for the conference, go to illuminagenomicsforum.com.
About Illumina
Illumina is improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Our focus on innovation has established us as a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, serving customers in the research, clinical, and applied markets. Our products are used for applications in the life sciences, oncology, reproductive health, agriculture, and other emerging segments. To learn more, visit illumina.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.
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| 2022-08-29T14:30:32Z |
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamilton Clark Sustainable Capital, Inc., an institutional investment bank focused on decarbonization and climate change solutions, announced today the appointment of Robert H. Edwards, Jr. as a Managing Director - Advisory, based in Washington, DC, and Allison K. Prescott as a Managing Director, based in New York City.
Edwards brings 25 years of experience in the climatetech, renewable energy, electric vehicles, and related sectors. He has held senior management positions with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Loans Programs Office (LPO), Kilpatrick Townsend, J.P. Morgan, and Hunton & Williams.
Prescott brings 13 years of experience in Private Equity Commercial Real Estate. She has worked as an equity investor with experience in development, acquisitions, fundraising, fund and joint venture formation, and debt financing at Creek Lane Capital and PNC Realty Investors.
"We are committed to supporting companies and projects delivering sustainable solutions to address the challenges of climate change. To that end, we are extremely pleased to have Rob's experience in project finance and the DOE's Loan Programs Office, and Allison's experience in the real estate industry," said John McKenna, HamiltonClark's CEO.
In his new role, Edwards will initially focus on advisory mandates for companies considering applying to the DOE Loan Programs Office (currently with $40 billion in lending authority), emerging climate tech and clean energy venture backed companies, companies bringing new technologies and services to the electric grid, and companies participating in the U.S. offshore wind industry supply chain.
Prescott will focus on the Built Environment, which generates nearly 40% of annual CO2 emissions. Transformation in this sector is a critical component to achieving Net-Zero by 2050. She plans to work with companies bringing new technologies and advanced materials to real estate and construction.
"Raising capital for companies leading the energy transition requires a hands-on approach, domain expertise and a seamless integration of advisory and execution capabilities to help drive new technologies to scale," said McKenna. "What sets us apart from other Wall Street investment banks in this space is our 30 years of experience, our entrepreneurial approach, and our determination to assist companies that are overlooked by other firms."
About Hamilton Clark Sustainable Capital, Inc.
HamiltonClark has been working with private and publicly traded companies for over 30 years to successfully complete corporate financing, project financing, mergers and acquisitions, and advisory assignments. With 16 Managing Directors based in Boston, New York, Washington DC, St. Louis, Dallas, Houston and San Francisco, it's financing transactions are sourced from institutional private equity, venture capital, and strategic corporate investors focused on promising new projects and technologies. The firm also assists large companies in right sizing their business, divesting non-core operations, and shareholder value enhancement. Hamilton Clark Sustainable Capital, Inc. is registered broker dealer with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. Learn more at https://www.hamiltonclark.com
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| 2022-06-06T12:58:56Z |
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's most respected cannabis company, Jungle Boys, is pleased to announce the grand opening of its second Florida medical marijuana dispensary, and fifth retail dispensary store in the United States, Jungle Boys Orlando.
Located at 11401 University Blvd, Orlando, FL 32817, Jungle Boys' new Orlando location is open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 9pm, and Sunday from 11am to 6pm.
The Jungle Boys Orlando dispensary offers The Company's award-winning and legendary product portfolio including 16 unique strains of Premium indoor flower available in Pre-Rolls, 3.5G Eighths, 7G Smalls, Live Rosin vapes, Cold Cure Rosin, Fresh Press Rosin, and Rosin Jam. Available strains include the likes of LA Kush Cake, Motor Breath, Perfect Triangle, Mimosa, Frosted Gelato, Mac 1, Zack's Pie, Hippie Crasher, SFV x TK, amongst others.
The Jungle Boys are celebrating the unveiling of this 5,500 square foot flagship Orlando dispensary with an official grand opening on September 1st, 2022, at 9am. Patients are encouraged to attend early for registration that begins at 7am.
As part of the celebration, First Watch is providing egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches in the morning at 8am and 10am. Tijuana Flats is hosting a taco bar for the afternoon at 12pm and 2pm. Local music artist, DJ Diezel, is also scheduled to spin throughout the day.
For more information, or to speak with the Jungle Boys team, please contact Addie Wray via email at [email protected].
Jungle Boys is a collective of cultivators working toward a singular mission: to grow clean and potent cannabis. For over a decade, they have strived to change the way people think about cultivation. It's more than just what they do — it's who they are. From humble backyard beginnings to state-of-the-art grow facilities, they're always searching for ways to perfect the process and take the jungle to new heights. Sharing their successes, challenges and experiences with their community, they're proud to inspire and educate the next generation of cannabis cultivators. They're proud to announce their 2nd official Jungle Boys retail location in Florida. Welcome to the Jungle, Orlando Florida.
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| 2022-09-01T10:41:05Z |
ST. LOUIS, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Abstrakt Marketing Group has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization, including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few.
"Companies need to authentically represent their brand to job-seekers," said Energage CEO Eric Rubino. "The employee experience needs to be on the mission-critical list. Leaders who embrace a people-first culture will benefit greatly. By giving employees a voice and showcasing your authentic culture through employer branding, organizations can attract those job seekers who complement their culture. Culture drives performance."
This is the ninth time Abstrakt has been named a Top Workplace by the Post-Dispatch, the first year being in 2012 just three years after the company opened its doors. Last year, Abstrakt acquired Sapper Consulting, a B2B lead generation and sales consulting firm. As a result of that acquisition, Abstrakt now employs over 500 team members and reached a new level of revenue growth last year with over $53 million. At the company's average growth rate, it is adding over 100 new jobs a year.
"We currently have over 1,800 unique client partners across our service offerings, which has allowed us to build out over 20 different career paths for our team members. Recently, we highlighted those with our first internal career fair," said Abstrakt CEO Scott Scully. "You don't make it to year 13 in business without amazing people. The services themselves can only take you so far, having a passionate and engaged team is the number one key to success. We are proud of what we've accomplished thus far, but more importantly we are excited for what's to come."
Additionally, Abstrakt is proud to announce its achievement as one of the 2022 Top 50 Inspiring Workplaces in North America. Inspiring Workplaces considers an organization's culture and purpose, leadership, wellbeing, inclusion, communication, and experience. The organization has previously won four different Inspiring Workplaces awards, including Inspiring Wellbeing and Inspiring Innovation in 2021. The announcement from Inspiring Workplaces credited the business for its year-over-year growth and investment in its people.
Wondering what life at Abstrakt is all about? Check out the company's unique culture and explore the website! Abstrakt is currently seeking individuals who are ready to make an immediate impact. Apply today!
Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Abstrakt Marketing Group is a B2B lead generation company and business growth agency. For the last 12 years, they have offered multi-channel marketing solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses that are looking to grow. Our services help with the biggest problem most companies have while growing their business—building and maintaining a consistent sales pipeline. Abstrakt more recently acquired Sapper Consulting, a B2B lead generation and sales consulting firm that was founded by Jeff Winters in 2013. Sapper helps growing companies generate new clients through B2B appointment setting and specializes in outbound email. As an enterprise, Abstrakt has over 500+ team members and is partnered with more than 1,700 clients internationally who grow their business using these services.
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Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 14 years of culture research and the results from 23 million employees surveyed across more than 70,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit energage.com or topworkplaces.com.
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| 2022-06-30T21:38:00Z |
NEW YORK (AP) — Mort Janklow, a colorful former corporate attorney who raised high the power of the literary agent as he brokered big advances for publishing, political and entertainment leaders, from Ronald Reagan and Al Gore to David McCullough and Barbara Walters, has died.
Janklow died Wednesday of heart failure at his home in Water Mill, New York, just days before his 92nd birthday. His death was announced by publicist Paul Bogaards, speaking on behalf of Janklow’s family and his literary agency, Janklow & Nesbit Associates.
“Mort was a beacon of positivity and hope in an uncertain world,” his business partner Lynn Nesbit said in a statement. “He radiated optimism and his clients, family, and friends were always leaning on and learning from him as a result. He was a bright light in the publishing world, devoted to his writers and passionate about our business. We will all miss him.”
Janklow was among the first of the so-called “superagents,” and became one by accident, stepping in to help with a book by a legal client and old friend, the speechwriter and columnist William Safire, and quickly mastering his new profession. Janklow was credited, and faulted, for the proliferation of blockbuster books and million-dollar deals in the 1970s and beyond, for jolting a gentleman’s trade with a lawyerly savvy about marketing, subsidiary rights and the fine print of a publishing contract.
“Mort brought publishing people into the space age,” Simon & Schuster executive Joni Evans told New York magazine in 1987.
He was a great character — so energetic he would dictate dozens of letters a day; a fighter on the tennis court and in the boardroom, a schmoozer with large-framed glasses and monogrammed white shirts, a whirlwind with a mental directory of one-liners, anecdotes and superlatives. Never afraid to cite his own accomplishments, Janklow liked to recall that some of the contracts he negotiated were worth more than the $25 million the Hearst Corporation needed to purchase the publisher William Morrow.
“One of the reasons to drive for big advances is not to make authors and agents rich,” Janklow told The New York Times in 1989. “It’s to make the publisher aware of what he’s bought. You’ve got to get them pregnant. They get up before their sales force and say, ‘We paid millions for this book. This is the biggest book we’ve got. Drive it into the stores.’”
He was at ease with liberals (Gore, Michael Moore) and conservatives (Reagan), with brand name fiction writers such as Sidney Sheldon and Danielle Steel, and with the journalists Ted Koppel and Daniel Schorr. His clout and credentials would multiply late in 1988 when he and fellow agent Lynn Nesbit announced the founding of Janklow & Nesbit Associates, with Nesbit bringing along such award-winning authors as Tom Wolfe and Robert Caro.
Not all his clients were superstars, at least at the beginning. He took on McCullough well before the historian’s million-selling “Truman.” He handled disgraced Nixon aide John Erhlichman, poet Diane Ackerman and the first novel by Jill Eisenstadt. In recent years, Janklow & Nesbit authors included prize winners Joan Didion and Jhumpa Lahiri, along with the more checkered James Frey, undone (under a different agency) as a memoirist, but reborn as a novelist. Janklow’s son, Luke, negotiated deals for Anderson Cooper and Simon Cowell. Mort Janklow also had a daughter, Angela, a former editor for Vanity Fair.
Janklow served on numerous advisory boards, among them he Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations for over four decades.
Born in New York City in 1930, Janklow was a lawyer’s son raised in a tough Queens neighborhood, a brilliant, assured child who skipped enough grades to graduate from high school at age 16. He attended Syracuse University as an undergraduate, and Columbia Law School as a graduate student. He married young, divorced young, then met and married Linda LeRoy, daughter of Hollywood director Mervin LeRoy, sister of restaurateur Warner LeRoy and his longtime partner in high society.
Janklow joined the law firm of Spear and Hill in 1960, and seven years later formed his own Janklow & Traum. Among his clients was Safire, himself a former Syracuse student, who in the early 1970s was leaving his job as a speechwriter for President Richard Nixon and wanted Janklow to represent him for a memoir.
Janklow not only worked out a $250,000 deal with publisher William Morrow, but helped break publishing precedent by recovering around one-third of his advance when the publisher attempted to drop the book, claiming that the Watergate scandal made Safire’s story obsolete. (Authors usually had to return all the money.) Safire had left his job before Watergate emerged and his memoir, published by Doubleday, would be called “Before the Fall.”
“Bill ran around Washington telling all of his friends and colleagues about his friend who was his agent,” Janklow wrote for The Daily Beast in 2009, shortly after Safire’s death.
“His opinion carried such weight even then that the telephone in my office began to ring … and within two years I abandoned a successful law practice and became an agent full time, a decision I’ve never regretted.”
In 1977, Janklow enriched Safire again when he negotiated a $1 million contract with Ballantine Books for Safire’s “Full Disclosure,” regarded at the time as the highest advance ever for a first novel. He would later negotiate seven-figure deals for “Silence of the Lambs” novelist Thomas Harris, and for memoirs by Reagan and Pope John Paul II, Ted Turner and Barbara Walters.
Summing up his clout, Janklow posed a riddle to New York magazine in 1987: “Where does a 500-pound gorilla sit?”
The answer: “Anywhere it wants.”
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| 2022-05-26T01:52:49Z |
Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle among World Cup sites
NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Kansas City, Missouri, were the newcomers among the 11 U.S. sites picked to host games at the 2026 World Cup, while Baltimore, Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Tennessee, and Orlando, Florida, were left out.
Arlington, Texas; East Rutherford, New Jersey; Foxborough, Massachusetts, and Inglewood and Santa Clara, California, were the holdovers.
FIFA announced its selections Thursday for the first World Cup with three co-hosts, also picking three Mexican cities and two in Canada.
The U.S. selections included none of the nine stadiums used at the 1994 World Cup. The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and Orlando’s Camping World Stadium were the only ones remaining in contention, and they were among the sites dropped in the final round.
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| 2022-06-16T22:45:55Z |
Idaho man convicted for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (KIFI) – A federal jury convicted Sean Robert Wathen on Friday, May 13 for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Wathen worked with Larry Junior Hillbroom and others to acquire and smuggle methamphetamine through international airports between North Idaho and the Pacific Islands of Guam and Palau. Wathen acquired pounds of methamphetamine for Hillbroom over several months in 2015. Hillbroom and others would then use several different methods to smuggle the drugs, including shampoo containers and carrying the substance on their person, to Guam and Palau. Once in Guam or Palau, Hillbroom would coordinate with locally-based individuals to sell the methamphetamine. Law enforcement officers learned of the conspiracy, investigated, and ultimately arrested Hillbroom and his coconspirators.
Wathen is scheduled to be sentenced on August 9, 2022 and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Wathen was originally charged with Morgan Kenney, 36, Zachary Craig Carlson, 31, and Larry Junior Hillbroom, 37, all of Hope, Idaho. Kenney, Carlson, and Hillbroom previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced to imprisonment. Morgan Kenny was sentenced to 52 months, Zachary Craig Carlson was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment, and Larry Junior Hillbroom was sentenced to 96 months imprisonment.
U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr., of the District of Idaho made the announcement and commended the cooperative efforts of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bonner County Sheriff's Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Coeur d’Alene Police Department, Idaho State Police, U.S. Border Patrol, and the U.S. Marshals Service, which led to charges.
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| 2022-05-18T23:20:52Z |
Deal Creates One of Nation's Largest Real Estate and Property Management Firms
RICHMOND, Va., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Evernest, a national, full-service real estate and property management firm, announced today a merger with three divisions of Virginia-based Dodson Property Management. The merger will bring Dodson's divisions overseeing single-family property management, small multi-family buildings, and association management into the Evernest portfolio.
The merger includes Dodson's entire single-family portfolio of 2,450 units; 1,100 units under its Portfolio Management division of smaller multi-family buildings; and all Association Management operations, encompassing 170 associations and 15,000 units. The names of the divisions will change to Evernest.
The merger is Evernest's largest to date, and adds roughly 3,550 single-family homes and small multi-family units to Evernest's portfolio. The deal boosts Evernest's overall portfolio to more than 11,000 single-family homes and apartments under management nationwide and positions Evernest as one of the largest single-family and small multi-family real estate and property management firms in America. Additionally, the deal moves Evernest into the management of homeowners and condominium associations in Virginia and Florida.
"This merger is really the culmination of two companies that have a similar culture, a similar tech platform, and similar teams that have built legacies in large-scale, single-family property management," said Matthew Whitaker, Evernest Founder and CEO. "A combined company will add value to Dodson and Evernest clients through shared resources, shared values, and shared systems."
The merger with Dodson places Evernest's property management and brokerage services into four new single-family markets: Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Williamsburg, Va., as well as Northern Virginia. Dodson has association management operations in Richmond, Northern Virginia, Williamsburg, and Sarasota, Fla. These markets add to the 18 national regions already served by Evernest's elite team of property managers and real estate brokers. Like Dodson, Evernest has focused in recent years on acquiring and merging operations to grow and better support owners and residents. The Dodson merger comes on the heels of 21 previous deals, either mergers or outright acquisitions, made by Evernest. Dodson is one of five deals Evernest has made in the second quarter of 2022 alone.
"We have a vision for our own company's growth, and felt scale was necessary to build the best leadership team in the industry and to provide our residents and clients with all of the resources possible to ensure that they have a quality experience," said Duke Dodson, President and CEO of Dodson Companies. "We're extremely close with Matthew and the team at Evernest and have worked together over the years to build our businesses from the ground up, share best practices, and help one another grow, so we felt very comfortable in taking this big step to come together as one."
Dodson's existing leadership, operations, and property/association management teams will remain in place in the markets the company serves. Both property owners and residents will experience a seamless transition, maintain the same team members they know, and see continually improving processes and systems. Publicly, Dodson signage will change to Evernest. Dodson's Commercial, Development and short-term rental divisions remain independent and are not included in the Evernest merger.
Adds Whitaker: "As we expand into Virginia, and join forces with the Dodson team, we're excited to help residents, owners, and investors achieve their real estate goals and show them what a great property and association management company can be."
Based in Birmingham, Ala., Evernest operates in 25 real estate markets across the country. It is one of the nation's largest single-family and small multi-family investment broker and property management provider. The firm manages more than 11,000 homes for over 4,100 owners, brokers more than 1,000 investment deals annually, and has made the Inc5000 list five of the last six years. Learn more about Evernest at Evernest.co.
Dodson was founded in 2007 as a property management and real estate company dedicated to the needs of investor owners and tenants. Today, Dodson operates a commercial property management and brokerage division, Dodson Commercial; a real estate development group, Dodson Development; and a short-term rental management division. Learn more at DodsonDev.com and DodsonCommercial.com.
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Spencer Sutton
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Jeff Kelley
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| 2022-06-30T18:47:42Z |
NEW YORK, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WHY: New York, N.Y., June 6, 2022. Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPST) between March 18, 2021 and May 9, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") of the important July 12, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Upstart securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Upstart class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6208 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] or [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 12, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Upstart's AI model could not adequately account for macroeconomic factors such as interest rates that impact the market-clearing price for loans; (2) as a result, Upstart was experiencing negative impact on its conversion rate; (3) as a result, Upstart was reasonably likely to use its balance sheet to fund loans; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Upstart's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Upstart class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6208 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] or [email protected] for information on the class action.
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| 2022-06-07T03:17:09Z |
(The Hill) — A bill to restrict private ownership of big cats like lions, tigers and leopards as pets and for breeding passed the House on Thursday, marking a victory for animal welfare activists and Carole Baskin of the “Tiger King” Netflix show.
The House passed the bill 278-134, with all votes against being Republican and 63 Republicans joining with Democrats to vote in favor.
It now heads to the Senate, where bill advocates believe it has a shot of passing by unanimous consent. The White House on Tuesday issued a formal statement of support for the bill, indicating that President Biden will sign it into law if it comes to his desk. The bill previously passed the House in the last Congress in December 2020, when there was little time for the Senate to consider it.
The bill was supported not only by animal welfare groups, but also by a number of law enforcement organizations, like the National Sheriff’s Association.
Big cats kept as pets have frequently been seen on the loose, posing a danger to the public. Last year, a tiger in Houston, Texas, reportedly escaped its owners’ property after climbing over a fence. Police have little training or skill on how to deal with the wild animals on the loose, or if confronted with one while conducting other activities.
In a 2011 incident in Zanesville, Ohio, a man set free around 50 exotic animals from his collection — including lions, tigers, bears and a baboon — shortly before killing himself. Police, fearing for public safety, shot and killed dozens of the animals.
“I’ve experienced the worst-case scenario first-hand, and it is a gut-wrenching experience to think about tigers, lions, and other big cats on the prowl in such close proximity to our homes and our schools,” Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz, of the Zanesville area, said in a statement.
Under the bill led by Reps. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), possession of the big cats and cross-breeds would be limited to wildlife sanctuaries, state universities and certified zoos, and ban breeding the cats except by a certified zoo or animal exhibitor. Those on display must be kept at least 15 feet away from the public or build a permanent barrier to prevent contact.
Current owners of big cats now who would be otherwise restricted will be able to keep them, as long as they do not breed, acquire or sell any prohibited wildlife species; do not allow direct contact between cats and the public; and register the cat with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That would gradually phase out private ownership of the animals.
The bill would take aim at the “cub-petting” industry assailed by animal welfare activists, in which members of the public pay to play or take photos with tiger cubs or other big cats.
Many advocates for the bill, including the Humane Society of the United States, have credited the popularity of the 2020 “Tiger King” Netflix series with bringing public attention to private ownership of big cats in the U.S. and propelled the bill forward. A version of the legislation was first introduced a decade ago.
“‘Tiger King’ has clearly put this on the radar for everyone,” animal welfare lobbyist Marty Irby, who is also executive director of Animal Wellness Action, told The Hill earlier this week. “If we had not seen COVID and ‘Tiger King’ come out at the same time when COVID first hit and be such an overwhelming presence around the globe, really not even just the U.S., then we probably would not be where we are today.”
Baskin, the founder and CEO of Florida rescue facility Big Cat Rescue, has met with dozens of lawmakers and offices about the bill and has frequently been spotted on Capitol Hill advocating for the bill.
“It is an enormous expense to care for these animals and reckless behavior foists a massive long-term financial liability on animal sanctuaries,” Baskin said in a statement. “None of these private big cat owners holds onto the animals for very long, and that means they get turned over to groups like Big Cat Rescue that have to take in these traumatized, often very unhealthy animals.”
Though the bill had broad Republican support, some House Republicans voiced opposition to the bill.
Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee, argued that the bill would duplicate federal processes and proposed giving the Department of Agriculture authority to regulate the cats rather than the Department of the Interior.
Several other Republicans argued that the House should be spending time addressing other topics like inflation or the Southern border, and that regulation of private big cat ownership should be left to the states.
Irby called the complaints about time spent on the issue “ridiculous, in light of the fact that everyone had plenty of time to practice and dedicate resources to the Congressional Baseball Game this week, which really does little to nothing to help the American people.”
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| 2022-07-30T19:06:32Z |
Biden unveils $800 million security package for Ukraine in call with Zelensky
By Kevin Liptak, CNN
President Joe Biden on Wednesday told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the US was sending his nation an additional $800 million worth of weapons, ammunition and other security assistance.
It comes as US officials warn of a potentially bloody new phase in the ongoing war, focused on the eastern regions of Ukraine as Russia withdraws its troops from the area around the capital Kyiv.
“The Ukrainian military has used the weapons we are providing to devastating effect. As Russia prepares to intensify its attack in the Donbas region, the United States will continue to provide Ukraine with the capabilities to defend itself,” Biden said in a statement.
Biden detailed the new announcement in a midday telephone call with Zelensky that lasted for about an hour.
“Continued constant dialogue with @POTUS. Assessed Russian war crimes. Discussed additional package of defensive and possible macro-financial aid. Agreed to enhance sanctions,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter.
The US is providing Ukraine with 11 Mi-17 helicopters, 300 Switchblade drones, 18 Howitzers and protective equipment to guard against chemical attacks in the latest batch of security assistance approved by the White House, the Pentagon announced. In addition, the new weapons package includes 200 M113 armored personnel carriers, 10 counter-artillery radars, 500 Javelin anti-tank missiles and 30,000 sets of body armor and helmets.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the $800 million package was intended to “meet urgent Ukrainian needs for today’s fight” as Russian forces shift the focus of their attack to eastern and southern Ukraine. He said the weapons would begin being sent to Ukraine “as soon as possible,” noting that previous security assistance had been sent in as little as four-to-five days after security packages were approved.
As of Tuesday night, two sources said helicopters had been removed from the assistance list, though Biden said in his statement they were ultimately included. Ukraine had initially asked the White House at the last minute not to send the helicopters, indicating they wanted more time to assess whether they’d be useful. But during Wednesday’s phone call, Zelensky told Biden his country needed them, so they were put back in the package, a source familiar with the matter said.
The Mi-17 helicopters that were added to the package had been earmarked for Afghanistan, Kirby said.
The $800 million shipment brings the total amount of military assistance the US has provided to Ukraine to more than $3 billion. Ukraine’s 2020 defense budget was only about $6 billion, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. In less than two months, the US has provided nearly half of that in security assistance, underscoring the pace at which the White House has worked to send in weaponry and equipment.
Delivery of earlier packages was still being completed as the new one was announced. The US expects a remaining number of the first 100 Switchblade drone systems to get into Ukraine “over the course of the next day,” according to a senior US defense official.
The official also said that another shipment of Javelin anti-tank missiles from the US is expected to get to Ukraine in the next 24 hours. The US also has helped coordinate two airlift deliveries from two other nations into Ukraine, the official said during an off-camera briefing Wednesday.
Switchblade drones are small, portable drones that carry warheads and detonate on impact. The smallest model can hit a target up to six miles away, according to the company that produces the drones.
“The steady supply of weapons the United States and its allies and partners have provided to Ukraine has been critical in sustaining its fight against the Russian invasion. It has helped ensure that Putin failed in his initial war aims to conquer and control Ukraine. We cannot rest now. As I assured President Zelenskyy, the American people will continue to stand with the brave Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom,” Biden wrote in a statement.
The Pentagon was still working through how US forces will train Ukrainians on some of the new systems they are sending in the security assistance package.
“We’re still working through what those options are going to look like, what that training’s going to look like, how many US troops are going to be involved in it, where’s it going to be, how long,” Kirby said at a briefing with reporters.
He said the US would be able to train the Ukrainians on the new systems “very, very quickly,” and would likely be done by training a small number of Ukrainian troops who could then train others, including on the Switchblade drones, some of which were sent in an earlier assistance package.
The new tranche of money for Ukraine comes as the Pentagon is set to convene a meeting of its top weapons makers Wednesday to discuss the industry’s capacity to support Ukraine in a protracted war with Russia, according to a defense official and an industry official.
The classified discussion will include proposals to speed up the production of existing systems and develop new systems critical to the Defense Department’s assistance to Ukraine and to allies, the defense official said.
The meeting will bring together the top eight prime defense contractors, such as General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and others. It is “part of our ongoing, frequent dialogue with industry partners to ensure a resilient industrial base that is responsive to the Department’s needs,” the official said.
The meeting will bring together the top eight prime defense contractors, including General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin, among others. It is “part of our ongoing, frequent dialogue with industry partners to ensure a resilient industrial base that is responsive to the Department’s needs,” the official said.
The sense of things, the official said, is the US is “assuming this is going to be a years-long endeavor” in a scenario where, at a minimum, Ukraine will not able to safely manufacture weapons in its own country.
But in the meeting, the official said, the contractors are likely to bring up the serious challenges still facing defense manufacturing in the US, including ongoing and severe supply chain issues and a lack of affordable labor. All of this continues to constrict defense manufacturing capacity and could grow worse as increased defense spending in the budget and Ukraine contracts vie for manufacturing capacity, the official said.
The issue of capacity is also impacting the manufacture of critical ammunition supplies, even though most of it is done in government-owned, contractor-operated facilities.
This story has been updated with additional details.
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| 2022-04-13T21:02:12Z |
What are the best Callaway golf shoes?
As one of the leading brands of golf equipment and apparel, Callaway sets the standard for quality and design. In addition to their popular golf clubs and golf balls, Callaway makes fashionable golf shirts, shorts, hats and shoes.
Golfers rely on Callaway golf shoes to navigate the course just like they trust the clubs that launched the company to its stellar reputation. Callaway golf shoes are known for fresh designs, breathability and a variety of styles that fit the taste of every golfer. For its catchy look and waterproof durability, the best Callaway golf shoes are the Callaway Coronado V2.
What to know before you buy Callaway golf shoes
Sizing
Finding a good fit with your golf shoes is important for both comfort and performance. Your golf shoe size should be the same as your regular shoes, but it is always best to try them on first. When trying on golf shoes, wear the same socks you will wear on the golf course to make sure you have the right fit.
Spiked vs. spikeless shoes
Callaway makes both spiked and spikeless shoes. Spiked shoes hold the turf better and provide greater stability for your swing. They are best suited for golfers with fast, sweeping swings that generate a lot of centrifugal force. Spiked shoes cannot be worn off the golf course. Spikeless golf shoes have small plastic nubs that provide considerable traction, but their greatest benefit is their versatility in being comfortable enough to wear during your round and then off the course afterwards.
Fashionable golf shoes
There are different styles of golf shoes. Vintage saddle shoes are still available, although a more athletic look is gaining in popularity. Most Callaway golf shoes look like athletic shoes and have an extensive selection of styles and colors. Many of these golf shoes are spikeless and can be worn casually off the course.
What to look for in quality Callaway golf shoes
Synthetic uppers
Flexibility is important with golf shoes as they absorb the twisting and turning of your swing. Rigid shoes are uncomfortable and unforgiving. Most Callaway golf shoes have synthetic leather uppers that allow the shoe to flex easily with even the fastest swings. Many synthetic uppers are paired with a mesh binding that allows your foot to breathe.
Cushioned insole
Callaway uses its trademarked Forged Foam to cushion the shoe insoles. This makes a long day on the course more comfortable when walking from hole to hole or standing on the tee box or fairway. Comfortable feet give your mind one less thing to worry about when preparing for your next shot.
Waterproof
Many Callaway golf shoes are made with waterproof material that keeps water from penetrating the shoe and keeping your feet dry. They are ideal for wet climates or if you play early in the morning when there is heavy dew. Keep in mind that shoes labeled “water-resistant” are not the same thing as waterproof shoes. Water-resistant shoes repel moisture, but they can’t fully protect your feet against wet course conditions.
How much you can expect to spend on Callaway golf shoes
Some older Callaway golf shoes run $60-$80 but may have limited color choices. Newer designs with the latest technology start at $80-$110, and the highest-end Callaway golf shoes with waterproofing and innovative design cost $110-$140.
Callaway golf shoes FAQ
How do I keep my shoes clean?
A. Leather golf shoes require more care. The leather wants to curl inward over time, so using shoe trees to keep the shoes expanded is recommended. A leather softener applied to the shoe after dirt has been washed away is also important for restoring the leather to its genuine state. Synthetic shoes should have any loose debris and dirt washed off after each round. Keep an eye on your shoelaces too as they often get dirtier than the shoe itself over time.
Does Callaway offer a warranty?
A. Yes, Callaway extends a two-year limited warranty on all of its equipment and apparel. Third-party damage and normal wear and tear is not covered. Be aware that the warranty is voided if the shoes are not purchased through an authorized Callaway retailer.
What are the best Callaway golf shoes to buy?
Top Callaway golf shoes
Callaway Coronado V2 Golf Shoes
What you need to know: These shoes look stylish and have an excellent reputation for being waterproof and durable.
What you’ll love: A synthetic rubber sole supports a well-cushioned forged foam midsole, and the shoe is extra stable due to a heel stabilizer and nine thermoplastic spikes. The microfiber leather upper provides waterproofing.
What you should consider: The sturdy construction takes a long time to break in and may cause blisters initially.
Where to buy: Sold by Callaway Golf, Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top Callaway golf shoes for the money
What you need to know: These affordable spikeless golf shoes are extremely lightweight with a sleek style that looks good off the course, too.
What you’ll love: The ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) midsole provides a natural ground feel. There is a mesh liner for breathability and heat ventilation. The upper has a stability cage and the insole has five millimeters of foam for extra comfort.
What you should consider: There were some concerns about the toe being too narrow and flimsy compared to the rest of the shoe’s support.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This spikeless shoe looks great on and off the course and provides great protection from inclement weather.
What you’ll love: The low-top styling offers comfort on the course and flexibility to wear with anything off the course. A full-grain leather upper is waterproof, and the EVA midsole has extra comfort. Multidirectional lugs provide outsole stability.
What you should consider: They are more expensive than other spikeless shoes, and they have a businesslike appeal.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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| 2022-06-01T02:07:01Z |
Investment supports graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds, with a focus on developing diverse healthcare leaders
OAKLAND, Calif., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Shield of California today announced it will invest $7 million over five years for a new fellowship program at UC Berkeley School of Public Health to support graduate students from underrepresented communities. The program, which aims to increase diversity among health professionals, will train fellows to leverage data and analytics to improve public health and advance health equity.
The first cohort of 20 students in the Blue Shield of California Health Equity Fellowship program will begin in August 2022. Over the next five years, the program will support approximately 100 master's and doctoral candidates, funding students from a diverse range of communities – including African American, Native American, Latinx, and Pacific Islander backgrounds – groups that are under-represented in the healthcare industry in California, particularly in senior leadership positions.
The nonprofit health plan also will provide fellows with real-world professional experiences –including internships and access to mentors – to address complex healthcare challenges. Blue Shield anticipates hiring many of the fellows upon graduation.
"The health inequities that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic have shown us the need to build healthcare policies and practices in a culturally sensitive way," said DD Johnice, vice president of the Health Transformation Lab at Blue Shield of California. "Having members of underrepresented communities on the teams that design and build new health solutions, as well as lead innovative healthcare organizations, is critical to transforming health care. We cannot achieve health equity without growing and supporting diverse, top talent."
UC Berkeley School of Public Health Dean Michael C. Lu said, "This fellowship will create a pipeline of underrepresented talent in public health and offer wrap-around support – including tutoring and mentoring, projects and internships, cohort experience, and leadership development – to assure their success. I am grateful to Blue Shield of California for their partnership in helping us build a better and stronger, more diverse and inclusive public health system."
In addition to financial support, the fellowship offers students a robust set of resources and opportunities, including:
- Early outreach and recruitment to prospective fellows
- Tutoring and career services
- Leadership and professional development workshops
- Educational and mental health counseling
- Social activities and networking opportunities with fellowship alumni
- Opportunities to apply biostatistics and advanced analytics expertise to real business challenges
- Internships at Blue Shield of California and access to mentors at the health plan
"At Blue Shield, we want to create a healthcare system that's worthy of all our family and friends, and sustainably affordable. Ensuring that care is equitable is a big part of that, and one way we can help make that happen is employing people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, who can use analytics and relate to the needs of our members," said Paul Markovich, president and CEO, Blue Shield of California. "I'm excited about this program because it creates a path to do just that, and I look forward to welcoming the first fellows this fall."
Blue Shield is committed to accelerating career growth for diverse employees by recruiting, hiring, and retaining such talent at all levels. The health plan's initiatives include:
- Blue Shield's signature youth mental health initiative BlueSky, which supports Health Career Connection's summer internship program to help build the next generation of diverse mental and behavioral health professionals and leaders in California
- Blue Shield's career development programs for employees at every level, helping to ensure internal mobility and offer employees exposure, experiences, leadership and skills training, and tools to grow in their roles and prepare for promotions
- Mentorship and sponsorship programs for employees from underrepresented communities with guidance, advocacy, and strong connections within the organization
- Access to bachelor's and master's programs at no cost to employees
About Blue Shield of California
Blue Shield of California strives to create a healthcare system worthy of its family and friends that is sustainably affordable. Blue Shield of California is a tax-paying, nonprofit, independent member of the Blue Shield Association with over 4.5 million members, over 7,500 employees, and more than $21 billion in annual revenue. Founded in 1939 in San Francisco and now headquartered in Oakland, Blue Shield of California and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid, and Medicare healthcare service plans in California. The company has contributed more than $192 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation in the last five years to have an impact on California communities. For more news about Blue Shield of California, please visit news.blueshieldca.com. Or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook.
About UC Berkeley School of Public Health
For more than 75 years, UC Berkeley School of Public Health has been a global health leader in research innovation, educational excellence, and social impact. Berkeley Public Health's network of faculty, students, alumni (more than 18,000), and partners innovate and collaborate to solve the most pressing public health problems of our time: climate change, pandemic outbreaks, chronic diseases, and social inequality. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes Berkeley Public Health as one of nine health promotion and disease prevention research centers around the nation. For more news about UC Berkeley School of Public Health, please visit publichealth.berkeley.edu. Or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
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| 2022-05-19T15:37:53Z |
- Proteomics International establishes world class Clinical Advisory Board promarkerd.com/clinical-advisory-board
- Comprises highly-respected physicians specialising in diabetes and kidney disease care from the United States, Europe and Australia
- New advisory board offers doctors' viewpoint in commercialisation of the PromarkerD blood test for the prediction of diabetic kidney disease
- Doctors will ultimately order PromarkerD for diabetes patients with the advisory board able to provide specific and tailored advice from the voice of the customer perspective
PERTH, Australia, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd (Proteomics International; ASX: PIQ) is pleased to announce it has assembled a team of world leading clinicians specialising in nephrology and endocrinology to advise the Company on its clinical and commercial initiatives towards a successful launch of the PromarkerD test for diabetic kidney disease to physicians globally.
The clinicians—from the United States, Europe and Australia—are global experts in diabetes technology and care, and influential key opinion leaders (KOLs) in their respective fields. Together, they form a world class clinical advisory board to offer expert opinion on the best strategies for the market rollout of PromarkerD from a doctor's viewpoint.
The engagement of the Clinical Advisory Board builds upon a powerful clinical utility study that demonstrated the PromarkerD predictive test for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) can help inform doctors' treatment decisions and improve clinical outcomes for patients with type 2 diabetes [ASX 18 Oct 21]. Ultimately it is physicians that will order the PromarkerD test for their patients, and generate sales for Proteomics International.
Proteomics International Managing Director Dr Richard Lipscombe said, "Our new Clinical Advisory Board will provide a great insight into what doctors, being the end users of the product, regard as the key topics for the successful rollout of PromarkerD globally, so it's critical to have their perspective."
Proteomics International Chief Commercialisation Officer Vik Malik said, "We are excited with the recruitment of world-class clinical thought leaders in the fields of endocrinology and nephrology to serve as our global brand ambassadors and provide validation towards our clinical and commercial initiatives."
"Wide adoption of PromarkerD testing could inform doctors' treatment decisions to help avoid end-stage interventions such as dialysis and kidney transplant in patients with type 2 diabetes, and this offers potentially significant benefit to patient quality of life and cost savings for healthcare systems. We are looking forward to our KOLs providing specific and tailored advice from the voice of the customer perspective to assist the rollout of the PromarkerD test to the world," he said.
The Clinical Advisory Board comprises seven highly-respected physicians, researchers and thought leaders, from some of the world's top hospitals and universities specialising in the care of diabetes and its complications.
Authorised by the Board of Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd (ASX.PIQ).
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| 2022-04-12T08:14:35Z |
MILAN, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers have identified an immune biomarker in newborns that can predict the subsequent onset and severity of paediatric atopic eczema, a new study presented at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress has shown.
The Barrier dysfunction in Atopic newBorns (BABY) study analysed a cohort of 450 babies (300 term and 150 preterm newborns) to examine whether skin barrier and immune biomarkers could predict the onset and severity of eczema during the first 2 years of life.
Both term and preterm babies with elevated levels of Thymus and Activation-Regulated Chemokine (TARC) at 2 months were found to be more than twice as likely to develop eczema by the age of 2 years. This increased risk was still prevalent after adjusting for parental atopy (where the immune system is more sensitive to allergic diseases) and filaggrin gene mutations, which is a major predisposing factor for eczema. The study found a positive association between the level of TARC and the severity of eczema.
Researchers used tape strips to painlessly and non-invasively collect skin cells from the back of babies' hands at 0-3 days and 2 months in term children and from the skin between the shoulder blades at 2 months of age in preterm children. The strips were analysed for immune biomarkers and babies were followed up for the next 2 years.
First author and co-researcher Dr Anne-Sofie Halling, from the Bispebjerg Hospital at the University of Copenhagen, commented "To our knowledge, this is the first to show that non-invasively collected skin biomarkers can be used to predict the subsequent onset and severity of paediatric atopic eczema."
"The study will help us investigate and create future preventative strategies for children with elevated TARC levels to help stop the development of this common and debilitating disease, which is an exciting prospect."
Eczema affects up to 20% of the paediatric population and diagnoses continue to rise.
"The test is painless and easy to perform and can help us to identify skin changes that occur prior to the development of eczema, particularly for the most severe forms of the disease. This provides a window of opportunity to develop targeted trials and prevent cases of eczema from occurring", concluded Dr Anne-Sofie Halling.
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| 2022-09-06T23:36:41Z |
The supplement helps decrease inflammation and binds to toxins for detoxification
SAN DIEGO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cymbiotika, a leading nutritional supplement brand known for creating pure, clinically backed supplements, today announced the relaunch of its Activated Charcoal. Gut problems can arise as a result of many factors including a poor diet, a bloated digestive tract, an unbalanced bacterial environment, or even emotional distress. Consuming the right healthy gut supplements can improve your digestive system, immune function, and gut health drastically. When taken daily, this supplement also assists with longevity and nutritional support to help one thrive in a polluted environment.
Cymbiotika's Activated Charcoal is beneficial for a variety of gastrointestinal issues including candida overgrowth, exposure to mold, radiation, poisons, pesticides, or even pharmaceutical residues. The supplement also helps reduce common symptoms of an overly acidic body, which can frequently happen while traveling, dining out, or after consuming alcoholic beverages.
"When acid builds up in the body, it prevents bodily fluids from working properly," said Cymbiotika's CEO and Co-Founder, Shahab Elmi. "We want our customers to be able to lead a healthy balanced lifestyle, which is why we reformulated our Activated Charcoal; to create the most effective supplement for them to enjoy while reducing the symptoms caused by an overly acidic body."
Cymbiotika's Activated Charcoal retails for $56 and is available for purchase through the Cymbiotika website. Customers should take one pouch daily by squeezing it directly into their mouth or stirring into their favorite beverage. Not to be taken at the same time as medications or other dietary supplements. Take at least one hour before or after a meal.
At Cymbiotika, digestive supplements are sourced from only the highest quality bioavailable and wild-crafted ingredients, and are free of soy, gluten, and sugar. Without extra fillers and GMOs, the body can fully absorb the purest form of each supplement, leaving you with the most successful results. Activated Charcoal is GMP certified and meets the criteria for keto, gluten-free, soy-free, and plant-based diets. For more details, please visit: www.cymbiotika.com.
Cymbiotika is an innovative wellness brand based in San Diego. With the motto, "Your mind and body deserve the best," Cymbiotika is driven by the higher purpose of inspiring everyday people to achieve their optimal health. Founded in 2017, Cymbiotika uses the most advanced bioavailable absorption technology and sources only the highest quality plant-based nutrients to resolve specific nutritional deficiencies and support healthy aging, detoxification, and longevity. Cymbiotika never uses synthetics, GMOs, fillers, chemicals, preservatives, additives, or sugars in its products. For more information, visit www.cymbiotika.com.
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| 2022-07-27T15:34:04Z |
Tennessee governor won’t release records on execution error
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has refused to release records that could illuminate his decision to abruptly halt the execution of Oscar Smith last month, citing attorney-client privilege and the disputed “deliberative process privilege.”
In response to a records request by The Associated Press, the Republican governor’s office released emails containing Lee’s April 21 public statement granting Smith a reprieve. The office also released a series of emails from reporters asking for more details about the problems that led Lee to halt the execution. The reporters were referred to the public statement, which said only that there was an “oversight” in the preparation of the drugs.
On Monday, Lee finally elaborated in a new statement, saying the drugs to be used in Smith’s execution were tested for potency and sterility, but not endotoxins, as required by the state’s execution protocols. Lee placed a temporary moratorium on executions through the end of the year and appointed former U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton to review circumstances that led to the failure.
Lee has repeatedly cited deliberative process when declining to release documents. The exemption is not in state law but was described in a 2004 intermediate appeals court decision. In that ruling, the court determined certain documents could remain secret if officials deemed them part of their decision-making process.
Early in his administration, Lee’s office also cited “executive privilege” more than a dozen times as a reason for withholding records, though his team argued they were using the term interchangeably with deliberative process. Tennessee statutes, including the state’s open records laws, do not define executive privilege. The Tennessee Constitution does not mention it.
Lee initially promised to overhaul the state’s public records laws to provide more government transparency when he came into office, but he has yet to significantly change the statutes.
Smith, 72, was sentenced to death for fatally stabbing and shooting his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her teenage sons, Jason and Chad Burnett, at their Nashville home on Oct. 1, 1989.
Smith’s execution was to be the first of five scheduled in 2022, the most of any state other than Texas, which also scheduled five executions, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. It was also to be Tennessee’s first execution since the pandemic halted executions in 2020.
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| 2022-05-04T05:29:14Z |
HSINCHU, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MPI Corporation's Advanced Semiconductor Test Division, an industry and innovation leader of semiconductor test solutions initiated the integration of the TS3500-SE automated wafer probe test system with WaferWallet®MAX, a multi-purpose cassette, FOUP self-docking 200 mm and 300 mm handling solution, into a leading WLR test process.
The WaferWallet®MAX provides an automation solution by increasing overall testing time over 400% without compromising measurement accuracy and capability. It increases testing efficiency and productivity further by reducing temperature soaking time (part of the overall test time), while enabling hot/cold wafer swapping – which is a unique capability of loading and unloading wafers while the chuck remains at any test temperature.
MPI successfully collaborates with imec for integration of its WaferWallet®MAX solution in imec's Advanced Reliability Robustness and Test (AR²T) department, leveraging their 200 and 300mm WLR qualification activities in support of their Logic, Insite and Memory R&D programs.
"Significantly increasing the throughput and obtaining more statistical data leads to faster time to market for our customer," said Stojan Kanev, General Manager of the Advanced Semiconductor Test Division. "In addition, the unsurpassed flexibility and field-upgradability without adding extra cost, the WaferWallet®MAX 300MM is a natural extension to MPI's automated TS3500 Series of wafer test systems, providing a cost-effective automation solution, for increasing test cell efficiency and lowering the overall cost of test."
WaferWallet®MAX seamlessly integrates automated cassette scanning, wafer pre-alignment, top and bottom ID reading via MPI's SENTIO® multi touch prober control software suite. SENTIO® remains the undisputed market leader of intuitive operation and customer centric approach while offering unique, free upgrade path and public domain programmable tools.
About MPI Corporation
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, MPI Corporation is a global technology leader in Semiconductor, Light Emitting Diode (LED), Photo Detectors, Lasers, Materials Research, Aerospace, Automotive, Fiber Optic, Electronic Components and more. MPI's four main business sectors include Probe Card, Photonics Automation, Advanced Semiconductor Test and Thermal Divisions. MPI products range from various advanced probe card technologies, probers, testers, material handlers, inspection and thermal air systems. Many of these products are accompanied by state-of-the-art Calibration and Test & Measurement software suites. The diversification of product portfolio and industries allows a healthy environment for employee growth and retention. Cross pollination of product technologies allows each new innovation to provide differentiation in areas that are meaningful to our precious customer base.
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| 2022-07-29T08:15:24Z |
NEW YORK, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Grab Holdings Limited f/k/a Altimeter Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: GRAB) (NASDAQ: GRABW) between November 12, 2021 and March 3, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important May 16, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Grab securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Grab class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3876 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] or [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 16, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Grab's driver supply declined during the third quarter; (2) as a result, Grab continued to invest heavily in driver and consumer incentives to "preemptively recalibrate driver supply"; (3) as a result, Grab's financial results would be adversely impacted, including, among other things, a significant decline in revenue; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Grab's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Grab class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3876 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] or [email protected] for information on the class action.
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Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.
The men were standing inside the truck wearing khakis, navy blue shirts and beige hats with white balaclavas covering their faces when Coeur d’Alene police stopped the U-Haul and began arresting them on the side of the road.
“They came to riot downtown,” Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said at a news conference.
All 31 were charged with conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor, White said. The men were going through the booking process Saturday afternoon and are scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, he said.
Based on evidence collected and documents, authorities found that the group was planning to riot in several areas of downtown, not just the park, White said.
Police found riot gear, one smoke grenade, shin guards and shields inside the van, White said. They wore arm patches and logos on their hats that identified them as members of Patriot Front, he said.
Police learned about the U-Haul from a tipster, who reported that “it looked like a little army was loading up into the vehicle” in the parking lot of a hotel, White said. Officials spotted the truck soon after and pulled it over, he said.
Videos of the arrest posted on social media show the men kneeling on the grass with their hands zip-tied behind their backs.
“Reclaim America” was written on the back of one shirt.
Police led the men, one by one, to the front of patrol cars, took off their masks and then brought them to a police van.
Those arrested came from at least 11 states, including Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia, and Arkansas, White said.
Only one was from Idaho, he said.
The truck was stopped near where the North Idaho Pride Alliance was holding the Coeur d’Alene Pride in the Park event. Police had stepped up their presence in the area during the event.
“It appears these people did not come here to engage in peaceful events,” Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris told a Coeur d’Alene Press reporter.
Patriot Front is described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as “a white nationalist hate group” that formed after the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017.
“Patriot Front focuses on theatrical rhetoric and activism that can be easily distributed as propaganda for its chapters across the country,” the Southern Poverty Law Center said of the group.
The group’s manifesto calls for the formation of a white ethnostate in the United States, the Southern Poverty Law Center said.
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| 2022-06-12T17:42:53Z |
NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell Inc. (the "Company") announced today the grant of equity inducement awards of Class A common stock to two new employees in connection with their joining the Company. The Company granted a total of 31,257 shares of restricted stock. The grants are effective June 3, 2022, and will each vest in two installments, with one-third vesting on the second anniversary of the grant date and two-thirds vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date. The Company granted these awards as a material inducement to employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
For more information on Stagwell, please visit www.stagwellglobal.com
About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 10,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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| 2022-06-09T21:51:29Z |
With new changes company relocates headquarters
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ScriptRx, Inc., Bravado Health, LLC, and TreatRx, LLC ("Bravado Health"), leaders in digital health technology, today announced that Mallory Tai Taylor, current Chief Operating & Financial Officer of the three entities, has been unanimously elected by the Board of Directors as the new Chief Executive Officer. She assumed the role on August 1.
"I am honored to have been elected as Bravado Health's next CEO. It is a privilege to be part of an organization that delivers innovative healthcare solutions with such high-quality service to the best clients and helps to develop the most talented professionals into leaders," said Taylor. "We are an organization led by a vision – to connect the world through personalized digital healthcare while making complex patient care simple to everyone Bravado Health touches. I will serve by enabling our leaders and team to fulfill our shared vision and passion of making a difference."
Taylor succeeds Chris Lazzara, who has been unanimously elected as non-Executive Chairman of the three entities. Lazzara joined Bravado Health in 2020 and navigated it through a worldwide pandemic while creating a product offering transformation that saw the creation of Ayva, an exceptionally dynamic patient engagement platform.
"I can think of no one better to lead Bravado Health into its next growth chapter. Mallory's experience as COO & CFO in her short tenure at Bravado Health combined with her impressive 15-year career and her visionary and operational leadership style —make Mallory the perfect choice to lead Bravado Health," said Chris Lazzara.
Prior to her role as COO & CFO at Bravado Health, Taylor served as CEO of her own consulting firm, clients of which included government entities, digital health organizations, public health organizations, and venture capital firms. She was the co-founder & CEO of a digital mental and behavioral health start-up prior to its acquisition. She has also served as Vice President of one of the largest digital health resellers in the country, where she created and led several divisions, including their mergers & acquisitions (M&A) sector, tripling their revenue, product, and client footprint.
As part of the company's new vision, Bravado Health will be relocating its headquarters to the Tampa Bay area, while also keeping a location in West Palm Beach. Taylor believes this move will support Bravado Health's strategic growth initiatives, with Tampa Bay being recently named the No. 1 Emerging Tech City in the U.S. by Forbes and with its supportive tech community, including ample resources and talent.
ScriptRx, Inc. d/b/a Bravado Health was founded in 1998 and has served the digital health space in both the acute & ambulatory arenas. Since its founding it has continued to evolve, creating, and innovating with new products. In 2022, it spun off two subsidiaries, Bravado Health, LLC and TreatRx, LLC that support nearly 5,000 physicians.
Bravado Health LLC's award-winning designers created the dynamic patient engagement platform, Ayva, to simplify the care journey across the entire spectrum of surgeries, procedures, and disease management with its proprietary AIScore. Ayva delivers personalized care plans, educational videos, messaging, remote patient monitoring, and more into an accessible web-based experience that's proven to engage patients, improve outcomes and increase patient satisfaction. Ayva shares valuable data with the patient's care team, ensuring the patient stays connected and helping clinicians make better-informed decisions.
TreatRx, LLC has the award-winning e-prescribing platform, Treat 4. Treat allows for providers' workflow to be streamlined and made more convenient, working in real-time without requiring an EHR with either its stand-alone web offering or an integrated API connection.
To learn more, visit www.bravadohealth.com.
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| 2022-08-03T18:58:15Z |
Asia stocks decline amid worries over US rate hikes, Russia
By JOE McDONALD
AP Business Writer
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks have followed Wall Street lower after a Federal Reserve official’s comments fueled expectations of more aggressive U.S. rate hikes and the White House announced more sanctions on Russia. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated. Wall Street’s S&P 500 index tumbled 1.3% after a Fed governor said reining in inflation that is at a four-decade high is of “paramount importance.” The White House said Western governments will ban new investment in Russia following evidence its soldiers deliberately killed civilians in Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury said Moscow will be blocked from paying debts with dollars from American financial institutions, potentially increasing the risk of a default.
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| 2022-04-06T07:21:24Z |
- Facility is utility's 13th publicly accessible CNG fueling station; eighth in North Carolina.
- Location offers convenient fueling option for CNG-powered vehicles traveling on coastal highways.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont Natural Gas today announced the opening of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Wilmington, N.C. The facility is Piedmont's 13th CNG fueling station in the company's three-state service territory and its eighth in North Carolina.
Located at 141 Sutton Steam Plant Drive, near the intersection of Interstate 140 and U.S. Highway 421, and conveniently accessible to Interstate 40, the station provides a fueling stop for trucks, fleet vehicles and other vehicles that run on CNG.
The station features four fast-fill fuel pumps, can accommodate Class 8 tractor-trailer trucks and is accessible 24/7. For resiliency, a natural gas backup generator is on-site to help ensure reliability during hurricanes and severe weather.
"Compressed natural gas offers several advantages to traditional fuels, from fuel-cost savings to helping reduce vehicles' carbon footprints," said Phillip Grigsby, senior vice president of ventures and business development at Piedmont Natural Gas. "The lower-cost, lower-emission CNG offered at our network of publicly accessible CNG stations can help companies and fleets meet their sustainability goals, and we're pleased to make this fuel available to more motorists driving along the I-40 and I-140 corridors."
Thanks to the domestic abundance of natural gas, the price of CNG remains below that of conventional vehicle fuels. With savings over conventional fuels such as gasoline and diesel, business fleets and the trucking industry have found CNG to be a cost-effective fueling solution. Approximately 50% of Piedmont's own utility fleet consists of CNG-powered or CNG-capable vehicles.
CNG also is a more environmentally friendly choice; natural gas vehicles are 90% cleaner than the federal Environmental Protection Agency's current NOx standard. CNG emits up to 21% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than comparable gasoline and diesel vehicles. Many state and local governments also offer incentives to encourage the adoption of natural gas vehicles.
To learn more about Piedmont's network of CNG fueling stations, natural gas vehicles and their benefits, visit piedmontng.com/ChooseCNG.
Piedmont Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, distributes natural gas to more than 1.1 million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Piedmont is routinely recognized by J.D. Power for excellent customer satisfaction, and has been named by Cogent Reports as one of the most trusted utility brands in the U.S. More information: piedmontng.com. Follow Piedmont Natural Gas: Twitter, Facebook.
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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| 2022-05-31T18:36:03Z |
This is the second such mention for the company as a Sample Vendor for last-mile delivery solutions this year
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Locus, a leading-edge technology company solving Last-Mile logistics challenges, announced that it has been recognised as a Sample Vendor for last-mile delivery solutions in Gartner Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies, 2022, and the Gartner Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions, 2022.
"Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities," notes the Gartner Hype Cycle Research Methodology. The reports identify last-mile delivery solutions under the Slope of Enlightenment Curve in its Hype Cycle Phases, which we believe reflects the growing relevance and value provided by these innovations to businesses, consumers, and Smart City development.
According to the 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions, "Trends in analytics at the service delivery point, decarbonization, last-mile logistics, mobility, and building options are opening the door for an experience delivered at the edge of the service delivery network, thus calling for 5G and broadband rollouts."
"To keep up with the ever-increasing demand for faster deliveries and staggering growth in order volumes, businesses across e-commerce, retail, 3PLs or home service, etc. need intelligent and real-world ready platforms that not just provide visibility in Last-Mile fulfillment, but also enable better decision-making for unparalleled customer experience," says Nishith Rastogi, Founder and CEO of Locus. "Locus' dispatch management platform helps make every delivery more efficient than the last, which results in fewer miles traveled, and more deliveries being done in a day. Being named as a Sample Vendor in these reports, we feel validated in our tireless pursuit of excellence and innovation in one of the most challenging areas of logistics."
Locus was also previously recognized as a Representative Vendor in Gartner® Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling and Last-Mile Technologies, 2021. It was also mentioned in the Gartner® Hype Cycle for Transportation Industry, 2020, and the Gartner® Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling, 2020.
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Gartner, Gartner Hype Cycle Research Methodology
Gartner, "Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies, 2022," Dwight Klappich, 27 June 2022.
Gartner, "Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions, 2022," Bettina Tratz-Ryan, Bill Finnerty, 22 July 2022.
Gartner, "Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling and Last-Mile Technologies," Oscar, Sanchez Duran, Bart De Muynck, Carly West, 13 December 2021.
Gartner, "Hype Cycle for Transportation Industry, 2020," Ivar Berntz, Venecia Liu, Thierry Kuperman Le Bihan, Pedro Pacheco, 13 August 2020.
Gartner, "Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling," Oscar Sanchez Duran, Bart De Muynck, 23 June 2020.
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GARTNER and Hype Cycle are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
Locus is a leading-edge technology company enabling last-mile logistics excellence. Locus' order-to-delivery dispatch management platform helps enterprises transform their Last-Mile logistics operations into growth centers through advanced optimization algorithms and intuitive workflow automation that equip businesses to maximize efficiency while delighting customers.
Founded in 2015 and backed by GIC Singapore, Tiger Global, Qualcomm Ventures, and Falcon Edge, Locus has helped a wide range of customers globally across industries – including Unilever, Nestle, Bukalapak, The Tata Group, BlueDart, and more – execute 650M deliveries across 30+ countries and 6 continents. Its technology has also helped save $200M in transit costs, offsetting 70M kilograms in CO2 emissions while maintaining 99.5% SLA adherence ratio.
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| 2022-08-19T13:44:54Z |
With a Daily Turnover of over US$ 12.1 Billion and annual revenue of US$ 189 million
DUBAI, UAE , Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MultiBank Group, the largest and most regulated financial derivatives broker worldwide, reveals record financial figures for 2021.
The award-winning financial services group announced a record daily turnover of over US$ 12.1 Billion, with a record annual revenue of approximately USD $ 189 million in FY 2021. This was an impressive 35.4% increase from 2020's results, marking a record-breaking year for the global giant.
MultiBank Group, established in 2005, has an unblemished regulatory record, with over 11 financial regulators and over 25 branches worldwide.
Moreover, the Group continued its strategic focus on developing and investing in advanced trading technologies. MultiBank Group is now in the advanced stages of launching a digital assets exchange fully regulated in Australia, which aims to be the world's first cross-asset ecosystem aiming to bridge the gap between traditional and alternative finance.
MultiBank Founder and Chairman Naser Taher, who in 2022 was awarded as one of the most 50 Influential Financial Figures in Global Financial Markets, further stated:
"2021 was a monumental year for MultiBank Group, and I am proud of these record-breaking financial figures. Moreover, I am proud to announce that the number of users on our platforms has surpassed over 1 million by the end of the second quarter of 2022. These results are a testament to our commitment to providing our valued customers with advanced, reliable platforms and first-class customer service provided by our over 600 staff globally. These achievements give us continued motivation to increase our investment in our technology and regulatory infrastructure for the benefit of traders worldwide in general and our valued clients in particular. We have high hopes for the second half of 2022 and plan to launch further projects which will fortify our position as a global leader in the market".
About MultiBank Group:
MultiBank Group was established in California, USA, in 2005. It boasts a daily trading volume of over US $12.1 billion and services an extensive client base of over 1,000,000 customers across 100 countries. The Group has evolved into one of the largest online financial derivatives providers worldwide, offering its valued customers award-winning trading platforms, with up to a 500:1 leverage on products including Shares, Commodities, Indices, Digital Assets, Metals, and Foreign Exchange.
For more information about MultiBank Group, visit https://multibankfx.com/
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| 2022-08-24T18:50:34Z |
August brings mindful indulgence on the go for soaking up the last days of summer
NEW YORK, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This National Wellness Month, premium indulgence is on the rise as a form of emotional wellness. Consumers are seeking, more than ever, to immerse their senses in flavor and experience, and expect quality and artisanal ingredients with every indulgent moment. Loacker Minis, now available in a single-serve package at Costco stores nationwide, offer occasions for moments of mindful indulgence as people soak up the last days of summer.
Loacker, an Italian family company known for the world's number one wafer brand, has made snack time more special since first founded in the Italian Alps in 1925. Focused on pure goodness, Loacker Minis are baked with four crispy wafers and three layers of delicious Hazelnut, Vanilla, or Chocolate cream filling. Loacker Mini wafers are made with Non-GMO ingredients, including creamy Alpine milk, delicious Italian hazelnuts harvested and roasted locally, as well as authentic Madagascar vanilla and sustainably-sourced cocoa.
"As Americans head back to school, work, and back to a lot of their pre-pandemic routines this August, finding little moments throughout the day gets harder," said TJ Rooney, President Loacker USA. "Loacker Minis provide a convenient package for mindful indulgence on-the-go, bringing a little joy into everyday moments. They're a high-quality, convenient indulgence anyone can enjoy."
Committed to the well-being of consumers, employees and the planet, Loacker conducted a survey* of more than 2,000 Americans (over the age of 18) to better understand snacking preferences and how these preferences relate to elevated emotional wellness and break times throughout the day. The survey found that for most (90%) survey respondents, snacking moments are a way to offer themselves a moment of emotional wellness and indulgence in their day.
When asked what is important when selecting snacks for themselves, 46% of survey respondents reported they like to be indulgent, and 42% confirmed that snackable, bite-sized treats were the way to go.
As Americans return to routine, demand for convenient, on-the-go snacks is increasing. Whether packed with lunch for the office, paired with a cappuccino on a coffee break, or slipped into a yoga bag or hiking backpack, Loacker Minis are perfect to fuel moments of bite-sized indulgence. Convenient, delicious and made with the same high-quality ingredients of all Loacker products, the new Loacker Mini single-serve variety pack at Costco contains an 80-count variety mix of Loacker's fan favorite flavors: Hazelnut, Vanilla, and Chocolate.
Loacker Minis are now available at all Costco locations nationwide between $10.49 - $10.99 and will be featured in the Costco Back-to-School September Mailer. Be on the lookout for some great savings! Loacker Minis are also available at Amazon in a 40 ct pack for $14.99.
Loacker is an Italian Wafers & Chocolate family company known for the world's #1 wafer brand and its delicious patisseries and chocolates. Founded in the heart of the Italian Alps more than 95 years ago, the geography of Loacker's origins (Mount Sciliar in the South Tyrolean Dolomites of the Italian Alps) is meaningful because it embodies the natural values of the brand and unique sourcing of ingredients. Since the company was first founded, the Loacker family has always had the highest level of respect for their natural surroundings. From Italian hazelnuts freshly roasted by Loacker in the Noccioleto (hazel groves), to nuine Bourbon vanilla pods from Réunion and Madagascar, Loacker aims to create the best taste using the best quality, natural ingredients.
*Loacker Snacking Survey of more than 2,000 Americans over the age of 18 was conducted between August 10, 2021 and August 11, 2021. The data for this survey was collected using SurveyMonkey Audience. Information on how respondents are recruited to SurveyMonkey is available here: www.surveymonkey.com/mp/audience
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| 2022-07-26T13:24:16Z |
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Police in Richmond, Virginia, said Wednesday that they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to arrests and the seizure of multiple guns — an announcement that came just two days after a deadly mass shooting on the holiday in a Chicago suburb.
Authorities announced the alleged plot in a news release, but did not release any additional information. Chief Gerald Smith planned a news conference for Wednesday afternoon.
A spokesperson for the police department did not immediately respond to a call seeking additional details of the planned shooting.
The alleged thwarted plot was planned for the same day that a gunman opened fire from a rooftop during a July 4 parade in the affluent Chicago suburb of Highland Park, killing seven people and injuring more than three dozen.
Robert E. Crimo III was charged with seven counts of murder Tuesday. The shooting sent hundreds of people fleeing in fear and set off an hourslong manhunt. Authorities have not yet identified a motive.
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| 2022-07-06T17:33:26Z |
Companies Plan to Expand Partnership Significantly Beyond This Initial Order
BEIJING, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that the company has received an order for its hybrid corn worth RMB240 million, or roughly $35 million, from Muyuan Foods.
Muyuan Foods is a publicly traded company on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, with a $50 billion market capitalization, it is China's largest hog farming company. Muyuan purchases over 50 million metric tons of corn feedstock annually. The initial order is part of a 100 million metric ton purchase agreement signed for next 5 years.
The companies have agreed in principle to collaborate to contract grow Origin's Nutritionally Enhanced Corn (NEC) beginning in the 2023 growing season. At present, Muyuan is contract growing about 3 million mu, or roughly 494,000 acres of farmland to plant hybrid corn and other feed crops in China.
"Origin's NEC corn is revolutionary, as it takes less resources to feed livestock, thus reducing the carbon footprint," said Fazhan Liu, General Manager of Muyuan Grain Trade. "Additionally, partnering with Origin to transition a significant portion of our corn feedstock to NEC will help us to keep our costs under control and thus allow us to continue selling top quality pork products at affordable prices."
"I have long admired Muyuan Foods as one of the great Chinese companies, so I am particularly proud to begin this journey with them," said Dr. Gengchen Han, Origin Agritech's Chairman. "I am confident that the companies will have a long and prosperous business relationship together."
About Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd.
Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. is a China-based company principally engaged in the breeding and distribution of pigs. The Company's main products consist of piglets, boars and commodity pigs. The Company operates its business mainly through feedstuff processing, hog breeding, boar breeding and commodity pig feeding. The Company operates its business in the domestic market. The company trades on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange under the ticker 002714.SZ.
About Origin Agritech Limited
Origin Agritech Limited, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Zhong-Guan-Cun (ZGC) Life Science Park in Beijing, is a leading Chinese agricultural technology company. In crop seed biotechnologies, Origin Agritech's phytase corn was the first transgenic corn to receive the Bio-Safety Certificate from China's Ministry of Agriculture. Over the years, Origin has established a robust biotechnology seed pipeline including products with glyphosate tolerance and pest resistance (Bt) traits. For further information, please visit the Company's website at: www.originagritech.com. The company also maintains a twitter account for updating investors on company and industry developments, which is @origin_agritech.
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| 2022-07-27T12:36:39Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that our business, CORPORATE ARMOR ranked #4194 on its' annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
We're proud of this achievement as our business grows beyond 8 figures in revenue; double digit growth becomes especially challenging. We've grown aggressively over the last 3 years, ranking #137 in pandemic-challenged 2020 and #937 in 2021. Our team at Corporate Armor is proud of our near continuous growth, and look forward to ranking again next year as we move towards and beyond $20m in annual revenues. We will be back next year.
Liz Kinney, Executive at our strategic supplier TD-Synnex, said, "I have enjoyed working with and getting to know the Corporate Armor team the last two and a half years! They are resourceful in taking care of their customers and vendors with kindness and diligence. We have done nothing but grow together since I became their distribution rep, and I can't wait to continue on that trajectory."
And, Moe Askar, Vice President of Channel Sales at Sophos added, "Corporate Armor's impressive growth is a true testament to the team's hard work and commitment to protecting organizations against advanced cybersecurity threats amidst an increasingly volatile threat landscape. Armed with industry-best cybersecurity offerings, Corporate Armor is on the frontlines in delivering innovative, proactive threat detection and response services. We applaud Corporate Armor on this well-deserved recognition as one of the nation's fastest growing companies."
In addition to ranking #4194 nationally, Corporate Armor was the fastest growing company in the Hickory-Newton-Lenoir Metro area where they're based, and ranked #112 overall in the state of North Carolina. They came in at #291 among IT Services providers nationally.
Luke Walling had this to say about the company he heads up: "Our team is executing like never before, achieving success against our plan. I'm extremely proud of the success our people are creating for our customers and our company alike. We are nothing without our team."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
At Corporate Armor we take the pain out of sourcing your next IT product or project. From self-service to white glove service, we make it easy to buy, renew or license your next software or hardware purchase. From network infrastructure to endpoint security, we have you covered. To learn more, visit http://www.corporatearmor.com.
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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| 2022-08-16T19:20:34Z |
CHENGDU, China, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Senmiao Technology Limited ("Senmiao" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: AIHS), a financing and servicing company focusing on the online ride-hailing industry in China as well as an operator of its own online ride-hailing platform, today announced the launch of its proprietary online ride-hailing platform for drivers in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province.
A total of over 2300 rides have been completed in Guiyang on Senmiao's online ride-hailing platform since it was launched on June 14, 2022. With the addition of Guiyang, Senmiao's platform is now available in 20 cities across China, including six cities in Sichuan Province and 14 major cities in other provinces in China.
With a population of approximately 6.1 million, Guiyang is one of the fastest-growing provincial capital cities in China. Guiyang is recognized as one of the key central cities in Southwest China by the State Council and has become the political, economic, cultural, scientific and educational center of Guizhou Province, following the establishment of the Guiyang Free Trade Zone in 2013. Guiyang is also an important transportation and communication hub, driving industry, business and tourism in the southwest region of China.
Xi Wen, Senmiao's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased to continue strengthening our partnership with Gaode Map (AutoNavi Software Co., Ltd.) with the launch of our platform in Guiyang. We believe there is significant opportunity for Senmiao to expand our business in Guizhou. Here we see synergies with Guizhou Zhongxuan Online Ride-hailing Operation Group Ltd., one of the largest online ride-hailing companies in Guizhou Province, with which we announced a cooperation agreement in November 2021. Guiyang is an important transportation and tourism center in Southwest China, and we look forward to serving the people in this growing city. We expect to launch our platform in other major cities with growth potential, which we anticipate will help improve cash flow in the coming quarters."
About Senmiao Technology Limited
Headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Senmiao provides automobile transaction and related services including sales of automobiles, facilitation and services for automobile purchases, financing, management, operating leases, guarantees and other automobile transaction services as well as operates its own ride-hailing platform aimed principally at the growing online ride-hailing market in Senmiao's areas of operation in China. For more information about Senmiao, please visit: http://www.senmiaotech.com. Senmiao routinely provides important updates on its website.
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| 2022-06-23T13:26:09Z |
YUMA, Arizona (KLAS) — Emergency responders from Naval Air Facility El Centro are heading to the scene of another military aircraft crash north of Yuma, Arizona, along the California-Arizona border.
In a Facebook post, the Naval base wrote, “EMERGENCY ALERT! We have received reports that a military aircraft has crashed about 35 miles north of Yuma, AZ. Federal Fire and other local first responders including Reach are headed to the scene. We have no other information at this time. As we are able to confirm information we will release it here. Please be patient as we work through this incident.”
This comes just a day after a Marine C-22 Osprey crashed west of Yuma killing all five Marines onboard. The crash happened Wednesday during a training mission in Glamis, east of San Diego County. The cause of the crash is still under investigation and crews have begun equipment recovery operations, 1st Lt. Duane Kampa said.
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| 2022-06-10T02:22:39Z |
Marcus Ericsson wins Indianapolis 500 after restart sets up sprint to the finish
By Eric Levenson and Kevin Dotson, CNN
Marcus Ericsson of Honda survived a late challenge to win the Indy 500 on Sunday and earned the rights to the coveted Borg-Warner Trophy and to celebrate on the podium with a traditional bottle of milk.
Ericsson was up 3 seconds with 5 laps to go and flying to a win when Jimmie Johnson crashed into the wall, causing a red flag that temporarily stopped the race and set up a final sprint to the finish.
On the restart, Ericsson fought off an encroaching Pato O’Ward to win the race for the first time in his career.
In a post-race interview, Ericsson said he had to refocus for the restart but knew he could still take the checkered flag.
“I had to do everything there and then to keep them behind,” he said. “I can’t believe it, I’m so happy.”
Ericsson moved to the lead after a catastrophic mistake from New Zealander Scott Dixon late in the race.
Dixon, who started on pole position, looked to be the likely winner with the strongest car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway until a speeding violation on his final pit stop knocked him out of position to win. After leading 95 of the 200 laps on Sunday, Dixon takes solace in becoming the all-time lap leader in Indy 500 history, surpassing Al Unser.
Ericsson, who raced in Formula One from 2015 to 2018 before shifting over to IndyCar, is the second Swede to ever win the Indy 500, following Kenny Bräck’s title in 1999.
He faced challenges from seven other former winners in the field, including four-time winner Helio Castroneves, who finished in 7th place.
Named after the 500 miles completed by the field, “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” is the flagship event of the IndyCar Series and was first raced in 1911. Its arena is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway — a 2.5 mile long oval so large it encloses an 18-hole golf course and has a permanent seating capacity of 257,325, the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
This year featured the return of all those spectators after the Covid-19 pandemic limited last year’s race to a reduced crowd and kept all fans from attending in 2020.
The Indy 500 was the 2nd leg of a three-part day of elite motor racing Sunday, coming after Formula One’s Monaco Grand Prix and before NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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| 2022-05-29T21:38:49Z |
Website incorporates a self-guided interface for single course purchase accessible for part-time
students, offering flexibility and freedom for students to pursue academic interests.
WEST CHESTER, Pa., and OJAI, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Laurel Springs School, an accredited, private, online school offering K–12 and postgraduate programs, announces the launch of its redesigned brand and website, adding an e-commerce marketplace for students to enroll in single courses. The innovative platform offers Laurel Springs single courses, including advanced coursework and electives, in a pay-as-you-go format that is flexible to each student's learning path and pace.
"This curriculum opportunity is expanding the limits of education, so students are no longer bound by the brick and mortar of their current school," said Arra Yerganian, president of Laurel Springs School. "We're offering education in a direct-to-consumer format, allowing students the flexibility to supplement their educational experience with online courses, and improving how the world can learn."
With the single-course marketplace, students can enroll part-time in Laurel Springs, even while attending another school. The functionality allows students to supplement their current curriculum with mastery-based courses and positions the organization to offer college preparatory, AP and honors classes, and UC a–g or NCAA-approved courses.
Students can take advanced coursework not offered at other schools, participate in elective courses such as career introductions in fields like business development, computer science, STEM-based careers, and other opportunities, or simply use the courses to test-drive the immersive education approach at Laurel Springs.
Course offerings in the new e-commerce marketplace offer the adaptive flexibility Laurel Springs School families crave. Students are drawn to an innovative educational journey that reinforces their ability to work on passions alongside their studies, learning how to juggle responsibilities while learning how to learn.
"We believe in limitless possibilities for learning and offering our students freedom and flexibility to pursue their passions and be the most successful version of themselves," Yerganian said. "That's why our uniquely talented students—artists, athletes, accelerated learners and world travelers—are drawn to our innovative curriculum and the way that we do school at home."
Laurel Springs School promotes the notion that in order to best accelerate student learning, students must learn how to learn in a manner that best suits their educational interests. With this single-course purchase option, students can learn how to learn by supplementing their course load with an easy-to-purchase option. At Laurel Springs, students interact with education in a personalized way to build their unique future with flexibility they need.
As the world moves further into the future of remote learning, Laurel Springs isn't what you'd traditionally expect from online learning. Since its inception in 1991, Laurel Springs' mission has been to engage global learners in an education that values them as individuals, integrates their passions and pursuits into academic and career pathways, and fosters inquiry, growth, mastery, purpose, and independence.
About Laurel Springs
Laurel Springs School is an accredited, online private school offering a challenging K–12 curriculum and postgraduate academic program. Our mission is to engage global learners in an education that values them as individuals, integrates their passions and pursuits into academic and career pathways, and fosters inquiry, growth, mastery, purpose, and independence. The school is designed for the college preparatory student who desires a personalized education to help them grow and excel academically and personally. We offer a flexible schedule that can support the early pursuit of careers in professional athletics, the entertainment industry, or wherever the student's passions take them. Laurel Springs School offers more than 30 clubs, activities and extracurricular programs. With 100 percent of faculty members holding at least a master's degree, students are offered more than 230 college preparatory courses taught by experts in their field, and score higher than the national average on the SAT and ACT. For 30 years, Laurel Springs School has an outstanding record of placing graduates into selective colleges and universities of their choice. In 2021, 76 percent of graduates were offered admission to U.S. News and World Reports Top 50 Colleges and earned more than $17 million in merit scholarships. Learn more at laurelsprings.com.
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| 2022-06-23T19:26:03Z |
Pure chickpea protein demonstrates high solubility, great flavor and performance in non-dairy creamers
REHOVOT, Israel, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChickP, Ltd., a foodTech startup, and pioneer in plant-based protein innovation, introduces its protein isolates customized for trendy dairy-alternative barista-style coffee drinks. The company developed an advanced prototype of a chickpea-based milk analog. This plant-based creamer for coffee demonstrates the versatility of ChickP's pure protein, following its sterling performance as an egg replacer for vegan mayonnaise.
This solution has been designed to serve food formulators working in the alternative dairy space to create compelling milk analogs specifically for creamy beverages such as coffee.
Accurately recreating flavor, texture, and nutritional values in dairy milk analogs with plant-based alternatives creates significant challenges. Many plant proteins on the market have bitter or off flavors, low protein content, and grainy or chalky textures. Even with the use of multiple masking agents, added sugar, or flavor modifiers, the results lack the appearance and organoleptic characteristics of real, creamy milk. Moreover, the long list of ingredients on the label can be negative for consumers.
"Plant-based barista drinks set new challenges," explains Liat Lachish Levy, CEO of ChickP. "Consumers want a holistic, better-for-you, yet full flavor experience. Our technologists took full advantage of our new state-of-the-art application lab to overcome organoleptic and technical challenges in creating creamy, dairy-free 'milk' for the perfect cappuccino."
High Foaming, Smooth Texture
Chickpeas are a rich source of high-quality protein. ChickP's IP-protected technology extracts this pure protein while removing bitterness and many non-nutritional factors. The resulting ingredient has a neutral flavor, mitigating the need for sugar or flavor additives in the final product, and enabling beverage formulators to significantly shorten ingredients list to deliver an all-natural product. Moreover, it demonstrates excellent foaming capabilities due to its high solubility and smooth texture. The model plant-based barista milk contains 3% protein. Existing vegetable-origin barista products typically contain less than 1% protein.
"Consumers are looking for plant-based milk, but they also demand great taste and texture," notes Maor Dahan, application manager of ChickP. "Our chickpea S930 and G910 isolate are the most refined form of protein with the advantage of matching color, flavor, and functional properties to food and beverage applications. This protein has great solubility, exhibiting excellent water dispersion properties across a wide range of pH. It has a low viscosity and an optimized flavor." Chickpea is not listed as an allergen and is not genetically modified.
"We currently are developing over twenty plant-based applications with leading food and beverage companies with our pure ChickP protein," reports Lachish Levy. "Our customers turned to us to solve major challenges of plant-based products and we were able to provide comprehensive solutions in terms of flavor, complete nutrition profile, and functionality. Together with our customers and partners, we are unlocking the potential of our ChickP protein to offer the best solutions across multiple applications. Our customers confirm that ChickP isolate offers the best dairy-like solution on the market today."
Holistic creamy milk replacer
"Our ChickP protein ticks all the boxes," says Lachish Levy. "It's packed with highly nutritious complete protein containing all nine essential amino acids. But more than that, it has a rich texture, and provides smooth, stable full foaming, with a white color, perfect for showcasing the most artful barista's skills.
According to The Good Food Institute[1], dairy-free milk represents 35% of plant-based food sales growth in the US market, at $2.5B in annual sales. Dollar sales of plant-based milk grew 20% in the past year, and 27% over the past two years. Plant-based milk is a major entry point for households trying products across plant-based categories. With some three-quarters of the world's population sensitive or intolerant to lactose, ChickP dairy-free milk allows them, as well as consumers concerned about animal welfare, to enjoy a cappuccino or latte with the perfect silky microfoam.
Small but mighty, power your day with ChickP protein. Be sure to visit us at the IFT First Expo at the Startup Pavilion, booth #S4286-M and sample our delicious ChickP applications such as whey protein-like powder and sport nutrition bars.
About ChickP
ChickP was founded in 2016 by Ram Reifen, MD, a pediatric gastroenterologist and professor of human nutrition who was driven by a desire to create a protein that can help feed the world while benefiting consumers and food manufacturers. The company is the owner of a breakthrough patented technology for production of chickpea protein (90%), developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ChickP helps its customers to develop nutritional, plant-based products with speed-to-market and reliability. The start-up raised US$10M so far in a completed A round fundraising. ChickP is ISO-certified and has self-affirmed GRAS status.
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| 2022-07-05T11:35:39Z |
Firm hires top leaders to reinforce and advance well-established ESG investing program
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Piva Capital announced the appointment of Elizabeth (Beth) Lowery as a Senior Advisor to the venture capital firm and Daryl Kennedy as its Investor Relations and ESG Manager. In their new roles, they will lend their expertise to drive strategic direction and implementation of ESG principles and activities across Piva's business operations and investments.
"ESG and sustainability are core to how Piva operates and creates value within the next-generation industrial ecosystem we are fostering," said Mark Gudiksen, Managing Partner of Piva Capital. "We're backing up our commitment to ESG in everything we do by hiring world-class people to work with us on the team. We're so excited to have Beth and Daryl join Piva and spearhead our efforts."
Lowery joins as Senior Advisor
Elizabeth Lowery is currently a Senior Advisor, Sustainable Finance and ESG with ERM, a sustainability consulting firm. She was formerly the Managing Director of Sustainability and ESG at TPG. Beth joined TPG after a 20-year career with General Motors Company where she was a member of GM's Senior Leadership Group as Corporate Vice President, Environment, Energy & Safety Policy and Secretary to the Public Policy Committee of the GM Board of Directors. She also served as General Counsel for GM—North America Prior to that, she held various executive positions, including Senior Knowledge Leader and a Principal of GreenOrder at LRN, a partner at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, and a law clerk to Michigan Supreme Court Justice G. Mennen Williams. She has and continues to serve on several non-profit and for profit boards.
Lowery will help the firm evaluate investment prospects and assess ESG-related risks and opportunities. She will also support portfolio companies with operations, talent sourcing, and strategic oversight with a focus on ESG-related topics. She will also be involved in the firm's LP relationships and public engagement around ESG.
"It is an honor to join Piva Capital, not only because of the exceptional talent of the team, but also because ESG is woven into the fabric of everything the firm does," said Lowery. "All of us in ESG and sustainability investing want to find better solutions for the world and the planet. I'm happy to lend my expertise in helping Piva advance its efforts."
Kennedy named Investor Relations and ESG Manager
Daryl Kennedy was most recently Lead Sustainable and Responsible Investment Policy Adviser for The Investment Association, the UK's trade body and industry voice for investment management, where she led ESG lobbying efforts and liaised between industry leaders and global government agencies. She also advised the trade group's 250+ asset management members on practical implementations of ESG reporting standards. Prior to that, she held positions at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) and Jones Lang Lassalle (JLL).
Daryl will lead Piva Capital's ESG efforts and be responsible for managing and growing relationships with existing and future investors. She will also spearhead Piva's thought leadership activities covering ESG integration, environmental innovation, and overall GP/LP collaboration on responsible investment practices.
About Piva Capital
Piva Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in visionary entrepreneurs who are solving the world's critical industrial challenges with breakthrough technologies and innovative business models. For more information, please visit us at Piva.vc, on LinkedIn and Medium.
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| 2022-04-12T11:40:22Z |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newfold Digital today announced that it has received the 2021 Google Cloud Expansion Partner of the Year for North America Award.
Newfold Digital was recognized for the company's achievements in the Google Cloud ecosystem, helping joint customers achieve success online through best of class web solutions.
The partnership provides Newfold Digital customers under several brands including Web.com, Bluehost, Network Solutions, HostGator, Domain.com and Register.com access to Google Cloud's leading business solutions, helping them effectively operate their businesses all from one place. Guided by its mission to empower online success in a digital world, Newfold created a simple and integrated way for its customers to build their website or online store and leverage tools needed to run their business with Google Workspace. Newfold's vision of thriving online includes ensuring customers have access to world-class collaboration and productivity tools to run their business, which is made possible through the partnership with Google Cloud.
"Through this partnership with Google Cloud, we are able to help more small businesses effectively compete in the online world and that's what we are here to do," said Sharon Rowlands, CEO of Newfold Digital. "We are thrilled to be recognized as Google Cloud Expansion Partner of the Year - North America, and we are appreciative of how incredibly supportive the Google Cloud partner teams have been in working with us to bring best of class solutions to our customers around the world. We are looking forward to bringing Google Cloud to even more customers globally."
"Newfold Digital has demonstrated strong capabilities across Google Cloud products and solutions, and has significantly scaled their work with customers over this past year," said Bronwyn Hastings, VP of Global ISV Partnerships and Channels, Google Cloud. "We're proud to recognize Newfold Digital's growth with Google Cloud and their commitment to helping an increasing number of customers succeed with cloud technology."
About Newfold Digital:
Newfold Digital is a leading web and commerce technology company serving nearly 7 million customers globally. Established in 2021 through the combination of leading web services providers Endurance Web Presence and Web.com Group, our portfolio of brands includes: Bluehost, CrazyDomains, HostGator, Network Solutions, Register.com, Web.com, Yoast and many others. We help customers of all sizes build a digital presence that delivers results. With our extensive product offerings and personalized support, we take pride in collaborating with our customers to serve their online presence needs. Learn more about Newfold Digital at Newfold.com.
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| 2022-06-14T17:26:05Z |
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a video appeal and supporting letter Spencer Patton, Founder + President of Route Consultant, urged FedEx Ground to provide substantial financial remedies to its base of 6,000+ Contracted Service Providers (CSPs) by November 25, 2022.
The FedEx Ground pickup & delivery (P&D) and linehaul networks are serviced by contracted logistics companies, and FedEx Ground relies entirely on the service success of these companies for its day-to-day operations. Mr. Patton notes in his letter that the current CSP financial model is collapsing due to substantial increases in the cost of fuel, labor, and vehicles over the past 12 months:
"Written from the desk of one of the largest contractors in the United States, believe me when I write that the situation is far more dire than the general public currently understands. Not a single day passes without my phone ringing with the story of yet another contractor who is financially collapsing under the weight of these dramatic cost changes that have gone entirely unaddressed by FedEx Ground in 2022."
Mr. Patton points to declining service levels, an increase in under-serviced or unserviced territories across the United States, and a soaring level of CSP default rates as evidence of the current financial stress within the network.
The video and letter make two clear requests of FedEx Ground: first, an increase in stop pay for P&D CSPs of $0.50 per stop and an increase of $0.20 per mile for linehaul CSPs; secondly, the letter asks for FedEx Ground to reevaluate its commitment to Sunday deliveries. Of Sunday deliveries, Mr. Patton says, "By our estimates, Sunday deliveries are costing FedEx Ground upwards of $500 million in earnings drag. That $500 million figure is getting worse, not better. Likewise, Sunday deliveries erased more than one-third of CSP profit margins in less than one year's time. In parallel fashion, that margin erosion is worsening, not improving."
Mr. Patton closes his letter noting that the CSP base will meet for their annual Expo in Las Vegas this year, on August 20 and 21, and will elect a committee of 10 CSPs to speak as a unified voice to FedEx Ground.
Route Consultant is the leader in education for owners of FedEx Ground and Amazon DSP logistics operations. The Route Consultant team also facilitates the greatest share of transactions in the space.
Rooted in experience, the Route Consultant leadership team runs an active contracting organization (Patton Logistics, Inc.)—including a fleet of 275 trucks and 225 employees across the United States—and is the largest service provider to FedEx Ground.
Route Consultant offers consulting services to new and experienced professionals in the logistics community. These services include acquisition strategy, business valuations, operations efficiency, post-close support, compliance review, and more. Finally, Route Consultant maintains an exclusive portfolio of routes and runs for sale across the United States.
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Spencer Patton video, letter to FedEx Ground: https://www.routeconsultant.com/updates/route-consultant-founder-spencer-patton-calls-for-network-wide-financial-remedies
Video Conference - Wednesday 7/20, 3:30pm CT: https://www.routeconsultant.com/upcoming-events/weekly-webinar-072022
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| 2022-07-20T18:25:41Z |
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press
Stocks ended another bumpy week with a gain Friday, but not enough to keep the market from lodging its sixth weekly drop in a row, the longest such streak since 2011.
The S&P 500 climbed, led by more gains in the highly volatile technology sector. Markets have been slumping since late March as traders worry that the Federal Reserve may not succeed in its delicate mission of slowing the economy enough to rein in inflation without causing a recession. Twitter sank after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he was putting his deal to acquire the social media company on hold.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 rose 93.81 points, or 2.4%, to 4,023.89.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 466.36 points, or 1.5%, to 32,196.66.
The Nasdaq rose 434.04 points, or 3.8%, to 11,805.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 53.28 points, or 3.1%, to 1,792.67.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is down 99.45 points, or 2.4%.
The Dow is down 702.71 points, or 2.1%.
The Nasdaq is down 339.66 points, or 2.8%.
The Russell 2000 is down 46.90 points, or 2.5%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is down 742.29 points, or 15.6%.
The Dow is down 4,141.64 points, or 11.4%.
The Nasdaq is down 3,839.97 points, or 24.5%.
The Russell 2000 is down 452.65 points, or 20.2%.
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| 2022-05-13T22:33:25Z |
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations urged the Senate Commerce Committee to swiftly confirm Robin Hutcheson as Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator.
In a letter to the Committee, ATA President and CEO Chris Spear cited Hutcheson's experience and her work as FMCSA Acting Administrator as reasons for ATA's support of her nomination.
"Since her appointment as Acting Administrator in January, Ms. Hutcheson has worked closely with the trucking industry to confront supply chain, workforce, and safety challenges, while pressing forward with the implementation of vital programs included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," Spear wrote. "Ms. Hutcheson's response to the challenges facing our industry has been timely and effective, and we are confident she will bring that same focus to her role as the Administrator of the FMCSA.
"Throughout Ms. Hutcheson's tenure as Acting and Deputy Administrator of FMCSA, we have been particularly impressed by her candid, collaborative, and valuable engagement with motor carriers, drivers, and stakeholders throughout the industry," he said.
To read Spear's full letter, click here.
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward
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| 2022-06-08T18:09:43Z |
- Added 2,921 new connected assets and workers, totaling 67,471 connections in Q2 2022
- As part of Agnity transition, mCloud received a one-time US$5.96 million payment from Agnity on July 29, 2022
- After considering a $2.6 million one-time balance sheet charge and other impacts related to the Company's transition of its licensing of Agnity technology, Q2 2022 net revenues as reported were C$2.3 million compared to C$6.6 million in Q2 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - mCloud Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: MCLD) (TSXV: MCLD), ("mCloud" or the "Company") a leading provider of AI-powered asset management and Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") solutions today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 ("Q2 2022").
mCloud President and CEO Russ McMeekin commented on Q2 2022:
"Since the first quarter of 2022, we have made continuous progress in executing our growth plans – in particular, our efforts to deliver Digital Oilfield solutions, the commencement of our first oil and gas implementations in Saudi Arabia, and our rollout of EV charging optimization solutions at auto dealerships in New York and California. All our business segments are beginning to see a resurgence in engagement as our customers have transitioned out of pandemic restrictions. We remain on track to achieve our target of 90,000 connected asset and workers by the end of year."
"In the second quarter, we moved to optimize our financial and technology relationship with Agnity, transitioning the royalty agreement we have had with them since 2018 into a new licensing and technology continuation agreement, resulting in a US$5.96 million one-time payment made to us on July 29, 2022 and a $2.6 million one-time non-cash charge for balance sheet items and other adjustments to revenues in quarter."
"Progress is positive and continuous as we connect oilwells and deliver AssetCare Digital Oilfield solutions in the United States. Our first customers there are now in deployment and will soon see the direct benefits of our AI-driven connected asset and connected worker capabilities. In the Middle East, we have moved to commercial contracts and early-stage implementation efforts for AssetCare solutions at various sites in Saudi Arabia, leveraging our approved vendor status with Aramco. We plan to have a joint customer showcase of our AssetCare solutions with Aramco by December of this year.
"We are further engaged with other oil and gas, refining, and petrochemical customers in Saudi Arabia as we leverage the progress we have made in establishing a fully approved and stringently-compliant cloud presence in Saudi Arabia. From here, we expect major growth and scale in this region to the end of this year and beyond."
"We continue to grow our sales pipeline and advance auto dealership prospects to contracting for our AssetCare solutions related to EV charging optimization. Some issues were experienced in securing the required permitting and delivery of certain equipment to customers, but we expect these will be alleviated by September of this year keeping us on track to our target of 45 or more dealerships by year end. Activity has grown and scaled rapidly, and we are continually improving our internal operations to accelerate our ability to scale."
"Our AssetCare for Wind team, delivering vertical energy optimization solutions, especially in the EU, has embarked on customer engagements with wind owners and operators in the region as well as developing a go-to-market strategy with one of the world's largest wind turbine providers. This team is also set to have a presence at WindEnergy Hamburg 2022 in September."
"We are also very excited about the progress we are making in our Connected Buildings business with our announcement in July that we are bringing AssetCare to Mercedes Grand-Prix Limited at Brackley. This implementation is set to leverage all aspects of AssetCare including HVAC, indoor air quality, and industrial equipment mCloud is uniquely qualified to manage. In addition, this implementation builds on the success we have achieved in delivering excellent indoor air quality, energy optimization, and enterprise reporting capabilities in Canada and elsewhere around the world. We are also beginning to see growth and engagement in the UK and EU around our connected worker segment with AssetCare Mobile and 3D."
Q2 2022 Revenue Highlights
All figures in millions of Canadian dollars
* Includes all required revenue adjustments due to transition of agreement with Agnity
On August 2, 2022, mCloud announced it had entered into a new technology continuation agreement with Agnity Global Inc. ("Agnity"), which resulted in the Company receiving a one-time US$5.96 million payment from Agnity on July 29, 2022, the exclusion of certain revenues, and a one-time adjustment that largely accounts for the net reduction in Q2 2022 revenues.
The timing of the Agnity transition required mCloud to exclude certain revenues in the AssetCare Initialization and AssetCare Solutions revenue categories. The net resulting impact was the reporting of negligible revenues per newly connected asset and lower recurring revenues per connection despite the Company's progress in adding new connected assets and workers and the ongoing delivery of AssetCare and related services. Going forward, mCloud will record AssetCare in both categories without any impacts, sharing, or adjustments.
The Company also recorded a one-time adjustment related to items from Agnity's balance sheet in prior periods. This culminated in a C$2.6 million decrease as a standalone adjustment in Q2 2022 revenues representing the full required adjustment across these prior periods.
The Company does not anticipate any further non-recurring, Agnity-related adjustments in the future. Additionally, the Company will no longer consolidate Agnity financial items such as revenues and expenses going forward. mCloud will continue to record direct revenues from customers benefiting from Agnity technology embedded in the Company's solutions but will not record any further Agnity-related items.
Without considering the one-time adjustment but reflecting the impact of the Agnity transition, Q2 2022 total revenues were C$4.9 million for the quarter compared to C$6.6 million in Q2 2021. After the one-time adjustment, Q2 2022 total revenues as reported were C$2.3 million. Gross margins were correspondingly impacted by the Agnity transition from a one-time passthrough of Agnity-related delivery expenses.
The Company added 2,921 new connected assets and workers in the quarter reaching a cumulative total of 67,471 connections. The Company noted that increased customer activity in the quarter and the retraction of many pandemic restrictions are expected to have a sustained positive impact on revenue growth going forward.
Q2 2022 Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call at 10:00am EDT on August 16, 2022 to discuss the financial results. The conference call will include prepared remarks from Russ McMeekin, Chief Executive Officer, and Chantal Schutz, Chief Financial Officer. After the prepared remarks, the Company will accept questions.
To access the conference call by telephone, dial 416-764-8659 or 1-888-664-6392 with the confirmation number 41933518. Please connect approximately 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the call to ensure participation. The conference call will be archived for replay by telephone until August 23, 2022 at midnight (ET). To access the archived conference call, dial 1-888-390-0541 and enter the reservation number 933518.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available at https://bit.ly/3ddX6Hl. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to join the webcast. The webcast will be archived at the above website for one year.
About mCloud Technologies Corp.
mCloud is unlocking the untapped potential of energy intensive assets with AI and analytics, curbing energy waste, maximizing energy production, and getting the most out of critical energy infrastructure. Through mCloud's AI-powered AssetCare™ platform, mCloud offers complete asset management solutions for commercial buildings, renewable energy, healthcare, heavy industry, and connected workers. IoT sensors bring data from connected assets into the cloud, where AI and analytics are applied to maximize their performance.
With a worldwide presence and offices in San Francisco, Vancouver, Calgary, London, Perth, Singapore, and Beijing, the mCloud family includes an ecosystem of operating subsidiaries that deliver high-performance IoT, AI, 3D, and mobile capabilities to customers, all integrated into AssetCare. With over 100 blue-chip customers and more than 67,000 assets connected in thousands of locations worldwide, mCloud is changing the way energy assets are managed.
mCloud's common shares trade in the United States on the Nasdaq and in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol MCLD. For more information, visit www.mcloudcorp.com.
Non-GAAP Measure
Selected financial information for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 set out above include reference to "Operating EBITDA," which is not recognized under International Financial Reporting Standards and is a non-generally accepted accounting principle ("Non-GAAP") measure.
The Company defines Operating EBITDA attributed to shareholders as gross profit less all expenses related to sales and marketing, wages, salaries, and benefits, research and development, and general and administrative activities.
The Company believes Operating EBITDA is a useful measure as it provides important and relevant information to management about the operating and financial performance of the Company. Operating EBITDA enables management to assess its ability to generate operating cash flow to fund future working capital needs, and to support future growth.
This information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 along with mCloud's MD&As for the corresponding periods, which are available under mCloud's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Forward-Looking Information and Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and may also contain statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only the Company's beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company's control. Generally, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "will continue", "will occur" or "will be achieved". The forward-looking information contained herein may include information related to regional growth in the Middle East, plans for a joint customer showcase with Aramco, and positive revenue growth resulting from increased customer activity and the lifting of pandemic restrictions.
By identifying such information and statements in this manner, the Company is alerting the reader that such information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information and statements.
A more complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company appears in the prospectus supplement, the base shelf prospectus and the registration statement and in the Company's Annual Information Form and other continuous disclosure filings, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
In connection with the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release, the Company has made certain assumptions. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements. The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Dennis Rodman Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research
Here’s a look at the life of former professional basketball player Dennis Rodman.
Personal
Birth date: May 13, 1961
Birth place: Trenton, New Jersey
Birth name: Dennis Keith Rodman
Father: Philander Rodman
Mother: Shirley Rodman
Marriages: Michelle Moyer (2003-2012, divorced); Carmen Electra (1998-1999, divorced); Anicka Bakes (1992-1993, divorced)
Children: with Michelle Moyer: Trinity and Dennis Jr.; with Anicka Bakes: Alexis
Education: Attended Cooke County Junior College, 1982-1983; Attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 1983-1986
Other Facts
Career Statistics: 6,683 points, 11,954 rebounds
Won five NBA championships (1988-1989, 1989-1990 with Detroit Pistons; 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998 with Chicago Bulls)
His father left the family when Rodman was three.
Worked as a janitor at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport at age 19.
Dated Madonna.
Nicknamed “The Worm.”
Has appeared on the reality shows “Celebrity Rehab” and “Celebrity Apprentice.”
His daughter, Trinity, is a rising star on US soccer youth national teams, and was selected second overall by the Washington Spirit in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) draft.
Timeline
1983 – Begins attending Southeastern Oklahoma State University on a basketball scholarship.
1986 – Is chosen in the second round of the NBA draft.
1986-1993 – Plays for the Detroit Pistons.
1990 and 1991 – Named NBA defensive player of the year.
1993-1995 – Plays for the San Antonio Spurs.
1995-1997 – Plays for the Chicago Bulls.
1996 – Rodman’s memoir, “Bad as I Wanna Be,” is published.
1997 – Is suspended and fined by the NBA for kicking a courtside photographer.
1997 – Co-stars with Jean-Claude Van Damme in the film, “Double Team.”
1999 – Plays 23 games for the Los Angeles Lakers before being released.
2000 – Plays 12 games with the Dallas Mavericks before being released.
March 2000 – Settles a lawsuit with Connie Wilcox, a Las Vegas waitress, who accused Rodman of grabbing her breasts.
July 2000 – Is sentenced to probation and required to attend an alcohol program after pleading guilty to driving under the influence.
2005 – Becomes the first man and first athlete to pose nude for a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) advertisement.
2011 – Is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
February 2013 – Travels to North Korea with the Harlem Globetrotters for an exhibition game. Strikes up a friendship with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un.
September 2013 – Travels to North Korea on what he calls a “basketball diplomacy tour.”
December 2013 – Travels to North Korea, with a documentary crew, to help train a team of North Korean basketball players for a January exhibition game against former NBA players. The exhibition game will celebrate Kim’s birthday.
January 6, 2014 – Rodman and several other former NBA players arrive in North Korea to take part in an exhibition basketball game.
January 7, 2014 – During an interview on CNN, Rodman yells angrily and suggests that detained American Kenneth Bae had done something to deserve his 15-year sentence.
January 8, 2014 – Leads a sing along of “Happy Birthday” for Kim.
January 9, 2014 – Apologizes for his outburst on CNN, explaining that he was stressed out and drinking when he made the remarks.
January 15, 2014 – Checks in to a New Jersey alcohol-rehabilitation facility.
January 25, 2015 – The Slamdance Film Festival premieres “Big Bang in Pyongyang,” a documentary film recounting Rodman’s 2013 visit to North Korea.
November 21, 2016 – Rodman is charged with four misdemeanors after allegedly driving on the wrong side of a freeway, being involved in a hit and run, not having a valid license and lying to police. The incident happened in July 2016 in Santa Ana, California. The hit and run charge is later dropped. Rodman pleads guilty to the other charges and is sentenced to three years’ probation.
June 13, 2017 – Tells CNN he hopes to do “something that’s pretty positive” on what will be his fourth visit to North Korea. The four-night trip is sponsored by PotCoin, a digital currency for the cannabis industry.
December 11, 2017 – While on a “humanitarian tour” of Asia, Rodman announces that he is planning to organize a basketball game between the US territory of Guam and North Korea.
January 13-14, 2018 – Rodman is arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Newport Beach, California. After spending the night in jail, Rodman is released early Sunday.
March 12, 2018 – Pleads guilty to two misdemeanors involving the DUI and is sentenced to three years’ probation, rehab and a fine.
June 11, 2018 – Rodman arrives in Singapore for the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim. “It’s a great day. I am here to see it. I’m so happy,” he said.
February 27, 2019 – Issues a letter to Trump on Twitter hours ahead of his second summit with Kim. “You are on the cusp of a big, beautiful deal. One that would make you the front runner for a Nobel Peace Prize without question,” Rodman said.
October 17, 2019 – Florida prosecutors charge Rodman with a single count of misdemeanor battery after he allegedly slapped a man in a bar in May. In July 2020, a deferred prosecution agreement is signed stating that Rodman will not be prosecuted if he avoids further trouble with the law.
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Inspired by principles that embody the American dream, industry icon Patrick Bet-David and PHP Agency will leverage Integrity's best-in-class resources and technology to help more Americans achieve financial security
DALLAS, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrity Marketing Group, LLC ("Integrity"), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire PHP Agency, an industry leading field marketing organization ("FMO") based in Addison, Texas. As part of the acquisition, Patrick Bet-David, Founder and CEO of PHP Agency, will become a Managing Partner in Integrity. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
PHP, which stands for "People Helping People," serves nearly half a million Americans nationwide by offering life and annuity products through its team of more than 27,000 agents across 170 offices. In many ways, Patrick Bet-David, the Founder and CEO of PHP, is the epitome of the American dream. Bet-David came to the United States as an Iranian refugee as a child, then served in the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division before joining a large investment and financial services firm. In 2009, he founded PHP Agency, which has experienced exponential growth by investing in technology for agents and focusing on the needs of underserved communities. A leader in diversity and inclusion, PHP Agency is redefining industry norms by recruiting, training and supporting a diverse, dynamic and highly motivated salesforce.
"Patrick Bet-David is the embodiment of the American dream," said Bryan W. Adams, Co-Founder and CEO of Integrity. "He has inspired thousands of agents to become entrepreneurs, founders and leaders, all while building an agency that is reshaping the face of insurance. This type of leadership is a rare gift, and we're privileged to have Patrick join us in our mission to innovate the industry."
"In order to stay competitive in this space, we know we need to invest heavily in people and in technology," explained Patrick Bet-David, Founder and CEO of PHP Agency. "Integrity is much more than a proven leader in insurtech — they also share our core values and vision for a more inclusive future. Together, Integrity and PHP have tremendous resources to empower a new generation of agents who will serve Americans in profoundly innovative ways. This partnership accelerates so much for our business, including adding carriers, technology, support and partners to what we now have access to. When these benefits are combined with our youthful, energetic and diverse workforce, every stakeholder wins. Integrity's success is now our success, and I know we will create something truly special together."
"PHP Agency is inspiring and developing an entire generation of young, energetic and influential leaders who will leave a lasting impact on the industry," added Tom Dempsey, Chief Distribution Officer at Integrity. "Patrick is an inspiration to so many people — I can't think of a better leader who truly understands and represents Integrity's mission to serve others in planning for the good days ahead. We're proud that he will now join our partner network and help us find new ways to innovate insurance together. PHP Agency has already achieved incredible success by empowering its agent network to build relationships and provide solutions to everyone in their communities. The company can now tap into Integrity's state-of-the-art technology, products and relationships to serve even more Americans. I'm eager to see what PHP and Integrity can achieve together, and we welcome them to our fast-growing team."
PHP Agency will reach more customers than ever before by utilizing Integrity's extensive suite of end-to-end offerings. The Integrity insurtech platform encompasses resources such as real-time quoting and enrollment systems, efficient customer relationship management software and robust product development. PHP Agency can also take advantage of Integrity's strong and supportive infrastructure of business services available to all partners, allowing PHP Agency's leaders to redirect valuable administrative time. Included in these shared services are areas such as People & Culture, Technology & Innovation, legal and compliance, and access to a world-class advertising and marketing firm.
"Patrick Bet-David is a best-selling author and popular keynote speaker, as well as a social media icon with millions of followers. His message of hope and success inspires entrepreneurs and business leaders around the world, and we are excited to be able to work with him to fulfill our mission at Integrity," said Anne Wood, Chief Marketing Officer at Integrity. "Together, we're going to reach more people than ever before and deliver solutions that empower consumers to make the most of what life brings."
Bet-David will expand opportunities for his agents and agencies by leveraging opportunities for teamwork and growth through the Integrity partner network. Driven by a core commitment to innovate insurance, this world-class peer group of industry icons have united to shape best practices and strategies that improve insurance and financial services for everyone. Integrity partners are focused on protecting the life, health and wealth of all Americans, helping millions prepare for the good days ahead.
PHP employees will also take part in Integrity's Employee Ownership Plan, which offers employees the opportunity to share in Integrity's success through meaningful company ownership.
"With a culture devoted to 'People Helping People,' Patrick and his team can now use Integrity's platform to expand their influence and diversify the products and services they offer," said Steve Young, Chairman of the Board of Integrity. "We're always thrilled to partner with trailblazing leaders. PHP Agency will be an incredibly valued and esteemed addition to the Integrity family as we work to protect families across the United States."
For more information about PHP Agency's partnership with Integrity, view a video at www.integritymarketing.com/PHPAgency.
About Integrity Marketing Group
Integrity, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of innovative solutions for wealth management and retirement planning. Through its partner network, Integrity helps millions of Americans protect their life, health and wealth with a commitment to meet them wherever they are — in person, over the phone and online. Integrity's cutting-edge technology helps streamline the insurance and financial planning experience for all stakeholders. In addition, Integrity develops products with carrier partners and markets them through its distribution network of agencies, brokerages and RIAs throughout the nation. Integrity's nearly 6,000 employees work with more than 450,000 agents and advisors who serve over 10 million clients annually. In 2022, Integrity will help carriers place more than $12 billion in new sales and oversee more than $20 billion of assets under management and advisement through its RIA and broker-dealer platforms. For more information, visit www.integritymarketing.com.
About PHP Agency
Founded in 2009, PHP Agency Inc. is a tech-enabled national field marketing organization (FMO) headquartered in Addison, Texas. With over 27,000 licensed agents nationally in 49 states and Puerto Rico, PHP's agents have educated and served over 450,000 American families. PHP partners with leading insurance and annuity carriers and provides part-time or full-time opportunities to those seeking careers as life insurance agents. For more information, visit www.phpagency.com.
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| 2022-07-20T15:23:37Z |
Jennings Selected to Highly-Respected 2022 "Power List" by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly*
DURHAM, N.C., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Barry Jennings, co-leader of the workers' compensation department at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, is a respected and accomplished lawyer in North Carolina, according to North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Jennings was honored with selection to the 2022 "Power List" by the prestigious legal news publication.*
Attorneys chosen for the "Power List" must meet strict criteria relating to their experience, skill, and achievements. They must also receive referrals from other lawyers because of the respect their peers have for them.
Jennings has a long track record of awards and accomplishments. He is a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in workers' compensation law. Since 2015, he has been selected to the Best Lawyers "Best Lawyers in America*" list for workers' compensation every year. In addition, Jennings holds an "AV Preeminent" rating from Martindale-Hubbell.*
"I'm pleased to be chosen for the 'Power List,'" said Jennings. "It means a lot that fellow attorneys would recommend me to their friends and family. But most importantly, it means that I'm having a positive impact on the lives of injured workers in North Carolina."
ABOUT THE LAW OFFICES OF JAMES SCOTT FARRIN
The Law Offices of James Scott Farrin is one of the largest personal injury firms in North Carolina and has helped over 55,000 injured people since 1997. Operating from 16 offices in NC and one in SC, many of the firm's 60+ accomplished attorneys are recognized professionals in their fields. The firm focuses on providing quality legal services to as many people as possible in the following practice areas: personal injury, car accidents, workers' compensation, nursing home abuse, whistleblowing, defective products, eminent domain, mass torts, class actions, and Social Security Disability.
Contact Information:
David Chamberlin
280 S. Mangum Street
Suite 400
Durham, NC 27701
866-900-7078
https://www.farrin.com/
Offices in Durham (main), Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, NC and Greenville, SC. Attorney J. Gabe Talton: 280 South Mangum St., Suite 400, Durham, NC.
*For more information regarding standards of inclusion for the "Power List," visit https://nclawyersweekly.com/power-list%20/. For Best Lawyers in America standards of inclusion, visit bestlawyers.com. For "AV Preeminent" standards of inclusion, visit martindale.com.
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| 2022-06-16T09:33:20Z |
BOSTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LuxSci, a provider of HIPAA-compliant email services, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Compliancy Group, a leading software solution for healthcare compliance. By partnering with LuxSci, Compliancy Group can offer best-in-class email security solutions to close technology gaps identified by their proprietary compliance platform.
"The way healthcare organizations communicate with patients is constantly evolving. These organizations often fail to realize that HIPAA regulates the ways in which providers can communicate with patients and the tools that they are permitted to use. As a forward-thinking email service provider, LuxSci has taken the steps required to meet HIPAA's communication standards." Kelly Koch, Director of Dental Relations, Compliancy Group.
The Covid-19 pandemic forced healthcare organizations to adopt new digital technologies quickly. Many turned to Compliancy Group to navigate the complex HIPAA compliance questions associated with new technologies like telehealth. Likewise, providers rapidly implemented digital tools, like LuxSci's suite of HIPAA-compliant email solutions, to engage patients. The partnership allows LuxSci and Compliancy Group to help healthcare organizations address the difficult compliance questions that arise during digital transformation.
"Compliancy Group offers a vital service to healthcare organizations and vendors in these rapidly changing times. Their comprehensive compliance platform allows providers to navigate this heavily regulated environment with the confidence that they are complying with HIPAA. LuxSci is proud to partner with Compliancy Group to help their customers secure email communications and engage patients with HIPAA-compliant technology." Heather Clark, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, LuxSci.
Compliancy Group enables healthcare organizations and vendors serving the healthcare industry to achieve HIPAA compliance through an easy-to-use software platform and live guided coaching. The Guard, its proprietary compliance platform, covers all the necessary parts of the HIPAA regulation to protect organizations in case of an audit. Compliancy Group awards clients the HIPAA Seal of Compliance upon successful completion. The Seal can be used in marketing and proves they are dedicated to protecting patient information and have completed the steps required to satisfy the law.
LuxSci provides secure email solutions to help healthcare organizations meet compliance requirements and protect patient data. LuxSci's SecureLine encryption technology helps healthcare providers reduce risk profiles while providing easy-to-use email tools. LuxSci's top-rated US-based support team goes above and beyond to help organizations stay protected.
Learn more about healthcare marketing by attending our joint webinar on October 19th.
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| 2022-09-14T13:28:54Z |
The RIA technology and custodial services provider ranked 13th among midsized companies in the Sunshine State.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. and TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TradePMR, a technology and custodial services provider for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), has been named as one of Florida's Best Companies to Work For. This is the first time the growing company has been named to the list featured in the August 2022 issue of Florida Trend magazine. TradePMR ranked 13th among mid-sized companies.
"At TradePMR, we keep it fairly simple. We want all of our team members to feel valued, and respected and to have pride in their purpose. From the day I hired my first employee, I wanted each employee to have a place to grow," said Robb Baldwin, Founder, and CEO of TradePMR. "I appreciate all of the team members that voiced their opinions and work to make TradePMR what it is today."
Most recently the company implemented an Education Assistance Program which
provides tuition reimbursement, as well as supports other certification and professional growth programs. In 2021, the firm formalized its employee-led philanthropy program, providing each employee with a dollar-for-dollar match-back program during the height of the pandemic. The monetary program was added to an existing Philanthropy Paid Time Off program that began in 2018.
"I am incredibly proud of our employee-led philanthropy programs at TradePMR," continued Baldwin. "We are clearly a service-led organization – both to our clients and our communities."
In 2020, TradePMR expanded its corporate footprint to the Greater Tampa Bay area to continue to attract and retain top talent in the technology and financial services industries. Since the expansion, the company has grown nearly 30 percent in employee size.
To participate, companies or government entities were required to have at least 15 workers in Florida and to be in operation for at least one year. Companies that chose to participate underwent an evaluation of their workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics. The process also included a survey to measure employee satisfaction. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking.
The Best Companies To Work For In Florida program is managed by Florida Trend and Workforce Research Group and is endorsed by the HR Florida State Council. Workforce Research Group managed the registration, survey and analysis and determined the final rankings. For a list of the 100 Best Companies To Work For In Florida, go to FloridaTrend.com/BestCompanies.
For more information about beginning your career at TradePMR visit TradePMR.com/careers. Resumes are accepted at [email protected].
For more than two decades, TradePMR has worked with growth-minded independent registered investment advisors (RIAs), providing innovative technology tools and support designed to transform their businesses. The privately-held brokerage and custodian services provider (Member FINRA/SIPC), based in Gainesville, Fla., works to streamline fee-only investment advisors' operations through comprehensive custodial, operational, and trading support. For more information, visit www.TradePMR.com.
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Florida Trend business magazine is read by 270,000 influential business executives, civic leaders and government officials each month. Its award-winning reporting covers regional and statewide business news, industry executives and the business sectors they represent, as well as information on Florida's lifestyle, arts and culture scene. FloridaTrend.com offers eNews alerts, covering daily morning and afternoon breaking news; Business Beat, a weekly video newscast highlighting Florida's top business news stories; and weekly eNewsletters providing information, insight and details on Florida's growing industry sectors including health care, education, real estate, small business and movers and influencers. FloridaTrend.com attracts nearly a million pageviews and over 140,000 unique visitors each month.
Workforce Research Group works with partners worldwide to establish and manage "Best Places to Work," "Best Companies" and "Best Employers" programs. Through its thorough workplace assessment, utilizing employer questionnaires and employee-satisfaction surveys, WRG identifies and recognizes companies that have been successful in creating and maintaining workplace excellence. For more information, visit www.WorkforceRG.com.
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– Net revenues up 752% year over year in the first quarter –
DALIAN, China, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAT) ("CBAK Energy," or the "Company") a leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider in China, today reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
First Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
- Net revenues were $80.2 million, an increase of 752% from $9.4 million in the same period of 2021.
- Gross profit was $5.3 million, an increase of 189% from $1.8 million in the same period of 2021.
- Net income attributable to shareholders of CBAK Energy was $0.4 million, compared to a net income attributable to CBAK Energy shareholders of $29.6 million in the same period of 2021.
Yunfei Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented: "We are very excited to kick off 2022 with our net revenues surging more than eight-fold year over year to reach $80.2 million in the first quarter, primarily driven by the material business brought by the Hitrans merger and robust demand for our high power lithium batteries."
Mr. Li continued: "We will continue attentive operations in the material business with additional strategies to enhance its core competitiveness while actively combining them with other alternatives to counter the impact of increased raw material costs on the battery production. Additionally, we remain focused on product innovations to meet various demands and drive higher lithium battery sales. With our expansion into producing key materials for battery products and our relentless efforts into addressing the dynamic market, we are very confident in our capabilities to grow and thrive in the battery industry."
Xiangyu Pei, Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, noted: "Our significant revenue expansion exemplified the efficacies of our growth strategies. Despite short-term challenges from raw material price hikes, we furthered our investments for our infrastructure to propel higher revenue levels. Looking ahead, we will remain committed to driving our next phase of growth by leveraging and building upon our solid financial position and competitive advantages."
First Quarter 2022 Business Highlights & Recent Developments
- In May, CBAK Energy received an order from a leading European provider of heating, cooling and renewable energy systems (the "Customer"), for a supply of lithium-ion batteries worth EUR 28.2 million ($29.3 million). The Customer has a global presence with annual sales of billions of Euros. CBAK Energy has been collaborating with the Customer since 2020.
First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Net revenues were $80.2 million, an increase of 752% from $9.4 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was driven by additional revenues from lithium battery materials brought by the acquisition of Hitrans, and strong sales of high power lithium batteries.
Cost of revenues was $74.9 million, an increase of 888% from $7.6 million in the same period of 2021. This was primarily due to increased net revenues.
Gross profit was $5.3 million, an increase of 189% from $1.8 million in the same period of 2021. Gross margin was 6.6%, compared to 19.5% for the same period of 2021. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to the increase in raw material costs.
Total operating expenses were $6.7 million, an increase of 256% from $1.9 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to growing headcount and the consolidation of Hitrans.
- Research and development expenses were $3.3 million, an increase of 585% from $0.5 million in the same period of 2021.
- Sales and marketing expenses were $0.8 million, an increase of 290% from $0.2 million in the same period of 2021.
- General and administrative expenses were $2.2 million, an increase of 69% from $1.3 million in the same period of 2021.
- Provision for doubtful accounts was $0.3 million, compared to recovery of doubtful accounts of $0.2 million in the same period of 2021.
Operating loss was $1.3 million, compared to $27,882 in the same period of 2021.
Finance income, net was $5,014, compared to finance expenses of $7,598 in the same period of 2021.
Change in fair value of warrants was $1.6 million, compared to $28.4 million in the same period of 2021. The change in fair value of the warrants liability is mainly due to share price decline.
Net income attributable to shareholders of CBAK Energy was $0.4 million, compared to a net income attributable to CBAK Energy shareholders of $29.6 million in the same period of 2021.
Basic and diluted income per share were both $0.01, compared to both $0.35 in the same period of 2021.
Cash and cash equivalents were $5.6 million as of March 31, 2022, compared to $7.4 million as of December 31, 2021.
Conference Call
CBAK Energy's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 19, 2022 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on May 19, 2022).
Details of the conference call are as follows:
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at:
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A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone within seven days after the conclusion of the live call at the following numbers. To access the replay, please reference the Access code: 520002274#
About CBAK Energy
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. is a leading high-tech enterprise in China engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sales of new energy high power lithium batteries and raw materials used for manufacturing high power lithium batteries. The applications of the Company's battery products and solutions include light electric vehicles, electric vehicles, electric tools, energy storage, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and other high-power applications. In January 2006, CBAK Energy became the first lithium battery manufacturer in China listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. CBAK Energy has multiple operating subsidiaries in Dalian, Nanjing and Shaoxing, as well as a large-scale R&D and production base in Dalian.
For more information, please visit www.cbak.com.cn.
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For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
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| 2022-05-19T09:53:29Z |
PORT KLANG, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said Monday they seized a container of African elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal skulls and bones estimated to be worth 80 million ringgit ($18 million).
The Customs Department said in a statement it discovered the contraband hidden behind sawn timber following checks on July 10 on a ship coming from Africa. This included 6,000 kilograms (13,227 pounds) of elephant tusks, 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of pangolin scales, 25 kilograms (55 pounds) of rhino horns and 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of animal skulls, bones and horns, it said.
Investigations are ongoing on the importer and shipping agent, the department said without providing further details. It was unclear if the container was meant to be shipped to other parts of Asia. Ivory tusks, rhino horns and pangolin scales are believed to have medicinal properties and are in high demand in the region.
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| 2022-07-19T01:24:05Z |
VANCOUVER, BC, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - RYU Apparel Inc. (TSXV: RYU) (OTCQB: RYPPF) (FWB: RYA) ("RYU" or the "Company"), creator of award-winning urban athletic apparel, has filed its earnings for the quarter ending March 31, 2022. Overall revenue increased 175% over the same period last year while gross profit doubled. This uptick is attributed to a strategic shift toward ecommerce and wholesale activity plus cost-reductions from retail store closures and looser Covid-19 restrictions.
- Revenue hit $347,938, up from $198,825 during the same period last year.
- Sales grew 49% compared to Q1 2021, from $175,243 to $261,319.
- Gross profit increased from 12% in Q1, 2021 to 25% in Q1, 2022.
- Lease obligations decreased with the closure of two retail locations (Toronto, ON and Brooklyn, NY).
Much of the quarterly growth can be attributed to the company's ecommerce and wholesale strategies, which have been bolstered by strategic new hires. Zachary Beers was tapped as Marketing Director in January to lead the company's omni-channel marketing efforts and support their 4-pillar growth strategy. In March, DJM Sales Consulting joined the team to lead global sales and oversee the company's wholesale strategy, in addition to Caraway & Company who serves as RYU's wholesale representative across the US, helping to scale the business through nationwide premium brand partners and volume retail partnerships.
To keep the positive momentum going for the rest of 2022 and beyond, RYU will continue investing in digital marketing strategies that focus on storytelling to build brand awareness and increase product demand. Concurrently they are approaching wholesale partners in three specific categories: traditional (brick + mortar and ecommerce), clearance (premium clearance partners) and drop ship (partners who sell RYU products on their ecommerce storefront).
"2021 was a year of transition for us, and our performance reflected that," says RYU CEO and Chairman, Cesare Fazari. "2022, however, is off to a much better start. With a new brand campaign, re-invigorated product lines and growing list of wholesale partners, I couldn't be happier about the direction we're headed."
RYU Apparel will host its Annual Generals Meeting (AGM) on June 24th at 10:00am Pacific Standard Time. The AGM will be held in Vancouver at the registered corporate headquarters located at 1745 West 4th Ave.
RYU Apparel (TSXV: RYU, OTCQB: RYPPF), or Respect Your Universe, is an award winning urban athletic apparel and accessories brand engineered for active lifestyles. Designed without compromise for fit, comfort, and durability, RYU exists to facilitate optimal human performance. For more information, please visit the RYU website at: http://ryu.com
This news release contains forward-looking information that involves various risks and uncertainties regarding future events. Such forward-looking information can include without limitation statements based on current expectations involving a number of risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance of RYU, such as statements regarding, but not limited to, RYU's future, long-term growth and success; rebuilding RYU into an omni-channel business positioned to compete on a global scale; the Company's belief about opportunities to overachieve in RYU's newly-launched wholesale division; and RYU's plans to continue to invest in wholesale and digital marketing to build awareness, resulting in higher product demand and a positive return to shareholders. There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and RYU's plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information, including, without limitation, adverse market conditions and such other factors beyond the control of the Company and which are more fully described in the Company's annual and quarterly management's discussion and analysis and other filings made by the Company with Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements are based on estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Except as required by law, RYU does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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| 2022-06-13T11:16:26Z |
PITTSBURGH, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a cosmetologist and I thought there could be an improved tool for applying liquid or viscous hair products onto the hair of all textures," said an inventor, from Fort Worth, Texas, "so I invented the POMP AND POWDER. My design would offer a viable alternative to traditional application methods that can be messy, frustrating, and time consuming."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to dispense hairstyling products onto the hair of all textures. In doing so, it ensures that conditioner or moisturizers are evenly distributed. As a result, it saves time and effort and it helps to comb & detangle effortlessly. The invention features a versatile design that is easy to use so it is ideal for young adults, men, women and hairstylists. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Dallas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DAL-190, 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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| 2022-06-06T15:46:20Z |
NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AMZN) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Amazon investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Amazon common stock between July 30, 2021, and April 28, 2022, inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
AMZN investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: 1) defendants knew or recklessly disregarded that the Company's infrastructure and fulfillment network investments substantially outpaced demand; 2) those investments were a massive, self-imposed, undue drain on Amazon's financial condition; 3) contrary to defendants' public statements and undisclosed to investors, defendants had already implemented cutbacks to Amazon's fulfillment capacity by July 2021; and 4) as a result of defendants' misrepresentations and omissions, Amazon's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Amazon during the relevant time frame, you have until September 6, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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| 2022-07-21T11:20:39Z |
In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he’s vowed to fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden talks about his decision to run against President Donald Trump in 2020, the story always starts with Charlottesville. He says it was the men with torches shouting bigoted slogans that drove him to join what he calls the “battle for the soul of America.”
Now Biden is facing the latest deadly manifestation of hatred after a white supremacist targeted Black people with an assault rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and left 10 people dead, the most lethal racist attack since he took office.
The president and first lady Jill Biden are to visit the city on Tuesday, where their first stop will be a makeshift memorial outside the supermarket. They’re also expected to meet privately with families of the victims, first responders and local officials before the president delivers public remarks.
In a speech at a nearby community center, Biden plans to call for stricter gun laws and urge Americans to reject racism and embrace the nation’s diversity, the White House said.
It’s a message that Biden has delivered several times since he became the first president to specifically address white supremacy in an inaugural speech, calling it “domestic terrorism that we must confront.” However, such beliefs remain an entrenched threat at a time when his administration has been preoccupied with crises involving the pandemic, inflation and the war in Ukraine.
“It’s important for him to show up for the families and the community and express his condolences,” said Derrick Johnson, the president of the NAACP. “But we’re more concerned with preventing this from happening in the future.”
It’s unclear how Biden will try to do that. Proposals for new gun restrictions have routinely been blocked by Republicans. In addition, the racism that was spouted in Charlottesville, Virginia, appears to have only spread.
The White House said the president and first lady will “grieve with the community that lost 10 lives in a senseless and horrific mass shooting.” Three more people were wounded. Nearly all the victims were Black.
Biden was briefed about the shooting by his homeland security adviser, Liz Sherwood-Randall, before he attended church services on Saturday near his family home in Wilmington, Delaware, according to the White House. She called again later to tell him that law enforcement had concluded the attack was racially motivated.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, told a Buffalo radio station that she invited Biden to the city.
“I said, ‘Mr. President, it would be so powerful if you came here,’” Hochul said. “‘This community is in such pain, and to see the president of the United States show them the attention that Buffalo doesn’t always get.’”
On Monday, Biden paid particular tribute to one of the victims, retired police officer Aaron Salter, who was working as a security guard at the store. He said Salter “gave his life trying to save others” by opening fire at the gunman, only to be killed himself.
Payton Gendron, 18, was arrested at the supermarket and charged with murder. He has pleaded not guilty.
Before the shooting, Gendron is reported to have posted online a screed overflowing with racism and antisemitism. The writer of the document described himself as a supporter of Dylan Roof, who killed nine Black parishioners at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, and Brenton Tarrant, who targeted mosques in New Zealand in 2019.
Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said Gendron is “someone who has hate in their heart, soul and mind,” and he called the attack on the store “an absolute racist hate crime.”
So far investigators are looking at Gendron’s connection to what’s known as the “great replacement” theory, which baselessly claims white people are being intentionally overrun by other races through immigration or higher birth rates.
The racist ideology is often interwoven with antisemitism, with Jews identified as the culprits. During the 2017 “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, the white supremacists chanted “Jews will not replace us.”
“Many of those dark voices still exist today,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday. “And the president is determined as he was back then . . . to make sure we fight back against those forces of hate and evil and violence.”
In the years since Charlottesville, replacement theory has moved from the online fringe to mainstream right-wing politics. A third of U.S. adults believe there is “a group of people in this country who are trying to replace native-born Americans with immigrants who agree with their political views,” according to a poll conducted in December by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Tucker Carlson, the prominent Fox News host, accuses Democrats of orchestrating mass migration to consolidate their power.
“The country is being stolen from American citizens,” he said Aug. 23, 2021.
He repeated the same theme a month later, saying that “this policy is called the great replacement, the replacement of legacy Americans with more obedient people from faraway countries.”
Carlson’s show routinely receives the highest ratings in cable news, and he responded to the furor Monday night by accusing liberals of trying to silence their opponents.
“So because a mentally ill teenager murdered strangers, you cannot be allowed to express your political beliefs out loud,” he said.
His commentary reflects how this conspiratorial view of immigration has spread through the Republican Party ahead of this year’s midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress.
Facebook advertisements posted last year by the campaign committee of Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said Democrats want a “PERMANENT ELECTION INSURRECTION” by granting amnesty to illegal immigrants. The plan would “overthrow our current electorate and create a permanent liberal majority in Washington.”
Alex DeGrasse, a senior adviser to Stefanik’s campaign, said Monday she “has never advocated for any racist position or made a racist statement.” He criticized “sickening and false reporting” about her advertisements.
Stefanik is the third-ranking leader of the House Republican caucus, replacing Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who angered the party with her denunciations of Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Cheney, in a tweet on Monday, said the caucus’ leadership “has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-Semitism. History has taught us that what begins with words ends in far worse.”
Replacement theory rhetoric has also rippled through Republican primary campaigns.
“The Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy,” Blake Masters, who’s running in the Republican Senate primary in Arizona, wrote on Twitter hours after the Buffalo shooting. “Not on my watch.”
A spokesperson for Masters did not respond to a request for comment.
Jean-Pierre indicated that the White House would speak more broadly about racism than singling out specific people for criticism.
“Once you get into calling out people’s names, then you get away from that issue,” she said.
Although Biden has not spoken directly about replacement theory, his warnings about racism remain a fixture of his public speeches.
Three days before the Buffalo shooting, at a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago, Biden said, “I really do think we’re still in the battle for the soul of America.”
Biden said he hadn’t planned to run for president in 2020 — he had already fallen short in two previous campaigns, served as vice president and then stepped aside as Hillary Clinton consolidated support for the 2016 race — and was content to spend some time as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
But he said he was disgusted “when those folks came marching out of the fields in Charlottesville, Virginia, carrying torches” and repeating the “same anti-Semitic bile chanted in the streets of everywhere from Nuremberg to Berlin in the early ‘30s.”
And he recalled how Trump responded to questions about the rally, which resulted in the death of Heather Heyer, a young woman who was there to protest the white supremacists.
“He said there are very good people on both sides,” Biden said.
He added, “We can’t let this happen, guys.”
Johnson, the NAACP president, said the country needs to “finally chart a course so we can as a nation begin to address domestic terrorism as we would foreign terrorism — as aggressively as possible.”
He added, “White supremacy and democracy cannot coexist.”
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Associated Press writer Karen Matthews in New York contributed to this report.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — It looks like it’s going to be a warm day in North Texas with no highs in the triple-digits around the region with some areas not seeing highs break into the 90s. NWS Fort Worth says isolated chances for storms in eastern Central Texas.
The center said, “Highs will reach the upper 80s to mid 90s today with isolated storms possible across eastern Central Texas.”
We all know you want to solidify your weekend plans as soon as possible and it seems NWS Fort Worth knows that too as they’ve shared a look at the North Texas weekend weather. Small chances on Saturday and Sunday with more of a chance for storms on Monday.
The center said, “Storm chances will steadily creep upward into next week with temperatures near or slightly below normal. Most areas won’t receive rainfall this weekend, but rain chances will increase to 40- 50% through the middle of next week.”
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| 2022-08-25T16:42:47Z |
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Navy opens investigation after 4 deaths by suicide among aircraft carrier crew
By Oren Liebermann and Barbara Starr, CNN
The Navy has opened an investigation into the command climate and culture on board an aircraft carrier following the deaths of seven sailors in the last 12 months, including four by suicide, according to the Navy.
The investigation will also look at any connections or links between the deaths, which comes after three of the sailors died by apparent suicide in one week earlier this month.
The USS George Washington has been in port in Newport News, Virginia, undergoing refueling and overhaul. In the past 12 months, there were seven deaths among the crew.
The four most recent deaths, including three this month, were either confirmed or apparent suicides, Capt. Sarah Self-Kyler, a spokeswoman for US Fleet Forces Command, told CNN.
Two of the deaths in May and October 2021 have been determined not to have been by suicide. The cause of death another sailor in July was undetermined, Self-Kyler said.
CNN previously reported that the Navy was investigating the deaths of three sailors from the carrier. Two sailors were found deceased at off-base locations on April 9 and 10. A third sailor was found unresponsive on board the ship on April 15 and died at the hospital. The Navy determined that those three deaths were apparent suicides, though a final cause remains under investigation, Self-Kyler said.
Investigators confirmed that a death last December was a suicide.
The Navy identified the most recent death as Master at Arms Seaman Recruit Xavier Hunter Mitchell Sandor. The Navy identified the sailor found dead on April 9 as Retail Services Specialist 3rd Class Mikail Sharp and the sailor found dead on April 10 as Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Natasha Huffman.
There were also three more deaths from the ship in late-2019 and 2020. Two of those deaths remain under investigation, Self-Kyler said, but the other death in December 2020 is also an apparent suicide.
Though based on the West coast, the USS George Washington has been at Newport News shipyard since 2017 going through its Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH), a process carried out halfway through the life of a carrier that replenishes its nuclear fuel and updates its systems. The process was supposed to last two years, but it has been delayed multiple times by the pandemic and other setbacks.
As of April 1, there had been 15 suicides this year among active-duty Navy members. The three within one week earlier this month brings the total to 18 suicides.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has made addressing the issue of military suicides a priority. Last month, Austin established the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee, which will look at Defense Department efforts to deal with suicides among troops.
The committee is set to begin its work in May and start visiting bases and military installations later this summer. An initial report with a preliminary set of recommendations is due by early next year.
“One death by suicide is one too many,” Austin wrote in the memo announcing the independent review committee. “And suicide rates among our Service members are still too high.”
“We certainly want to look at things like the command climate and culture and mission and op-tempo, the tempo at which we’re pushing people. All those things are stressors in life. Some of them could contribute to the problem of suicides. But again it’s a very individual thing,” Kirby said at a press briefing Thursday.
“Each death is tragic in its own right, regardless of how. And we, our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the families, and frankly the shipmates.”
In 2020, 580 service members committed suicide, according to the Defense Department. The suicide rate increased in all the military branches over the previous five years.
Editor’s Note: If you or a loved one have contemplated suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text TALK to 741741.
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| 2022-04-21T23:31:59Z |
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I needed a way to provide ambient air intake and hot air export to reduce heat in my attic," said an inventor, from Tampa, Fla., "so I invented the ATTIC REFRESH. My design would conserve energy and reduce energy bills while keeping your attic space cool."
The invention provides an effective fan unit for attics. In doing so, it helps to reduce interior ambient hot air. As a result, it could enhance safety and it could provide energy savings. The invention features a practical design that is easy to install and use so it is ideal for residential and commercial settings. Additionally, a prototype model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Tallahassee sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TLS-212, 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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| 2022-08-08T17:10:18Z |
- The agreement expands on the existing collaboration between the two parties to reinforce the position of Abu Dhabi as a life sciences and innovation hub
- G42 Healthcare and AstraZeneca aim to strengthen local research, oncology diagnostics and innovation in the Emirate
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- G42 Healthcare, an Abu Dhabi-based leading health tech company and subsidiary of G42, an artificial intelligence and cloud computing company located in Abu Dhabi has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with global biopharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, in presence of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate of Abu Dhabi aiming to expand their collaboration into the domains of diagnostics and clinical research, providing access to innovative solutions and treatments for patients in the United Arab Emirates and beyond.
Witnessed by Dr. Asma Al Mannaei, Executive Director, Research and Innovation Centre at DoH, Hicham Mirghani, Corporate Affairs Director GCC at AstraZeneca and Dr. Fahed Al Marzooqi, Chief Operating Officer at G42 Healthcare, the agreement was signed by Ghaleb Al Ahdab Government Affairs, Associate Director Gulf at AstraZeneca, and Francesco Redivo Senior Director at G42 Healthcare during the BIO International Convention held in San Diego, California.
G42 Healthcare and AstraZeneca initially signed a Declaration of Collaboration in December 2021. This agreement further expands on their partnership to build local research capabilities, conduct RWE / clinical trials in UAE and localize Oncology biomarkers testing in UAE.
Ashish Koshy, CEO of G42 Healthcare, said, "We value collaboration and believe the strategic partnership with AstraZeneca will yield incredible growth for the healthcare ecosystem. We are proud to align ourselves with these organizations to generate new treatments and technologies to solidify the UAE's place as a global hub for life sciences, medical tourism and innovation."
Hicham Mirghani, Corporate Affairs Director GCC, AstraZeneca said, "We are excited about expanding our existing partnership with G42 Healthcare to further advance the healthcare sector in the country and region. There is no doubt that innovation is key to healthcare advancements, and we are eagerly looking forward to collaboratively exploring greater possibilities in clinical research and diagnostics, enabling us to together create a more patient-centric healthcare offering in the UAE."
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| 2022-06-21T17:53:58Z |
Matthew McConaughey reacts to school shooting in hometown of Uvalde
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Actor Matthew McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers on Tuesday. He responded by calling on Americans to act now to control an “epidemic” of mass shootings.
“Once again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms grant us,” McConaughey posted on his social media accounts. “We cannot exhale once again, make excuses, and accept these tragic realities as the status quo.”
The actor doesn’t describe any specific laws or policies he wants adopted. He doesn’t mention gun control.
“As Americans, Texans, mothers and fathers, it’s time we re-evaluate,” he wrote. “We have to rearrange our values and find a common ground.”
“This is an epidemic we can control, and whichever side of the aisle we may stand on, we all know we can do better. We must do better. Action must be taken so that no parent has to experience what the parents in Uvalde and the others before them have endured.”
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| 2022-05-25T14:37:00Z |
Tampa Bay Lightning visit White House after back-to-back championships
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Tampa Bay Lightning’s back-to-back titles came during the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 and 2021.
Their first title came before the 2004 NHL lockout. So despite three championships, the franchise had never set foot in the White House until Monday.
“We’re extremely excited to finally make our first appearance here on Pennsylvania Avenue after missing out on previous years,” owner Jeffrey Vinik said.
During remarks on the South Lawn, President Joe Biden noted that Tampa, Florida has been scooping up sports trophies, “the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, the Rays won the pennant, and these guys behind me became back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions.”
Players said the trip was worth the wait.
“That was, I’m sure, one of the highlights of our lives, not just our hockey career, to be here with the president,” center Steven Stamkos said.
Because of the delay, the White House trip comes about a week before the team begins its next playoff run.
“This does heighten the excitement for sure, going into the last week of the regular season, and we want to have a good start to the playoffs for sure,” defenseman Ryan McDonagh said.
Tampa Bay did not have a game scheduled in Washington. The team made the trip between game days.
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| 2022-04-26T00:21:00Z |
Bills pick up defensive tackle Ed Oliver’s 5th-year option
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have picked up the fifth-year option of Ed Oliver’s rookie contract in a decision which locks up the defensive tackle through the 2023 season. The move represents a big boost in pay for Oliver, who is playing under a four-year, $19.6 million contract. He’s now guaranteed to make $10.7 million next year, though the two sides can negotiate a longer-term contract. Oliver was selected ninth overall in the 2019 draft out of Houston and has gradually developed into an established starter.
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| 2022-04-26T19:04:05Z |
LAND O'LAKES, Fla., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lennar, one of the nation's leading homebuilders, recently opened Angeline, a new community of active adult homes designed exclusively for residents 55 and better. Situated in Pasco County's 6,200 acre premiere masterplanned community of Angeline, Lennar's new community will offer an extensive array of luxurious private amenities. Prospective home shoppers are invited to tour Lennar's eight model homes and experience the unparalleled lifestyle that Angeline has to offer. For more information and to schedule a tour, click here.
"Angeline will be a destination city centered around health and wellness and we are proud to introduce this new, residential community designed specifically for Active Adults," said Steve Smith, Tampa Division President for Lennar. "From the thoughtful design details within our homes to the depth of our amenities, no detail has been overlooked when it comes to providing residents with a beautiful and comfortable lifestyle."
Home shoppers at Angeline can select from 12 signature Lennar floorplans in three distinctive collections: Villas, the Estates, and the Executives. Home designs include single-family and villas and range from 1,683-2,775 square feet, with two to three bedrooms and two to three baths. Pricing starts in the low $300,000s for the Villas, high 300,000s for the Estates and mid $400,000s for the Executives.
All homes will offer Lennar's signature Everything's Included® program that outfits every new home with popular features and upgrades at no extra cost. The homes also include connected home components including Ring® pro video doorbell and alarm security kit, Honeywell Home® smart thermostat, Legrand® media panel, Schlage Encode Smart lock®, Flo by Moen® smart water shutoff and eero® pro 6 mesh wifi system.
Within Angeline, there will be a vast assortment of amenities including the MetroLagoon ®. Lennar residents will also have access to a multi-million-dollar amenity center with resort-style recreational opportunities including a swimming pool, fitness center, tennis, pickleball and bocce ball courts.
Anchored by the new state-of-the-art H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, the 6,200-acre Angeline will be home to more than 30,000 residents with access to a community farm, 3,600 acres of green space, an extensive trail network, office and retail, onsite school and the fastest internet service in the nation. Moffit's 750-acre life sciences research park – larger than downtown Tampa – will be one of the leading facilities of its type in the world. To learn more about Lennar's new communities in Angeline, please visit the Welcome Home Center at 11342 Flora Crew Ct, Land O' Lakes, FL 34638 or click here.
Lennar is now selling at three Active Adult communities across the Tampa market. In addition to Angeline, the homebuilder is selling at Mirada in San Antonio, FL and Southshore Bay in Wimauma, FL.
For a limited-time only, prospective home shoppers can take advantage of special pricing and incentives during Lennar's 10-day National New Homes Sales Event which ends this coming Sunday, July 24. Lennar Mortgage is currently offering a fixed rate of 4.99% (4.99% APR) when a customer signs a purchase agreement on a select move-in ready home in the greater Tampa Bay area between 07/14/2022 - 07/24/2022 and close by 10/31/22. Requires financing through Lennar Mortgage, LLC.*
Interested homebuyers are encouraged to move fast while these homes with incredible savings last! To discover incredible savings on new homes near you, visit www.lennar.com today.
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.
*Offer available on select move-in ready homes in the greater Tampa area if the purchase agreement is fully executed between 07/14/2022 and 07/24/2022 and closes and fully funds on or before 10/31/22. Offer may not be combined with any other existing promotions. Sample APR is based on interest rates and terms available as of 07/14/22 and on a purchase price of $415,490 with 20% down factoring in prepaid interest and closing costs. Rates may change or not be available or funds may be exhausted at the time of loan commitment, lock-in or closing. Buyer is subject to qualifications for specific loan terms, occupancy, down payment, credit and underwriting requirements, and/or investor program guidelines. Not an offer to enter into an interest rate or discount point agreement and any such agreement may only be made in writing signed by both the borrower and the lender. Offer requires financing through seller's affiliate Lennar Mortgage, but use of Lennar Mortgage is not required to purchase a home ( See Affiliated Business Arrangement Disclosure ). Lennar Mortgage, LLC – NMLS # 1058, Mortgage Lender/Servicer License #MLD549. Seller's Broker: Lennar Realty, Inc. Construction License(s): CGC1518166. Date 07/22
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Lennar Corporation
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Within 10 months of Project Bulldozer kick off, Qarbon Aerospace announces it has successfully achieved its target go-live date moving its business systems from SAP to Deltek
HERNDON, Va., May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deltek, the leading global provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, and Qarbon Aerospace have successfully completed the enterprise-wide business systems transformation from Qarbon Aerospace's legacy solution SAP to Deltek Costpoint. After selecting Deltek and its Marketplace partner TIP Technologies in 2021, Qarbon Aerospace launched 'Project Bulldozer' in July, with the highly ambitious goal of transforming its entire IT infrastructure and business systems prior to the company's first anniversary. Qarbon Aerospace announced that it has successfully achieved the target 'go live' date, crediting the talented and disciplined firms that collaborated on the project.
"The success of this project is a direct result of outstanding teamwork, the coming together of the best talent in the business, a highly disciplined project management plan and a work ethic and commitment from the combined team that will never be surpassed. Congratulations and thank you to the Qarbon Aerospace team, and our partners including Deltek and TIP Technologies. This is an outstanding accomplishment that could only be achieved by a world-class group of people," commented Pete Wick, CEO of Qarbon Aerospace.
With Deltek, Qarbon Aerospace has a proven partner and single vendor providing accounting, finance, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain and cybersecurity – along with its compliance needs. Purpose-built for government contractors and A&D manufacturing firms, Deltek Costpoint allows Qarbon Aerospace to manage its mission critical programs and projects from opportunity to contracts and subcontracts through material planning, production and customer invoicing.
Qarbon Aerospace has implemented the Deltek Costpoint GovCon Cloud Moderate (GCCM) offering to support FedRAMP Moderate, ITAR and Cybersecurity Maturity Model (CMMC) Level 2 requirements. In addition, it has integrated TIPQA and TIPSFE with its Costpoint Shop Floor Time and Costpoint ERP solution to meet complex composite manufacturing requirements.
"The collaboration on this project was evident from the start and we couldn't be more proud of how our teams came together to get this implementation across the finish line. The Deltek team is thrilled to support Qarbon Aerospace's digital transformation efforts and we look forward to partnering with them as they grow their business," said Mike Corkery, Deltek's President & CEO.
As part of the collaboration between Qarbon Aerospace and Deltek, TIP Technologies – a Deltek Marketplace partner – played a key role in the technical infrastructure overhaul. Its TIPQA Quality Management Solution and TIPSFE Shop Floor Execution Solution seamlessly integrate with Deltek Costpoint giving Qarbon Aerospace the ability to manage quality and compliance, while driving down manufacturing delivery times in a paperless environment.
"The advanced quality features of the TIPQA Quality Management solution will help Qarbon Aerospace set its products apart from the competition," stated Ron Dolan, President, TIP Technologies. "With full visibility into shop floor operations and seamless integration to Deltek Costpoint, Qarbon Aerospace can detect risk early to reduce the cost of quality. The costs and consumption of Qarbon Aerospace's temperature-sensitive carbon components can be controlled to ensure they remain in their intended state during the manufacturing process."
About Deltek
Better software means better projects. Deltek is the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for project-based businesses. More than 30,000 organizations and millions of users in over 80 countries around the world rely on Deltek for superior levels of project intelligence, management, and collaboration. Our industry-focused expertise powers project success by helping firms achieve performance that maximizes productivity and revenue. www.deltek.com
About Qarbon Aerospace
Qarbon Aerospace is a premier manufacturer of cutting-edge composite components and assemblies at all levels of complexity, with products installed on the industry's most advanced commercial and military aircraft.
For more information: www.qarbonaerospace.com
About TIP Technologies
Founded in 1989, TIP Technologies was one of the first to provide integrated quality assurance software using a commercial, off-the-shelf strategy. Now a recognized leader in the industry, TIP Technologies continues to develop highly respected software that is used by some of the world's largest corporations.
For more information: www.tiptech.com
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| 2022-05-13T16:38:12Z |
The annual charity event benefits the Autism Science Foundation and its work to support critical autism research
NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rides FAR (For Autism Research), the annual charity cycling and walking event benefiting the Autism Science Foundation (ASF), today announced it will ring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Closing Bell® on August 9, 2022.
Rides FAR, which was co-founded eight years ago by Bryan and Melissa Harkins, has raised over $2.7 million to date for ASF, expanding each year and attracting many of the most prominent firms on Wall Street and beyond. This year, Rides FAR will hold cycling/walking events on October 1 in New York, Baltimore, and Toronto, as well as virtual riders and walkers taking part worldwide.
"As an autism parent, I deeply appreciate NYSE's willingness to once again give Rides FAR the opportunity to ring the iconic Closing Bell, which will bring even more attention to ASF's mission to fund autism research that has the potential to transform lives," said Rides FAR board member Marc Wyatt, Head of Global Trading for T. Rowe Price.
Top Rides FAR sponsors include Cboe, FTX US, Figment, NEO Exchange, T. Rowe Price, XTX Markets and Trumid. (See the full list of sponsors here.) Firms interested in joining the roster can find more information here; individual riders interested in signing up may do so here.
All proceeds from Rides FAR go to ASF, a nonprofit organization that supports autism research by providing funding and other assistance to scientists and organizations conducting, facilitating, publicizing and disseminating autism research. The organization also provides information about autism to the general public and serves to increase awareness of autism spectrum disorders – which today impacts 1 in 44 children – and the needs of individuals and families affected by them.
The Closing Bell will ring at 4:00 pm ET and can be viewed live on the NYSE's website. Photos and video of the bell ringing will be available via Facebook and Twitter @NYSE.
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Autism Science Foundation
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| 2022-08-01T20:03:10Z |
Man drowns after falling out of wheelchair, into pool in ‘tragic accident,’ deputies say
DELTONA, Fla. (Gray News) – A 67-year-old Florida man using a motorized wheelchair accidentally fell into his pool and drowned Sunday afternoon in what officials are calling a tragic accident.
According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened at a home in Deltona, located about 30 miles north of Orlando.
Deputies said they were called to the scene Sunday evening when the man’s wife returned home from work and found her fully-clothed husband floating face-down in their pool. The wife jumped into the pool and pulled her husband out and then called 911.
The wife told detectives she noticed the wheelchair was leaning over the edge of the pool with its right-side tires hanging over the edge, indicating that her husband fell out of his wheelchair and into the pool.
Upon investigation, deputies noticed the wheelchair was stuck on a hose that was lying on the deck, indicating that the man was trying to navigate around the hose when his wheelchair tipped, causing him to fall into the pool.
Deputies said the man was using a motorized wheelchair because he had limited mobility on his right side due to having suffered recent strokes.
The sheriff’s office said there are no signs of foul play and ruled the death a “tragic accident.”
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| 2022-05-16T23:20:33Z |
Must-haves for your back-to-school book list
Building a back-to-school book list is no easy task, and it doesn’t necessarily get easier with age. However, even those who haven’t can benefit from thinking about what makes a book list great. Hopefully, by the time the school year comes back around, you’ve already started considering your or your child’s book needs.
From scouring back-to-school deals to choosing books that will encourage learning, social support and emotional stability, selecting a solid book list can make or break the school year — so it’s worth making sure you do it right.
Tips for your back-to-school book list
1. Think about age and development
People perform best when met on a developmentally and age-appropriate level. Consider what books are age-appropriate for you or your child and which might challenge you or them to grow. Whether just beginning to read or seeking an upper reading level, knowing what books are meant for you or your child’s age and developmental level can help you get the most out of reading time.
2. Focus on education and well-being
Finding books and supplies supporting education and well-being is equally crucial to considering age and development. Children and college students alike may need specific books for their classes. However, you can also read books at home with young children to support their educational and emotional needs. Many young children also get the first-day jitters when September comes around, and choosing books around this theme can help ease nerves.
3. Seek out the deals
Back-to-school deals aren’t rare, and online retailers like Amazon make them easier to take advantage of than ever. Certain school items, such as pens, pencils and erasers, can be purchased in bulk and used for multiple years. You can also find deals on other things that may benefit your reading, such as tablets, reading lights, planners and more. Either way, stocking up on affordable goods can help you make your reading nook great.
4. Choose the right backpack
Using a backpack is essential when carrying books to and from school. Most backpacks can fit multiple books, pens, pencils and other school supplies. Choosing a backpack that fits several books and supplies simultaneously can make the time in between a little easier.
5. Consider non-book supplies that will share space with books
When building your book list, think about what items may share space with your books, whether in your backpack or on your desk at home. This will also depend on the classes you or your child is taking and what specific supplies may be on their school’s supply list. For students reading higher-level books, pencils can help write annotations that you can later erase. Younger students may require arts and crafts supplies, such as glue, crayons and more.
6. Set attainable reading goals
Setting guidelines for your or your child’s reading can help you keep closer track of accomplishments. You can do this using a daily planner, and while you don’t even necessarily have to reach your goals, setting reasonable ones can make them more doable and help motivate you to keep going along the way.
Best back-to-school book list items
Panda Planner Pro Non-Dated Daily and Weekly Planner
This daily and weekly planner includes dates you can fill in yourself and is designed for all ages. This can be a valuable tool for anyone hoping to set and achieve reading goals and keep track of your progress throughout the school year.
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Glocusent LED Neck Reading Light With Adjustable Brightness Settings
This simple reading light is perfect for nighttime reading, featuring six brightness levels and three color temperature modes. When used, it sits around the reader’s neck and you can bend it to your preferred angle.
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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 8 GB Reading Tablet
Some readers across age groups skip hard copies of books altogether, instead electing for a reading tablet like the Kindle. This lets you carry around as many digital books as your tablet’s storage can fit, rather than stuffing several physical books into a backpack. It also has a non-glossy, paper-like screen for minimizing the backlight’s impact on your eyes.
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Apple 12.9-Inch iPad Pro Tablet With 128 GB of Storage
An upgrade from low-end reading tablets, the iPad is a powerful machine that you can use for more than just reading. Students of all ages can use this for reading, writing, planning and more, and usually for several years.
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The North Face Vault 26-Liter School Backpack
This is an excellent backpack for older students, offering a good balance of volume and comfort for holding books. You can buy this backpack style in 14 colors and designs, each including a laptop or tablet sleeve, a large main compartment and mesh pockets for non-book school supplies.
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Fjallraven Kanken Mini Classic Backpack for Everyday Use
Fjallraven’s backpacks are in style and with good reason. This basic backpack from the company is small enough for most young children or older children carrying fewer supplies. You can also buy this backpack in 65 different colors and designs, which is more than most backpacks.
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“The Day You Begin” Hardcover Children’s Picture Book
This book is perfect for young children with first-day jitters, encouraging readers to understand how brave they are for taking those tough steps. It’s also available in Spanish under the translated title “El Día En Que Descubres Quien Eres,” and both books are rated for readers ages 5 to 8.
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Master Lock Set Your Own Combination Lock
Older students may have too many books to carry around at once, which is why many use lockers with a combination lock. This combination lock is perfect for keeping books held safely behind a locker door, letting users make their own combinations to make it easy to remember.
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| 2022-08-11T08:36:31Z |
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) on Sunday said Rep. Liz Cheney’s defeat in her Wyoming Republican primary battle against a Trump-backed opponent last week reveals a “massive disconnect” between what Americans want and what politicians prioritize while in office.
Barr told NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd that Republicans are no longer concerned about the 2020 election or what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, which was evident in Cheney’s primary results.
“These congressional seats do not belong to politicians in Washington,” Barr said. “These seats belong to the American people. And there is a massive, massive disconnect between the priorities of politicians in Washington and the concerns of the American people.”
Cheney (R-Wyo.), who voted to impeach former President Trump and is one of only two Republicans serving on the House select committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021 rioting at the Capitol, was defeat by double-digit percentage points last Tuesday by Harriet Hageman, who has endorsed Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
Despite the loss, Cheney has remained spirited and adamant that her most important job as an elected official has been to highlight Trump’s role in the attack on the Capitiol and his false claims the election was stolen. She remains committed to countering Trump’s influence in the GOP and is even potentially considering a run for the White House.
Still, Trump retains a tight grip on the Republican party, with many of his candidates winning primaries this year and a majority of his GOP opponents either retiring or losing key primary battles.
Republicans continue to hold a favorable view of Trump while sixty-nine percent of the nation has said the country should move on from the Capitol attack.
Barr on Sunday said heading into the midterm elections, Republicans are going to pick up seats because they are “laser focused on what the American people actually care about.”
“They’re talking about not being able to afford putting food on the table, putting gas in their trucks, ” he said. “That’s what the American people care about. And politicians who obsess about the past are not in touch with the American people.”
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| 2022-08-22T00:50:28Z |
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LINKBANCORP, Inc. (OTC Pink: LNKB) (the "Company"), the parent company for The Gratz Bank, today announced the closing of a $20.0 million private placement of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2032 (the "Notes"). The Company intends to contribute a significant portion of the proceeds to The Gratz Bank as additional capital to support continued growth.
The Notes have a maturity date of April 15, 2032 and will initially bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.50% until April 15, 2027. From April 15, 2027 to the stated maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to an annual floating rate equal to the then-current three-month term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus a spread of 203 basis points.
The Notes are redeemable by the Company, in whole or in part, on or after April 15, 2027 and at any time upon the occurrence of certain events. The Notes have been structured to qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes.
Chief Executive Officer Andrew Samuel stated, "We are very pleased with the positive momentum we have experienced in recent periods, and are confident that our teams will quickly leverage this additional capital with further organic loan growth, supported by the recent expansion of our teams in the Delaware Valley, Lancaster and York markets."
LINKBANCORP, Inc. was formed in 2018 with a mission to positively impact lives through community banking. Its subsidiary bank, The Gratz Bank, is a Pennsylvania state-chartered bank serving individuals, families, nonprofits and business clients throughout Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania through 10 client solutions centers of The Gratz Bank and LINKBANK, a division of The Gratz Bank. LINKBANCORP, Inc. common stock is traded over the counter (OTC Pink) under the symbol "LNKB". For further company information, visit ir.linkbancorp.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of current or historical fact and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "plans," "projects," "may," "will," "should," and other similar expressions can be used to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the following: costs or difficulties associated with newly developed or acquired operations; changes in general economic trends, including inflation and changes in interest rates; increased competition; changes in consumer demand for financial services; our ability to control costs and expenses; adverse developments in borrower industries and, in particular, declines in real estate values; changes in and compliance with federal and state laws that regulate our business and capital levels; our ability to raise capital as needed; and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken by governments, businesses and individuals in response. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except as required by law. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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| 2022-04-11T12:28:30Z |
NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Welcome to MWverse, McCann Worldgroup's Web3 experience unveiled to coincide with the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The experience was created with Journee, Meta and the agency's production agency, Craft Worldwide, and is open to the general public, accessible via desktop, phone or tablet.
There are countless important events and experiences that people across the world would like to participate in, but only a lucky few are afforded that IRL experience. The MWverse experience is designed to change that lack of accessibility and experience, with the first application being this year's Cannes Lions festival, where a selection of the agency's top campaigns are explored in virtual, branded rooms and experienced through the eyes of the agency teams that created them and the clients that supported them. While only a select few people will enjoy the privilege of being on the ground in Cannes, the general public is invited to access a multi-dimensional virtual world that immerses them in the full experience of the work screened at Cannes.
Elav Horwitz, SVP, Global Innovation and Creative Partnerships, McCann Worldgroup, said, "Creativity from around the world is abundant and deserves to be shared, to inspire and to be celebrated at scale. Democratizing the experience, bringing the work to the masses and creating a space where everyone can join the judging panels is a valuable realization of Web3's potential. Everyone should have the opportunity to learn from the best of the best and each other."
Users will be taken through the entire campaign journey from inception to execution and will also be provided with an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at how the very best work at the agency comes together. Visitors can also join fireside chats with clients and Web3 creators to hear what the future of the metaverse and Web3 might look like for their brands. As part of the shared experience, visitors would be able to meet for happy hour and interact with creative people from around the world. Among the many compelling content features of the MWVerse, acclaimed actress, director, producer, philanthropist and activist Eva Longoria will participate as an avatar, sharing her point of view on the L'Oreal Paris "Lessons of Worth" campaign in which she was featured.
"Creativity is about overcoming hurdles, testing new things, applying the mindset of 'what if' and 'let's try' to every business, culture and human problem out there. It's time for our industry tentpole moments to reflect this spirit," said Alex Lopez, President & Global Chief Creative Officer, McCann Worldgroup. "We're all in the business of creativity – designers, writers, finance experts, business leaders, operations people, producers, editors, talent management, HR, strategists. And this year for the first time, from the most junior to the most senior, everyone is invited to the Cannes experience."
While the metaverse and Web3 are still evolving and the technologies being created to leverage the virtual world are constantly improving, the core elements of Web3 are collaboration and interoperability. To ensure McCann Worldgroup created a robust, advanced and meaningful experience, the network partnered with Journee and Meta, who brought a symbiotic mix of best-in-class technologies to bear on MWverse.
Thomas Johann Lorenz, Founder & CEO, Journee - The Metaverse CompanyÔ, said, "We were excited to partner with McCann Worldgroup and Meta and bring ideas to life in this immersive metaverse. It can be accessed in the highest possible quality to everyone through the Journee metaverse technology. Cannes Lions is a celebration of creativity and, thanks to the metaverse, more people can be part of this celebration, explore and connect."
"We're incredibly excited by the opportunities that the metaverse will ultimately unlock for people, businesses, and communities," said Amy Peloquin, Meta's Director of Global Agency Team. "Cannes has long been recognized as the most prestigious industry awards event in the world, and this new experience by McCann provides an innovative glimpse into what the metaverse will bring to creativity."
The MWverse can be accessed here.
About McCann Worldgroup
McCann Worldgroup, part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), is the irrefutable leader in the business of a creativity. The company is united across 100+ countries by a single mission: To help brands earn a meaningful role in people's lives. McCann Worldgroup was named the world's most creatively-effective marketing services company by The Effie Awards for three consecutive years. The network comprises McCann (advertising), MRM (science/technology/relationship marketing), Momentum Worldwide (total brand experience), McCann Health (professional/dtc communications), CRAFT (production), Weber Shandwick (public relations) and FutureBrand (consulting/design).
About Journee
JOURNEE - The Metaverse Company™ is a premium platform that enables brands and creators to build hyper-realistic metaverses directly accessible to the world. Using the JOURNEE leading technology that allows for a seamless experience on any browser and device, a team of 50 experts design and build stunning, customised virtual experiences tailored to fulfil client goals. JOURNEE has delivered resoundingly successful campaigns, events, and platforms for numerous enterprise-level companies and leading brands across industries around the world. https://journee.live
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| 2022-06-20T14:20:15Z |
LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Inc., tweaked to include protection against an early version of the omicron variant.
In a statement on Thursday, the EU drug regulator said the two messenger RNA boosters offered protection both against the original version of COVID-19 and the omicron subvariant BA.1, which has since been overtaken globally by later omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Nearly 80% of coronavirus cases worldwide are now being caused by omicron BA.5, according to the World Health Organization.
The decision comes a day after the U.S. drug regulator cleared updated versions of COVID-19 vaccines incorporating protection against the later subvariants, after telling pharmaceuticals in June that any updated boosters must target the most recent versions of omicron.
The European Medicines Agency said adapted vaccines are expected “to help maintain optimal protection against COVID-19 as the virus evolves.” The regulator is also currently reviewing an updated version of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that aims to protect against the later BA.4 and BA.5 omicron variants.
Scientists hope the new boosters will trigger a strong response from the immune system to prevent not just serious illness but perhaps milder infections also – much like the original vaccines did earlier in the pandemic, before super-contagious mutants emerged.
It’s unclear how well the updated boosters will work since experts are still gathering data. But there’s evidence that they are safe, so waiting for more study on their effectiveness would risk another mutation appearing before people are immunized.
Last month, British authorities cleared an updated version of the Moderna booster that included protection against omicron subvariant BA.1, saying the shots would be offered to people 50 and over beginning in September.
In Germany, health minister Karl Lauterbach said that inoculations with the new vaccines could start next week and that “now is the optimal time to close vaccination gaps for the fall.”
Globally, coronavirus cases and deaths have been dropping for weeks, but scientists expect a surge of hospitalizations and deaths with the coming onset of winter in the northern hemisphere.
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Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this report.
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| 2022-09-01T19:12:18Z |
AALBORG, Denmark, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asetek, sim racing gear innovator, along with GetSpeed, the motorsports performance center at the Nürburgring, announced an agreement whereby Asetek SimSports™ racing products will be available to try out in the GetSpeed RaceTaxi shop, located literally next to the race track. As part of the agreement and as an official sponsor of the GetSpeed Race Team, Asetek SimSports™ branding will be prominent on the factory-supported Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GetSpeed racecar, a top contender in the 50th-anniversary edition of the 24-hr Nürburgring Race, and on race driver suits and mechanic helmets.
In addition, the GetSpeed fleet vehicles will include Asetek SimSports™ branding, as well as the GetSpeed RaceTaxi, which is a racecar driven by a professional racecar driver, giving customers hotlaps around the Nürburgring. This service is available to race fans almost 170 days a year and the RaceTaxi will feature a full Asetek SimSports™ customized wrap. Together Asetek and GetSpeed will enter the DNLS-SimRacing series for 2022/2023, with a digital Mercedes-AMG GT3.
"André and I share a passion for racing and a focus on innovation. I am thrilled to have this collaboration and to bring Asetek SimSports™ sim racing gear to our club and motorsports customers," said Adam Osieka, CEO of GetSpeed, and 20-time class winner at the VLN and 24-hr race. "I look forward to working with Asetek on GetSpeed's first full-season entry in the DNLS-SimRacing series."
Claimed to be the most demanding racetrack on earth, the GetSpeed Performance Center at the Nürburgring has brought twenty-plus years of motorsports experiences and countless victories on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife "North loop" track. Asetek SimSports™ and GetSpeed share a passion for innovation and performance with both companies developing new technologies in support of those interested in motorsports and racing.
"I am excited to have this cooperation with Adam and GetSpeed. The Ring is the most iconic race track in the world. Having a physical presence right at the track, where customers try and buy our products, is big as our sim racing products are designed to provide a real racecar feel. Starting with the 24-hr Nürburgring Race coming up on the 28th of May, attendees and racers can try out Asetek SimSports™ Invicta™ pedals in a sim rig in the GetSpeed RaceTaxi shop," said André Sloth Eriksen, founder and CEO of Asetek.
"It will be a thrill to see Asetek SimSports™ so visibly represented on the GetSpeed factory-supported car, fleet vehicles and RaceTaxi, and to collaborate with GetSpeed on an entry into DNLS SimRacing series for 2022/2023," continued Eriksen.
To learn more about GetSpeed and the performance center at the Nürburgring, visit Home En | GetSpeed (getspeed-racetaxi.de). To learn more about Asetek SimSports™, visit https://aseteksimsports.com.
About Asetek
Asetek (ASTK.OL), a global leader in mechatronic innovation, is a Danish garage-to-stock-exchange success story. Founded in 2000, Asetek established its innovative position as the leading OEM developer and producer of the all-in-one liquid cooler for all major PC & Enthusiast gaming brands. In 2013, Asetek went public while expanding into energy-efficient and environmentally friendly cooling solutions for data centers. In 2021, Asetek is introducing its line of products for next-level immersive SimSports gaming experiences. Asetek is headquartered in Denmark and has operations in China, Taiwan, and the United States.
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| 2022-05-23T06:32:04Z |
Parents concerned about AR-15 raffle at children’s softball league
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (CNN) - A girls’ softball league in Texas wants to raise money by raffling off an AR-15-style rifle, and some parents aren’t too happy about it.
Jessica England’s daughters have been in the South Montgomery Girls Softball League (SMGSL) for nearly a decade. She said she was shocked when she heard about the gun raffle.
“It would be one thing if they were raffling off a hunting rifle,” England said.
England said the issue is less about the raffle itself, but the fact that it is part of a children’s event.
“I don’t think it’s appropriate for a children’s activity to be raffling off this type of weapon,” she said.
England made a formal complaint to the board.
“Not even four months ago, 19 children and two teachers were gunned down using a semi-automatic assault rifle just like the one being raffled here,” she said.
But the softball league is standing behind its decision, saying in a statement, “The gun raffle is a legal and common practice. All winners will need to pass a background check before receiving any prize. If winners don’t pass the background check, they are deemed ineligible. SMGSL strives to be responsive to the needs of our membership.”
The softball league said it is aware of three complaints about the raffle.
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| 2022-09-14T21:52:50Z |
Rescuers find crashed aircraft near Myakka State Park
UPDATED at 1:30 p.m. with additional details.
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Deputies are on the scene of a downed aircraft near Myakka State Park.
A overturned plane was discovered on a remote property on Clay Gully Road, on the bank of the the Myakka River, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies learned the aircraft, which the Federal Aviation Administration identified as a Grumman America AA-5, actually crash Monday night. “The pilot was able to climb out and is OK,” the sheriff’s office said Tuesday on Twitter.
According to data from the FAA, the crash was reported at 3 p.m. Monday. Injuries to the pilot were reported as minor; damage to the aircraft was listed as substantial. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office investigation is continuing.
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| 2022-06-14T18:03:42Z |
Asian shares track technology-led sell-off on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH
AP Business Writer
Shares fell in Asia on Thursday after the release of worse inflation data than expected sparked heavy selling of technology stocks on Wall Street.
Hong Kong’s benchmark fell 2.2% to 19385.47 following the arrests of several prominent democracy advocates, including a retired Roman Catholic cardinal.
The arrests of Cardinal Joseph Zen, singer Denise Ho and others followed the choice last weekend of a hard-line chief executive for the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, where Beijing has been tightening controls.
More broadly, markets are focused on inflation as central banks wind down support for economies that was rolled out during the pandemic. The U.S. Federal Reserve, for example, has flipped aggressively toward raising interest rates after seeing high inflation last longer than it expected.
Wednesday’s report from the U.S. Labor Department showed inflation slowed a touch in April, down to 8.3% from 8.5% in March. Investors also found some glass-half-full signals in the data suggesting the consumer price index, or CPI, may be peaking and set to ease further, but the numbers were still higher than economists forecast.
“The consensus is that inflation has peaked, at least in the US. A floor for global equity markets depends on how quickly US CPI inflation falls,” Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary.
Producer prices are due later Thursday.
In other Asian trading, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gave up 1.8% to 25,748.72.
The Shanghai Composite index shed 0.5% to 3,043.59. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 1.6% to 6,936.90. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 1.5% to 2,552.45.
On Wednesday, an early rally faded, leaving the S&P 500 1.6% lower at 3,935.18. That wiped out gains from a day before, when the benchmark index snapped a three-day losing streak.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1% to 31,834.11. The Nasdaq fell 3.2% to 11,364.24 as tech stocks weighed down the broader market. The three major indexes are each on pace for another sharp weekly loss.
Smaller company stocks also lost ground. The Russell 2000 fell 2.5% to 1,718.14.
Economists said the inflation report will keep the Fed on track for rapid and potentially sharp increases in interest rates in upcoming months, though the data led to erratic trading on Wall Street.
Treasury yields initially jumped but pared their gains as the morning progressed. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed as high as 3.08% overnight but fell back to 2.90% early Thursday.
To corral high inflation, the Fed has already pulled its key short-term interest rate off its record low near zero, where it spent most of the pandemic. It also said it may continue to hike rates by double the usual amount at upcoming meetings.
Such moves are designed to slow the economy to help quash inflation, but the Fed risks causing a recession if it raises rates too high or too quickly. Higher rates tend to pull prices for stocks and all kinds of investments lower in the meantime. Higher-yielding, safe Treasury bonds, for example, become more attractive to investors.
Higher rates make big technology companies, other high-growth stocks and even cryptocurrencies relatively less appealing. The Nasdaq’s loss of more than 27% so far this year is considerably worse than the roughly 17% drop for the S&P 500, for example.
Apart from interest rates, in China, shutdowns meant to stem COVID are raising the risk of more supply chain disruptions for global companies and a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.
The war in Ukraine, meanwhile, is threatening to keep inflation high because of disruptions to the oil and natural gas markets.
Benchmark U.S. oil dropped $2.04 to $103.67 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained 6% on Wednesday.
Brent crude, the international pricing standard, shed $1.97 to $105.54 per barrel. It added 4.9% the day before.
In currency trading, the dollar slipped to 129.62 Japanese yen from 129.95 yen. The euro fell to $1.0506 from $1.0517.
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| 2022-05-12T09:44:49Z |
Adjustments earn Bill Self second national title at Kansas
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bill Self won his elusive second national title with a masterful second-half coaching job and a spicy dash of Remy Martin.
Befuddled by North Carolina in an ugly first half, Kansas tightened up defensively and Martin provided the spark in a dazzling second half in the Jayhawks’ 72-69 win over North Carolina on Monday night.
The Jayhawks (34-6) started fast and faded even faster to fall into a 15-point hole by halftime. They roared back behind Self’s adjustments, setting a record for biggest halftime comeback in championship game history.
Self inverted his team’s post play after trying to jam the ball into David McCormack in the first half, getting a couple of early post-ups for Christian Braun (12 points) to open the second.
A very emotional Ochai Agbaji hugged his family after winning the National Championship. They hugged him and said “You’re a Champion.” Tears man. @youngoch pic.twitter.com/OcctnD7772
— Mitchel Summers (@WIBWMitchel) April 5, 2022
With North Carolina big man Armando Bacot away from the rim instead of protecting it, the Jayhawks found more driving lanes to shoot or kick out to the perimeter.
Kansas also got back to what it does best: Run.
Triggered by their defense, the Jayhawks got out in transition for layups and early offense during an opening 18-4 run, finding the offensive rhythm that went missing in the first half.
Kansas swarmed Bacot inside after a dominating first half — 12 points and 10 rebounds — shut off driving lanes and tipped passes to put the Tar Heels (29-10) on their heels.
Martin added the spice.
The Pac-12′s leading scorer last season, he left Arizona State after four seasons for a chance to win a national title. Martin had an up-and-down season marred by injuries and his final collegiate game mirrored his whole year.
Forcing the issue in the first half, Martin shot 1 of 5 and had Self yelling at him to pass the ball. The good Remy showed up in the second half, taking the Jayhawks’ already-humming offense to another level.
He scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half, finishing 4 of 6 from 3.
Martin’s shooting and the Jayhawks’ transition game cleared space for McCormack, who finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
It was quite a turnaround from an ugly first half.
Kansas looked like the crisper team early, North Carolina like it was in a post-beating-Duke funk.
It lasted all of four minutes.
The Tar Heels, after a shaky start, turned the game ugly, putting the Jayhawks on their heels.
Defensively, North Carolina cut off driving lanes, forcing Kansas’ guards into difficult shots. Even when they got to the rim, the Jayhawks were so rattled they blew open layups, leaving Self shaking his head.
North Carolina’s Leaky Black made Ochai Agbaji see red most of the half, harassing his every step — to the point Kansas wasn’t even looking for its star player until late.
The Jayhawks tried to take advantage of Bacot’s supposedly gimpy right leg, yet the North Carolina big man held his ground against McCormack in the lane. Kansas’ 6-for-10, 250-pound center had a couple of early baskets, but tried to force the issue several times after that and ended up forcing up difficult shots.
North Carolina’s offense wasn’t exactly crisp, but it was gritty: The Tar Heels had 18 second-chance points on eight offensive rebounds to lead 40-25.
But what looked like another Kansas big-game collapse turned into a celebration.
Kansas shifted gears, got a spark from Martin and, after surviving Caleb Love’s 3-point attempted at the buzzer, finally got Self his second national title.
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(WFLA) — The tropics have remained quiet ahead of hurricane season and one of the reasons is Saharan dust plumes moving off the coast of Africa. Those plumes are also helping limit formation chances for the tropical wave being monitored.
“The National Hurricane Center is really limiting this chance of development because that Saharan dust is keeping it at bay — it’s not allowing it to organize,” said meteorologist Amanda Holly, of WFLA in Tampa. “So we’re not worried about that for now.”
The dry dust that originates from the Sahara Desert helps keep the tropics quiet because tropical systems need moisture to form and strengthen. The winds that push the dust across the Atlantic also help limit organization of tropical systems.
Saharan dust plumes are typically seen in May, June and into July. An uptick in tropical activity is usually seen after — as the statistical peak of hurricane season on Sept. 10 approaches.
But this year, Saharan dust is still blowing into August.
“The Saharan dust has been very thick for us for this time of the year. This looks more like a June Saharan dust plume than an August Saharan dust plume,” said WFLA Meteorologist Rebecca Barry.
So is it uncommon to see plumes this late in the season and is it something we should expect every year?
Barry says so much Saharan dust in the Atlantic right now is unusual, but not impossible.
“It’s certainly late in the season compared to our normal patterns,” she said. “I would not expect this to be considered standard moving forward, but more likely an anomaly.”
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| 2022-08-11T01:25:14Z |
MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crum & Forster, a leading national property and casualty specialty insurance company with a 200-year history of helping customers manage risk has won the Insurance Marketing and Communications Association's (IMCA) SAMMY Award. Crum & Forster was honored for its website redesign, and also received the Award of Excellence for its signature "Why C&F is a Great Place to Work" social media campaign.
"We're excited to win this prestigious award, which recognizes the hard work and dedication of our corporate communications team," said Hallie Harenski who heads up the team for Crum & Forster. "The redesign highlights C&F's breadth as a specialty insurer, and, just as importantly, our social campaign captures our 200-year-old story of growth and the company we are today."
With a three-person, in-house team, Crum & Forster refreshed and wrote page copy for 90 percent of the pages on the new website. The team built 324 pages, reviewed, updated and created 401 PDFs, recoded the site for better analytics, remapped the site's navigation, and overhauled redundant pages and new redirects, among other accomplishments.
These efforts led to a 15 percent increase in page views, a 12 percent increase in the average time on a page, and a five percent increase in organic traffic.
Crum & Forster (www.cfins.com) is a leading national property, casualty, and accident & health insurer, providing specialty insurance products through its admitted and surplus lines insurance companies, conducting business through a network of independent agents, brokers and wholesalers.
C&F has $3.7 billion in gross premium written in 2021, and is rated "A" Excellent by AM Best.
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Paris Police searching for home invasion suspect
Published: May. 3, 2022 at 10:04 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
PARIS, Texas (KXII) - Paris Police are searching for a suspect after a home invasion Friday morning.
Officers said a man entered a home in the 300 block of SW 25th St at 8:57 a.m. on April 29, 2022.
The victim reported to officers that that an unknown male entered the residence through the unlocked front door and grabbed her, but she was able to get away from the male and ran outside.
Officer said the suspect then attempted to drag her back into the residence, but was unable to, and then fled the scene.
Paris Police said the incident is under investigation.
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| 2022-05-03T17:14:52Z |
WAIMEA, Hawai'i, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beneficiaries of the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust (PRFT) announced today that Toby Taniguchi has been appointed as a Trustee of PRFT, effective January 1, 2023. The Beneficiaries of PRFT are Queen's North Hawaii Community Hospital, Hawaii Community Foundation, Hawaii Preparatory Academy, and Parker School.
Taniguchi is Chief Executive Officer of KTA Super Stores, a multi-generational family grocery business on Hawaii Island. KTA is well-known by Big Island residents for its long-standing support and advocacy for local food through its Mountain Apple brand. Taniguchi has served on the Board of Directors of Parker Ranch, Inc. since 2018.
Taniguchi became President and Chief Operating Officer of KTA in 2021. He has worked for KTA since 1996 and has held various positions at all levels within the organization. He is actively involved in numerous public service and nonprofit organizations, and currently serves as chairman of Community First, a 501(c)3 formed to serve as a catalyst for solutions to improving health and lowering medical costs on Hawaii Island. Additionally, Taniguchi also serves on the Board of Directors for the Hawaiian Electric Company, Employers' Protective Insurance Company, Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation and the Lyman House Museum. He is a Pacific Century Fellow (Class of 2003) and was recognized by Pacific Business News in its "40 Under 40" listing and by Hawaii Business Magazine in its "20 for the Next 20" listing. He received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Portland, and an Executive Food Management Certificate from the University of Southern California.
Taniguchi joins the three current Trustees of PRFT, Mike Fujimoto, Mike Gibson and Tim Johns.
"Several years ago, the Beneficiaries established a structured process for Trustee selection. We followed those procedures and undertook a very extensive search and vetting process, and we are pleased Toby will be joining the organization as a Trustee," said Saundra Gulley, Chair of the PRFT's Distribution Committee and Beneficiary Representative from Parker School. "Toby is uniquely qualified to assist PRFT in its mission to support the Beneficiaries, given his business experience, the various roles he has held in the governance of complex organizations, and his knowledge and understanding of our culture and doing business in Hawaii. We are grateful for his willingness to serve."
"Toby has made significant contributions as a Director of Parker Ranch, Inc. for four years and to our Waimea and Big Island communities through his various experiences serving in leadership roles, both in business and the non-profit sector," said Tim Johns, Lead Trustee of the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust. "We are fortunate to have someone of Toby's professionalism, executive presence and impeccable reputation to serve with us as a Trustee."
Parker Ranch is one of the largest and oldest cattle ranches in the United States. Parker Ranch Inc. is wholly-owned by Parker Ranch Foundation Trust whose beneficiaries are four non-profits: Queen's North Hawai'i Community Hospital, Hawai'i Preparatory Academy, Parker School, and Hawai'i Community Foundation. To learn more, please visit www.parkerranch.com or www.prft.org.
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| 2022-08-11T04:33:23Z |
HOUSTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Petroleum Corporation recently awarded several grants to promote community resilience in its operating areas.
As part of the overall disaster resilience and relief strategy for CITGO, several of our community grants coincide with the upcoming hurricane season. In Lake Charles, La., CITGO is donating $25,000 to the United Way to help create a pre-screening system to facilitate assistance more quickly for those in need affected by storms. In Corpus Christi, Texas, CITGO is donating $25,000 to the United Way's resilience quick release funds, which assist partner organizations prior to and immediately after storms.
"The communities we call home demonstrate tremendous resilience, especially during storm season — and they do so by coming together. We're proud to regularly join in this effort, both through grants to our nonprofit partners and through TeamCITGO volunteer activities," said Michael Rosen, CITGO General Manager of Government and Public Affairs. "Together, we've lent a helping hand both immediately following a natural disaster and in the long-term by helping communities rebuild and better prepare for future storms. These grants in particular support projects to help communities increase their resiliency and be better prepared."
To further support resiliency in other regions of our operations, CITGO will donate $25,000 to Will County Habitat for Humanity in Joliet, Ill. to assist vulnerable families in Lockport, Ill. with housing needs.
In the Houston area, CITGO awarded $25,000 to Operation Impact. Funds will support the distribution of a week's worth of shelf-stable meals to seniors through Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston's Meals on Wheels program in the greater Houston area.
CITGO will also donate $50,000 to the Gulf of Mexico Alliance to support its green design project. As a way to increase the environmental resilience of the Gulf Coast and reduce water pollution, these green design practices can reduce flooding, improve water quality and increase storm protection, while also providing increased wildlife habitat.
"In one way or another, all of our community programs at CITGO aim to create greater resiliency —whether through education, disaster relief, community assistance, or environmental protection. They all go hand in hand," continued Rosen. "CITGO is part of these communities, and when they are healthy and thriving, we're succeeding."
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry with a well-known brand. CITGO operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, La.; Lemont, Ill.; and Corpus Christi, Texas, and wholly and/or jointly owns 38 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 769,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), CITGO is ranked as the fifth-largest, and one of the most complex independent refiners in the United States. CITGO transports and markets transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products and supplies a network of approximately 4,400 locally owned and operated branded retail outlets, all located east of the Rocky Mountains. CITGO Petroleum Corporation is owned by CITGO Holding, Inc.
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New jobs and support for local small businesses with an "Uber-ized" outsourcing process.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allobee offers small business owners and startups a new way of outsourcing. Combining artificial intelligence with our cherry-picked team of experts, we are here to disrupt the model of searching for and managing freelancers. We focus on supporting businesses with less than 10 employees or early startups pre-seed to Series B, using a tool with 96% accuracy, to match businesses with a fully vetted freelance workforce.
"We believe that small businesses and entrepreneurs have a unique set of needs and we built a solution just for them", says Founder & CEO of Allobee, Brooke Markevicius. Join the Allobee community which they call "The Hive" for long term support, training and professional development. They provide the "water cooler" that you miss out on as an early stage business owner or freelancer.
Markevicius says, "Launching in Minneapolis allows us to build up supply in a hypertarged area so business owners can have 'remote' but also local freelancers. It allows for lower costs and more flexibility." Check out their one stop business solution on Allobee.com. Everything from support services with virtual assistants, to digital marketing, bookkeeping, web development, app development and more!
Allobee does not just focus on matching they also have back office tools and smart Artificial Intelligence tools to support both the business owner and freelancer with productivity and visibility. Their goal is to help you save time and money.
Sign up for Allobee's launch events in person this week at this link. Join for Yoga in the Park, a Panel with top business owners in Minneapolis, and a Freelancer & Business Owner Social. Join their email list, apply or hire. $100 off for new clients in Minneapolis and 20% off freelancer membership with code: twincities22
Sponsors of the launch - Leadpages & House of Wise - events held at The Coven, Gamut Gallery and Sociable Cider Werks.
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| 2022-05-16T16:14:51Z |
North Canton Chamber of Commerce to organize New Berlin Festival in October
NORTH CANTON − The Chamber of Commerce wants to bring the spirit of Oktoberfest to the city to acknowledge the community's German roots.
The Chamber will host the New Berlin Festival from noon to 7 p.m. Oct. 8. It will be on North Main Street around Charlotte and Witwer streets. The festival will not charge a fee for admission.
"We’re very excited to offer something a little different,” said Keri Burick, president of the North Canton Chamber of Commerce. "This is the trial run."
Burick said the plans for the festival are still coming together. The chamber is still deciding how it will obtain beer for the event. But she said the city administration supports the new festival and will grant the necessary permits to close part of North Main Street for the event.
"We realize this is our first year and we're not going to do a ton of things that we don't have a handle on yet," Burick said. "We want this to be a very fun and engaging festival. But nothing too over the top. We definitely want vendors and food trucks that are geared toward German traditions as far as food and what people are selling.”
North Canton has German roots
North Canton was originally founded by German immigrants as unincorporated New Berlin in 1831 and kept the name until 1918, when the United States fought against Germany in World War I. The name was changed following a petition drive, according to the North Canton Heritage Society.
At the time, the community had 926 residents.
The chamber also hosted the Main Street Festival in North Canton earlier this month. And it organizes Winter Festival each December.
More:North Canton celebrates Fourth of July with parade, live music and fireworks
The chamber says it will have beer, cocktails, sausages, food trucks, traditional German food, vendors and traditional German games. Possibly corn hole, axe throwing, a steinholding contest, a keg toss and beer relay. It has booked the Chardon Polka Band to play music at the festival. Partner restaurants like The Howlin Bird are expected to serve some traditional German dishes.
Burick said no other Stark County community hosts a German festival. The closest she's aware of is Wooster. She said she's been in discussion with the North Canton Heritage Society about what New Berlin was like when it was founded. She's sought research on what flag New Berlin may have had and the traditions of the town locals.
"We had a lot of hard-working Germans settle in New Berlin and help create this wonderful town and boosted the economy and made it a bustling place for a stop for goods coming through from Akron down to Tusc and other southern cities," said Burick. "I think there's an opportunity to really kind of look at our heritage and celebrate the people who really created this town and also celebrate Oktoberfest and celebrate the great beers this community has."
Concept in the making
Burick said Nick Pappas, a member of the chamber's board and chairman of the New Berlin Festival Committee, had been discussing the idea of having a German festival in North Canton for years. But the concept picked up momentum last year.
She said that the Chamber of Commerce is now looking for sponsors and offering $500 sponsorship packages that will include a reserved table under a tent.
Visit Canton provided a tourism grant of $2,900 last month to help cover the costs of marketing the event to residents outside Stark County, said Burick. The agency, in partnership with ArtsInStark, has awarded $247,787 in cultural tourism grants. Grants were handed out to boost visitation and economic impact for the region through arts and cultural events and marketing initiatives. Applicants could apply for up to $20,000.
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| 2022-08-25T10:16:32Z |
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has temporarily stepped aside as the country's leader but remains its defense minister, according to a government spokesman.
The unusual leadership reshuffle follows a ruling by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on Wednesday, which ordered Prayut to stand aside while it considers if he breached the eight-year term limit recently written into the constitution.
Prayut took the role of prime minister after a military coup in 2014 before winning a controversial general election in 2019.
In the meantime, he ordered the the kingdom's constitution to be re-written, banning the prime minister from serving more than eight years in office. But the question now is whether Prayut has breached his own limit.
Earlier this week the court accepted a petition signed by 172 opposition lawmakers that claims Prayut's rule started in 2014, when he took power in the coup. The court will also likely consider if his term officially began in 2017, when the constitution was rewritten, or even 2019, after the election.
Five out of nine constitutional court judges agreed on Wednesday that Prayut should be suspended while the court considers the matter, but didn't provide a timeline for the ruling. The court gave Prayut 15 days to submit a counter statement as to why he should keep the job, once he formally receives the court paper.
In a statement, Prayut's office said he respects the court's decision.
The order "will not affect the administration of the nation, work carried out by civil servants or the government's ongoing policies," the statement said.
Who is in charge now?
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan will step in acting as prime minister while the court mulls its final verdict, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri told reporters on Wednesday. Prawit himself is former army chief and a longtime supporter of the Thai monarchy.
Fresh elections are due by May next year under the constitution, but the sitting prime minister still has the power to call early elections by dissolving the elected House of Representatives.
Prayut has survived four no-confidence votes in the past months, and looked set to cling on to power until the elections, said Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a professor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.
But critics say it is time for him to go.
"There have been some economic mismanagement, politics is still polarized, since over the past eight years since he's been prime minister -- or since he's been called as the prime minister -- Thailand has not done well," Thitinan said.
While youth-led protests seem to have died down as of late, he said this was because some of the movement's leaders had been prosecuted and grievances over the Prayut's government remain.
Why is Prayut unpopular?
Prayut's rule as a military coup leader turned prime minister has been marred with growing authoritarianism and widening inequality.
The former military chief came to power in a bloodless coup in 2014 that overthrew Yingluck Shinawatra's scandal-laden government following six months of civil unrest and violent street protests.
But shortly after taking over, Prayut banned all political campaigning including political gatherings of more than five people. During his leadership, hundreds of activists have been arrested and charged under draconian laws such as sedition or the lese majeste -- which prohibits criticism of the royal family.
In 2020, young people across the country defied threats from the military-backed government to take to the streets and call for Prayut's resignation. The mass protests stemmed from failed promises to restore democracy, and what activists say is a repression of civil rights and freedoms.
The military government's mismanagement in handling of the coronavirus pandemic and economy, nepotism and lack of transparency and accountability, also amplified calls for Prayut to step down.
Dissatisfaction over the military government and the kingdom's monarchy continued well into 2021.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who assumed the throne in 2016 and was crowned in May 2019, is believed to spend much of his time overseas and has been largely absent from public life in Thailand as the country grappled with the coronavirus pandemic.
Since becoming King, billions of dollars worth of assets held by the Thai Crown have been transferred to Vajiralongkorn, asserting his control of royal finances and vastly increasing his personal wealth, which drew ire among the public who are required to revere the monarchy.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "My daughter enjoys having a snack while riding home from school. I thought there should be a convenient way for her to sanitize her hands first," said an inventor, from Powder Springs, Ga., "so I invented the CLEAN. My design would offer an alternative to stopping to wash hands with a bottle of water."
The invention provides an effective way to clean hands before eating a snack on-the-go. In doing so, it eliminates the need to find a sink for washing hands. As a result, it helps to prevent the transfer of germs and viruses and it provides added convenience and peace of mind. The invention features a compact and portable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households, students, workers, fast-food outlets, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Atlanta sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-ALL-2823, 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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| 2022-09-16T15:18:09Z |
TRAPPE, Md., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An amenity-filled new home community called Lakeside at Trappe is currently in development, with new homes set to deliver this fall. Purchasing opportunities from homebuilder Brookfield Residential will be available later this summer, but leases can be secured now by working with the Lakeside Run lease team.
Lakeside at Trappe is a new community ideally located along Maryland's Eastern Shore, just south of Easton. With Route 50 immediately accessible, the region's top destinations are within easy reach — from the Bay Bridge to the Delaware beaches.
Future community residents can expect an environment where they can work, live and play at Lakeside at Trappe. Planned amenities include sports courts, walking trails, green spaces, a pool, clubhouse, retail space and a complete lakeside experience. The community will also be equipped with high-speed internet throughout. It's an exciting lifestyle that lets both lessees and homeowners spend more time enjoying the things they love.
The homes in the community offer incredible variety. From traditional two-story single-family homes to main-level living designs, future residents will be able to find their perfect fit at Lakeside at Trappe. Multi-generational floorplans, spacious enough to accommodate generations of family under one roof, are also available.
Interested parties have already begun submitting applications for the leasing opportunities at Lakeside Run, which offers a unique alternative for living, promising residents less pressure and more financial security. "In life, things happen, and the flexibility of leasing allows residents to remain nimble," remarked Bob Turner of Allen & Rocks.
New homes for purchase will be available soon. Sales appointments are expected to open this summer, allowing future homeowners to select homesites, finishes and more. "Lakeside at Trappe is reimagining what a community can be, responding to a societal shift and delivering on how people want to live today," noted Gregg Hughes, Senior Vice President at Brookfield Residential.
Allen & Rocks and Brookfield Residential have partnered to reinvent modern community living that lets residents maximize their daily lives at Lakeside at Trappe. Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. is a leading land developer and homebuilder in North America, creating master-planned communities and selling lots to third-party builders. Allen & Rocks is an award-winning property management team committed to exceptional services throughout communities in Maryland & Virginia. They will professionally manage Lakeside Run, the collection of new homes for lease at Lakeside at Trappe.
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| 2022-06-09T19:49:56Z |
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Evofem Biosciences, Inc., (Nasdaq: EVFM) today announced the appointment of Jenny Yip, a Managing Partner at life sciences investment fund Adjuvant Capital, to its Board of Directors. The appointment of Ms. Yip as a director expands the Board from five to six independent directors.
"Now more than ever, this is the time to align and support organizations like Evofem with a sustainable future, which are dedicated to improving the lives of women. Evofem invested in a large, undervalued market opportunity with the first innovation in contraception in decades," said Jenny Yip. "I look forward to working with Evofem's Board and leadership team to deliver on the vast potential of Phexxi's current and potential new indications, with a focus on increasing access for all women worldwide and protecting and building shareholder value."
In October 2020, Adjuvant Capital made a $25 million strategic investment to fund Evofem's registrational Phase 3 clinical trial EVOGUARD evaluating Phexxi® (lactic acid, citric acid and potassium bitartrate) for two potential new indications - the prevention of chlamydia and gonorrhea in women. Top-line study results are expected this fall. The Adjuvant investment also provided funding to expand global market access for Phexxi and thus far, regulatory dossiers have been submitted in Ghana, Ethiopia, Mexico and Nigeria. This marks the largest single investment Adjuvant has made to date and cornerstones their investment in women's health.
"Jenny Yip is a savvy investor and an advocate for women's health across the world's socio-economic spectrum. She understands the extraordinary untapped potential that exists for a hormone free birth control option, especially as many women begin to have their choices stripped from them," said Saundra Pelletier, Chief Executive Officer of Evofem Biosciences. "Women WILL do whatever it takes to protect themselves and, in times of crisis, we gravitate towards safe, effective options, like Phexxi. Even the naysayers cannot deny the safety profile of a product that has no systemic activity in the body and does not alter the natural function of the ovaries."
Ms. Yip has twenty years' experience in venture capital and finance. In her role at Adjuvant Capital, she oversees several of the firm's investments with a significant focus on women's health. Previously, Ms. Yip was a Partner at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Strategic Investment Fund. At the Gates Foundation, Ms. Yip led a number of investments and worked with a wide range of stakeholders across health and education to forward the Gates Foundation's strategic priorities. Ms. Yip graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with an AB in History of Science and resides in San Francisco, California with her husband and two young children.
About Evofem Biosciences
Evofem Biosciences, Inc., (Nasdaq: EVFM) is developing and commercializing innovative products to address unmet needs in women's sexual and reproductive health, including hormone-free, woman-controlled contraception and protection from chlamydia and gonorrhea. The Company's first FDA-approved product, Phexxi® (lactic acid, citric acid and potassium bitartrate), is a hormone-free, on-demand prescription contraceptive vaginal gel. It comes in a box of 12 pre-filled applicators and is applied 0-60 minutes before each act of sex. Learn more at phexxi.com and evofem.com.
Phexxi® is a registered trademark of Evofem Biosciences, Inc.
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This press release includes "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including, without limitation, evaluations and judgments regarding Evofem, its products, its product candidates and their development, its management teams, and potential shareholder value. Various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are current only as of the date of this press release. Each of these forward- looking statements involves risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements, or that could impair the value of Evofem Biosciences' assets and business are disclosed in the Company's SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 10, 2022. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors. The Company does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.
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