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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military claimed Tuesday for the first time that it encountered an Iranian-supplied suicide drone used by Russia on the battlefield, showing the deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran as the Islamic Republic’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers hangs in the balance.
U.S. intelligence publicly warned back in July that Tehran planned to send hundreds of the bomb-carrying drones to Russia to aid its war on Ukraine. While Iran initially denied it, the head of its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has boasted in recent days about arming the world’s top powers.
The Ukrainian military’s Strategic Communications Directorate published images of the wreckage of the drone. It resembled a triangle, or delta-shaped, drone flown by Iran known as the Shahed, or “Witness” in Farsi.
The military official and the website both said Ukrainian troops encountered the drone near Kupiansk amid Kyiv’s offensive that has punched through Russian lines around Kharkiv on the eastern front.
The image suggested the Shahed drone had been shot down by Ukrainian forces and hadn’t detonated on impact as designed, though little other information was immediately released by Kyiv. An inscription on the drone identified it as an “M214 Gran-2,” which didn’t immediately correspond to known Russian weaponry.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Iran has multiple version of the Shahed, which have overflown a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, been used by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen, attacked oil depots in Saudi Arabia and allegedly killed two sailors aboard an oil tanker off Oman in 2021. The triangle-shaped Shahed is believed to have a range of around 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles), though Iran has offered few details.
Experts refer to such bomb-carrying drones as “loitering munitions.” The drone flies to a destination, likely programmed before its flight, and either explodes in the air over the target or on impact against it.
Iran has drawn closer to Russia as it faces crushing sanctions over the collapse of the nuclear deal in 2018 after then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the accord. Negotiations over the deal, which saw Iran limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for sanctions being lifted, again appear deadlocked.
Ukraine and Iran also have tense relations, stemming from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet in 2020, killing all 176 people on board.
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Forbes, Fortune and PEOPLE honor Highspot for empowering people to excel and accelerate business momentum
SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Highspot, the sales enablement platform that increases sales team productivity, today announced perennial recognition across various publications for its business growth and culture. For the third consecutive year, Highspot has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100, the annual definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world. In addition, Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work® recognized Highspot as one of 2022's Best Workplaces for the third consecutive year, and PEOPLE honored Highspot on its 100 Companies that Care list, highlighting the top US companies that have succeeded in business while also demonstrating outstanding respect, care and concern for their employees, their communities and the environment.
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"People aren't just part of a company – they are the company," said Amy Johnson, Chief People Officer, Highspot. "At Highspot, we know that the more we can support our people to bring their full selves to work and inspire them to innovate, the better products we'll create and the bigger impact we'll have on our customers."
The Great Place to Work® Best Workplaces award is based on an analysis of survey responses from employees. In that survey, 97 percent of Highspot employees said the company is a great place to work compared to 57 percent of employees at a typical US-based company.
The recognition comes on the heels of rapid sales enablement category growth. Sales enablement is critical for increasing sales productivity, which is required in today's market. The global sales enablement platform market size was valued at $1.7 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach $7.3 billion by 2028, according to Verified Market Research.
Increasing demand for Highspot's technology has contributed to the company's strong growth trajectory. This year the company surpassed 1,000 employees, launched operations in Australia-New Zealand and doubled the EMEA business. Through it all, the company has doubled down on its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging as a key lever to success, aspiring to reflect the diversity of the communities in which it operates and create an environment where employees bring their true and unique selves to work. Recent progress includes, but is not limited to:
- Increased BIPOC talent pipeline to comprise 50 percent of applications; and increased female company representation to 47 percent, 10 percent above tech industry average
- Overhauled recruiting processes to inject new equitable hiring and onboarding practices; established inclusive recruiting training curriculum for all recruiters with 100 percent completion rate
- Launched benefits to equalize access to reproductive care and gender affirmation
- Designed the annual global internal DEI&B learning conference (Stand for Change), offering more than 30 DEI&B courses
- Launched six Employee Resource Groups and an Inclusion & Belonging Council, employee-led groups that foster inclusivity and build community
- Expanded and deepened partnerships with community partners, including Ada Developers Academy, AfroTech, Rainier Scholars, Technology Access Foundation (TAF), Year Up and more
Highspot 2022 Recognition:
- Forbes, The Cloud 100
- Forbes, America's Best Startup Employers
- PEOPLE, 100 Companies that Care
- Fortune Magazine, 100 Best Medium Workplaces
- Fortune Magazine, Best Workplaces for Millennials
- Fortune Magazine, Best Workplaces in Technology
- GeekWire Awards, Next Tech Titan
- Puget Sound Business Journal, Washington's Best Workplaces
The company is growing as the Highspot team continues to innovate and deliver breakthrough software that is transforming the way millions of people work. To learn more about career opportunities and open roles, visit www.highspot.com/careers.
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Highspot is the sales enablement platform that increases the productivity of sales teams by bridging the gap between strategy and execution. With Highspot, our customers turn initiatives into the actions that sales teams must execute and enable sales leaders to measure what is and is not working with deep and actionable insights. Companies like Aetna, Siemens, Staples and Yahoo use Highspot to manage content, to train and coach sellers, and to engage buyers. Executing your strategic initiatives with Highspot increases revenue, drives consistent rep performance and improves rep ROI.
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South Australia 'on the way to recovery': Tourism Minister
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Company to Service Maryland's Most Vulnerable Populations Providing Suicide Prevention and Crisis Aid
BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DMI, a global digital transformation services company, today announced that the company has received a task order to manage the Maryland Department of Health's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. This comes as the U.S. transitions the original 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to 988 – an easy to remember, three-digit number providing around the clock crisis support.
DMI will be providing full support of 988, including:
- Standardization of call center operations
- Complaint resolution
- Quality improvement
- Data collection and analysis
- Program integration with other crisis services
- Technical implementation coordination
- Regional call center coordination
- 24x7x365 call, text, and chat coverage
- Public outreach and marketing
- Stakeholder and professional group outreach
- Coordination/diversion of 911 to 988
- Management of grant funding
- Compliance oversight
As part of President Joe Biden's strategy to address the nation's growing mental health crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have been working jointly to make crisis care more accessible to those in need. The Maryland 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is just one part of a more than $400 million investment from this administration to begin treating mental health as a priority.
Tracy Hobiena, general manager, state, local and education, DMI, said: "We live and breathe by our people-first, 'human at the core' approach. It is an honor to be entrusted with the critical 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which will serve some of the state's most vulnerable residents in their time of need."
DMI is a global leader in digital strategy, design, transformation, and support services. We bring together an integrated set of industry and technology solutions that combine both public and private sector expertise to deliver human-centric innovation at scale. Born digital, DMI has been delivering secure, mission-critical technology solutions since 2002 for more than a hundred Fortune 1,000 enterprises, various state and local government agencies and all fifteen U.S. federal departments. DMI has grown to 2,100+ employees globally and has been continually recognized by top industry analysts as a market leader as well as named a Top Workplace in both regional and national categories. www.DMInc.com
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SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Blackview, the world-leading rugged phone brand, announced the launch of the Blackview Super Brand Day promotion from September 14th to 15th on AliExpress. This campaign will cover the hot-sell products, including the Blackview BL8800 series, Blackview BV7100, and Blackview Tab 13.
Blackview BL8800 & Blackview BL8800 Pro: 5G Rugged Phone Flagship
In May this year, Blackview put the Blackview BL8800 series (BL8800 and BL8800 Pro) on the shelves. Featuring top-notch specifications, the series crushes the use limits that rugged phones can't withstand. Shortly after the premiere, both swept the 5G rugged phone market with great popularity.
Unmatched Toughness
The BL8800 series meets the industry-leading IP68 & IP69K waterproof rating and the MIL-STD-810H military standard. For those living an active lifestyle or working in environments full of unpredictable elements like the forest, ships, and construction sites, the BL8800 series is a no-brainer. Moreover, the Glove Mode makes it easier to operate whenever wearing gloves.
Night Vision/Thermal Imaging
Blackview BL8800 series goes the extra mile in photography. Blackview BL8800 features night vision to take pictures or videos in complete darkness, while the BL8800 Pro features a FLIR® Lepton® thermal camera to measure heat, day or night, providing unimaginable fun to explore the world and serving as a mighty troubleshooting tool for electrical inspection, plumbing issues, and more.
8380mAh Battery Demon
Blackview BL8800 series adopts an astonishing 8380mAh that can last a whole day on binge use, perfect for outdoor goers who travel a lot. 33W fast charge can fully refill the giant battery in just 1.5 hours, equal to a mealtime. More surprisingly, it supports a reverse charge function -- effectively the 8380mAh power bank -- to lend juice to another device.
Silky-Smooth Operation
Blackview BL8800 series runs the 5G MediaTek Dimensity 700 with 8GB RAM and 128GB ROM to enhance almost everything you do -- faster uploads, downloads, streaming, and gaming. And with brand-new Doke OS 3.0, based on Android 11 -- smarter, swifter, and more intuitive, everything is fast, smooth, and efficient.
Blackview BV7100: the 13000mAh Battery Beast
Blackview BV7100 is borns to be mighty by incorporating more than a year of efforts from Blackview's R&D team. Embracing a 13000mAh battery, superior ruggedness, and more powerful features such as up to 10GB RAM, MediaTek Helio G85, and Doke OS 3.0 based on Android 12, Blackview BV7100 changes the rugged lifestyle for users.
Blackview Tab 13: Latest Tablet Flagship
Blackview Tab 13 is Blackview's first-ever 4G LTE tablet flagship with SIMO Internet to access the internet anytime, up to 10GB RAM, TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certified 10.1-inch FHD+ display, Doke OS P_3.0 based on Android 12, and PC Mode, which redraws boundaries of the Blackview tablet experience on convenience smoothness for work and play.
Price and Availability
From September 14th to 15th, the first 100 orders of the Blackview BL8800 series, Blackview BV7100, and Blackview Tab 13 will enjoy a coupon (only for the U.S.A). The final price of the BL8800 reaches $232.99, the BL8800 Pro at $297.98, the BV7100 at $159.99, and the Tab 13 at $134.99. When the coupons run out, the price will rise to $259.99 (BL8800), $324.98 (BL8800 Pro), $179.99 (BV7100), and $149.99 (Tab 13).
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — If you didn’t receive the last summer P-EBT benefit issued on August 25, you’re not alone. The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) said a card processing issue caused many households to miss out on the last payment.
The Virginia Department of Social Services said the issue has been expedited, and to resolve the issue, some households will automatically be issued a new card to the address provided by the student’s school district.
Those with cards that are not working do not need to take any action, as a replacement is already on the way, and the VDSS said any further action could delay the processing of benefits. All replacement cards are expected to be delivered by Sept. 30.
Anyone who has not received a new card by Sept. 30 is asked to call the P-EBT call center at 1-866-513-1414.
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David DeBoer to Assume New Role as Vice Chairman
Gabrial Diab Named Chief Financial Officer
Experienced Executives Bring Decades of Leadership and Track Record of Innovation-Driven Success
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Burke Porter Group ("BPG" or the "Company") today announced the appointment of Jeffrey Moss as Chief Executive Officer and Gabrial Diab as Chief Financial Officer. In addition, David DeBoer is transitioning to Vice Chairman where he will continue his critical role advancing the strategic vision of BPG through M&A and strategic partnerships. These appointments further position the Company for continued growth as a leading global provider of automated diagnostic, testing and production solutions serving life science and specialty industrial end markets.
Mr. Moss brings more than 30 years of leadership experience to BPG, having spent his career dedicated to driving innovation and operational excellence. Most recently, he served as Chief Commercial Officer at Dematic, a global leader in intelligent warehouse and distribution center automation solutions. During his 13-year tenure with Dematic, he played a critical role in building out scaled global infrastructure, making significant investments in R&D and technology, and executing strategic acquisitions, all of which substantially increased Dematic's revenues and profitability and enabled it to outpace industry growth. Mr. Moss spent much of his early career as an entrepreneur serving the automotive, aerospace, and telecommunications industries, helping companies drive growth with a focus on the customer experience and a people-first approach.
"I am honored to have the opportunity to lead BPG at such an exciting time for the Company and during a dynamic period for the industries we serve," Mr. Moss said. "As global supply chains increasingly rely on advanced technology and require solutions for complex manufacturing, testing and validation challenges, BPG's world-class solutions provide differentiated and critical support for its customers."
Mr. Diab brings more than 25 years of strategic financial and leadership experience to BPG, with deep expertise in P&L management, operational excellence and strategy deployment through optimized business processes. He also joins BPG from Dematic, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for over three years. Prior to Dematic, he served in multiple senior leadership roles at Valeo, a leading international automotive supplier, including as Chief Financial Officer of North America from 2011 until 2016. Earlier in his career, Mr. Diab held various leadership and finance roles at global automotive and industrial companies including Ford Motor Company, Fluor, Textron and Lafarge. He succeeds Daniel Webber as CFO of BPG.
Mr. Moss said, "Dave had incredible vision in building BPG into the platform it is today, and I am grateful that he will serve as Vice Chairman and continue to lead our important M&A efforts. We thank Dan for his past contributions as well. Gabe and I are very excited to hit the ground running and work alongside the entire team to capitalize on opportunities to drive continued growth."
"It has been a privilege to serve as CEO and I look forward to my new strategic role as we seek to continue to build on BPG's exceptional reputation for innovative, high-quality service and solutions," Mr. DeBoer said. "I am confident that Jeff and Gabe share our team's collective vision and dedication to continue innovating and delivering the most intelligent systems and solutions for our customers."
Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, BPG is a leading global supplier of automated diagnostic, testing and production solutions serving life science and specialty industrial end markets. BPG focuses on automating high-precision processes, leveraging its capabilities in microfluidics, optical design, additive manufacturing, motion control and software to develop solutions tailored to its customers' needs.
With customers across a wide range of markets within the medical and life sciences and specialty industrial sectors, BPG is dedicated to bringing them the most intelligent, high-value systems and solutions available. BPG maintains close proximity to its worldwide customer base through a global footprint of 45 locations to provide responsive and local supply, service and support.
AEA Investors LP was founded in 1968 by the Rockefeller, Mellon and Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co. as a private investment vehicle for a select group of industrial family offices with substantial assets. AEA has an extraordinary global network built over many years which includes leading industrial families, business executives and leaders; many of whom invest with AEA as active individual investors and/or join its portfolio company boards or act in other advisory roles. Today, AEA's approximately 100 investment professionals operate globally with offices in New York, Stamford, San Francisco, London, Munich and Shanghai. The firm manages funds that have approximately $17 billion of invested and committed capital including the leveraged buyouts of middle market companies and small business companies, growth capital and mezzanine and senior debt investments.
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Ukraine piles pressure on retreating Russian troops
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces on Tuesday, pressing a counteroffensive that has produced major gains and a stunning blow to Moscow’s military prestige.
It was not yet clear if the Ukrainian blitz in the northeast after months of little discernible movement could signal a turning point in the nearly seven-month war. But the country’s officials were buoyant, releasing footage showing their forces burning Russian flags and inspecting abandoned charred tanks. In one video, border guards tore down a poster that read, “We are one people with Russia.”
Momentum has switched back and forth before, and Ukraine’s American allies, for one, were careful not to declare a premature victory since Russian President Vladimir Putin still has troops and resources to tap.
Still, the Kremlin struggled to respond to the defeat, its largest since its forces abandoned a botched attempt to capture Kyiv early in the war.
Late Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his troops have retaken more than 6,000 square kilometers (2,300 square miles) — an area more than twice the size of Luxembourg — in a matter of weeks.
“The movement of our troops continues,” he said.
In the latest claim, Ukraine’s border guard services said the army took control of Vovchansk — a town just 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Russia seized on the first day of the war.
While every individual claim of military success could not be verified, Russia acknowledged that it has withdrawn troops from areas in the northeastern region of Kharkiv in recent days.
Reports of chaos abounded as Russian troops pulled out — as well as claims that they were surrendering en masse. Ukraine officials have said they have captured so many soldiers that they are struggling to house them. The claim could not be immediately verified.
Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar said Kyiv is trying to persuade even more Russian soldiers to give up, launching shells filled with flyers ahead of their advance.
“Russians use you as cannon fodder. Your life doesn’t mean anything for them. You don’t need this war. Surrender to Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the flyers read.
In one indication of the blow sustained by Moscow, British intelligence said that one premier force, the 1st Guards Tank Army, had been “severely degraded” during the invasion and that “Russia’s conventional force designed to counter NATO is severely weakened. It will likely take years for Russia to rebuild this capability.”
The retreat didn’t stop Russia from pounding Ukrainian positions, however. Early Tuesday, it shelled the city of Lozova in the Kharkiv region, killing three people and injuring nine, said regional governor Oleh Syniehubov.
And Ukrainian officials said Russia kept up shelling around Europe’s largest nuclear facility, where fighting has raised fears of a nuclear disaster. The Nikopol area, which is across the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, was shelled six times during the night but no injuries were immediately reported, said regional governor Valentyn Reznichenko.
Strikes have also continued unabated on the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest and one that has been hammered by artillery for months.
Zelenskyy specifically criticized Russia for targeting energy infrastructure in its attacks over the past days. “Hundreds and thousands of Ukrainians found themselves in the dark — without electricity. Houses, hospitals, schools, communal infrastructure … sites that have absolutely nothing to do with the infrastructure of the armed forces of our country.”
He said it could only point to one thing. “This is a sign of the desperation of those who contrived this war. This is how they react to the defeat of Russian forces in the Kharkiv region. They can’t do anything to our heroes on the battlefield.”
The counteroffensive has provoked rare public criticism of Putin’s war. Meanwhile, some of its defenders in Russia played down the idea that the success belonged to Ukraine, blaming instead Western weapons and fighters for the losses.
“It’s not Ukraine that attacked Izium, but NATO,” read a headline in the state-supported Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, referring to one of the areas where Russia said it has withdrawn troops.
Elsewhere, residents of a Russian village just across the border from Ukraine were evacuated after shelling by Ukrainian troops killed one person, according to Russia’s Tass news agency.
The report cited the head of the local administration in Logachevka, who said Ukrainian troops opened fire at a border checkpoint.
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Company to receive over $250,000 in research funding to address condition affecting more than 14 million U.S. adults
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EpiVario, Inc., a biotech company developing novel therapeutics for memory-related psychiatric disorders, today announced it has been awarded a grant of nearly $260,000 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to advance research on its proprietary small molecule inhibitors designed to reduce alcohol craving responses and help people with alcohol use disorder prevent relapse.
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite clinically significant impairment, distress, or other adverse consequences. As one of the most common substance use disorders, it costs the U.S. healthcare system roughly $28 billion annually, and contributes to over 95,000 deaths each year. Moreover, alcohol use and misuse are thought to contribute to over 200 related diseases and health conditions globally, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, liver cirrhosis, and injuries1.
The current standard of care for AUD is a combination of detoxification, psychotherapy, and community support programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous. The limited number of pharmacotherapeutics available to supplement such treatments are not uniformly effective and are hampered by side effects, creating an urgent need for more effective treatments.
EpiVario has developed an epigenetic approach to AUD that controls neuronal plasticity, inhibiting alcohol-related memory processes, which are known to play a large role in driving the disorder. The metabolic enzyme ACSS2 generates acetyl-CoA, a key cofactor for patterns of histone acetylation important for long-term memory2. EpiVario's co-founders, Drs. Shelley Berger and Philipp Mews, discovered that ACSS2 plays a critical role in alcohol-related learning by coordinating alcohol-induced histone acetylation and gene expression in the hippocampus, which converts alcohol-derived acetate to acetyl-CoA3. This supports the hypothesis that alcohol may exert its addictive properties via ACSS2-dependent histone acetylation. This novel gene regulatory mechanism presents an attractive therapeutic strategy via pharmacological inhibition of ACSS2 to interfere with alcohol-related learning that drives AUD.
EpiVario's research will continue to evaluate the company's existing collection of small molecule inhibitors of ACSS2 for safety and efficacy in vivo, validate ACSS2 as a therapeutic target, and establish ACSS2 inhibition as a potential novel therapeutic strategy to treat AUD.
"This award marks a significant milestone for both our company and the millions affected by alcohol addiction worldwide," said Thomas Kim, President & CEO of EpiVario. "We are one step closer to addressing the urgent need for a reliable and safe AUD pharmacotherapy with minimal side effects. We are excited to deploy this funding to advance our preclinical research and aspire to begin human trials by the first half of 2024."
Dr. Howard Becker, Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), is widely recognized for his development of relevant animal models of AUD and their use in research on mechanisms and strategies for treating excessive, harmful drinking. In collaboration with MUSC, Dr. Becker was selected as Principal Investigator for EpiVario's six-month study.
"I am honored to work with EpiVario on this truly innovative science," said Dr. Becker. "I have previously collaborated with EpiVario and its cofounder, Dr. Mews, and I am now most happy to collaboratively work on advancing EpiVario's drug development program that embraces a therapeutic strategy which is unlike any other AUD treatment available. It is exciting to take an active role in bringing this potentially life-changing therapy to market."
The isolation and stress of the pandemic has only worsened alcohol addiction over the past few years, and it's estimated that binge drinking increased by 21% since 20204. Alcohol consumption changes due to COVID-19 are expected to cause 100 additional deaths and 2,800 additional cases of liver failure by 2023. While the number of affected people continues to rise, only approximately 7% of people who had AUD in the past year received any treatment.
EpiVario is a biotech company developing novel therapeutics to address a wide range of memory-related psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, Alzheimer's, and alcohol and drug addiction. EpiVario's strategy is to treat these psychiatric disorders at the source of the disease – the intrusive memories that often cause relapse. These memories are weakened via epigenetic regulation through the target enzyme acetyl-coA synthetase 2 (ACSS2), which regulates consolidation of fear and drug-craving memories. EpiVario's co-founders discovered that ACSS2 is a key metabolic enzyme that works directly within the nucleus of neurons to turn genes on when new memories are being established, and also when memories are recalled and then reconsolidated. For more information visit http://www.epivario.com.
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- Burnette, E. M. et al. Novel Agents for the Pharmacological Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder. Drugs 82, 251–274 (2022).
- Mews, P. et al. Acetyl-CoA synthetase regulates histone acetylation and hippocampal memory. Nature 546, 381–386 (2017).
- Mews, P. et al. Alcohol metabolism contributes to brain histone acetylation. Nature (2019) doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1700-7.
- The effect of COVID-19 on alcohol consumption, and policy responses to prevent harmful alcohol consumption. https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/the-effect-of-covid-19-on-alcohol-consumption-and-policy-responses-to-prevent-harmful-alcohol-consumption-53890024/.
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King Charles III flew to Northern Ireland on Tuesday on the latest leg of his tour of the four parts of the United Kingdom, where crowds of well wishers gathered to greet him in a region with a contested British and Irish identity that is deeply divided over the British monarchy.
In the latest outpouring of affection since Queen Elizabeth II's death last Thursday, hundreds of people were lining the street leading to Hillsborough Castle, the royal family's official residence in Northern Ireland, just outside Belfast. The area in front of the gates to the castle was carpeted with hundreds of floral tributes.
On Monday night, Charles and his siblings, Anne, Andrew and Edward, their heads bowed, briefly stood vigil around their mother’s flag-draped coffin in St. Giles' Cathedral as members of the public filed past.
Earlier, a man wearing a suit adorned with medals stood silently, bowed his head and moved on. A woman dabbed away tears with a handkerchief. Another woman with two young children in their school uniforms walked slowly past the coffin.
In the line of mourners outside St. Giles’ Cathedral in the historic heart of Edinburgh, Sheila McLeay called the queen “a wonderful ambassador for our country.”
“She was such an example for every single one of us. She was dignified. She was just, she was beautiful inside and out. And I have known her all of my life. And I miss her very much,” she added.
Scotland, where the queen died Thursday at her beloved Balmoral estate in the Highlands after a 70-year reign, has been almost universal in its praise for the queen.
The British monarchy draws more mixed emotions in Northern Ireland, where there are two main communities: mostly Protestant unionists who consider themselves British and largely Roman Catholic nationalists who see themselves as Irish.
That split fueled three decades of violence known as “the Troubles” involving paramilitary groups on both sides and U.K. security forces, in which 3,600 people died. The royal family was touched personally by the violence: Lord Louis Mountbatten, a cousin of the queen and a much-loved mentor to Charles, was killed by an Irish Republican Army bomb in 1979.
A deep sectarian divide remains, a quarter century after Northern Ireland’s 1998 peace agreement.
But in a sign of how far Northern Ireland has come on the road to peace, representatives of Sinn Fein — the main Irish nationalist party, linked during the Troubles to the IRA — are attending commemorative events for the queen and meeting the king on Tuesday.
Sinn Fein’s president, Mary Lou McDonald, paid tribute to the 96-year-old monarch following her death last Thursday, calling her “a powerful advocate and ally of those who believe in peace and reconciliation.”
The president and prime minister of the neighboring Republic of Ireland are also due to attend the memorial service in Belfast, despite tense relations between Dublin and London over Brexit. Since Britain left the European Union in 2020, the U.K. and the EU have been wrangling over trade rules for Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that shares a border with a member of the bloc.
After lying in the cathedral through most of Tuesday, the queen's coffin will be flown back to London and driven to her official London home, Buckingham Palace.
The Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster plane that will carry the coffin has in the past been used to evacuate people from Afghanistan and to take humanitarian aid and weapons to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, U.K. Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said.
In the early hours of Tuesday, scores of workers were seen cleaning litter and weeds from the road between the air force base where the plane carrying the queen's coffin will land and central London.
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First-of-its-kind surgical robot with humanoid-shaped arms enables a preferred approach for minimally invasive surgery with the potential of resulting in virtually no visible scars and faster recovery
FORT MYERS, Fla. and FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Momentis Surgical™ Ltd, a medical device company dedicated to transforming surgery with its proprietary surgical robotic technology, today announced that Lee Health has acquired the Anovo™ Surgical System, the first and only FDA-authorized surgical robot with features designed to mimic human arms and provide human level dexterity. The Anovo Surgical System will be available at Gulf Coast Medical Center. The Anovo System is designed to enable the less invasive vaginal approach for benign gynecological procedures including hysterectomies. The less invasive approach and improved dexterity position Anovo to provide a better surgical experience that may improve clinical outcomes and can be made available to a wider patient population.
Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed annually in the U.S.i and a vaginal approach is well documented as providing significant clinical benefits, including less patient pain and scarring, shorter recovery times and reduced infection rates, compared to other approaches.ii Today this less invasive approach is used in only 16 percentiii of hysterectomies due to anatomical and technical limitations. The Anovo System is designed to overcome these limitations and offer patients faster recovery times, less pain and to enable virtually no visible scars on the abdomen.
"Lee Health is pleased to offer the Anovo Surgical System as an option for our patients," said Jonathan Velez, MD, Chief Physician and Operations Executive at Gulf Coast Medical Center, a Lee Health hospital. "This illustrates our ongoing commitment to embracing technology and advancing the care we provide to our patients and our community."
"We are excited to partner with Lee Health, a known leader in adopting robotic technology to better serve their patients," added Dvir Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of Momentis. "By offering the most advanced technology, their surgeons are empowered knowing they can offer a better surgical experience and improved outcomes to their female patients."
The Anovo System is indicated for use in single site, natural orifice laparoscopic-assisted transvaginal benign surgical procedures including benign hysterectomy, salpingectomy, oophorectomy, adnexectomy, and ovarian cyst removal. Multiple instruments can be introduced to the body through a single portal and the unprecedented articulation offers optimal access and working angles. Anovo requires a much smaller footprint and costs significantly less than conventional robotic systems, making it possible for more hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers to acquire the system and offer more patients the benefits of less invasive robotic surgery. The Anovo System was granted de novo marketing authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 2021.
Momentis Surgical Ltd is a medical device company founded in 2013 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel with a wholly owned subsidiary, Momentis Surgical Inc., based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Momentis is dedicated to transforming the field of robotic surgery by developing innovative small footprint, cost-effective, robotic-assisted technologies and techniques for a growing number of clinical applications. Our goal is to empower surgeons to perform minimally invasive, complex procedures, enabling better patient outcomes, lowering cost of care, and opening access to more surgeons, patients, hospitals, and surgery centers across the globe. For more information, visit: https://www.momentissurgical.com/.
Since the opening of the first hospital in 1916, Lee Health has been a health care leader in Southwest Florida, constantly evolving to meet the needs of the community. A non-profit, integrated health care services organization, Lee Health is committed to the well-being of every individual served, focused on healthy living and maintaining good health. Staffed by caring people, inspiring health, services are conveniently located throughout the community in four acute care hospitals, two specialty hospitals, outpatient centers, walk-in medical centers, primary care and specialty physician practices and other services across the continuum of care. Learn more at www.LeeHealth.org.
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i Whiteman M, Hillis S, Jamieson D, et al., "Inpatient hysterectomy surveillance in the United States 2000-2004," Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008; 198(1): 34. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2007.05.039.
ii Aarts JWM, Nieboer TE, Johnson N, Tavender E, Garry R, Mol BWJ, Kluivers KB. Surgical approach to hysterectomy for benign gynaecological disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015. 2015 Aug 12;2015(8):CD003677. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003677.pub5.
iii Luciano AA, Luciano DE, Gabbert J, Seshadri-Kreaden U. The impact of robotics on the mode of benign hysterectomy and clinical outcomes. Int J Med Robot. 2016 Mar;12(1):114-24. doi: 10.1002/rcs.1648. Epub 2015 Mar 4. PMID: 25753111.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland — King Charles III has received a rapturous welcome at Hillsborough Castle, the royal residence in Northern Ireland, on his first visit as monarch.
The sovereign and Camilla, the Queen Consort, flew to Belfast from Edinburgh on Tuesday, the same day the queen’s coffin will be flown to London from Scotland.
Cheers and applause greeted the royal couple as they arrived at Hillsborough, with some in the crowd shouting “God save the king!” The royal couple stopped to chat with some of the well-wishers.
The royal standard was raised on the castle’s flagpole as the monarch came in, and a 21-gun salute rang out on the castle grounds.
King Charles is to visit an exhibition about his late mother’s long association with Northern Ireland.
He is also due to meet political leaders from Northern Ireland and hold a meeting with the British government’s secretary of state for Northern Ireland.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— Anger over past, indifference meets queen’s death in India
— After the death of a renowned queen, life in London goes on
— Queen hailed in Scotland “as a constant in our lives”
— Loss of unifying queen could fray the bonds of fractious UK
— People wanting to pay final respects to queen face long wait, strict rules
— For Queen Elizabeth II, Balmoral estate was place to ‘be normal’
— Former British colonies are conflicted over Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy
— What’s next for the UK as Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest
— Find more AP coverage here: https://apnews.com/hub/queen-elizabeth-ii
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LONDON — British officials say some 500 foreign dignitaries will attend Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, but invitations have not been sent to the leaders of Russia, Belarus or Myanmar.
Officials said the funeral next Monday, to be held at London’s Westminster Abbey, will be the biggest international event Britain has hosted in decades.
U.S. President Joe Biden was among the first to announce that he would be flying in with his wife, Jill Biden. The leaders of most Commonwealth countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Canada, are also expected to attend.
France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Italy’s Sergio Mattarella, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro are among the presidents attending.
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, as well as former Spanish monarch Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia, are also due to travel to London for the occasion.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland — King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, have left Edinburgh on their way to Belfast.
In Northern Ireland on Tuesday, they will visit 18th-century Hillsborough Castle, which is the official royal residence.
The royal couple are to meet with Northern Ireland Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris and leaders of local political parties.
They will then meet with leaders of Northern Ireland’s major faiths.
Afterward, a commemorative service will be held at St Anne’s cathedral in Belfast, where an 18th-century parish church once stood.
The royal couple fly to London later in the day.
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LONDON — Britain’s Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, has penned a poem in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
The poem published Tuesday, “Floral Tribute,” is in the form of a double acrostic, which means that the first letter of each line spells out Elizabeth when taken together. It describes the coming of a September evening and references one of the queen’s favorite flowers, the lily of the valley.
“The country loaded its whole self into your slender hands / Hands that can rest, now, relieved of a century’s weight,” he wrote.
Armitage told the BBC Tuesday that he featured the queen’s first name because he wanted to take a personal approach.
He said the queen’s name was something “she probably rarely got to hear very much because everybody had to preface that with ceremonial nominals.”
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland — King Charles’ visit to Northern Ireland is a politically delicate trip for the new sovereign.
There are mixed feelings about the British monarchy in Northern Ireland, where there are two main communities: mostly Protestant unionists who consider themselves British and largely Roman Catholic nationalists who see themselves as Irish.
That divide fueled three decades of violence known as “the Troubles” involving paramilitary groups on both sides and U.K. security forces, in which 3,600 people died.
The royal family was touched personally by the violence: Lord Louis Mountbatten, a cousin of the queen and a much-loved mentor to Charles, was killed by an Irish Republican Army bomb in 1979.
A deep sectarian divide remains, a quarter century after Northern Ireland’s 1998 peace agreement.
But in a sign of how far Northern Ireland has come on the road to peace, representatives of Sinn Fein — the main Irish nationalist party, linked during the Troubles to the IRA — are attending commemorative events for the queen and meeting the king on Tuesday.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland — While King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, travel to Northern Ireland on Tuesday, the queen’s coffin will be flown to London.
St. Giles’s Cathedral in Edinburgh, where members of the public are paying their respects as the coffin lies at rest, is to close at 3 p.m. (1400 GMT).
Two hours later, a hearse will take the coffin by road to Edinburgh airport. Princess Anne will accompany the coffin on its flight to London.
From RAF Northolt, west of London, the coffin will be driven to Buckingham Palace where it will be met by members of the royal family.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland — King Charles is due to fly to Northern Ireland on Tuesday on the latest leg of his tour of the nations that make up the United Kingdom.
Thousands of people lined up through the night in Edinburgh to pay their last respects to his mother’s coffin at St. Giles’ Cathedral in the Scottish capital. Some people even walked past the coffin and then rejoined the end of the line to get a second view.
On Monday night, Charles and his siblings, Anne, Andrew and Edward, their heads bowed, briefly stood vigil around their mother’s flag-draped coffin as members of the public filed past.
Early Tuesday, a man wearing a suit adorned with medals stood silently, bowed his head and moved on. A woman dabbed away tears with a handkerchief. Another woman with two young children in their school uniforms walked slowly past the coffin.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland — King Charles III and his siblings have stood in silent vigil around their mother Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward lowered their heads as they stood at four sides of the oak coffin on Monday evening. They stood for about 10 minutes alongside four members of the Royal Company of Archers, who stood guard armed with arrows and quivers.
As they performed the traditional vigil, a procession of members of the public lined up to view the queen’s coffin and filed past. Some bowed as they passed the king, while others walked solemnly by with their heads lowered.
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LONDON — Officials in charge of the park outside Buckingham Palace have told people to stop leaving marmalade sandwiches as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II because of the “negative impact on the park’s wildlife.”
Some mourners have left the snacks alongside floral tributes at Buckingham Palace and neighboring Green Park. The sandwiches are a reference to a comedy sketch featuring the queen and an animated Paddington Bear filmed for the late monarch’s Platinum Jubilee earlier this year.
In the video, the queen said that like Paddington Bear she also favors marmalade sandwiches and hides them in her purse “for later.”
The Royal Parks organization said Monday people should not leave the snacks but could leave teddy bears and other items if they wished.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rochester Fringe Festival begins today, Tuesday, September 13, through Saturday, September 24. The 11th annual festival features 500+ shows – with 130 free events – including comedy, dance, theatre, music, spoken word, visual arts, film, and children's entertainment. Performances happen at 34 venues in and around downtown Rochester, each unique venue collaborating with artists to curate a diverse, vibrant production experience.
"For 12 wonderful days, the Fringe brings the world stage to our doorstep, transforming downtown into an entertainment hub for the community to enjoy," says Festival Producer Erica Fee.
Friday & Saturday on the Fringe (September 16-17) presents world-renowned circus company The Flying Españas in Flippin' Metal Circus, an adrenaline-pumping WORLD PREMIERE which includes a flying trapeze and a 200-foot motorcycle highwire.
Fringe Finale Weekend (September 23-24) features world-famous aerial dance company BANDALOOP, which seamlessly weaves vertical climbing technology, dynamic physicality, and intricate choreography to turn the dance floor on its side. BANDALOOP performs downtown on the 21-story Five Star Plaza building. Previous engagements include Tower Bridge for the London Olympics and the Seattle Space Needle.
The festival's hub, One Fringe Place, is home to the Spiegelgarden and glamorous Cristal Palace Spiegeltent. Cirque du Fringe: Afterglow – an all-new WORLD PREMIERE from Las Vegas legends Matt Morgan and Heidi Brucker Morgan – features a cast of renowned international artists and runs 12 nights of Fringe in the historic Spiegeltent.
Late night weekend programming in the Spiegeltent includes Late & Live, an all-new, swanky cabaret showcasing Fringe artists performing highlights from their shows and hosted by award-winning physical comedian Mark Gindick (Cirque du Soleil, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and The Late Show with David Letterman). Plus, the hit Shakespeare-inspired, comedy Shotspeare returns, and Silent Disco closes out all four weekend late-nights.
Other free, outdoor events returning: Fringe Street Beat, an epic, all-styles and breakdance competition; Pedestrian Drive-In, nightly films on the big screen; Kids Day for families; and Gospel Sunday, an afternoon of beloved local gospel music.
The 12-day Rochester Fringe Festival is the largest multidisciplinary performing arts festival in New York State and one of the top three attended Fringe Festivals in the United States. More than 500,000 people have enjoyed nearly 4,000 performances and events at the Fringe since its inception in 2012.
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Film director Jean-Luc Godard, the godfather of France’s New Wave cinema, died on Tuesday aged 91, newspaper Liberation and other French media said.
Godard was among the world’s most acclaimed directors, known for such classics as “Breathless” and “Contempt”, which pushed cinematic boundaries and inspired iconoclastic directors decades after his 1960s heyday.
His movies broke with the established conventions of French cinema and helped kickstart a new way of filmmaking, complete with handheld camera work, jump cuts and existential dialogue.
For many movie buffs, no praise is high enough: Godard, with his tousled black hair and heavy-rimmed glasses, was a veritable revolutionary who made artists of movie-makers, putting them on a par with master painters and icons of literature.
“It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to,” Godard once said.
Godard was not alone in creating France’s New Wave (Nouvelle Vague), a credit he shares with at least a dozen peers including Francois Truffaut and Eric Rohmer, most of them pals from the trendy, bohemian Left Bank of Paris in the late 1950s.
However, he became the poster child of the movement, which spawned offshoots in Japan, Hollywood and, more improbably, in what was then Communist-ruled Czechoslovakia as well as in Brazil.
“We owe him a lot,” former French culture minister Jack Lang wrote in an emailed statement. “He filled cinema with poetry and philosophy. His sharp and unique eye made us see the imperceptible.”
Quentin Tarantino, director of 1990s cult films “Pulp Fiction” and “Reservoir Dogs”, is among a more recent generation of film makers who took up the mantle of the boundary-bending tradition initiated by Godard and his Paris Left Bank cohorts.
Earlier came Martin Scorsese in 1976 with “Taxi Driver”, the disturbing neon-lit psychological thriller of a Vietnam veteran turned cabbie who steers through the streets all night with a growing obsession for the need to clean up seedy New York.
Godard was not everyone’s idol. Wild-child Canadian director Xavier Dolan, who at 25 shared an award with an octogenarian Godard at the Cannes film festival in 2014, courted controversy every bit as much as Godard did but called him “the grinchy old man” and “no hero of mine”.
New wave, new ways
Godard was born into a wealthy Franco-Swiss family on December 3, 1930 in Paris’s plush Seventh Arrondissement. His father was a doctor, his mother the daughter of a Swiss man who founded Banque Paribas, then an illustrious investment bank.
This upbringing contrasted with his later pioneering ways.
Godard fell in with like-minded folk whose dissatisfaction with humdrum movies that never strayed from convention sowed the seeds of a breakaway movement which came to be called the Nouvelle Vague.
With its more forthright, offbeat approach to sex, violence and its explorations of the counter-culture, anti-war politics and other changing mores, the New Wave was about innovation in the making of movies.
Godard was one of the most prolific of his peers, producing dozens of short- and full-length films over more than half a century from the late 1950s.
“Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form,” Godard said.
Most of his most influential and commercially successful films came in the 1960s, including “Vivre Sa Vie” (My Life to Live), “Pierrot le Fou”, “Two or Three Things I Know About Her” and “Weekend”.
He switched to directing films steeped in leftist, anti-war politics through the 1970s before returning to a more commercial mainstream. Recent works, however - among them “Goodbye to Language” in 2014 and “The Image Book” in 2018 - were more experimental and slimmed the audience largely to Godard geeks.
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OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The crowd hung on his every word, cheering him on and booing his opponents. At one point, emotions ran high enough that someone in the crowd bellowed “Lock him up!”
This was no Donald Trump rally featuring the former president vowing to use prison to settle political scores. This cry came as President Joe Biden addressed top Democratic leaders at a riverside resort outside Washington, warning about “Trumpers” attempting to destroy U.S. democracy.
And, rather than urge bipartisan civility, Biden didn’t miss a beat.
“We have to win this off-year election,” the president said, “for more reasons than just being able to move our agenda forward.”
The boisterous mood of the Democratic National Committee’s recent summer gathering at National Harbor, just across the Potomac River from the nation’s capital, follows a new, sharper tone from Biden as he warns that the GOP’s Trump wing is a threat to core American values. The atmosphere signaled an emboldened party less than two months from Election Day, sensing that a year of political liabilities ranging from the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan to rising inflation is finally easing.
The Supreme Court’s decision invalidating a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade may prove to be a turning point that energizes Democratic voters in November, the party argues. Since then, Republican Kansas rejected a statewide abortion ban, and Democrats notched notable victories in special House elections in New York and Alaska.
“There’s a real sense that Republicans kicked the bee hive,” said Ben Wikler, chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, which wants to flip a Senate seat held by Republican Ron Johnson while retaining the governorship.
But as the party navigates an unexpected sense of momentum, it risks tapping into the same divisiveness Trump and his supporters relish — and that Democrats have said is undermining democratic norms. Democrats, however, insist that they must be clear about the stakes of the campaign.
“Republicans use fear as a tactic,” said Democratic Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly. “It seems like, a lot of times, that we might have to do a little bit of that, too.”
Biden, who rarely referred to his predecessor during the opening phase of his presidency, is increasingly vocal about the need to confront Trump. “This guy never stops and we’ll never stop, either,” he told the DNC.
Vice President Kamala Harris told the conference, “We refuse to let extremist so-called leaders dismantle our democracy.”
“Democrats, we, here, rise to meet this moment,” Harris said.
Making his own rounds at the DNC, Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, used sarcasm to slam even more moderate Republicans who have dared break with Trump on key issues like denouncing year’s deadly mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“We’ve got some Republicans who are saying the right things on say, I don’t know, treason? Like, as if pushing back on treason is somehow, you should be honored,” Emhoff told the DNC’s Midwestern conference to hoots of laughter and cheers. “That was in the oath of office that we all took. That’s the job.”
Trump rose to power with a divisive approach to politics. He encouraged violence against protestors at his rallies during the 2016 campaign and branded the media the “enemy of the people.” As president, he said several liberal congresswomen of color should go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries they came from, ignoring the fact that all are American citizens and three were born in the U.S. The final days of his administration were consumed by efforts to remain in office, including Trump’s personal role in sparking the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Republicans who were largely silent then are now blasting Biden and Democrats for picking political fights.
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel has called the president “the divider-in-chief” and dismissed “the current state of the Democrat Party: one of divisiveness, disgust, and hostility towards half the country.”
While Democrats are increasingly optimistic about their prospects, there’s still plenty of reason for caution. The party’s grip on Congress is already tenuous and many of the races that could determine control on Capitol Hill may be decided by narrow margins. Democrats have also missed signs of strong GOP turnout in the past several elections — leading to surprise setbacks in places like South Florida.
More fundamentally, the party that wins the presidency almost always loses congressional seats the next cycle, and inflation remains at near-record highs despite some recent indications it might be cooling. Biden’s approval ratings, while improving, remain low.
Ken Martin, chairman of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and DNC vice chair, suggested that the key to midterm gains doesn’t have to be confrontational and can just mean trumpeting the accomplishments of Washington under Democratic control.
“Everywhere I go, I see Democrats hanging their head, wringing their hands, wondering, ‘Well, What are we going to do to win?’ You know what you need to do to make sure we win? Tell the story,” Martin said of promoting the party’s achievements. “President Joe Biden has led the way, delivered on almost every single promise.”
But Martin also suggested that simply staying positive may not be enough, adding that Democrats must “be willing to fight for our president” and “fight for our party.”
Wikler, the Wisconsin state Democratic chairman, said his party turned the GOP playbook back on Republicans to boost turnout in local elections throughout the state.
Virginia Republican Glenn Youngkin’s harnessing parental frustration over schools that were closed during the pandemic helped key his upset win of the state’s governorship last year. Wikler said Democrats successfully argued in the latest round of local elections that so-called parental activism was actually built on conservative attacks on teacher authority, transgender students and how history is taught — with the ultimate goal of shifting taxpayer funding away from public schools.
“Explaining why the other side is doing what they’re doing can take the sting out of it,” Wikler said.
DNC Chair Jamie Harrison suggested his party has regained some of its political swagger nationally, calling the coming election “Roe-vember” as a way of predicting that support for abortion rights will lift Democrats.
But, as he traveled around the conference meeting with smaller caucus groups, Harrison also reminded them that Democratic leaders in critical swing states like Wisconsin and Michigan helped safeguard the electoral system from Trump’s lies about widespread fraud that did not occur in 2020. He said winning key races in such states this year is the best way to ensure the system holds after 2024’s presidential race results are in.
“If we are not successful in those elections,” Harrison said, “God help us all.”
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King Charles in Northern Ireland, queen's coffin to return to London
BELFAST, Northern Ireland - King Charles III flew to Northern Ireland on Tuesday on the latest leg of his tour of the four parts of the United Kingdom, where crowds of well-wishers gathered to greet him in a region with a contested British and Irish identity that is deeply divided over the British monarchy.
In the latest outpouring of affection since Queen Elizabeth II's death last Thursday, hundreds of people were lining the street leading to Hillsborough Castle, the royal family's official residence in Northern Ireland, just outside Belfast. The area in front of the gates to the castle was carpeted with hundreds of floral tributes.
On Monday night, Charles and his siblings, Anne, Andrew and Edward, their heads bowed, briefly stood vigil around their mother’s flag-draped coffin in St. Giles' Cathedral as members of the public filed past.
Earlier, a man wearing a suit adorned with medals stood silently, bowed his head and moved on. A woman dabbed away tears with a handkerchief. Another woman with two young children in their school uniforms walked slowly past the coffin.
In the line of mourners outside St. Giles’ Cathedral in the historic heart of Edinburgh, Sheila McLeay called the queen "a wonderful ambassador for our country."
"She was such an example for every single one of us. She was dignified. She was just, she was beautiful inside and out. And I have known her all of my life. And I miss her very much," she added.
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Scotland, where the queen died Thursday at her beloved Balmoral estate in the Highlands after a 70-year reign, has been almost universal in its praise for the queen.
The British monarchy draws more mixed emotions in Northern Ireland, where there are two main communities: mostly Protestant unionists who consider themselves British and largely Roman Catholic nationalists who see themselves as Irish.
Britain's King Charles III (C) and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort (L) arrive at Belfast City Airport on Sept. 13, 2022, ahead of his visit to Northern Ireland. (Photo by LIAM MCBURNEY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
That split fueled three decades of violence known as "the Troubles" involving paramilitary groups on both sides and U.K. security forces, in which 3,600 people died. The royal family was touched personally by the violence: Lord Louis Mountbatten, a cousin of the queen and a much-loved mentor to Charles, was killed by an Irish Republican Army bomb in 1979.
A deep sectarian divide remains, a quarter-century after Northern Ireland’s 1998 peace agreement.
But in a sign of how far Northern Ireland has come on the road to peace, representatives of Sinn Fein — the main Irish nationalist party, linked during the Troubles to the IRA — are attending commemorative events for the queen and meeting the king on Tuesday.
Sinn Fein’s president, Mary Lou McDonald, paid tribute to the 96-year-old monarch following her death last Thursday, calling her "a powerful advocate and ally of those who believe in peace and reconciliation."
The president and prime minister of the neighboring Republic of Ireland are also due to attend the memorial service in Belfast, despite tense relations between Dublin and London over Brexit. Since Britain left the European Union in 2020, the U.K. and the EU have been wrangling over trade rules for Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that shares a border with a member of the bloc.
After lying in the cathedral through most of Tuesday, the queen's coffin will be flown back to London and driven to her official London home, Buckingham Palace.
The Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster plane that will carry the coffin has in the past been used to evacuate people from Afghanistan and to take humanitarian aid and weapons to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, U.K. Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said.
In the early hours of Tuesday, scores of workers were seen cleaning litter and weeds from the road between the air force base where the plane carrying the queen's coffin will land and central London.
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BEIJING, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambow Education Holding Ltd. ("Ambow" or the "Company") (NYSE American: AMBO), a leading cross-border career educational and technology service provider, today announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries in China won its bid for Guizhou University's integrated circuit (IC) design and simulation platform project. The winning bid totaled RMB26.98 million.
In order to implement national IC industry development guidelines and accelerate the development of China's IC design technology and industry, this innovative IC design and simulation platform project will aim to serve China's major national strategies and regional economic development. The project will focus on expanding the frontiers of IC disciplines, breaking down disciplinary barriers to strengthen cross-integration, pioneer core technologies and cultivate urgently needed talents in China. In accordance with the guidelines of "international vision, superior demonstration, collaborative education, domestic chip design and production, and service to the local community," the project will leverage talent training, industrial services, innovation, entrepreneurship and scientific research, and take full advantage of the integration of industry and education to support and lead the rapid development of the IC industry in the western region.
In recent years, Ambow has distinguished itself in bidding projects by delivering high-quality services which are widely well-perceived by users and customers. The Guizhou University project is Ambow's third recent win of a university collaboration project. Ambow's previous wins include two contracts for the project to upgrade Hulunbuir College's intelligent classroom solutions and the procurement of a new recording system for the Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou Medical College.
Dr. Jin Huang, President and CEO of Ambow, commented, "Our winning bids for multiple college projects clearly demonstrate our solid foundation and comprehensive strength in the educational services industry. Supported by a wealth of experience accumulated in the career education business over the past two decades, we will further expand our business capabilities, develop advanced education technologies and share our educational achievements. As always, we are committed to providing schools, teachers and students nationwide with world-class education resources and services."
About Ambow Education Holding Ltd.
Ambow Education Holding Ltd. is a leading national provider of educational and career enhancement services in China, offering high-quality, individualized services and products. With its extensive network of regional service hubs complemented by a dynamic proprietary learning platform and distributors, Ambow provides its services and products to students in 15 out of the 34 provinces and autonomous regions within China.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ben E. Keith announces the hiring of Aimee Lakotas as Vice President of Marketing.
A 25-year marketing veteran, with vast experience in strategic marketing and brand building, Lakotas will report to David Werner, Senior Vice President, Independent Sales and Marketing. She will join the company effective September 7, 2022.
"Ben E. Keith Foods continues to grow in a highly competitive marketplace, and to retain our leadership position requires compelling, innovative and well-targeted cross-channel marketing," said Werner. "Aimee Lakotas, with her proven expertise in brand marketing, is the perfect person to ensure we are reaching the right audiences at the right time with creative and impactful marketing programs."
Lakotas comes to Ben E. Keith Foods from 2nd Avenue Thrift Superstore and Greendrop, an innovative retail model that combines thrift stores with recycling distribution centers, for which she served as Vice President of Marketing.
Previously, she spent more than a decade in marketing leadership roles at retailing giant JCPenney. She rose to the position of Senior Director, Brand Marketing, and led an 18-person team responsible for brand building and communications. Earlier in her career, Lakotas specialized in sports marketing by developing and managing professional sports partnerships for several Fortune 500 clients.
A Dallas resident, Lakotas is a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a master's degree in business – sports marketing; and a graduate of Ohio University with a bachelor's degree in communications.
For more information about Ben E. Keith Foods, visit https://www.benekeith.com/food.
Established in Fort Worth, Texas in 1906, Ben E. Keith is the nation's fifth largest broad line foodservice distributor and operates today with nine divisions shipping to 17 states throughout the country.
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Program teaches underserved creators how to monetize their work online
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In April, Black Web Fest, a non-profit organization highlighting Black creators, launched the Black Web Fest x Web Monetization program to educate creators about web monetization. Through the program, the organization is providing several independent Black filmmakers unrestricted grant funding and marketing support.
According to an article by the Americans for the Arts, The Impact of Covid-19 on Internationally Marginalized Artists and Creative Workers, BIPOC creators are less likely to monetize their work online. "We created this program out of necessity. As venues, businesses, and in-person events shuttered during the pandemic; many Black creators struggled economically. Due to the digital divide, some artists did not have access to technology, the internet, or the skills to transition from traditional methods. Through this program, we provided over 40 Black filmmakers the tools to monetize their work online" said Victoria Coker, Founder of Black Web Fest.
This year marks Black Web Fest's sixth annual festival, which will be held from September 30 to October 1. The event will also feature films and series from the web monetization program. To learn more about Black Web Fest 2022, visit: https://blackwebfest.org/bwf-2022/
Here is the list of Black Web Fest x Web Monetization program grantees:
Shoutout 2 My Therapist, Stefanie Philpott
SEX, VLOGS, AND KIDNAPPINGS, Kyla Sylvers
QuaranDream!, Jeffrey Elizabeth Copeland
Marooned, Christopher Lamadieu
Hide & Seek, Ajoké Adebesin
LOOP, Ivan Mbakop
VICTUS, Yolanda Ross
Church: A Film by Mac Infinity, BDe'Auan (de-on) McClaine
Boxed, Wanjiru Njendu
One Hundred Days and Thinking, Conrad Khalil
REAL MEN DON'T…: An exploration of modern manhood and masculinity., Elton Loud
Why I Turf", formally "Turfin, Latiece Brown
A grant from the Interledger Foundation funded the Black Web Fest x Web Monetization program. The Interledger Foundation is a non-profit advocate for the web, promoting innovation, creativity, and inclusion by advancing open payment standards and technologies that seamlessly connect the global society.
The Black Web Fest is an organization that helps Black creators build sustainable careers by providing accessible programs and services. Their core themes are new media and technology. Black Web Fest events include film screenings, panels, game jams, and more. The organization previously held events in New York, Atlanta, and London. To learn more visit blackwebfest.org.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Two Las Vegas-based podcasts are teaming up to offer a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who killed rapper Tupac Shakur.
Tuesday marks 26 years since the death of Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop.
On Sept. 7, 1996, Shakur was hit by four bullets in a drive-by shooting at an intersection a block off the Las Vegas Strip while leaving a Mike Tyson fight at the MGM Grand Plaza. He died on Sept. 13, 1996, in the hospital.
He was 25.
The Problem Solver Show and the Action Junkeez Podcast are now offering $100,000 for the arrest and conviction of Shakur’s killer, the shows confirmed Sunday.
The Problem Solver Show’s producer, David Kohlmeier, is a retired Henderson police officer.
In May, Kohlmeier and Daniel Minor said they were offering a reward of $5,000 for finding additional remains in Lake Mead.
Anyone with any information can contact The Problem Solver Show at 702-999-1111. There is also an anonymous hotline: 1-833-TIPSCASH (847-7227).
Police urge anyone with information on the crime to contact LVMPD Homicide at (702) 828-3521, or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555 or go online to crimestoppersofnv.com.
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Einat Zakariya and Moti Marcus join the Board
TORONTO and GLIL YAM, Israel, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IM Cannabis Corp. ("IMC" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: IMCC) (CSE: IMCC), a leading medical and adult-use recreational cannabis company with operations in Israel, Canada, and Germany, is pleased to announce that Einat Zakariya and Moti Marcus have been appointed to the Company's board of directors (the "Board"). Einat Zakariya and Moti Marcus will replace current board directors Vivian Bercovici and Haleli Barath, who have resigned from the Board to pursue other opportunities.
Einat Zakariya is the current CEO and partner in LIV collection, a brand subsidiary of Ewave Holdings Ltd. ("Ewave"), and CEO and Partner of Ewave Nadlan International Investments Ltd. Ms. Zakariya has proven expertise in the real-estate industry. She brings vast experience in CEO roles as well as strategic consulting, marketing, advertising, and sales. She previously sat on the boards of several major organizations. She studied marketing at the University of Washington, in Seattle, US.
Moti Marcus is the current CEO of Packer Quality Materials, one of the largest companies in Israel for the sale and processing of special and unique metals. Mr. Marcus has a strong track record in CFO roles, management, and mergers and acquisitions. He has sat on the boards of several institutions and is a member of the Israel Ministry of Finance "Team of Select Directors." He holds an MBA from Bar Ilan University and a B.A. in accounting and economics from Bar Ilan and Tel Aviv Universities.
"We are delighted to welcome Einat Zakariya and Moti Marcus to our IMC family," said Oren Shuster, Chief Executive Officer of IM Cannabis. "They bring to the IMC Board vast transnational experience, leadership and expertise in creating solutions to complex challenges. We are privileged to have them on our Board and are looking forward to this new chapter of the Company. We also profoundly thank Vivian Berkovici and Haleli Barath for their meaningful contributions to the IMC Board and the Company and wish them the very best as they move on to new projects."
"I am excited to join the IMC Board at such an exciting time in the Company's international growth trajectory," said Einat Zakariya. "I look forward to leveraging my experiences as a business executive and entrepreneur to provide guidance as IMC continues to establish itself as the go-to brand in the cannabis world and looks at new areas of growth."
"I am thrilled to join the board of directors of IMC, one of the most successful and influential cannabis companies in the world today," said Moti Marcus. "The Company is at an important juncture. I look forward to providing guidance to sharpen the Company's focus on further market development and innovation to expand global opportunities."
About IM Cannabis Corp.
IM Cannabis (NASDAQ: IMCC) (CSE: IMCC) is a leading international cannabis company providing premium products to medical patients and adult-use recreational consumers. IMC is one of the very few companies with operations in Israel, Germany, and Canada, the three largest federally legal markets. The ecosystem created through its international operations leverages the Company's unique data-driven perspective and product supply chain globally. With its commitment to responsible growth and financial prudence, and the ability to operate within the strictest regulatory environments, the Company has quickly become one of the leading cultivators and distributors of high-quality cannabis globally.
The IMC ecosystem operates in Israel through its commercial relationship with Focus Medical Herbs Ltd. ("Focus Medical"), which imports, and distributes cannabis to medical patients, leveraging years of proprietary data and patient insights. The Company also operates medical cannabis retail pharmacies, online platforms, distribution centres and logistical hubs in Israel that enable the safe delivery and quality control of IM Cannabis products throughout the entire value chain. In Germany, the IMC ecosystem operates through Adjupharm GmbH, where it also distributes cannabis to pharmacies to medical cannabis patients. In Canada, IMC operates through Trichome Financial Corp. and its subsidiaries Trichome JWC Acquisition Corp. and MYM Nutraceuticals Inc., where it cultivates and processes cannabis for the adult-use market at its Ontario and Nova Scotia facilities under the WAGNERS and Highland Grow brands. For more information, please visit www.imcannabis.com.
Company Contact:
Maya Lustig, Director Investor & Public Relations
IM Cannabis Corp.
+972-54-677-8100
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Oren Shuster, CEO
IM Cannabis Corp.
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The potential for dozens of new state laws and/or pending federal legislation will make reaching audiences harder
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The state of data will be significantly impacted by new state privacy laws coming into effect in 2023 and legislation that may be enacted in other states in the near future. Given the current trajectory of state-level privacy legislation, and federal legislation now being debated in Congress, managing these different legal standards will be challenging.
That's among the conclusions revealed in IAB's State of Data 2022 Part II: Preparing for the New Addressability Landscape report, commissioned by IAB and executed by MediaScience, which included qualitative, in-depth interviews with 30 senior-level, data decision-makers at brands, agencies, and publishers.
The report, to be released at IAB Audience Connect on September 13, 2022, highlights new privacy legislation, the deprecation of third-party cookies and identifiers, and platform policies that affect data collection, addressability, measurement, and optimization for digital advertising and marketing.
2022 marks the fifth year and sixth installment of this research, which aims to understand market readiness for rapid shifts around data use, privacy and addressability, and provide an overview of scalable solutions brands, agencies, publishers and ad tech firms can adopt today while protecting consumer privacy.
"While Google's decision to postpone the deprecation of third-party cookies until 2024 may feel like a reprieve, the industry is far from off the hook," said David Cohen, CEO, IAB. "The industry is already operating with significantly less signal given the changes by Apple, Firefox, and others. Consumers need transparency and control. We need addressability and measurement solutions that are privacy-by-design and fully compliant with state, Federal, and international standards."
Companies are struggling to keep up — and facing compromises
Creating consistent measures and protocols that work inside their companies and with external partners has become a major issue. In the face of rising complexity, the majority of respondents agree a "one size fits all" approach spanning multiple jurisdictions is probably necessary. But there is a significant trade-off: failing to leverage data that is fully permitted in certain states means lost opportunities.
We can advance privacy and enable advertising to reach the right consumers at the same time, but misguided legislative efforts risk harming both. The IAB Legal Affairs Council plans to roll out an MSPA (Multi-State Privacy Agreement) and Global Privacy Platform through the IAB Tech Lab as solutions.
The goal is a practical multi-jurisdictional approach to compliance that creates consistency where state laws are similar and options when requirements are unique to a state. IAB is ensuring that the essential functions of the ad-supported internet — measurement, frequency capping, engaging in programmatic and contextual ads and utilizing publisher's first party segments when consumers opt-out — still work.
Consumers know what they're giving up, but don't know what they're getting
The senior-level, data decision-makers at brands, agencies, and publishers interviewed for this study agree that consumer trust is paramount. Yet the value proposition for consumers remains unclear. While the industry is better about disclosing what data it will use, it is not doing enough to help consumers understand why gathering their data delivers real benefits.
Myopia about first party data ignores up to 80% of consumers
Investing in deterministic first-party datasets (data from their logged-in, "known" audiences) remains vital. Yet, in most instances this only represents about 20% of potential consumers. Marketers need proven, probabilistic solutions to target and measure the 80% of consumers who are not part of their first party data.
The publishers interviewed were optimistic about the use of Seller Defined Audiences (e.g., custom cohorts) as one solution for addressability. Still, for this to succeed, publishers must do more to drive buy-side awareness and adoption.
Can smaller publishers afford to keep up?
Ironically, privacy legislation may benefit platforms and publishing giants while inadvertently punishing smaller publishers who have small but intensely loyal audiences. While there are a range of third-party tools that can help power data collection and enrichment, only a handful of interviewees have the budgets to test these new approaches. The consensus is that there are too many tools and not enough resources to test or manage them all — particularly among smaller publishers.
"With third-party cookies, the sky has been falling for more than a decade. No wonder there's a deepening disconnect between how prepared senior-level, data decision-makers feel, and how prepared they actually are," said Angelina Eng, Vice President, Programmatic+Data Center, IAB. "But no matter what happens with cookies, the rising tide of patchwork regulation is already here."
Please visit iab.com/state-of-data-2022 for more information about the IAB's 2022 State of Data: Preparing for the New Addressability Landscape report
And don't miss our in-depth discussion on the findings from the report with the State of Data Town Hall Series on October 18 (State of Data Town Hall: The New Privacy Landscape) and November 15 (State of Data Town Hall: Data Collection and Addressability).
About IAB
The Interactive Advertising Bureau empowers the media and marketing industries to thrive in the digital economy. Its membership comprises more than 700 leading media companies, brands, agencies, and the technology firms responsible for selling, delivering, and optimizing digital ad marketing campaigns. The trade group fields critical research on interactive advertising, while also educating brands, agencies, and the wider business community on the importance of digital marketing. In affiliation with the IAB Tech Lab, IAB develops technical standards and solutions. IAB is committed to professional development and elevating the knowledge, skills, expertise, and diversity of the workforce across the industry. Through the work of its public policy office in Washington, D.C., the trade association advocates for its members and promotes the value of the interactive advertising industry to legislators and policymakers. Founded in 1996, IAB is headquartered in New York City.
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Convenient Online Learning Enables Therapists to Bring Their Practice to the Next Level
BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Resources, Inc., a leading continuing education provider for physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists, is adding to the company's robust online, on-demand course catalog with: Ambulation, Activity and AFOs: Addressing the Ankle to Improve Gait and Function-ONLINE.
Taught by Amanda Hall, PT, MPT, PCS, an engaging instructor and experienced therapist who developed a framework of pediatric and neuro ankle intervention, Hall provides helpful instruction to increase treatment repertoires for the foot and ankle for both pediatric and adult patients with neurological, developmental and/or orthopedic diagnoses.
The online course, which is now available through ERI's website, was previously recorded during a live webinar and can now be taken from the convenience of home or office. Here's what one therapist has said about Ambulation, Activity and AFOs: Addressing the Ankle to Improve Gait and Function:
Amanda is wonderful. She clearly is passionate about "foot core" and applying it to physical therapy practice. She uses both research and her own personal experiences to explain concepts. One thing I found particularly helpful is applying concepts to interventions you can use in clinic next week following the course. She also has an extensive knowledge of orthotics, casting and equipment overall. I truly believe whether you're a seasoned therapist or new grad you will find some gems to take away to add to your toolbox. This course was amazing!" – Elizabeth K., PT from Connecticut
ERI is offering Ambulation, Activity and AFOs: Addressing the Ankle to Improve Gait and Function-ONLINE for $299/person. Registration includes access to the course and all downloadable handout materials for one year, earning 11 contact hours (1.1 CEUs) upon completion. Participants who register before October 3, 2022 can SAVE $30 off registration with coupon code HALLONLINE30 at check-out.
Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) is an accredited provider of continuing education that helps PTs, OTs, and SLPs transform the lives of their patients. Peruse ERI's complete list of online, live webinar and in-person courses. Visit www.educationresourcesinc.com or call 800-487-6530 for more information.
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The commitment will catalyze the development of the Center's graduate-level programming at Clark Atlanta University and advance the Center for Black Entrepreneurship, housed at Spelman and Morehouse Colleges
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Clark Atlanta University in a partnership with the Black Economic Alliance Foundation (BEA Foundation), a national nonprofit organization that promotes generational wealth-building for the Black community, announced a funding partnership with Cisco, a leading systems technology company. The commitment includes over $4 million in grants and direct technical services toward the development of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship (CBE) and $1 million towards the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund. Cisco's generous commitment advances the future development of the CBE's graduate programming at Clark Atlanta University and expands current CBE programming at Spelman and Morehouse Colleges, supporting the next generation of Black entrepreneurial talent in the Atlanta area.
"The Center for Black Entrepreneurship and the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund are tangible solutions to advance work, wages, and wealth across the Black community," said Samantha Tweedy, President of the Black Economic Alliance Foundation. "We're thankful to Cisco for their generous support and strategic partnership in advancing the vision of the CBE and investing in Black entrepreneurs who will multiply prosperity for our community and, in so doing, grow the American economy."
"Preserving the legacy and sustainability of Historically Black Colleges and Universities is a global, companywide priority for us," said Fran Katsoudas, Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer and Executive Vice President at Cisco. "By supporting the Center for Black Entrepreneurship launch and establishing the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund, Cisco hopes to inspire Black entrepreneurs of the future from three of our nation's most prestigious HBCUs, putting our social justice beliefs into action. Today's announcement is part of Cisco's unique, sustaining commitment of over $150 million as part of our partnership with HBCU's across the country, strengthening our workforce and providing access to education and technology."
The Cisco grant evenly allots $3 million across endowed faculty positions for the expansion of CBE programming at Spelman College and Morehouse College and the establishment of CBE graduate-level programming at Clark Atlanta University—whose predecessor institution, Atlanta University, was the first in the nation to award graduate degrees to Black Americans. The investment also includes up to $1 million in financial contributions toward the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund. The Fund provides capital to Black entrepreneurs and small business owners, and a portion of it is earmarked for applicants who are graduates of the CBE. Cisco will also donate technology products and services valued at over $1 million to all three institutions.
"We are elated to join hands with Morehouse, Spelman, and the BEA Foundation to expand the impact of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship through the introduction of graduate school programming," said George T. French, Jr., Ph.D., President of Clark Atlanta University. "This new endeavor aligns with Clark Atlanta University's legacy of higher education leadership by extending access to aspiring entrepreneurs who have already completed their bachelor's degrees and are seeking to deepen their business knowledge and proficiencies."
"We're proud to be a partner in launching the Center for Black Entrepreneurship, a collaborative effort that will help prepare tomorrow's visionary entrepreneurial leaders," said Helene Gayle, MD, MPH, President of Spelman College. "Black women have been the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs, and Spelman College has had a rich history of developing Black female entrepreneurs that are making their mark on the world. We are grateful for the commitment from Cisco that will continue to fuel our entrepreneurial legacy well into the future."
"Just like Morehouse graduate Martin Luther King, Jr. articulated, Morehouse College continues to recognize that equity in our society must include economic empowerment," said David A. Thomas, Ph.D., Morehouse College president. "Our collaboration with Cisco and our sister Atlanta University Center Consortium institutions will ensure that our faculty have the resources they need to instruct, inspire, and influence the next generation of entrepreneurs who will remake our global commercial system through innovation and drive, and that the entrepreneurs we assist have tools that will help them catapult their businesses into the mainstream. At the same time, we expect those businesses to be catalysts that help enhance prosperity and quality of life for the employees, investors, customers they engage."
The announcement comes on the heels of a special event held on the campuses of Spelman College and Morehouse College, which included "demo day" presentations of compelling business concepts by students in Spelman's Innovation Lab and a roundtable discussion in the Ray Charles Center on Morehouse's campus. The conversation, moderated by BEA co-founders Dr. Tony Coles and Charles Phillips, included Dr. David Thomas, Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell (Former President, Spelman College), Melissa Bradley (Interim Director of the CBE; Founder, 1863 Ventures), Aaron Holiday (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 645 Ventures) and Alfred McRae, (President, Bank of America Atlanta).
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Sbaez@GlobalStrategyGroup.com and Jason Kello (Cisco) at JKello@Cisco.com
The Black Economic Alliance Foundation is the nation's leading organization harnessing the collective expertise and influence of Black business leaders to build economic prosperity for the Black community. We partner with leaders across the public, private, and social sectors to champion policy reimagination, develop investment and philanthropic programs, commission research, and elevate national understanding of the inextricable link between the health of the Black economy and the entire American economy. The BEA Foundation is the 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate of the Black Economic Alliance, a nonpartisan coalition of Black business leaders and aligned advocates committed to advancing work, wages, and wealth in the Black community. Learn more about the BEA Foundation at foundation.blackeconomicalliance.org.
Established in 1988 by the historic consolidation of Atlanta University (1865) and Clark College (1869). Clark Atlanta University continues a 150-year legacy rooted in African American tradition and focused on the future. Through global innovation, transformative educational experiences, and high-value engagement. CAU cultivates lifted lives that transform the world. Notable alumni include: James Weldon Johnson; American civil rights activist, poet, and songwriter (Lift Every Voice and Sing "The Black National Anthem"; Ralph David Abernathy Sr., American civil rights activist; Congressman Hank Johnson, Georgia District 4; Kenya Barris, American award-winning television and movie producer; Kenny Leon, Tony Award-winning Broadway Director; Jacque Reid, Emmy Award-winning Television Personality and Journalist; Brandon Thompson, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for NASCAR; Valeisha Butterfield Jones, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Recording Academy. To learn more about Clark Atlanta University, visit www.cau.edu
Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a leading liberal arts college widely recognized as the global leader in the education of women of African descent. Located in Atlanta, the College's picturesque campus is home to 2,100 students. Spelman is the country's leading producer of Black women who complete Ph.D.s in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The College's status is confirmed by U.S. News & World Report, which ranked Spelman No. 54 among all liberal arts colleges, No. 19 for undergraduate teaching, No. 4 for social mobility among liberal arts colleges, and No. 1 for the 14th year among historically Black colleges and universities. The Wall Street Journal ranked the College No. 3 nationally in terms of student satisfaction. Recent initiatives include a designation by the Department of Defense as a Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM, a Gender and Sexuality Studies Institute, the first endowed queer studies chair at an HBCU, and a program to increase the number of Black women Ph.D.s in economics. New majors have been added, including documentary filmmaking and photography, and partnerships have been established with MIT's Media Lab, the Broad Institute, and the Army Research Lab for artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Outstanding alumnae include Children's Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman, Starbucks Group President and COO Rosalind Brewer, political leader Stacey Abrams, former Acting Surgeon General, and Spelman's first alumna president Audrey Forbes Manley, actress and producer Latanya Richardson Jackson, global bioinformatics geneticist Janina Jeff and authors Pearl Cleage and Tayari Jones. For more information, visit www.spelman.edu.
Morehouse College is the only historically Black college dedicated to educating men. Founded in 1867, Morehouse is a private liberal arts institution and the nation's top producer of Black men who go on to receive doctorates. The College is the top producer of Rhodes Scholars among HBCUs and was named to the list of U.S. institutions that produced the most Fulbright Scholars in 2019-2020. As the epicenter for thought leadership on civil rights, Morehouse is committed to helping the nation address the inequities caused by institutional racism, which has created social and economic disparities for people of African descent. Prominent Morehouse alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General; Shelton "Spike" Lee, Academy Award-winning American filmmaker; Maynard H. Jackson, the first African American mayor of Atlanta; Jeh Johnson, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security; Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services; Bakari Sellers, attorney and CNN political analyst; Randall Woodfin, elected as the youngest mayor of Birmingham in 120 years; and U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, Georgia's first Black U.S. Senator. For more information, visit https://morehouse.edu.
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CYPHER's NEO for K-20 Platform Honored Among the Most Impressive Solutions That Support Learning in any Environment
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CYPHER LEARNING, a leading provider of intelligent learning platforms for schools, universities and organizations around the world, today announced it is a winner in Tech & Learning's "The Best Tools for Back to School" Awards of Excellence program. The program recognizes the "most impressive products and solutions that will support [teachers' and students'] work in any learning environment."
CYPHER's NEO for K-20 platform was honored among the best tools in the higher-ed category. This is the second year in a row it has earned that distinction.
Since 1980, Tech & Learning has covered the tools and ideas that transform education. As the 2022-2023 school year kicks off in many areas, its award program is designed to help readers find the very best education technology tools and solutions.
"As we head into another uncertain year in education, technology will continue to be one of the key drivers for innovation," said Christine Weiser, Tech & Learning group publisher, in an article. "Our judges chose the winning products recognized here for their versatility, compatibility, value, and ability to help schools solve challenges and support continuous instruction."
Educational institutions all over the world rely on NEO to build and deliver engaging learning content, and manage all learning activities. A complete solution for teachers, students and administrators at all levels (K-20), NEO has an intuitive, highly visual design and flexible capabilities that support inclusive online learning. Intelligent, machine-learning features even drive personalized and competency-based learning — enabling students to take learning paths based on their goals.
This award adds to the many accolades that NEO and CYPHER LEARNING have already netted this year. NEO was also named "Best K-12 Remote Learning Partner" in the 2022 SIIA CODiE Awards, a high performer in G2'S Mid-Market Grid® Report for Learning Management Systems — Summer 2022 and more. The platform is a current finalist in the Teach Secondary Awards 2022 (hybrid learning category).
"As schools start, the right technology can help provide a foundation for learning success," said CYPHER LEARNING CEO Graham Glass. "Teachers and students have seen many changes in their learning environments the last few years, and we've been proud to support them, wherever learning takes place. Whether in the classroom, or in hybrid and remote settings, our platform is designed to drive engagement, learning continuity and retention. This recognition from Tech & Learning highlights how we partner with schools and universities to support their needs, along with our commitment to excellence and innovation."
For more information on how schools and universities use NEO to manage and enhance learning experiences, please view these success stories and testimonials.
CYPHER LEARNING provides an intelligent learning platform that is empowering schools, businesses, and entrepreneurs worldwide to reimagine online education and deliver the best learning experiences. CYPHER LEARNING has solutions for all major e-learning sectors: NEO LMS for K-20, MATRIX LMS for Business, and INDIE LMS for Entrepreneurs. Relied on by millions of users at more than 20,000 organizations, CYPHER LEARNING supports 40+ languages and has offices worldwide with global headquarters in Plano, TX. For more information, please visit www.cypherlearning.com.
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Cigo is committed to the industry's highest standards for managing customer data
MONTREAL, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cigo, a cloud-based delivery platform designed to simplify complex delivery and service operations, announced today they have completed the SOC 2® Type 1 attestation.
"Cigo Tracker is a delivery management platform that works with businesses globally in the last-mile logistics sector," said Cigo CTO Cyrille B. Delavenne. "Ensuring the security and privacy of the data stored and handled by our service is of the utmost importance. It truly showcases our organization's commitment to maintaining high security and privacy standards of the data of our valued clients."
SOC 2 is a rigorous compliance standard developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) that is designed to specify how organizations should manage customer data. As part of the attestation process, Cigo completed a thorough SOC 2 Type 1 compliance audit, providing documentation on processes, data management infrastructure, and a progressive approach to data access permissions.
While the Type 1 audit is not a required prerequisite to Type 2, organizations like Cigo who complete the Type 1 first are helping to mitigate potential audit loops and timeline extensions by ensuring their compliance program design is fundamentally sound before entering the Type 2 observation period.
To earn this attestation, Cigo partnered with Laika, a compliance-as-a-service platform that helps companies manage infosec and privacy compliance, obtain security certifications and build credibility with their customers. Cigo executed SOC 2 Type 1 by working with Laika's integrated audit feature via Laika Compliance, LLC. Next, Cigo will begin a months-long monitoring period as part of their SOC 2 Type 2 audit process where auditors will observe how well their controls are operating.
Cigo is a cloud-based platform that simplifies complex last-mile deliveries by leveraging seamless communication between your dispatch, your fleet, and your customers. Automate routing and dispatching with our simple, yet powerful, Route Builder; it calculates ETAs and time frames by evaluating historical traffic, on-site and install times per product. Give your customers an amazing experience with dynamic SMS and Email notifications, and mobile-friendly real-time tracking experience. Click here to learn more.
Laika offers unified software and services to simplify and automate SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and other information security compliances. Grow faster, build trust, and implement scalable security practices through solutions for certification and attestation, security questionnaires, audit management, and continuous compliance monitoring.
Laika was founded by Austin Ogilvie and Sam Li, both two-time founders and Y Combinator alumni, and industry veteran Eva Pittas, who oversaw global risk and compliance functions at Citigroup for 20 years. Learn more at www.heylaika.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) expects to issue financial results for the third quarter at approximately 6:45 a.m. (ET), Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, as previously announced. PNC Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer William S. Demchak and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Q. Reilly will hold a conference call for investors the same day at 11 a.m. (ET).
Dial in numbers are (877) 402-9101 and (303) 223-4368 (international). The following will be accessible at www.pnc.com/investorevents: a link to the live audio webcast on the day of the conference call; presentation slides, earnings release and supplementary financial information; and a webcast replay available for 30 days. A telephone replay of the call will be available for one week at (800) 633-8284 and (402) 977-9140 (international), Conference ID 22020242.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.
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New iOS update: iPhone messages can be edited, deleted
(CNN) - Apple’s latest software update is now available. The iOS 16 update was released on Monday.
The software has some changes users have been asking for, such as the ability to edit and unsend recently sent instant messages and the ability to mark messages as unread if users want to come back to them later.
One of the new features is the interactive lock screen. It gives users the ability to create multiple lock screens with different backdrops that can be switched out during the day.
The lock screens can feature custom fonts, new photo effects, personalized wallpapers, widgets and - perhaps the most fun feature of all - the ability to cut out the subject from an image or its background and drop it elsewhere, such as into a message.
iOS 16 works with the iPhone 8 and up. To download the new software, visit the software update section in settings.
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New paint brand Dunn-Edwards DURA creates color-focused and personalized paint experiences that feel good, instilling and amplifying confidence in those who DIY.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brought to market by the professional and preferred paint brand Dunn-Edwards, Dunn-Edwards DURA combines nearly 100 years of professional paint expertise with one-on-one color support, on-demand digital services, and a designer-curated color palette in order to solve the number one pain point in paint and shopping for it online: color.
The Curated Color Palette by Dunn-Edwards DURA sets it apart. Built by the experts at Dunn-Edwards, the Curated Color Palette is a collection of tried and true classics, on-trend-today and tomorrow hues, and designer favorites—all conveniently available for purchase online. With sampling options including 3x5 color cards, to peel and stick samples, a fan deck of all 210 colors, and 6 oz. wet samples, DIY painters can feel confident in their color choice.
From first click to final product, Dunn-Edwards DURA creates feel-good, color-focused paint experiences. Created for DIYers of all skill levels, the Dunn-Edwards DURA experience provides personal support to simplify every step of the DIY painting process and instill color confidence. Dunn-Edwards DURA offers a host of on-demand tools and unique support services, launching with an offering of highly personalized, one-to-one consultation options with an expert panel of Color Influencers.
"We could not be more thrilled to introduce the Dunn-Edwards DURA experience to DIYers nationwide," says Lisa Kudukis, Vice President of Marketing & Innovation at Dunn-Edwards Corporation. "With this launch, we set out to fundamentally change the way DIYers engage with color selection and the painting processes, both online and in real life. We are here to share our expertise gained through more than 500,000 consultations conducted in our stores over the last decade so that everyone can create the environment they dream of in their home."
Dunn-Edwards DURA products perform beyond cosmetics, designed to fight everyday wear and tear. Made with the highest quality ingredients, formulated for the toughest conditions, and manufactured in a LEED Gold-certified factory, Dunn-Edwards DURA products perform at every angle. The full assortment of 210 paint colors by Dunn-Edwards DURA is available at dunnedwardsdura.com and ships nationwide to the continental United States.
To celebrate the launch, Dunn-Edwards DURA is giving away $25,000 in Color Sessions and supplies to help DIYers get their projects started. Customers can visit dunnedwardsdura.com for the chance to receive a complimentary Refined 60-Minute Color Package with a Dunn-Edwards DURA Color Expert, Dunn-Edwards DURA paint in any one of the 210 colors, and a DIY kit complete with the tools of the trade.
Dunn-Edwards is one of the nation's leading manufacturers and distributors of premium architectural, industrial and high-performance paints, coatings and paint supplies. It operates over 150 company stores in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas, and over 100 domestic and 250 international dealer locations in more than 12 countries. Dunn-Edwards produces its coatings in a LEED® Gold-certified manufacturing plant. Based in Southern California, the 97-year-old company has approximately 1,800 employees. Dunn-Edwards is a wholly owned subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO 4612), one of the world's largest paint companies. For more information, visit www.dunnedwards.com.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases and Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SII), the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, today announced that the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has granted full product registration with conditions for Novavax' protein-based vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, as a two-dose primary series for active immunization to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in adults aged 18 and older. The Novavax vaccine is marketed in South Africa under the brand name Covovax™.
"We are pleased to work with the Serum Institute to offer our protein-based vaccine to the people of South Africa and to support expanded access to an area of the world where vaccination rates are well below public health targets," said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. "As COVID-19 continues to evolve, having a choice of vaccines is critical to improving vaccination rates."
The product registration was based on the totality of preclinical, manufacturing, and clinical trial data submitted for review. This includes two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials: PREVENT-19, which enrolled 29,960 participants aged 18 years and older in the U.S. and Mexico and was published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM); and a UK-based trial with almost 15,000 adult participants, also published in NEJM.
In both trials, the vaccine demonstrated efficacy with a reassuring safety and tolerability profile. Serious and severe adverse events were low in number and balanced between vaccine and placebo groups. The most common adverse reactions observed during clinical studies (frequency category of very common ≥1/10) were headache, nausea or vomiting, myalgia, arthralgia, injection site tenderness/pain, fatigue, and malaise.
NVX-CoV2373 has received authorization for use in adults aged 18 and older from more than 43 countries, including the U.S., and from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Important Safety Information
- NVX-CoV2373 is contraindicated in persons who have a hypersensitivity to the active substance, or to any of the excipients.
- Events of anaphylaxis have been reported with administration of COVID-19 vaccines. Appropriate medical treatment and supervision should be available in case of an anaphylactic reaction following the administration of the vaccine. Close observation for at least 15 minutes is recommended and a second dose of the vaccine should not be given to those who have experienced anaphylaxis to the first dose of NVX-CoV2373.
- Anxiety-related reactions, including vasovagal reactions (syncope), hyperventilation, or stress‐related reactions may occur in association with vaccination as a psychogenic response to the needle injection. It is important that precautions are in place to avoid injury from fainting.
- Vaccination should be postponed in individuals suffering from an acute severe febrile illness or acute infection. The presence of a minor infection and/or low-grade fever should not delay vaccination.
- NVX-CoV2373 should be given with caution in individuals receiving anticoagulant therapy or those with thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder (such as haemophilia) because bleeding or bruising may occur following an intramuscular administration in these individuals.
- The efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 may be lower in immunosuppressed individuals.
- Administration of NVX-CoV2373 in pregnancy should only be considered when the potential benefits outweigh any potential risks for the mother and foetus.
- The effects with NVX-CoV2373 may temporarily affect the ability to drive or use machines.
- Individuals may not be fully protected until seven days after their second dose. As with all vaccines, vaccination with NVX-CoV2373 may not protect all vaccine recipients.
- The most common adverse reactions observed during clinical studies were headache, nausea or vomiting, myalgia, arthralgia, injection site tenderness/pain, fatigue, and malaise.
For more information on NVX-CoV2373 please visit the following website:
About NVX-CoV2373
NVX-CoV2373 is a protein-based vaccine engineered from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. The vaccine was created using Novavax' recombinant nanoparticle technology to generate antigen derived from the coronavirus spike (S) protein and is formulated with Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M™ adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19.
NVX-CoV2373 is packaged as a ready-to-use liquid formulation in a vial containing ten doses. The vaccination regimen calls for two 0.5 ml doses (5 mcg antigen and 50 mcg Matrix-M adjuvant) given intramuscularly 21 days apart. The vaccine is stored at 2°- 8° Celsius, enabling the use of existing vaccine supply and cold chain channels. Use of the vaccine should be in accordance with official recommendations.
Novavax has established partnerships for the manufacture, commercialization, and distribution of NVX-CoV2373 worldwide. Existing authorizations leverage Novavax' manufacturing partnership with SII, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume. They will later be supplemented with data from additional manufacturing sites throughout Novavax' global supply chain.
About NVX-CoV2373 Phase 3 Trials
NVX-CoV2373 continues being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 trials.
PREVENT-19 (the PRE-fusion protein subunit Vaccine Efficacy Novavax Trial | COVID-19) is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of NVX-CoV2373 with Matrix-M adjuvant in 29,960 participants 18 years of age and over in 119 locations in the U.S. and Mexico. The primary endpoint for PREVENT-19 was the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate, or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second dose in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. The statistical success criterion included a lower bound of 95% CI >30%. A secondary endpoint was the prevention of PCR-confirmed, symptomatic moderate or severe COVID-19. Both endpoints were assessed at least seven days after the second study vaccination in volunteers who had not been previously infected with SARS-CoV-2. In the trial, NVX-CoV2373 achieved 90.4% efficacy overall. It was generally well-tolerated and elicited a robust antibody response after the second dose in both studies. Full results of the trial were published in NEJM.
The pediatric expansion of PREVENT-19 is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 with Matrix-M adjuvant in 2,247 adolescent participants 12 to 17 years of age in 73 locations in the U.S., compared with placebo. In the pediatric trial, the vaccine achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint (non-inferiority of the neutralizing antibody response compared to young adult participants 18 through 25 years of age from PREVENT-19) and demonstrated 80% efficacy overall at a time when the Delta variant of concern was the predominant circulating strain in the U.S. Additionally, immune responses were about two-to-three-fold higher in adolescents than in adults against all variants studied.
Additionally, a trial conducted in the U.K. with 14,039 participants aged 18 years and over was designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded study and achieved overall efficacy of 89.7%. The primary endpoint was based on the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate, or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second study vaccination in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. Full results of the trial were published in NEJM.
About Matrix-M™ Adjuvant
Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant has demonstrated a potent and well-tolerated effect by stimulating the entry of antigen-presenting cells into the injection site and enhancing antigen presentation in local lymph nodes, boosting immune response.
About Novavax
Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) is a biotechnology company that promotes improved health globally through the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases. The company's proprietary recombinant technology platform harnesses the power and speed of genetic engineering to efficiently produce highly immunogenic nanoparticles designed to address urgent global health needs. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, has received authorization from multiple regulatory authorities globally, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European Commission, and the WHO. The vaccine is currently under review by multiple regulatory agencies worldwide, including for additional indications and populations such as adolescents and as a booster. In addition to its COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax is also currently evaluating its COVID-19-Influenza Combination vaccine candidate in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, its quadrivalent influenza investigational vaccine candidate, and an Omicron strain-based vaccine (NVX-CoV2515) as well as a bivalent format Omicron-based / original strain-based vaccine. These vaccine candidates incorporate Novavax' proprietary saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies.
For more information, visit www.novavax.com and connect with us on LinkedIn.
About Serum Institute of India
Driven by the philanthropic philosophy of affordable vaccines, Serum Institute of India Pvt, Ltd. is the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced and sold globally (more than 1.5 billion doses), supplying the world's least expensive and WHO-accredited vaccines to as many as 170 countries. It was founded in 1966 with the aim of manufacturing lifesaving immunobiological drugs including vaccines worldwide. With a strong commitment towards global health, the institute's objective has been proliferated by bringing down the prices of newer vaccines such as such as Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hib, BCG, r-Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccines. SII is credited with bringing world-class technology to India, through its state-of-the-art equipped multifunctional production facility in Manjari, Pune and government agencies to transform emergency medicine and critical care along with spearheading the race of vaccine development against the COVID-19 pandemic. Serum Life Sciences Ltd is a subsidiary company of Serum Institute of India, with a global sales office in London to market COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by Serum Institute of India.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements herein relating to the future of Novavax, its operating plans and prospects, its partnerships, the timing of clinical trial results, the ongoing development of NVX-CoV2373, NVX-CoV2515 and bivalent Omicron-based / original strain based vaccine, a COVID-seasonal influenza combination investigational vaccine candidate, the scope, timing and outcome of future regulatory filings and actions, including Novavax' plans to supplement existing authorizations with data from the additional manufacturing sites in Novavax' global supply chain, additional worldwide authorizations of NVX-CoV2373 for use in adults and adolescents, and as a booster, the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the potential impact and reach of Novavax and NVX-CoV2373 in addressing vaccine access, controlling the pandemic and protecting populations, the efficacy, safety intended utilization, and the expected administration of NVX-CoV2373 are forward-looking statements. Novavax cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, challenges satisfying, alone or together with partners, various safety, efficacy, and product characterization requirements, including those related to process qualification and assay validation, necessary to satisfy applicable regulatory authorities; difficulty obtaining scarce raw materials and supplies; resource constraints, including human capital and manufacturing capacity, on the ability of Novavax to pursue planned regulatory pathways; unanticipated challenges or delays in conducting clinical trials; challenges meeting contractual requirements under agreements with multiple commercial, governmental, and other entities; and those other risk factors identified in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Novavax' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We caution investors not to place considerable reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this press release. You are encouraged to read our filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov and www.novavax.com, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of the statements. Our business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rochester Fringe Festival begins today, Tuesday, September 13, through Saturday, September 24. The 11th annual festival features 500+ shows – with 130 free events – including comedy, dance, theatre, music, spoken word, visual arts, film, and children's entertainment. Performances happen at 34 venues in and around downtown Rochester, each unique venue collaborating with artists to curate a diverse, vibrant production experience.
"For 12 wonderful days, the Fringe brings the world stage to our doorstep, transforming downtown into an entertainment hub for the community to enjoy," says Festival Producer Erica Fee.
Friday & Saturday on the Fringe (September 16-17) presents world-renowned circus company The Flying Españas in Flippin' Metal Circus, an adrenaline-pumping WORLD PREMIERE which includes a flying trapeze and a 200-foot motorcycle highwire.
Fringe Finale Weekend (September 23-24) features world-famous aerial dance company BANDALOOP, which seamlessly weaves vertical climbing technology, dynamic physicality, and intricate choreography to turn the dance floor on its side. BANDALOOP performs downtown on the 21-story Five Star Plaza building. Previous engagements include Tower Bridge for the London Olympics and the Seattle Space Needle.
The festival's hub, One Fringe Place, is home to the Spiegelgarden and glamorous Cristal Palace Spiegeltent. Cirque du Fringe: Afterglow – an all-new WORLD PREMIERE from Las Vegas legends Matt Morgan and Heidi Brucker Morgan – features a cast of renowned international artists and runs 12 nights of Fringe in the historic Spiegeltent.
Late night weekend programming in the Spiegeltent includes Late & Live, an all-new, swanky cabaret showcasing Fringe artists performing highlights from their shows and hosted by award-winning physical comedian Mark Gindick (Cirque du Soleil, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and The Late Show with David Letterman). Plus, the hit Shakespeare-inspired, comedy Shotspeare returns, and Silent Disco closes out all four weekend late-nights.
Other free, outdoor events returning: Fringe Street Beat, an epic, all-styles and breakdance competition; Pedestrian Drive-In, nightly films on the big screen; Kids Day for families; and Gospel Sunday, an afternoon of beloved local gospel music.
The 12-day Rochester Fringe Festival is the largest multidisciplinary performing arts festival in New York State and one of the top three attended Fringe Festivals in the United States. More than 500,000 people have enjoyed nearly 4,000 performances and events at the Fringe since its inception in 2012.
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SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL, a global leading intelligent technology company, has launched the #TCLGreen campaign to showcase its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) journey, starting from a launch event in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, the premier global media and entertainment company, in Roseto Degli Abruzzi, Italy.
The #TCLGreen campaign is a global initiative by TCL to inspire greatness and create a greener planet for all. Apart from co-hosting the launch event, Warner Bros. Discovery has documented the making of the #TCLGreen ideology in a visually stunning film.
Starting from the event, the tagline #TCLGreen has been applied globally to help amplify the significance of sustainability efforts to local and global communities.
TCLGreen: An artistic way to launch #TCLGreen
At the campaign launch event on the 10th of September, TCL profiled Kevin Chu, the artist and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, to present a ground-breaking sustainable metaphysical art installation called TCLGreen to tell TCL's ESG story in a creative manner.
Fusing sustainable physical art, interactive art and metaverse art into one, TCLGreen uses over 1,000 upcycled and discarded electronic circuit boards supplied by TCL as cladding materials and is presented in the form of digital grass blades.
The art installation integrates an artificial intelligence system so that audiences can experience it in all shapes and forms in a projected space with VR goggles. In addition, by leveraging the photovoltaic panels provided by a TCL partner, TCLGreen can turn outdoor directional lighting collected in the daytime into light sources at night.
The mayor of Roseto Degli Abruzzi, Mario Nunges, attended the event to celebrate the debut of TCLGreen. After the event, TCLGreen will be available to the public in Roseto to inspire more people to make a positive change to the environment.
Roseto is a small coastal town in central Italy with many national park nature attractions. It has adopted sustainability practices in many aspects of the town development, which makes it a perfect location for TCLGreen.
TCL is building a greener future
"The #TCLGreen campaign is a significant milestone in our ESG journey," said Tiago Abreu, Head of X-Lab Home Eco at Design and Innovation Center, TCL. "We are delighted to work with Warner Bros. Discovery, one of the most iconic brands in media, to expand this positive impact and help inspire more people to make the change that is needed now."
As a responsible corporate citizen, TCL has integrated the #TCLGreen concept into all aspects of its business, from building green factories, delivering green products, embracing green industries, to optimizing its green industry chain.
TCL adheres to green manufacturing processes throughout its entire production and operation process cycles. It has established Procedures for Air Pollution Control Management, Noise Pollution Control Management, Solid Waste Management, and Energy Resource Consumption Management adhering to ISO50001 energy management and ISO14064 greenhouse gas management systems.
TCL is dedicated to delivering green products to customers through technological innovation. TCL's 23.8-inch FHD display achieved energy consumption reduction of 45% compared with conventional products.
As an example of embracing green industries, TCL Technology reduced energy consumption by more than 2.7 billion kWh and saved a total of 45.33 million cubic meters of water in 2021, by leveraging innovative solutions, such as the installation of rooftop photovoltaic panels and pure recycling water systems.
TCL continues to optimize its green industry chain covering procurement, logistics, warehousing and financing, by working with its partners and suppliers. In 2021, TCL Technology established a new green supply chain financing model integrating carbon accounting to transform its supply chain and meet low-carbon commitments.
In Europe, TCL is a supporting mobile brand of the pan-industry Eco Rating labelling scheme, a stringent eco-rating evaluation system that covers user requirements, expectations, and regulations, from the sourcing of raw and packaging materials, manufacturing, and the recyclability of these elements, to promote a circular economy that closes the loop.
In the U.S., TCL has worked in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), state agencies and local communities to advance recycling and education programs since 2019. The TCL Take-Back Tour, a series of drive-through recycling events, offers residents free recycling solutions for electronics in underserved areas. The program has become a model in the industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic and earned TCL the first Special Sustainability Leadership Award in 2021, presented by EPA.
In the North America market, TCL recycles more than 30 million pounds (about 13.6 million kg) of electronics per year, and today it is recycling the equivalent of one TCL television every 10 seconds.
With innovative technology and clean energy solutions, TCL aims to embrace the path of sustainable development and further strengthen its commitment to creating a greener future for all.
About TCL
TCL is a leading global intelligent technology company with a mission to 'Inspire Greatness'. As a leading technology company, TCL provides diversified consumer electronics covering TVs, smartphones, audio and smart home products as well as display technology and clean energy solutions. TCL is committed to bringing smart technology experiences and healthy lifestyles to consumers around the world.
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New Xbox dashboard has Windows Central readers split 50/50
Our readers are almost exactly 50/50 on the new Xbox dashboard.
What you need to know
- Microsoft started testing a new Xbox dashboard with Insiders earlier this month.
- The revamped interface focuses on accessing certain content quickly but has received criticism for blocking wallpapers and its lack of customization options.
- Our readers are split down the middle on the dashboard, according to our recent poll.
A new Xbox home screen was unveiled by Microsoft last week. While it's still in its early stages, the revamped dashboard has caused quite a stir around the web. Dubbed the "New Xbox Home Experience" by Microsoft, the new interface focuses on accessing the settings menu and recent content quickly. There are also plans to highlight curated titles from Xbox Game Pass in the future.
Microsoft revamps its Xbox dashboard every so often, usually to modernize its look and highlight new features. The latest interaction of the interface has a row of recent games on top and a permanent Microsoft Store button on the home screen.
We ran a poll over the weekend about the new Xbox dashboard, and the voting could not have been closer. Just a single vote gave "No" the edge over "Yes." With a nearly perfect 50/50 split among our readers, it will be interesting to see if feedback will affect Microsoft's plans for the new dashboard. The company has said that it wants users to shape the Xbox home screen experience.
The new dashboard makes it easy to access a wide range of content with minimal navigation. Recent games, the Microsoft Store, and other types of content are only a few clicks away.
On the flip side, one of the biggest complaints is that the Xbox dashboard is cluttered and that it blocks any wallpaper set as a background. "Looks nicer and faster to access things but the problem is that the tiles are still hiding the background," said Ming Enterprise in our Discord thread on the topic.
The general lack of customization has also been criticized. "They took away the ability to customize with pins and instead replaced it with "ads" pushing Xbox store stuff and game pass stuff," said Corkenstein on Discord. "Loved using pins to customize the home screen with content that mattered to me."
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While this has been a hot-button issue for some, others don't seem that bothered. No Boogers Left Behind said on Discord, "I don't see what's wrong with the current one, but I don't mind the new one either."
Do you agree with our polled readers? Hop on over to our Discord to share your thoughts.
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- Among the approximately 30 elevators manufactured and installed by TK Elevator, 12 will feature an interface that allows robots to transport critical medical supplies to all floors.
- Across North America, TK Elevator has been incorporating the most advanced digital technologies at some of the top medical facilities and hospitals.
CALGARY, AB, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TK Elevator, one of the global market and innovation leaders in the elevator industry, has completed installation of approximately 30 digitally advanced elevators at the new Calgary Cancer Centre at Foothills Medical Centre. The Government of Alberta invested CA$1.41 billion for a world-class facility (not including parkade costs) – the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the province when it was approved.
Construction started in 2017 and remains on track with an anticipated opening in 2023. PCL Construction is general contractor for the project. With more than 8,100 employees across 30 major centers, PCL is the largest contracting organization in Canada with an annual construction volume of CA$7.6 billion. PCL has extensive expertise and a proven track record in the civil infrastructure, heavy industrial and buildings markets.
Upon completion, Calgary Cancer Centre will be the largest standalone cancer center in Canada.
"Hospitals and medical facilities throughout North America are embracing the important role digital elevator technologies can play in ensuring the safe, efficient movement of patients and medical supplies. The Calgary Cancer Centre embodies what smart hospitals will look like in the future and we are proud to be a part of such an important project," said Kevin Lavallee, CEO BU North America and Group COO Field.
The 12 service cars at the main hospital feature TK Elevator's Application Programming Interface (API), which allows robots to use elevators like humans. This functionality will enable the swift transportation of medical supplies throughout the facility, improving in-house logistics and increasing productivity.
The interface permits robots to act like human passengers, placing a call for an elevator via WiFi or 5G LTE, selecting a floor and then exiting the elevator upon reaching its destination. Using Machine Vision, a robot can determine if an elevator has enough room or if it's too full to accommodate the robot. The interface also informs the elevator system when to open the doors and adjust door dwell timing to ensure the smoothest journey possible for the robot. The robotics interface can also be used for other purposes, including housekeeping and security.
Meanwhile, three of the service cars are also designed to be remotely controlled when moving dangerous materials such as nitrogen, meaning employees no longer need to travel in tight spaces with potentially hazardous chemicals. TK Elevator has also installed a standby / remote activating "code blue" on a group of elevators in the event of a high-risk medical event where a remote-operated elevator is readily available upon patient arrival at the facility.
TK Elevator will also provide maintenance and service support on all elevator units, adding to the nearly 150 units it also supports at various health facility sites across Calgary.
"Calgary Cancer Centre is a place where advanced research and innovation will thrive, and it truly embodies the future of cancer care and treatment. Our modern elevator systems blending remote and robot functionality fit perfectly within this hub of medical innovation and will enhance the overall experience for staff and visitors," added Gary Medeiros, President and CEO, TK Elevator Canada.
AHS will operate the facility. They are responsible for delivering health services to more than 4.4 million people living in Alberta, as well as some residents in Saskatchewan, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. AHS employs more than 100,000 people. When opened, the Calgary Cancer Centre will be home to the best comprehensive care for patients and family in Calgary and Southern Alberta. For more information, visit ahs.ca.
To learn more about TK Elevator, go to https://www.tkelevator.com/ca-en/.
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With customers in over 100 countries served by more than 50,000 employees, TK Elevator achieved sales of around €8 billion in the fiscal year 2020/2021. Over 1,000 locations around the world provide an extensive network that guarantees closeness to customers. Over the past decades, TK Elevator has established itself as one of the world's leading elevator companies and became independent since its separation from thyssenkrupp AG in August 2020. The company's most important business line is the service business represented by over 24,000 service technicians. The product portfolio covers commodity elevators for residential and commercial buildings to cutting-edge, highly customized solutions for state-of-the-art skyscrapers. In addition, it also consists of escalators and moving walks, passenger boarding bridges, stair and platform lifts. Integrated cloud-based service solutions, such as the MAX platform, are gaining in importance. With these digital offerings, there are no limits to urban mobility anymore. TKE – move beyond.
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From social media to unexpected visitors, each day brings with it new challenges that can make it difficult to manage time throughout the workday. While you can start each morning with the best intentions, your day can quickly be thrown off track if you don’t manage your distractions.
With the right preparation and know-how, you can learn how to make the most of your time without letting interruptions get in your way. Below, a panel of Forbes Business Council members shared what they’ve found to be the biggest daily distractions for themselves and their teams. Here is their best advice for overcoming these distractions or avoiding them altogether.
1. Spending Time On Social Media
Social media can be a big distraction if not managed correctly in your work and life. I have learned to put the phone away to give myself time to work and manage high-priority responsibilities. I give myself Sunday off to recharge, knowing that social media will be there on Monday. Giving those around us present time is powerful. If you have kids, you are teaching them the value of better time choices. - Lisa Caprelli, Unicorn Jazz
2. Saying ‘Yes’ To Everything
As a growing business, everyone has new and good ideas, but we can't say "yes" to everything. As much as we feel like we are running every day to keep up with demand, we also need to be thoughtful in our prioritization of activities. For this reason, we process all great ideas through a qualitative tool that quantifies their value relative to our business objectives and selects the top ones. - Corey Scurlock, Equum Medical
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3. Serving Clients While Managing Marketing And Operations
Juggling marketing and operations, along with serving our clients, is a handful to manage each day. We have experts working in each area for us, but as the business owner, I am still at the center. So, we cross-pollinate by recording for social media and grabbing content directly from client intake sessions and during the actual delivery of services. This way, we kill two or three birds with one stone. - Nadir Qazi, DO, Qazi Cosmetic Clinic
4. Not Delegating To The Right People
There are a lot of things that are a priority, but they aren't my job and need to be delegated to the right person. While it could be frowned upon, that is what keeps the structure of a company. As a former firefighter, this is very easy to see. You could run into the burning house, but if your job is to manage the hydrant, you and your man will be in there without water. - Jean Paul De Silva Clauwaert, Web Content Development
5. The Internal Mindset That Things Need To Be Done Immediately
If you set your schedule to complete tasks in intervals and turn notifications off, it can increase productivity and keep you from getting distracted by interruptions during your productive time. Being intentional and goal-oriented with your time is another important habit. - Sonia Gupta MD, Change Healthcare
6. Making Decisions On Behalf Of Employees
Our analysts love to reinsure and book lots of calls for daily meetings, weekly briefs, wrap-ups and so on. We incentivize employees to take initiative into their own hands and be independent in decision making. Otherwise, I'd spend two hours a day approving my employees' action plans. - Valeriy Makovetskiy, Everytalent
7. Letting Distractions Hinder Your Work
The best way to get things done is to do them. Don't let interruptions or distractions sneak up on you, and keep your workspace clean and organized. Consider turning off all notifications from the email app on your smartphone so that it doesn't buzz or light up every time you get a new email. You can also consider checking your emails only four times per day and handling each inquiry only once. - Meg Yim, MSA Security
8. Getting Distracted By Colleagues
People are the most distracting aspect for me in my business. Being the CEO and having employees can be a highly challenging thing at times, especially when they abruptly come into my office in the middle of meetings or during important business challenges and interrupt my focus. I am initiating a new direction by having them email me instead of all the random walk-ins that are so distracting. - Tammy Sons, Tn Nursery
9. Forgetting To Set Aside Time For Loved Ones
Getting lost in my, admittedly, very busy schedule and not focusing enough time and attention on my loved ones is probably my biggest day-to-day distraction. As important to me as advancing my career is, making sure I find just the right nuance and balance between work and family is just as, if not more, important to me. Taking regular vacations can really help with this. - Tevin Jackson, Stellar Service Group
10. Daily Tasks That Distract From The Big Picture
It is very easy to get lost in daily tasks and lose sight of the big picture. I’m working to surround myself with a team I can trust and feel confident delegating responsibilities to so I can remove myself from the day-to-day work and focus on growing the company. - Kelley Higney, Bug Bite Thing
11. Instant Messages
It's easy to get wrapped up in internal conversations, especially instant messages (IMs). I've learned to ignore IMs when I'm focused on a task. When I'm headed down, I treat IMs like emails and understand I will get to them as soon as I can. Otherwise, I would be on Slack and Teams all day! - Sabrina Shafer, Transformation Continuum
12. Interruptions That Decrease Productivity
Whilst unexpected interruptions can wreak havoc on one’s productivity, it’s important to create a schedule to have work-life balance. Do some research on where most of your quality time is being spent. Augment for the minimum in terms of things of high priority. - Michael Ede, Uplift11 Sports
13. Research 'Rabbit Holes'
I'll often look for information on one topic and then end up down a rabbit hole of factual overwhelm. To avoid this, I set one goal per day. If I find myself spending more time on something than was scheduled, I pause and decide whether my current actions are necessary for reaching the higher-level goal set for the day. This helps me prioritize my focus and keep making progress. - Amiee Ball, JAB Consulting Group
14. Rethinking Strategies Due To The Recession
As an entrepreneur, you must consistently seek to understand how to reposition your offerings so that they are providing the highest amount of value based on the change in spending habits within the businesses to which you provide support and service. There is a psychology to the recession with regard to the market and understanding this is key to overcoming the distraction. - Leigh Burgess, Bold Industries Group, Inc.
15. Deciding The Best Use Of Your Time
In my day-to-day life, I choose what to do myself and what to delegate. I've overcome the difficulty in choosing by surrounding myself with competent team members and training when necessary. While you might not be able to avoid it, a strong team enables us to overcome it. - Alex Argianas, Arginias & Associates
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Joshua accepts terms for heavyweight fight with Fury
Joshua accepts terms for heavyweight fight with Fury
London: The all-British heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could finally be on. Joshua's management team said in a post on Twitter on Tuesday that its fighter has accepted the terms presented by Fury for a bout on Dec. 3. That was made known to Fury's team on Friday, the 258MGT group said, before both parties agreed to halt communication following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.
"We are awaiting a response, posted the management team," which said it was speaking on behalf of Joshua along with the fighter's promoter, Matchroom. In a video on social media last week, Fury the WBC champion said he was willing to offer Joshua 40% of the purse for a title fight before the end of the year.
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He doesn't have any excuses now not to take it, Fury said. He can't say I've low-balled him and offered him 20 or 30%. I've offered (his) people 40% take it or leave it. Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, said he would be interested in making the fight if Fury's offer was serious.
The unbeaten Fury appears to have gone back on his decision to retire in the wake of beating another British fighter, Dillian Whyte, in front of around 90,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium in April. Fury's hopes of landing a fight with Oleksandr Usyk, who retained the WBA, WBO and IBF belts by beating Joshua in Saudi Arabia last month, were dashed when the Ukrainian said he did not intend to fight again this year.
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Fury turned his sights on Joshua, who said after the Usyk fight that he intended to work his way back up to being a three-time champion potentially facing opponents in the second tier of the heavyweight division after losing three of his last five bouts. What would have been a fight to be undisputed champion between Joshua and Fury was close to being arranged last year, only for an arbitrator in the United States to rule that Fury was contractually bound to fulfil a third fight with Deontay Wilder.
Joshua, who was heavyweight champion at the time, then decided to fight Usyk and lost to the Ukrainian in London.
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Recognition driven by company's powerful Customer Success platform and commitment to partnership in helping its customers grow
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChurnZero, a leading platform and partner for Customer Success, has been recognized by SaaS Awards for achieving the Highest Customer Satisfaction with a SaaS Product in 2022. The award recognizes ChurnZero's commitment to customer goals and satisfaction, outstanding customer loyalty, and exceptional user feedback. ChurnZero was also named a finalist in the Best SaaS Product for Loyalty and Retention and Best SaaS Product for Product Analytics categories.
ChurnZero's Customer Success platform is purpose-built for subscription businesses to help Customer Success teams work efficiently and drive revenue through customer retention and expansion. In 2021-22, ChurnZero customers reported results including 58% reduction in churn, 100% increase in customer lifetime value, 21% increase in net revenue retention, 70% increase in user adoption, a 45-point increase in NPS and more.
"Our Customer Success platform is pivotal to what we do for subscription businesses, while our role as trusted partners, consultants, and coaches further differentiates us," said Allison Tiscornia, chief customer officer, ChurnZero. "We are dedicated to helping our customers work in the most impactful way to grow revenue, better understand their customers' needs and deliver the best possible customer experiences."
"It gives us great pride to receive such positive feedback and recognition for our approach as a platform and partner to our customers," said You Mon Tsang, CEO and co-founder of ChurnZero. "Data has shown time and time again that companies who invest in Customer Success people and technology are investing in the health, agility, growth, and future of their businesses. This is an exceptional recognition for ChurnZero and for the growing and evolving field of Customer Success."
Hundreds of organizations entered the SaaS Awards, with entries coming from across the globe, covering the Americas, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. Finalists were selected by a judging panel of international industry experts.
"It's no accident that ChurnZero has such a loyal customer base and such excellent feedback. They put customer satisfaction at the heart of everything they do. This is ultimately what we expect from SaaS Awards winners," said Annabelle Whittall, lead judge, SaaS Awards.
ChurnZero's SaaS Award marks a continued momentum of industry recognition as the company grows in the US and worldwide. In 2022, ChurnZero was rated the Most Loved Customer Success Software by TrustRadius, and recently won Trust Radius' Best of Award for both Best Feature Set and Best Relationship in the Customer Success software category. ChurnZero has earned G2's Leader and Best Relationship Awards for 16 and 18 consecutive quarters respectively.
ChurnZero is a recognized leader in Customer Success dedicated to helping subscription businesses succeed at scale. The company is known for its powerful, enterprise-class Customer Success platform and ongoing partnership with its customers to ensure they get everything they need to improve efficiency, increase revenue, and deliver the best possible customer experiences.
Through the platform, Customer Success teams can spot potential churn risks early and identify renewal and expansion opportunities. Best-in-class automation and in-app communication make it easy to engage with customers and lead them to value.
As Customer Success professionals serving Customer Success professionals, the ChurnZero team prides itself on being trusted partners, consultants, and coaches, so customers can focus on the work that matters to grow their businesses.
Founded in 2015, ChurnZero is a remote-first company with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and an office in Amsterdam.
The SaaS Awards is a sister program to the Cloud Awards, which was founded in 2011. The SaaS Awards focuses on recognizing excellence and innovation in software solutions. Categories range from Best Enterprise-Level SaaS to Best UX or UI Design in a SaaS Product.
Finalists were selected by a judging panel of international industry experts. For more information about the SaaS Awards, please visit https://www.cloud-awards.com/software-as-a-service-awards/.
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The next two years will see a jump in outsourcing and AI-driven technology services as firms seek to bolster expertise, support, resiliency, and uptime
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Agio, a leading cybersecurity and managed IT provider for financial services firms, published its inaugural 2022 Hedge Fund Managed IT Trends Report today. The survey, conducted earlier this year, captures the opinions and perceptions of recent, current, and future technology management and information security programs, initiatives, and readiness from 100 hedge fund practitioners across the technology, operations, cybersecurity, and compliance fields.
Survey respondents revealed that, coming out of the pandemic, firms are reevaluating their options with respect to in-sourcing versus outsourcing IT management. Looking ahead to the next two years, 89 percent of firms that currently in-source IT management said they are likely to allocate more spend to outsourced services. The driver behind this shift is a need for heightened security (54%), increased access to public cloud management and support expertise (46%), and more responsive end-user support (44%).
Of those firms already outsourcing IT management, 91 percent said they are likely to switch providers. Among the largest hedge funds that currently outsource (funds with +$5 billion AUM), nearly two-thirds (64%) reported they were likely to change service providers in the next 24 months because their current vendor is unable to support a public cloud environment.
In discussing how the managed service provider (MSP) model will change in the coming years, respondents predicted providers will employ artificial intelligence to remove service friction and increase service uptime (47%), as well as to enable support agents to be more responsive when issues do arise (47%). Most firms (51%) also predicted that MSPs will soon be measured and compensated by how well they limit break-fix issues versus how many issues they resolve.
"Viewing IT management and security operations through a single lens is essential to our vision of delivering secure, reliable, and resilient information systems," said Bart McDonough, CEO and Founder of Agio. "We also agree with survey respondents that MSPs must evolve now or perish. We've made meaningful investments in AI-driven tools that empower our support agents to deliver better client service and improved system availability. That combination of human brilliance and predictive analytics is the future of managed services."
Other topics explored in this year's report include how firms are adjusting to the impact of new regulations; what steps firms are taking to ensure system uptime and information security while supporting a distributed workforce; and how the industry is shifting with respect to managing systems on-prem, in the cloud, and across multiple cloud environments.
To download the full 2022 Hedge Fund Managed IT Trends Report, visit https://agio.com/hedgefund-managed-it-report/.
Agio is a hybrid cybersecurity and managed IT organization equipping the financial services and healthcare industries with next-generation cyber protection and technology support. Agio has extensive experience building, maintaining, optimizing, and securing IT infrastructure for the world's most prestigious client organizations. With more than 300 employees, our culture prioritizes frequent and timely communication to provide unrivaled, highly personalized service across all our solutions, including managed detection and response, 360° cybersecurity programs, virtual CISO (vCISO) support, technology hosting, monitoring, management, global service desk, desktop as a service, disaster prevention, and recovery. Agio is headquartered in New York, NY, with additional offices around the world. For more information, please visit www.agio.com.
Agio worked with Market Measurement, an independent survey administrator, to conduct the 2022 Hedge Fund Managed IT Trends Report. The survey was fielded in Q1 of 2022. A total of 100 online interviews were conducted with technology, cybersecurity, operations, and compliance professionals in the hedge fund industry to assess attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions among hedge fund executives about how they source, consume, and manage their technology solutions and programs. To download the report, please visit https://agio.com/hedgefund-managed-it-report/.
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MADISON COUNTY, Ill., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TorHoerman Law Attorneys Jake Plattenberger, Steven Davis, and Eric Cracken, partnering with Alan Holcomb of Turnbull Holcomb, achieved a significant $4.4 million verdict for plant workers diagnosed with lung disease following exposure to Diacetyl at a Mane, Inc. plant in Ohio.
Diacetyl is a chemical compound, both man-made and naturally occurring in some food manufacturing processes, that mimics the taste, texture and smell of butter. Though Diacetyl is safe for ingestion in its natural state, it is dangerous when heated into a vapor and inhaled, potentially causing Bronchiolitis Obliterans, also known as "Popcorn Lung".
The THL team represented three plaintiffs with respiratory injuries from exposure to dangerous levels of diacetyl in the workplace. The employer intentional tort suit, filed in Warren County, Ohio, alleged that Mane, Inc. failed to warn of the dangers of chemical exposure, did not provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), and that chronic exposure to diacetyl vapor in flavoring components caused their lung injuries, specifically Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
The defense argued that plaintiffs were never exposed to levels of diacetyl sufficient to cause injury.
The jury found in favor of the plaintiffs, who cited peer-reviewed research, facility health audits, and expert testimony to show that the workers had, in fact, been exposed to dangerous levels of diacetyl vapor.
"This was an employer intentional tort case and the standard we had to meet was almost impossible. Employer intentional tort cases are among the most difficult civil cases to win," THL Attorney Jake Plattenberger said. "This was a complicated case with issues of toxic exposure, toxicology, epidemiology, and complicated medical issues. I am very proud of the team for an amazing result."
The jury awarded the plaintiffs $410,000 in compensatory damages and $4,000,000 in punitive damages. This is a significant and long-deserved win for our clients, and it was made possible through the hard work of our litigation team and collaborative partnership with Turnbull Holcomb.
TorHoerman Law's efforts in fighting Diacetyl exposure cases is not over. We are representing eight additional plaintiffs alleging injuries from Diacetyl in a trial set for October 2024.
About TorHoerman Law
At TorHoerman Law, our team of experienced legal experts specialize in personal injury lawsuits. If you have suffered any injury or loss from a vehicular accident, work accident, faulty drug or medical device, toxic exposure, or other negligent or tortious act, we're here to help you.
Our personal injury law firm has won more than $4 billion in verdicts and negotiated settlements for our clients. THL is a group of experienced people that believe in justice for individuals harmed through no fault of their own. To learn more, visit https://www.torhoermanlaw.com/.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jeep® brand will be charging up the Motor City with new Jeep vehicle reveals and consumer activations planned for the first-ever, indoor/outdoor Detroit Auto Show hosted by the NAIAS at Huntington Place and Hart Plaza.
WHAT: Jeep brand press conference
WHERE: 2022 Detroit Auto Show (Jeep brand booth), Huntington Place in Detroit
WHEN: Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 8:35 – 9:05 a.m. EDT
WHO: Christian Meunier, Jeep brand CEO, and Jim Morrison, senior vice president and head of Jeep brand North America
WATCH: Vehicle reveals can be viewed live on the Jeep brand YouTube channel.
In addition to a scheduled press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 14 (details below), the Jeep brand will roll out several family-friendly attractions during the Detroit Auto Show, including:
- Camp Jeep: This rugged indoor test track will debut at the Detroit Auto Show for the first time, showcasing the latest Jeep brand vehicles running terrain obstacles that include a 23-foot tall mountain with 45-degree approach and departure angles (show floor, adjacent to the Jeep brand booth)
- Jeep Brand Sweet Treats: During the show's opening weekend (Sept. 16-18), consumers can sample three Jeep brand-inspired "dessert-rated" ice cream flavors, created in partnership with Detroit's own Milk & Froth Ice Cream (Jeep brand vehicle display outside of Huntington Place). More details are available in the Jeep brand newsroom.
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FT. MYERS, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The illuminating new book Driven by Compassion: 8 Values for Successful Servant Leaders, by David Zechman, a leadership expert with almost forty years of experience, emphasizes the importance of focusing on the well-being of a leader's team members and the communities to which they belong. It is on sale today via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Amplify Publishing Group, and more.
Driven by Compassion is informed by the author's real-life experience with the everyday challenges and successes of leading with empathy. He reframes the popular interpretation of servant leadership as being about "hugs and kisses," in order to make it more a more practical management technique.
Zechman proves that servant leadership means living out eight core values that lead to greater engagement and fulfillment in one's career and personal life. These core values include:
- Patience
- Trustful
- Grudgeless
- Honesty and Integrity
- Communication
and more.
"Welcome to a leadership style that will help you 'remember, refresh, and renew' why you decided to accept the awesome responsibility to lead an organization's most valuable resource for success—its people," begins the book.
The servant style of leadership ensures that a leader's team feels seen, heard, and valued—ultimately leading to higher job performance and outstanding personal and organizational results. Zechman provides the knowledge and wisdom that executives need to take on a new mindset and attitude toward leadership.
David Zechman's decades of leadership experience is not confined to one field. Recognized as a Life Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Zechman's almost forty year career in healthcare led him to serving as a successful hospital CEO and then to the founding of The Zechman Group, an award-winning consulting group that offers support for leaders of all backgrounds, especially those working in healthcare. His long professional history and personal experiences have allowed Zechman to create energizing and informative keynote speeches which he delivers around the country. Driven by Compassion is his debut book.
Zechman "writes with an authentic enthusiasm that is infectious…[Driven by Compassion is] candidly written and sensitively delivered leadership advice," according to Kirkus Reviews.
Driven by Compassion is on sale now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Amplify Publishing Group, and other major retailers.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya’s president on Tuesday after narrowly winning the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy, and quickly signaled that his leadership would be a strongly Christian one.
The Supreme Court last week rejected a challenge by losing candidate and longtime opposition figure Raila Odinga to the official results, completing a markedly peaceful election.
The 55-year-old Ruto had been the deputy to outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta but had a bitter split with Kenyatta that left the two not speaking for months at a time. On Tuesday, the audience cheered as the two shook hands, and again as Kenyatta handed over the instruments of power.
Ruto, who had dropped to his knees in tears and prayer when the court upheld his win, knelt on the stage minutes after his swearing-in during an extended sermon. “A chicken seller to a president,” intoned the pastor, highlighting Ruto’s humble youth.
Ruto’s first tweet quoted Psalms: “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
The event began with some chaos. Scores of people were crushed and injured as they forced their way into the packed stadium. A medic said a fence fell down after people pushed it and about 60 were injured, though the number may rise.
“We had to treat some with minor injuries. Most of them were rushed to the main hospital in Nairobi,” Peter Muiruri said. There were no reports of deaths.
People tried to dodge baton-wielding security forces. Some failed. “I was beaten by the police after trying to get inside,” said one witness, Benson Kimutai.
Ruto is taking power in a country heavily burdened by debt that will challenge his efforts to fulfill sweeping campaign promises made to Kenya’s poor.
With the transition, Kenya’s presidency moves from one leader indicted by the International Criminal Court to another. Both Kenyatta and Ruto were indicted over their roles in deadly 2007 post-election violence, but the cases were later closed amid allegations of witness intimidation.
The August election was calm in a country with a history of political violence. Chaos erupted only in the final minutes when the electoral commission publicly split and prominent Odinga supporters tried to physically stop the declaration of Ruto as the winner.
Ruto’s campaign had portrayed him as a “hustler” with a humble background of going barefoot and selling chickens by the roadside, a counterpoint to the political dynasties represented by Kenyatta and Odinga. His presidential flag features a wheelbarrow, the symbol of his campaign.
But Ruto received powerful political mentoring as a young man from former President Daniel arap Moi, who oversaw a one-party state for years before Kenyans successfully pushed for multiparty elections.
Ruto now speaks of democracy and has vowed there will be no retaliation against dissenting voices.
The losing candidate, the 77-year-old Odinga, is setting himself up to be a prominent one. In a statement on Monday, he said he would skip the inauguration and later will “announce next steps as we seek to deepen and strengthen our democracy.”
Though Odinga also asserted that “the outcome of the election remains indeterminate,” a spokesman told The Associated Press it was “highly unlikely” he would seek to declare himself the “people’s president” as he did after losing the 2017 election.
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LONDON (AP) — There are fridge magnets, tea sets and flags. And of course mugs, T-shirts and sweatshirts with the face of Queen Elizabeth II that are inscribed with the dates of her 70-year reign: 1952-2022.
Just days after the death of Britain’s longest-serving monarch, unofficial souvenirs have rolled out at royal-themed gift shops in London and online marketplaces like Amazon and Etsy.
Cool Britannia, a shop selling U.K.-themed memorabilia across the street from Buckingham Palace, pushed its suppliers to work overnight to get mementos ready by Saturday, just two days after the queen’s death, store manager Ismayil Ibrahim said. Items depicting the new monarch, King Charles III, were also on their way to Ibrahim’s shop, where tourists were buying other royal gifts like queen bobbleheads and rubber ducks wearing crowns.
Official merchandise, however, will take longer to arrive to approved vendors, who have suspended sales of royal souvenirs out of respect for the mourning period.
Based on strong customer demand for gifts for the queen’s recent Platinum Jubilee celebrating her seven decades on the throne, Ibrahim anticipates even greater interest in souvenirs commemorating her life and death.
“People kept asking us, ‘Have you got anything yet?’ Ibrahim said.
So he quickly stocked T-shirts and mugs saying, “Forever in our Hearts” and “Gone but not forgotten,” bearing a portrait of the queen as a young woman. Another version carried portraits of the queen both young and old with the words: “Queen Elizabeth II — The Greatest Reign 1952-2022.”
There was a constant stream of tourists browsing at the shop Monday, and two others nearby, though not many were buying the items commemorating her reign.
Lorenzo Corbani, an Italian living in Bath, England, bought a solar-powered bobblehead figure of the queen for his mother, who was a big fan.
“She felt she was a great woman,” said Corbani, 35.
Unofficial gifts have spread quickly online, too. Sellers on eBay are already hawking King Charles III souvenir mugs, badges, fridge magnets, and key rings that say “God Save The King.” Amazon vendors are flogging similarly tacky and hastily churned out royal merchandise like Union Jack flags adorned with Charles’ portrait and decals and posters commemorating Queen Elizabeth II’s life. There’s even a pet bandana with the dates of her reign.
At Majestic Gifts near Buckingham Palace, Paul Callaghan splurged on a tin of Platinum Jubilee English breakfast tea bearing the queen’s picture for 15 pounds ($17.50), which he said was a one-off purchase.
“It’s not cheap, but it’s limited. It’s never going to happen again,” said Callaghan, 35, who works in financial services and was visiting London from Dublin.
Now that the queen has died, he decided to buy a memento “before all the stocks run out.”
“Because, again, it’s quite a historic thing. You’re never going to see a queen live until this long or reign this long,” Callaghan said. “And not only that, but we’re probably not going to have another queen for another century.”
There’s likely to be big demand for King Charles III souvenirs, and vendors of unofficial royal merchandise like Ibrahim are poised to capitalize on it, raising questions over copyright. But it’s unlikely that the royal family will take legal action, according to a lawyer specializing in trademark law.
“Given the fascination with the monarchy it would be a full-time job to stop unlicensed merchandise,” said Charlotte Wilding, a partner at the firm Wedlake Bell.
“I suspect the Royal Family takes the view that it would rather not punish the general public for its ‘support,’ even if that support may not be in the correct form,” Wilding said by email. “Bad press is just not something the Royal Family want to be a part of or risk being a part of, even if they are legally in the right.”
In the meantime, official vendors of royal gifts are observing a 10-day mourning period. One of them, the Royal Collection Trust, which manages public access to the queen’s residences, said on its website that its shops have closed in London, Windsor and Edinburgh and online sales of items like Buckingham Palace magnets have been suspended.
With no official items to snag, Judy Kline, a 74-year-old tourist from suburban Detroit, spent 32 pounds on souvenirs at a tourist shop at London’s famed Piccadilly Circus, including several ornate blue and white fridge magnets with the queen’s portrait.
“I have some friends who are very envious that they’re not on this trip with us. I wanted to give them a little token,” Kline said.
Kline said she felt a certain affinity with the royals and wanted to buy King Charles III memorabilia but would be departing before any arrived at souvenir shops and stalls.
“The prince — I mean the king — is a year younger than I am. So I saw him as a little kid, and he was like my peer, you know?” Kline said. “And then their grandkids are just a little bit younger than our grandkids.”
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ben E. Keith announces the hiring of Aimee Lakotas as Vice President of Marketing.
A 25-year marketing veteran, with vast experience in strategic marketing and brand building, Lakotas will report to David Werner, Senior Vice President, Independent Sales and Marketing. She will join the company effective September 7, 2022.
"Ben E. Keith Foods continues to grow in a highly competitive marketplace, and to retain our leadership position requires compelling, innovative and well-targeted cross-channel marketing," said Werner. "Aimee Lakotas, with her proven expertise in brand marketing, is the perfect person to ensure we are reaching the right audiences at the right time with creative and impactful marketing programs."
Lakotas comes to Ben E. Keith Foods from 2nd Avenue Thrift Superstore and Greendrop, an innovative retail model that combines thrift stores with recycling distribution centers, for which she served as Vice President of Marketing.
Previously, she spent more than a decade in marketing leadership roles at retailing giant JCPenney. She rose to the position of Senior Director, Brand Marketing, and led an 18-person team responsible for brand building and communications. Earlier in her career, Lakotas specialized in sports marketing by developing and managing professional sports partnerships for several Fortune 500 clients.
A Dallas resident, Lakotas is a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a master's degree in business – sports marketing; and a graduate of Ohio University with a bachelor's degree in communications.
For more information about Ben E. Keith Foods, visit https://www.benekeith.com/food.
Established in Fort Worth, Texas in 1906, Ben E. Keith is the nation's fifth largest broad line foodservice distributor and operates today with nine divisions shipping to 17 states throughout the country.
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CRANFORD, N.J., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Union College of Union County, NJ is announcing it has received a grant from Bank of America to elevate and accelerate the path for Hispanic students in targeted healthcare programs.
The two-year, $220,000 grant will support Hispanic-Latino students pursuing careers in healthcare through its Progresando Initiative. The program was created to help Hispanic-Latinos achieve upward economic mobility through careers in healthcare, while also helping to increase representation and address the shortage of culturally sensitive, Spanish-speaking health providers.
As part of the initiative, education firm EAB will provide research, technology, marketing, and advisory services to the participating institutions. Over the next two years, the initiative is projected to help more than 6,200 Hispanic-Latino students nationwide commit to healthcare related programs, doubling the current student rate.
The Progresando Initiative at Union aims to increase retention, course completion rates, and licensure pass rates for the Hispanic adult students in targeted healthcare programs such as Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, and Social Services. Progresando supports Union County's growing Hispanic population and the College's continued commitment to advancing non-traditional students toward high-demand careers. While nearly 40% of all Union College students are Hispanic, only 27% of students enrolled in the targeted healthcare programs are Hispanic. Moreover, despite high proportions of Hispanic residents within Union County and enrolled at the College, Hispanics represent approximately 20 percent of the county's healthcare workforce. The initiative will provide these students space to collaborate, receive resources, and access to various support networks to promote academic and career success. The initiative will focus on providing students with the following:
- Intensive cohort-based tutoring and test preparation;
- Emergency financial assistance in the form of stipends;
- A bilingual student services specialist who will serve as an advisor and mentor;
- Cultural events and activities at the Union campuses.
"At Union, we are proud to be a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution based on our enrollment of Hispanic students. Almost half of our students are Hispanic," states College President Dr. Margaret M. McMenamin. "This is a valuable opportunity to help a large, underserved group in our community, specifically in the healthcare field, a field more necessary than ever. This will be a successful partnership and of great value to our community."
"By focusing on high-demand programs in the healthcare sector, Progresando helps create a pathway for Union County's Hispanic student population toward fulfilling careers," said Alberto Garofalo, President of Bank of America New Jersey. "Demand for healthcare services will only increase in the years ahead, and through this program, we are able to help Hispanic students be part of the solution and create brighter futures for themselves and future generations."
Beginning in the fall 2022 semester, Progresando will provide students with career pathways and opportunities in the healthcare industry. Thanks to the support of Bank of America, Union's Hispanic students in these programs will receive the help they need to continue their education and get the resources and support for their continued success.
The Progresando initiative is available for current and potential students. For more information about Progresando eligibility, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Ramos, Dean of the Elizabeth Campus and Institute for Intensive English at Ramos@ucc.edu.
Union College
Union College is a public comprehensive community college providing high-quality, affordable, accessible educational programs to the greater Union County region. It is the first of New Jersey's 18 Associate Degree colleges, serving both career-minded and transfer- oriented students since 1933. Union was named as one of 25 semifinalists for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The College enrolls almost 20,000 credit, non-credit, and continuing education students and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Many programs lead to an Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, or an Associate in Applied Science degree. For more information, visit www.ucc.edu or check out the College's social media platforms, @UnionCollege_NJ on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.
Bank of America
At Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), we're guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We're delivering on this through responsible growth with a focus on our environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership. ESG is embedded across our eight lines of business and reflects how we help fuel the global economy, build trust and credibility, and represent a company that people want to work for, invest in and do business with. It's demonstrated in the inclusive and supportive workplace we create for our employees, the responsible products and services we offer our clients, and the impact we make around the world in helping local economies thrive. An important part of this work is forming strong partnerships with nonprofits and advocacy groups, such as community, consumer and environmental organizations, to bring together our collective networks and expertise to achieve greater impact. Connect with us on Twitter (@BofA_News).
For more Bank of America news, including dividend announcements and other important information, visit the Bank of America newsroom and register for news email alerts.
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Located just inside the 1700 Hampton St. entrance, Maymont’s Stone Barn, built in 1908, has served many purposes: a working barn, a nature center, an event space, office space and storage.
Now, after a $1 million grant from the commonwealth, the Stone Barn has been renovated to serve as an official welcome center to the 100-acre park and will open to the public on Friday.
“Maymont has three entrances — The Hampton Street entrance, the children’s farm and the nature center. The Hampton Street entrance is the most popular way to enter Maymont,” Tom Zydel, senior director of advancement, said.
The welcome center is “a nice way to set the tone from a historic standpoint. To orient folks to where they are in time,” Zydel added. “From the Gilded Age of the Dooleys, 1893, to today.”
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Inside the welcome center, new panels offer a brief history lesson on the Dooleys — who they were, how they built their wealth and what their lives were like at Maymont. And new artifacts like a swan day bed, a companion piece of sorts to the swan bed in the Maymont mansion, offer a sneak peek of what visitors will find on the property.
The panels also introduce another side of Maymont’s story: the African Americans who lived and worked there during the Jim Crow era.
“Maymont is where the Gilded Age and Jim Crow meet,” Melissa Abernathy, a Maymont spokesperson, said. The Jim Crow era denied African Americans the right to education, work opportunities and the right to vote. Jim Crow laws existed from about the 1880s into the 1960s.
Part of the $1 million grant was used to reimagine the “In Domestic Service: Work and Life in the Gilded Age” exhibit, which opened to widespread acclaim in 2005 in the lower level of the Maymont mansion.
The updated exhibit and new audio tour explore the working lives of the staff who worked at the estate and kept it running, from shoveling coal into the furnace, to cooking meals and ironing clothes. The renovated exhibit also opens to the public on Friday.
As part of the grant, Sylvio Lynch was hired as the project curator of the African American Voices Initiative.
“We talked about how we can weave the African American experience into these stories. So that when little ones come to Maymont to explore, they’re not just learning about ornate objects owned by the Dooleys, but the stories of others who were involved in Maymont,” Lynch said.
New panels introduce visitors to the cooks, butlers and maids who spent years at Maymont, such as William Dilworth, the butler who worked 13-hour days, and Frances Twiggs Walker, the head cook who specialized in nasturtium sandwiches and white potato pie.
The third floor of the mansion is also being opened to the public for the first time as a new interactive space, where guests can touch period-style Gilded Age furniture and objects.
The welcome center aims to be a central orientation spot for guests visiting Maymont.
“We’re excited because soon we’ll have more and more outdoor audio tours. The welcome center will be a jumping off point for people, whether it’s a garden tour or historic corridor tour. It gives us many opportunities for the historical experience side,” Zydel said.
Those new audio tours for the garden and grounds are expected to launch sometime this fall.
The center also offers an “active learning classroom” for the many field trips Maymont hosts through the year.
Featuring dry-erase tables and wobble stools, the space is designed to be SOL complaint for K-12 grades. Pre-pandemic, Maymont regularly hosted between 16,000 to 18,000 Richmond-area students each year. Tours and field trips are finally starting to rebound, organizers said.
Also of note to families and visitors: the welcome center offers three new restrooms, including a family restroom.
A gift shop will be coming soon to the space, as well as the ability to rent audio tours of the garden and grounds.
“Designed by Noland & Baskervill, the Stone Barn, the water tower and the carriage were created to give the Maymont estate this feeling of Old World Europe,” Abernathy said.
To make Maymont more accessible, some signs are now in Spanish. And a Spanish version of the audio tours is in the works.
“Maymont is so many things: It’s a park, a museum, an environmental center. This [project] adds new dynamic elements so that every time you come here, you can have a new experience. This expands the historical narrative at Maymont,” Lynch said.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president on Tuesday swore in new ministers who replaced their predecessors from a junior coalition partner that withdrew from the governing four-party coalition, leaving Prime Minister Eduard Heger without a parliamentary majority.
The appointment came after President Zuzana Caputova accepted the resignation of all four ministers from the liberal Freedom and Solidarity party who resigned from their government posts earlier in September.
They included party leader and Economy Minister Richard Sulik, Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok, Justice Minister Maria Kolikova and Education Minister Branislav Gröhling.
Three of them were replaced by experts not affiliated with any political party.
Energy expert Karel Hirman became the economy minister, career diplomat and former Slovak Ambassador to the United States Rastislav Kacer will serve as foreign minister, while Viliam Karas, the head of the Slovak Bar Association, was appointed the justice minister.
Heger temporarily assumed the education minister post.
“The continuity has been ensured,” Heger said.
The current Slovak government has been donating arms to the Ukrainian armed forces while opening its border to refugees fleeing the war with Russia. That is not expected to change, but without a majority support in Parliament, it might be tough for the government to push through its agenda.
Freedom and Solidarity said it wasn’t willing to stay in the government because of disagreements with Finance Minister Igor Matovic, a populist leader whose Ordinary People party won the 2020 parliamentary election.
Sulik has clashed with Matovic on a number of issues, including how to tackle soaring inflation driven by high energy prices amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, or, earlier, how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NASA to crash spacecraft into an asteroid
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 9:05 AM EDT|Updated: 15 minutes ago
(CNN) - In about two weeks, NASA scientists will slam a refrigerator-sized spacecraft into an asteroid called “Dimorphos.”
The crash is only a test, and the asteroid is not threatening Earth.
Scientists want to see if the collision can change the asteroid’s orbit.
It’s the first test of its kind and could be a crucial step in learning how effective a crash could be in protecting the Earth from potentially being hit by an asteroid.
The mission is expected to happen Sept. 26.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.
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- Richard J. "Dick" Alario brings decades of experience in oilfield services
- Collin O'Mara joins with an extensive career in wildlife conservation
DENVER, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenfield Environmental Solutions Group ("Greenfield"), a decommissioning services provider for the energy sector, announced today the appointments of Richard J. "Dick" Alario as Executive Chairman and Collin O'Mara as Independent Director to the company's Board of Directors.
"We welcome Dick Alario and Collin O'Mara to Greenfield's Board," said Michael Rigg, Chief Executive Officer of Greenfield. "Mr. Alario joins our Board with an extensive background in oilfield services and Mr. O'Mara brings deep experience in environmental conservation and restoration. Their insights and respective industry leadership will be invaluable as we expand our plugging and abandonment services to the oil and gas industry and restore, reclaim and regrow the surrounding natural areas."
Mr. Alario brings to Greenfield's Board more than 35 years of experience in the oilfield service business, having served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Key Energy Services Inc. until his retirement in 2016. Mr. Alario also serves as Chairman of the Board of DistributionNOW (NOW Inc.) and as Lead Independent Director of the Board of Kirby Corporation. His prior board service includes Seahawk Drilling, Sable Permian Resources, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition, the LSU Petroleum Engineering Advisory Council and the International Tarpon Conservation Association.
Mr. O'Mara is the President and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, America's largest wildlife conservation organization. In this role, he represents the organization to the American Wildlife Conservation Partners and the Blue Green Alliance. From 2009 through 2014, Mr. O'Mara led the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control as Cabinet Secretary. His prior board experience includes serving on the Natural Resources and Agriculture Subcommittee of the President's Task Force on Climate Adaptation and Preparedness, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the Ozone Transport Commission, the Climate and Energy Subcommittee of the Environmental Council of the States and the Executive Council of the Chesapeake Bay Program.
About Greenfield Environmental Solutions Group
Greenfield Environmental Solutions Group is a premier end-to-end provider of energy infrastructure decommissioning services. Based in Denver, CO, Greenfield provides plugging and abandonment, methane quantification and land reclamation solutions in the United States. Greenfield allows its customers to outsource the management of their P&A obligations, including all aspects of the decommissioning process, from regulatory filings and operations in the field to methane emissions elimination and land reclamation. For more information, visit: www.greenfieldesg.com
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LOS ANGELES — Heavy rains Monday unleashed mudslides in a mountain area east of Los Angeles that burned two years ago, sending boulders and other debris across roads and prompting evacuation and shelter-in-place orders for thousands of residents.
Firefighters went street by street in the community of Forest Falls to make sure no residents were trapped. Eric Sherwin, spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Fire Department, said crews hadn’t found anyone who needed to be rescued and no one was reported missing.
Many structures in the area had varying levels of damage, Sherwin said, including a commercial building where the mud was so high it collapsed the roof.
The rains were the remnants of a tropical storm that brought high winds and some badly needed rainfall to drought-stricken Southern California last week, helping firefighters largely corral a wildfire that had been burning out of control about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of the mudslides.
The mud flows and flash flooding occurred in parts of the San Bernardino Mountains where there are burn scars — areas where there's little vegetation to hold the soil — from the 2020 wildfires.
“All of that dirt turns to mud and starts slipping down the mountain,” Sherwin said.
One of the wildfires, the El Dorado Fire, was sparked by a smoke device used by a couple to reveal their baby's gender. A firefighter died and the couple was criminally charged in a pending case.
Concerns about additional mud and debris flows Monday night prompted authorities to put 2,000 homes in the San Bernardino Mountain communities of Oak Glen and Forest Falls under evacuation orders after nearly 2 inches (5 centimeters) of rain fell on Yucaipa Ridge.
For some homes in Forest Falls it was too late to evacuate and residents were told to shelter in place through the night because it was safer than venturing out.
"The roads are compromised or they’re covered in debris,” Sherwin said, adding that crews planned to work all night using heavy equipment to clear routes.
The mudslides came after a week that saw California endure a record-long heatwave, where temperatures in many parts of the state rocket past 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), and pushed the state's electrical grid to the breaking point as air conditioners sucked up power. The Fairview Fire and the Mosquito Fire burning east of Sacramento broke out and raged out of control.
The tropical storm aided crews battling the Fairview Fire about 75 miles (121 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles. The 44-square-mile (114-square-kilometer) blaze was 56% contained by late Monday. Two people died fleeing the fire, which destroyed at least 30 homes and other structures in Riverside County.
The Mosquito Fire has grown to 76 square miles (197 square kilometers), with 16% containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. While crews were able to take advantage of cooler temperatures and higher humidity Monday to strengthen control lines, more than 5,800 structures in Placer and El Dorado counties remained under threat, and some 11,000 residents were under evacuation orders.
Smoky skies from wildfires in many areas of the West caused air quality to deteriorate Monday, with dangerous levels of particulate pollution detected by government and private monitors in portions of eastern Oregon and Washington, Northern California, central Idaho and western Montana. In some areas, people were told to avoid all outdoor activity until the pollution cleared.
In Washington, fire officials scrambled to secure resources for a blaze sparked Saturday in the remote Stevens Pass area that sent hikers fleeing and forced evacuations of mountain communities. As of Monday, the Bolt Creek Fire was 2% contained and had scorched nearly 12 square miles (31 square kilometers) of forestland about 65 miles (104 kilometers) northeast of Seattle. A larger incident management team and additional fire crews were slated to arrive Tuesday, officials said.
In Oregon, utility companies said Monday they restored power to tens of thousands of customers after shutting down service over the weekend to try to prevent wildfires during high winds, low humidity and hot temperatures.
Both Portland General Electric and Pacific Power enacted planned power shutoffs Friday as gusting winds and low humidity moved into Oregon, posing extreme fire danger. The utilities were concerned that the winds would cause power lines to break or sag, making sparks that could ignite tinder-dry vegetation.
South of Portland, evacuation levels were reduced near the 135-square-mile (349-square-kilometer) Cedar Creek Fire, which has burned for over a month across Lane and Deschutes counties. Firefighters were protecting remote homes in Oakridge, Westfir and surrounding mountain communities. Sheriff’s officials warned that people should remain ready to leave at a moment’s notice should conditions change.
Scientists say climate change has made the West warmer and drier over the last three decades and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive. In the last five years, California has experienced the largest and most destructive fires in its history.
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JERUSALEM, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gesher I Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: GIAC, "Gesher") a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and Freightos Limited ("Freightos" or the "Company"), today announced the confidential submission to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") of a draft registration statement on Form F-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to their previously announced proposed business combination.
"Submitting a draft prospectus and proxy statement marks another milestone on our path to completing our planned business combination with Freightos," said Ezra Gardner, Chief Executive Officer of Gesher. "Freightos is modernizing the global shipping industry as a true innovator in the logistics space. It enjoys positive unit economics, strong gross margins, an incredibly high growth rate, and impressive customer retention. Following the combination, Freightos will be the only pure-play public global freight platform investment opportunity available, and we're excited to partner with Zvi and his team on this enormous market opportunity. The Gesher team has been impressed with the record growth in Freightos' key performance metrics since the announcement of the business combination and we look forward to completing the proposed transaction."
"Following our record results announced for the second quarter of 2022, which included 137% year-over-year growth in gross booking value (GBV), we're excited that this submission takes us a step closer to the public markets," said Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos. "We're looking forward to scaling our digital freight booking and payment platform, providing the world's supply chains with the digital tools required to contend with ongoing issues of worsening weather conditions, labor disputes, and the conflict in Europe."
In connection with the proposed business combination with Gesher, the combined entity has obtained $80 million in capital commitments. As previously announced, the capital raised from the transaction is anticipated to be more than sufficient to reach positive cash flow and will be invested to further scale the business, driving increased value for users, and improving margins.
The business combination is expected to close in the second half of 2022 or early 2023, subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of Gesher and Freightos shareholders and regulatory review.
About Gesher I Acquisition Corp.
Gesher I Acquisition Corp. is a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated as a blank check company for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with an Israeli-based company. Gesher is led by Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Ezra Gardner. For more information, visit https://www.gesherspac.com.
About Freightos
Freightos connects participants across the international freight ecosystem, including hundreds of airlines, ocean liners, and trucking companies, as well as thousands of freight forwarders and over ten thousand importers and exporters, through a digital platform that allows real-time global freight-rate comparison, booking, and shipment management. Freightos was inspired by the successful digital revolutions in passenger travel, retail, lodging, and other industries, aiming to bring similar efficiency and transparency to the massive but largely undigitalized international freight industry. On May 31, 2022, Freightos Limited announced a planned business combination with Gesher I Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: GIAC). Gesher I Acquisition Corp.'s investment in Freightos will take the company public with an implied pro forma enterprise value of approximately $435 million. For more information, visit https://www.freightos.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This communication includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "target" or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication, and on the current expectations of Freightos Limited's ("Freightos") and Gesher I Acquisition Corp.'s ("Gesher") management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Freightos and Gesher. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the proposed business combination; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Freightos or Gesher, the combined company or others following the announcement of the proposed business combination; the inability to complete the proposed business combination due to the failure to obtain approval of the shareholders of Freightos or Gesher or to satisfy other conditions to closing; changes to the proposed structure of the proposed business combination that may be required or appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations or as a condition to obtaining regulatory approval of the proposed business combination; the ability to meet stock exchange listing standards following the consummation of the proposed business combination; the risk that the proposed business combination disrupts current plans and operations of Freightos as a result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed business combination; the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of the combined company to build and maintain relationships with carriers, freight forwarders and importers/exporters and retain its management and key employees; costs related to the proposed business combination; changes in applicable laws or regulations; Freightos' estimates of expenses and underlying assumptions with respect to shareholder redemptions and purchase price and other adjustments; any downturn or volatility in economic conditions; the effects of COVID-19 or other pandemics or epidemics; changes in the competitive environment affecting Freightos or its users, including Freightos' inability to introduce new products or technologies; risks to Freightos' ability to protect its intellectual property and avoid infringement by others, or claims of infringement against Freightos; the possibility that Freightos or Gesher may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors; Freightos' estimates of its financial performance; risks related to the fact that Freightos is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and governed by the laws of the Cayman Islands; and those factors discussed in Gesher's final prospectus dated October 12, 2021 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, in each case, under the heading "Risk Factors," and other documents of Gesher and Freightos filed, or to be filed, with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither Freightos nor Gesher presently know or that Freightos and Gesher currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Freightos' and Gesher's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. Freightos and Gesher anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause Freightos' and Gesher's assessments to change. However, while Freightos and Gesher may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Freightos and Gesher specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Freightos' and Gesher's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The proposed business combination will be submitted to shareholders of Gesher for their consideration. Freightos intends to file a registration statement on Form F-4 (the "Registration Statement") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") which will include a preliminary proxy statement to be distributed to Gesher's shareholders in connection with Gesher's solicitation for proxies for the vote by Gesher's shareholders in connection with the proposed business combination and other matters as described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer of the securities to be issued to Gesher's shareholders in connection with the completion of the proposed business combination. After the Registration Statement has been filed and declared effective, Gesher will mail a definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents to its shareholders as of the record date established for voting on the proposed business combination. GESHER'S SHAREHOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE URGED TO READ, ONCE AVAILABLE, THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT / PROSPECTUS AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AND, ONCE AVAILABLE, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT / PROSPECTUS, IN CONNECTION WITH GESHER'S SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR ITS SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD TO APPROVE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION, BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GESHER, FREIGHTOS AND THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION.
Shareholders may also obtain a copy of the preliminary or definitive proxy statement, once available, as well as other documents filed with the SEC regarding the proposed business combination and other documents filed with the SEC by Gesher, without charge, at the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Gesher I Acquisition Corp., Hagag Towers, North Tower, Floor 24, Haarba 28, Tel Aviv, Israel.
INVESTMENT IN ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY NOR HAS ANY AUTHORITY PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION PURSUANT TO WHICH ANY SECURITIES ARE TO BE OFFERED OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Participants in the Solicitation
Gesher, Freightos and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitations of proxies from Gesher's shareholders in connection with the proposed business combination. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of Gesher's shareholders in connection with the proposed business combination will be set forth in the Registration Statement when it is filed with the SEC. You can find more information about Gesher's directors and executive officers in Gesher's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests will be included in the Registration Statement when it becomes available. Shareholders, potential investors and other interested persons should read the Registration Statement and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed business combination carefully when they become available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from the sources indicated above.
Non-Solicitation
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Outlook: Everything today will hinge on the CPI data release. Big bank estimates range from 7.9% (Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo) to 8% (Goldman Sachs and Citibank) to 8.2% (BofA). One has 8.3% (BMO–Bank of Montreal).
For the month-over-month, a drop of 0.1% in forecast for August, after zero m/m change in July. Gasoline prices are down for the 13th week, while housing price inflation is moderating. Alas, core CPI is expected up 0.3% for an annual rise of 6.1% (from 5.9% in July).
Got that? Inflation better on the year-over-year basis but worse on the month-over-month and on the core basis.
A Reader alerted us to check out the Cleveland Fed Nowcast. As of last evening, it saw the monthly CPI higher than in August, including core CPI, on the month-over-month basis. On the year-over-year basis, it shows a tiny improvement in the headline (8.22% from 8.24% in Aug) but a rise in core (6.56% from 6.25%). Note that the official annual rate was 8.5% in July after 9.1% in June.
Now scroll down to the quarterly. Here’s where great improvement is to be found, CPI for Q3 down to 5.47% while PCE, the thing the Fed looks at, is a mere 4.03%. Core PCE is 4.0%. The Q2 core PCE was 4.4%, so this is nice.
This is going to be like last time, when the month-over-month was zero but the year-over-year was still awful. Which data point to look at? It’s altogether possible the FOMC will look at the quarterly, and Fed chief Powell has all but said he will not weight the August number very much and it will take a lot more data to demonstrate inflation is coming down satisfactorily.
How the markets perceive the inflation data is critical. There is an idea floating around that, contrary to the general consensus of peak inflation, inflation will not fall very much. Fresh hawkishness promotes the dollar and generates the “cause” for the classic Tuesday pullback. And the Cleveland Fed bears out that idea, with monthly inflation actually higher.
But then, perhaps, that quarterly improvement gets attention, and the dollar retreats again. Forecasting inflation and the market response is a fool’s game, but if we were forced to bet, we’d say the happier quarterly is the one that will end up with the attention and thus the dollar stays on the backfoot for longer (after this morning’s gyrations are over).
For what it’s worth, the NY Fed survey of consumer expectations for US inflation shows people expect 5.7% one year hence (from 6.2% in July). The 3-year outlook is for 2.8% from 3.2% in July and 3.6% in June. For the 5-year outlook, consumers now expect 2% inflation (from 2.3%). To repeat an old refrain, consumers know almost nothing about how inflation works and the 5-year outlook in particular is a tribute to the Fed’s having convinced the public it can do the job. This is useful in terms of avoiding the inflation mentality that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, but as forecasts go, it’s lamb-weak.
Separately, in Europe the EC’s plan for the energy cost crisis was leaked to the press. It calls for a cut in consumption via incentives to reduce demand in peak hours and overall. The second part is the contentious one among members–a tax on surplus profits in the energy sector, to be temporary and to apply to everyone (oil, gas, coal, and refineries). This seems fairly feeble, so far. As for kicking the can down the road, we don’t expect a deal for well over a month. First comes von der Leyen's state of the union speech to the European Parliament tomorrow, then a head of state summit on Oct 6-7 and another summit on Oct 20-21.
Natural gas prices have fallen dramatically of late, but Europe still faces high and possibly rising inflation, recession in Q4, and the biggest land war in Europe since WW II. It seems crazy for it to be rising, so it must be the dollar falling.
Political Tidbit: The Jan 6 Committee officially starts up work again, having been busy all of August. Everyone is eager to hear what witnesses the earlier public hearings brought out of the woodwork. A pressing issue is whether to call VP Pence or Trump himself.
Separately, the Justice Dept issued 40 subpoenas to Trump aides to get information on election finance shenanigans, which may feed into the separate case on the fraudulent post-election fund-raising. The Mar-a-Lago case awaits a decision from the Trump-lackey judge on Thursday about the special master and trimming out the classified stuff, and thus whether the case goes to appeal. In any case, the special master the Trump team wants is acceptable to Justice and the TV experts say the Trump lawyers should have been more careful about what they wish for, because the guy is smart, honest and knows the law upside-down and backwards.
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'That's not chocolate': Michigan woman claims Subway sandwich had feces on it
EAST LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Michigan State University senior claims a sandwich she ordered from an East Lansing Subway had an extra topping she didn't ask for – feces.
Kelsey Coyne posted a TikTok after discovering what she thinks was poop on her lunch.
"There is feces. We are not sure if it's human or dog," she said in the video. "That's not chocolate, I know that for sure."
Coyne said she posted what happened to social media because she didn't think the company would take her claims seriously after biting into the sub and smelling something off.
"The smell from it was so bad, I was gagging from remembering it," she said. "It was on the paper around it, but it was mushy."
Read more stories from around Michigan here.
East Lansing police are investigating, and they are looking for a lab to possibly test the sample. Though police are looking into the incident, it could end up being a health department issue.
The owner of the restaurant said he reviewed security footage from the store and found nothing to indicate the sandwich got feces on it. Instead, he says it was sauce that was burnt after being toasted.
Coyne said she hopes that's what happened.
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33-year-old innovative accessories provider expands capabilities
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RealTruck, Inc., the premier manufacturer and online retailer of aftermarket truck parts and accessories, announces the addition of a new manufacturing facility in Brea, Calif., for its leading powered-step brand, AMP Research, which was founded 33 years ago as a research and development firm of motocross bike parts and accessories. RealTruck, Inc., formally Truck Hero, Inc., acquired Lund, Intl., the parent company of AMP Research, in 2019 and added the brand to its portfolio of 28 aftermarket accessories product lines.
"We are committed to making high quality, industry leading products to serve customer demand,'' said Tammy Gracek, chief operating officer of accessories at RealTruck. "We are so thrilled to have our new AMP facility where we can produce, house and ship products more effectively, due to the increased space. It is our goal to exceed customer demand and expectations every time they step into and out of their vehicle."
Visionary AMP Founder Horst Leitner was an innovator and expert on motorcycles and mountain bikes. What began as a one-man operation is now a top-tier automotive manufacturer that produces running-boards, bed extenders and more. Some of AMP's most notable products on RealTruck.com are the BEDSTEP2™, BEDXTENDER HD™ and its most popular product, the POWERSTEP™, which was featured by RealTruck in its recent "first date" spot that went live earlier this year.
The new 104,000 square foot facility showcases ceilings approximately 45 feet high, allowing isles to house 12 stacked pallets for product compared to eight in its previous complex. Prior to the new build, AMP Research ran out of two separate spaces in Tustin and Fullerton. The Brea facility houses all 150 employees and office spaces, including shipping and receiving. The biggest upgrade, though, is probably increasing dock spaces from two to 10.
"We simply outgrew our previous facility to the point where production, shipping and the receiving areas were severely impacted due to the lack of space," said Richard Hamilton, vice president of operations at AMP. "At our previous facility, the shipping dock had such limited space that it caused semi-trucks to back up in our lot as they waited for a dock door. In some cases, the trucks had to wait out on the street. With our new facility, we can quickly get parts in and orders shipped out to our customers much more efficiently. It is great to have the whole team back under one roof, expand our production lines and increase capacity to serve our growing demand."
About RealTruck, Inc.
RealTruck, Inc. is the premier vertically integrated truck, Jeep® and off-road parts and accessories company in North America. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich. with over 5,000 employees and 35 locations across North America, the company is an innovative market leading online retailer and manufacturer. Realtruck.com is the ultimate source and digital destination for those who love and live a real truck lifestyle. Fueled by its customer-first mindset, RealTruck, Inc. continuously designs, develops, manufactures, and sells industry-defining products with more than 570 patents and growing. RealTruck, Inc.'s portfolio of 28 powerhouse products are #1 or #2 (in U.S. market share) in each of its primary categories. Its extensive omni-channel approach allows RealTruck, Inc. to serve customers wherever they're searching, researching, and shopping for products online at RealTruck.com or on the Truck Hero Pro Channel, which includes more than 12,000 dealer locations and automotive (OEM) partnerships. RealTruck, Inc. is engineered to deliver a seamless customer journey from idea to installation. For more information, visit realtruck.com.
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Theom is the data bodyguard to prevent breaches in the cloud
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Theom today announced that it closed an oversubscribed $16.4 million seed funding round to expand its cloud data security solution. Ridge Ventures led the round along with M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund. Theom is pioneering a new method of securing data in the cloud and SaaS data stores by ensuring that protection always follows the asset, adapting the security as environments change.
According to Fortune Business Insights, the global cloud storage market is projected to grow from $83.41 billion in 2022 to $376.37 billion by 2029. Until now, cloud data breaches have remained an unsolved problem because existing security controls are blind to the data they are attempting to protect. This lack of visibility results in security gaps and the inability to prioritize the thousands of security alerts that are generated. Theom brings a new approach to data security that identifies high-value assets, analyzes and prioritizes risks to the assets, and ensures security controls follow the data wherever it is moved, stored, copied or transacted.
"It's very clear that we are seeing an exponential increase in data being moved to the cloud," said Yousuf Khan, partner, Ridge Ventures. "Securing this data has become a top priority and many organizations have very little idea of where their sensitive data is being stored in their cloud environments. They don't have a clear picture of what the risks are to that data and which to prioritize. The Theom solution solves these challenges today."
Theom enables organizations to gain intelligence about the risks to high-value data and ensure existing security controls are properly armed to prevent data breaches by:
- Providing security intelligence for data at rest and in motion: Theom allows customers to gain an inventory of all data inside cloud and SaaS stores, APIs and message queues. It identifies high-value data including personal identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), trade secrets, financial information and custom data entities.
- Prioritizing cloud security risks based on potential for exposure of sensitive data: Theom automatically understands the content and criticality of data assets, including the financial value of data. It prioritizes risks to data based on the impact on the business, including risks arising from over-provisioned and atypical accesses. Theom enables enterprises to enforce least privilege access to data inside cloud stores.
- Preventing data breaches with controls that follow the data: With Theom, data security, assurance, and compliance controls follow the data. Risks are quickly mitigated with guided remediations. Theom monitors the data with guardrails that are kept up to date with industry best practices and threat intelligence on recent breaches and cloud ransomware.
"For industries like financial services, healthcare and other sectors, Theom is a transformational data security solution companies are looking for," said Mony Hassid, managing director, M12. "Theom solves a fundamental challenge to data protection in the cloud. Theom's compute runs inside the customer's cloud, enabling customers to bring security to their data wherever it may be, and works with existing security controls to deliver the strongest protection against breaches – all accomplished with no data leaving the customer's jurisdiction."
Theom's leadership team has a proven track record of successfully building and bringing to the market planet-scale data, cloud and security products at Cisco, Google, Yahoo, Zscaler and IBM, with a demonstrated ability to execute on vision. By understanding both data and access identities, Theom pinpoints the biggest risks to high-value data and prioritizes remediation more effectively. Theom integrates with identity access management (IAM), infrastructure controls, security information and event management (SIEM), security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), and ticketing systems to increase the return-on-investment of the overall security program.
"Theom's approach to cloud data security takes inspiration from how the Secret Service protects high-value assets– the president and VIPs," said Navindra Yadav, CEO and co-founder, Theom. "Theom ensures controls follow the data like a bodyguard – just like the Secret Service bodyguards do – by identifying high-value assets, assessing risks continuously, ensuring that protection always follows, and adapting the security as environments change."
Theom is an innovative data security company that is the bodyguard for data in the cloud. It identifies high-value data, prioritizes risks to data based on the impact on the business, and ensures security controls always follow the data whether it is stored, moved, copied or transacted. Theom addresses Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and Data Detection and Response (DDR) markets. Additional information is available at www.theom.ai
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MIAMI, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DigiArt (https://digiart.company), co-founded by Marcel Katz, Fred Hsu, and Robert Earl, announced today the launch of its innovative new platform designed to curate and promote the works of influential artists and creatives through the digital medium provided by Web3 and NFT technology. The first of DigiArt's NFT drops will be Haculla by Harif Guzman.
Whether crypto-curious or native Web3 native, DigiArt offers an informed and inviting new space for community members to discuss art and culture trends, and community-oriented events. To headline its genesis collection, DigiArt has partnered with Harif Guzman and his globally recognized Haculla creation. Further NFT drops are planned to follow in partnership with leading 3D animator Vollut, Santlov the photographer and graphic artist behind the viral toysrlikeus campaign, and with Paa Joe, whose groundbreaking works are currently on display at the British Museum.
"DigiArt sits at the intersection of fine art and Web3, with explosive growth potential to reach the next billion users with real life benefits. I'm excited to partner with industry leaders like Marcel Katz and Robert Earl to bring the best of West Coast tech to huge traditional IRL industries such as Art and Hospitality," said Fred Hsu.
Each NFT from future drops curated by DigiArt will give the holder access to exclusive merchandise and bonus events, including the opportunity to interact with new NFT drop artworks within a high-definition metaverse gallery.
According to Marcel Katz owner of The Art Plug and DigiArt co-founder, "DigiArt provides an experienced team of forward thinkers and tastemakers with years of specializing in art-centric experiences and events as well as artist relationships and collaborations like no other Web3 community."
DigiArt has already committed to technological innovation by partnering with established Web3 native companies such as Unreal Engine developer Pixel Canvas, a winner of Epic Games' MegaGrant, which supports generative NFT drops, purpose-built metaverse experiences, and can tailor a game's functionality to an artist's direction and style.
"DigiArt provides an authentic art- and community-centric team that connects collectors with true artists and creatives through online and face-to-face events, NFT artwork drops and new and unusual experiences", said Earl Enterprises founder Robert Earl.
About Marcel Katz and The Art Plug – https://artpluggallery.com/ - The Art Plug consists of "The Art Plug" himself, Marcel Katz, and a collective of creatives participating in local and international community projects and charitable causes in addition to his fine art gallery and online marketplace for artists such as Haring, Murakami, Kaws, Dali, and many others. Known and sought out for his eclectic taste, creative vision, ability to connect the dots and execution of unrealistic concepts, Katz and his team have executed exhibitions, experiences, and even death-defying Performance Art pieces all over the US. The Art Plug has also curated and executed projects for globally recognized brands such as Dali Universe, Hyatt, Red Bull, Lyft, Footlocker, Stella Artois, and many more.
About Fred Hsu - Fred is 20-year tech founder, CTO & CEO with multiple successful bootstrapped exits. An active angel investor and startup advisor, Fred has invested in numerous pre-IPO companies and startups. Fred's passionate about new technologies that can power social missions, the arts/movies, and the crypto industry. Fred is Co-Founder and Chairman of Ember Entertainment, an independent game developer based in Seattle, WA and makers of AMC Walking Dead Empires (twdempires.game) a AAA MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) blockchain game launching in 2022. Since 2012, Ember has built a portfolio around casual and hardcore games on mobile and their titles have received millions of installs. In December 2021, Ember was acquired by Gala Games.
About Robert Earl - Recognized as a leading figure in the hospitality, lodging, gaming and food & beverage industries, Robert Earl is the Co-founder of Virtual Dining Concepts and Chairman of Earl Enterprises, an organization that specializes in restaurant and hospitality branding, marketing and operations. Earl is the founder of the globally recognized Planet Hollywood brand and former co-owner of Hard Rock Cafe. Always innovative, Earl has taken a leadership role in expanding the fastest growing restaurant industry trend of virtual kitchens with the launch in 2019 of his Virtual Dining Concepts brands including MrBeast Burger, FaZe Subs, Guy Fieri's Flavortown Kitchen, and many others.
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Workday Helps Accounting, Planning, and Procurement Teams Drive Greater Adaptability in Today's Dynamic Environment
PLEASANTON, Calif. and ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced continued innovations to help support and elevate the office of finance, with new machine learning (ML) capabilities, increased performance and scalability in planning, and deeper insights into the supply chain. These new innovations are being showcased at Workday Rising, the company's annual customer conference.
Workday continues to deliver on its vision for the office of the chief financial officer (CFO) to help streamline complex financial processes and surface richer insights with Workday Financial Management, Workday Adaptive Planning, and Workday Spend Management, as well as new Industry Accelerators, helping to usher in a new era of finance.
Helping Create a More Data-Driven, Agile Finance Organization
Increased data volumes and data sources are challenging finance teams to provide greater visibility across the enterprise. Workday helps provide that visibility and enable customers to make data-driven decisions through key innovations, including enhanced automation and ML, increased performance, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting dashboards and solutions.
Workday is delivering solutions for the office of the CFO to help customers:
- Create a frictionless finance experience. With Workday's new automation and ML capabilities, customers will be able to create a connected and frictionless finance experience that helps reduce inaccuracies and increase employee productivity. These planned innovations include:
- Achieve business agility through company-wide planning at scale. To meet the demand for greater planning frequency, complexity, and data volumes, Workday has delivered increased performance and scalability in Workday Adaptive Planning, gaining more than 60% speed improvement for certain sheet data imports and exports. With this speed and capacity, planning teams will be able to support even greater volumes of data to help produce more valuable insights and forecasts.
- Help drive company-wide ESG goals with deeper supplier insights. Reporting on ESG initiatives is becoming more critical, which requires transparency into suppliers' data. With new Supplier Diversity discovery boards in Workday Strategic Sourcing, customers have accurate, timely data about supplier diversity ratios to help them understand, track, and make informed decisions about supplier choice. Additionally, Workday Supplier Sustainability helps customers better understand their suppliers' science-based targets, actual and derived CO2 emissions, and their ESG ratings from third-party analysts.
- Speed cloud transformation with Industry Accelerators. To help organizations seamlessly transition finance, HR, planning, and supply chain operations to Workday, the company launched Industry Accelerators. Working with global partners, Industry Accelerators uniquely combine industry practices, proven purpose-built solutions, and ecosystem connectors with Workday to speed time to value for banking, healthcare, insurance, and technology companies. Industry Accelerators will help automate and streamline back- to middle-office operations for customers facing complex market dynamics, legacy technology, and cloud interoperability challenges, helping them move at the speed of business.
Availability
Supplier Diversity discovery boards are available in Workday Strategic Sourcing, and Workday Supplier Sustainability is planned to be available this year. ML Forecaster, Contract Search Automation, and Expense Protect in Workday Expenses are anticipated to be available in the next 12 months.
Comments on the News
"As the largest franchisee of Jiffy Lube, with more than 550 stores across 26 U.S. states, we need a platform that connects data across accounting, planning, and procurement teams," said Matt Castonguay, senior vice president of finance, analytics & supply chain, Team Car Care. "With Workday Enterprise Management Cloud, we're able to surface richer insights to drive strategic decision-making around inventory and pricing. We also leverage machine learning in Workday Adaptive Planning to intelligently plan for 250,000 product combinations at 550 stores by incorporating operational and third-party data into our forecasts, helping make them more accurate."
"The evolution of finance – with teams improving decision making and delivering real-time visibility into critical financial metrics – requires improved data management, analytics, and dynamic planning," said Tom Seal, senior research director, European enterprise applications, IDC. "By automating core processes and providing a single platform for critical financial and operational data, Workday is helping teams move faster and manage through the complexity and speed of today's business."
"While it's a complex environment for finance professionals, it's also an opportunity for them to partner more closely with the business to mitigate risk and surface valuable insights for their organization," said Terrance Wampler, group general manager of the office of the CFO, Workday. "At Workday, our innovations are aimed at helping advance the finance function by streamlining business processes in the cloud and accelerating data analysis so teams can respond faster and take action."
For More Information
- Register and attend Workday Rising sessions in the Digital Discovery Program:
- Watch the video demo, Workday Adaptive Planning Demo: Machine Learning Forecaster.
- Read more about Team Car Care, "From Zero to Sixty: Team Car Care Accelerates Digital Finance With Workday."
About Workday
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, helping customers adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management, and analytics have been adopted by thousands of organizations around the world and across industries — from medium-sized businesses to more than 50% of the Fortune 500. For more information about Workday, visit workday.com.
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Any unreleased services, features, or functions referenced in this document, our website, or other press releases or public statements that are not currently available are subject to change at Workday's discretion and may not be delivered as planned or at all. Customers who purchase Workday services should make their purchase decisions based upon services, features, and functions that are currently available.
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SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yadea Group, a leading player in the electric scooter industry, has scooped three International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), demonstrating the company's strengths in the field of industrial design.
Yadea is increasingly receiving acknowledgements and validation for its innovative electric two-wheeler designs. This time, the company received three nominations for its products. The DV6 e-scooter and Y80 ebike picked up Bronze Awards, while the KS2 electric kick-scooter was named a Finalist. The awards provide commendations to products based on their user-friendly designs, as well as their overall aesthetic and appearance, while also focusing on the product and functional performance.
"At Yadea, we are honored to have been nominated and to have received these awards, and we would like to extend our thanks to IDEA for this symbol of recognition," said Aska Zeng, CEO of Yadea Europe. "We are also deeply indebted and grateful to Yadea's outstanding R&D and design team for their continuous innovations when developing these excellent designs with users in mind."
Now in its 42nd year, the iconic IDEA is one of the longest-running design awards globally and receives thousands of entries worldwide on an annual basis. The IDEA jury reviews entries against multiple criteria spanning design innovation, benefits to the user, client, brand and society, as well as appropriate aesthetics.
"At Yadea, we have always prided ourselves on our product design," added Steve Mo, Design Director of Yadea. "During the product development process, as well as prioritizing function and performance of the product itself, we also strive to provide our users with the most comfortable experience, and this works its way into our design process."
Renowned in the industry for its sleek yet convenient foldable design, the Yadea Y80 took a Bronze IDEA award home. Featuring a minimalist one-piece cast-body, this elegant two-wheeler looks like a typical bicycle at first glance. It actually comes equipped with a 350W 100Nm high-power motor, providing a range that makes it ideal for commuters.
Yadea's other Bronze IDEA award winner was the DV6 electric bicycle. Despite its simple, diminutive, and elegant design, the V-shaped DV6 packs in a variety of innovative features. The product's small stature, intentionally worked into its design, makes it perfect for those who do not wish to deal with a heavy electric scooter.
The company's other product to receive plaudits at the IDEA Awards was the KS2, Yadea's new-generation electric scooter. With the KS2, the company incorporated a compact and ergonomic design. The subsequent improvements in portability and manoeuvrability compared with other models make the KS2 ideal for use as a last-mile mobility solution in urban areas. Yadea is currently putting the final touches on a roll-out for the KS2 across the North American market. Customers in the US will be able to purchase the product on Amazon from Sep 12th.
The company has always laid a strong emphasis on the design of products, with its portfolio of products boasting a strong design aesthetic and a high level of artistic flair. The IDEA awards are not the first instance of industry recognition for Yadea. The company also won the IDEA award in 2019, as well as a Red Dot Design Award in 2020. Yadea also collaborates with world-leading design studios such as Giovannoni Design, AMV Design, and KISKA.
While adhering design excellence, Yadea has continued to devote itself to a mission of providing people with eco-friendly mobility solutions. The company remains steadfast in this commitment and industry recognition of its products spurs Yadea on to create even more outstanding innovative two-wheelers in the future.
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Classmates of shooting victim praised for resilience
By Mairead Smyth & Samantha Jagger
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel's classmates have been praised by their head teacher for their resilience as they return to school and try to make sense of their friend's killing.
The nine-year-old was shot during a struggle when a gunman burst into her Liverpool home.
Head teacher Rebecca Wilkinson said children at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School now want to create a permanent memorial to Olivia.
She said Olivia "oozed kindness".
Nine people have so far been arrested in connection with the 22 August shooting but no charges have been brought.
Mrs Wilkinson said since the children had been sharing fond memories of Olivia.
Although the pupils remain desperately upset, she said their talks had been "heartening" and "brought happiness in a tragic situation".
"Olivia would walk into my room with her friends and her smile would light up the place," she said.
"She oozed kindness and was quite a character."
Mrs Wilkinson said the staff and 480 students were offered counselling and were "devastated at the loss of their friend".
"We are so proud of how resilient the children have been," she said.
"They are happy to chat about her, they are not frightened to mention her name and share their memories."
Mrs Wilkinson said one nice memory of Olivia recalled how she mischievously came to school wearing pink nail polish and spent the day with her hands closed to hide them from the teachers.
The head teacher said Thursday, the day of Olivia's funeral, would be dedicated to the schoolgirl and pupils had been encouraged to wear pink.
The school will also be decorated with pink hearts and ribbons.
Mrs Wilkinson said the youngsters are considering building a rose garden and naming part of the playground in memory of the nine-year-old.
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Camilla's biggest fans! Hilarious moment schoolboys shriek with excitement after shaking the Queen Consort's hand in Northern Ireland
- Queen Consort greeted schoolchildren on her arrival in Hillsborough today
- One young boy was filmed beaming with delight after shaking her hand
- King Charles and the Queen Consort are continuing their tour of the UK today
This is the adorable moment young royal fans couldn't contain their excitement after shaking hands with the Queen Consort in Belfast.
Schoolchildren queued up to welcome Camilla and King Charles on the latest leg of their tour of the United Kingdom.
The jet carrying His Majesty touched down at the George Best Belfast City Airport shortly before midday.
Clad in black, the new monarch and Queen Consort shook the hand of official dignitaries before departing for the historic village of Hillsborough, where they greeted well-wishers.
This is the adorable moment a young royal fan couldn't contain his excitement after shaking hands with the Queen Consort in Belfast
They both chatted to schoolchildren who had waited to catch a glimpse of the royal couple, including one young boy who smiled broadly and looked around in amazement at his luck after Camilla stopped to shake his hand, pictured
A second excited schoolboy gazed at his hands with glee after shaking the Queen Consort's hand in Belfast today
They both chatted to schoolchildren who had waited to catch a glimpse of the royal couple.
While there was plenty of excitement in the crowd, two appeared particularly thrilled at being given a chance to meet the Queen Consort.
The schoolchildren were captured holding up their hands and shrieking with delight after the royal interaction.
The royals were met with huge roars of approval as they exited their blacked-out BMW and started their walkabout, grabbing onto outstretched hands, accepting flowers and speaking with those who turned out to greet them.
Ella Smith and Lucas Watt, both 10, of Forge Integrated Primary School in Belfast, presented the King with a gift of truffles with an image of the Giant's Causeway on the tin, while Camilla was given a small posy of flowers taken from the gardens of Hillsborough Castle.
Chants of 'God Save the King' could be heard from the crowd as the new sovereign and the Queen Consort paused by the historic gates to inspect a sea of floral tributes left in memory of Queen Elizabeth II.
Chants of 'God Save the King' could be heard from the crowd as Charles and the Queen Consort paused by the historic gates to inspect a sea of floral tributes left in memory of Queen Elizabeth II
The new King and Queen Consort inspect the sea of floral tributes laid outside Hillsborough Castle in memory of Queen Elizabeth II
King Charles, who is on his Operation Spring Tide tour around the UK, and Camilla travelled to Hillsborough Castle in Co Down, the royal residence in Northern Ireland, for several engagements today
It is the latest in Charles' tour of the UK, after the new King spent last night in the Scottish capital where he and his three siblings held a silent vigil for their mother the Queen by forming a guard of honour around her coffin.
Swathes of people young and old were pictured waiting outside Hillsborough Castle on Tuesday morning, some waving flags baring the Union Jack and others holding colourful homemade signs aloft as they prepared for the arrival of the King.
Former boxing world champion Carl Frampton was among those waiting for the new monarch's arrival at the official royal residence as he joined huge crowds who had gathered to revel in the historic moment.
The former featherweight champion said: 'I am delighted to be here today, it is a momentous occasion.
The new monarch and Queen Consort shook the hands of official dignitaries waiting at Belfast City Airport before heading to the royal village of Hillsborough to greet wellwishers and mourners
The Queen Consort was handed a bouquet of flowers by Ella Smith and Lucas Watt, both 10, (pictured on Tuesday) of Forge Integrated Primary School after the royal jet landed in Belfast City Airport
King Charles III greets the Lord Lieutenant of Belfast, Dame Fionnuala Mary Jay-O'Boyle after he landed in Northern Ireland
'Boris Johnson said it felt like the Queen would always be there and now, we are getting ready to meet and see a new king. You can see how momentous it is by the number of people who have turned up here today.'
Representatives of Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party, who represent both sides of Northern Ireland's entrenched political divide, will temporarily bury the hatchets as they usher in the reign of the new King at Hillsborough Castle later today.
Tourists from New Jersey in America were also among the enormous crowds which were swelling along the roads of the royal village.
Students Blaze Grabowski, Alina Stalker and Chloe Alce, who are all studying at Queen's University in Belfast, said they were waiting to catch a glimpse of the new monarch and said it was 'wonderful to see all the tradition'.
Other locals were up at first light erecting posters commemorating the visit of the King to the royal village. Robin Campbell, of County Down, was among them as he admitted the historic event was a bittersweet moment for him.
'Today means so much to me and my family, just to be present in my home village with my children to witness the arrival of the new King is a truly historic moment for us all.
'Although it is also a day tinged with great sadness as we witness a loving son coming to our village while we are all in mourning for the loss of a truly magnificent Queen and his loving mother.
'The enormity of today hasn't really sunk in yet. Just to see the royal village of Hillsborough thronged with well-wishers is truly magnificent. The royal family has a special place in the hearts of all within our communities.'
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TruHearing Survey Reveals High Interest and Need Around Hearing Benefits Despite Infrequent Offering
DRAPER, Utah, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Health benefits are one of the most attractive offerings an employer can provide, but they often fail to provide enough coverage to meet employee needs and expectations. Dental and vision benefits are typically considered table stakes by employees, with newer health offerings growing in popularity, but for those with hearing loss, coverage can be much harder to find.
In a recent national survey1 conducted by TruHearing, the market leader in hearing healthcare benefits, more than four in 10 (42%) employees surveyed reported hearing loss. Despite this, only 25% report they are offered hearing benefits by their employer, a rate significantly lower than vision benefits (66%) -- as well as dental benefits (71%), wellness programs (43%) and employee assistance programs (46%).
"As someone with hearing loss myself, I know how important it is for employees to be able to access necessary hearing healthcare," said Cammie Taylor, JD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP - Human Resources Director, TruHearing. "It would be unimaginable to assume employees could work productively without glasses to improve vision, or dental care to treat a toothache. If more employers understood how critical hearing healthcare is for their employees to flourish, I'm sure we'd see offerings increase."
Among those with hearing loss, an overwhelming 96% indicate hearing is important for them to effectively do their job, yet only 5% of employees have pursued treatment. When hearing loss goes untreated it can lead to self-isolation, decreased workplace productivity and low morale. The right treatment can make a major difference, however, with 78% of employees who wear hearing aids reporting that they felt more included at work after pursuing treatment.
In addition to enhanced productivity and inclusion, offering hearing healthcare coverage can increase positive perceptions of a company among its employees. While supplemental benefits are growing in popularity, even among those with no hearing loss, almost half (47%) of employees rated hearing benefits as more important than less health-oriented benefits, such as pet insurance (18%), legal counseling (31%) or identity theft monitoring (23%).1
"Providing employees with access to the hearing care they need is a powerful way to 'walk the walk' in encouraging inclusion and ensuring that employees are not left behind by the benefits being offered," said Taylor.
For more information, visit: https://www.truhearing.com/brokers-consultants/.
TruHearing is the #1 market share leader in hearing healthcare benefits serving more than 160 million people and over 300 partners nationwide. With more than 18 years of experience, TruHearing has the expertise to create industry-leading hearing healthcare solutions customized to match the unique needs of any organization or market segment. Guided by a goal to reconnect people to the richness of life, TruHearing has developed the largest, high-quality provider network offering the most technologically advanced hearing aid selection. TruHearing delivers superlative value to ensure payers and their members receive a flawless experience every step of the way. Headquartered in Draper, Utah, TruHearing has been recognized as a "Top Workplace" in the state for six consecutive years.
1 Online survey conducted by TruHearing in March 2022 including 600 U.S. full- and part-time employees ages 25-64, and 204 people within TruHearing's consumer database. Answers were segmented by those who do not have hearing loss; those who suspect hearing loss but have not sought treatment; those with confirmed hearing loss but do not wear hearing aids; and those who currently wear hearing aids.
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- Demonstration shows video streamed from a drone on an Ericsson 5G radio and core network with available uplink speeds over 100 Megabits per second, and downlink speeds over 450 Megabits per second
- Advances will support remote monitoring and assessment of fields, farms, and livestock
- Collaboration will accelerate the innovation from university labs to industry end users, fostering disruptive new technologies and speeding up time to market
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and the Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Wireless (AERPAW), funded by the National Science Foundation and a consortium of industry partners, have announced a collaboration on advancing the use of 5G for drone operations in support of smart agriculture.
In a demonstration hosted at North Carolina State University, the AERPAW team, part of the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program, equipped a custom drone with a connected camera and local compute capacity in order to monitor a field of cattle for information on grazing patterns. Footage from the remote field was streamed over a 5G connection enabled by an Ericsson base station and Ericsson Cloud Packet Core network. The demonstration took place on the mid-band spectrum (3.4 gigahertz) applying 100 megahertz of spectrum under AERPAW's experimental program license. Network performance was measured at speeds exceeding 100 Megabits per second in the uplink and more than 450 Megabits per second in the downlink.
The advanced connectivity of a 5G network provides the capabilities needed to sustain high-quality video streaming, support remote interaction, and enable analytics at the edge through communication with a local compute-enabled network node. Use cases include agriculture solutions such as animal monitoring and tracking, but also delivery of supplies and objects for commercial use, improved air traffic control under Federal Aviation Administration regulations*, and command and control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over cellular links.
"Smart agriculture will likely represent a very large growth segment for UAVs in the next decade," said Mihail L. Sichitiu from AERPAW. "And field testing at sites like AERPAW is critical both for exploring what's possible and for ensuring operational safety. Only a drone under constant monitoring and control is a safe drone."
Ericsson and AERPAW have enhanced research efforts in line with national priorities, speeding up the transfer of innovation from university labs to industry end-users. The collaboration has also built wireless capabilities through creative partnership, leveraging an expanded pool of experts and resources across the public and private sectors.
"It's great to see Ericsson and AERPAW showcasing how collaboration can bring together research and 5G networks to support critical operations supporting public safety and agriculture monitoring," said Per Wahlen, Vice President and Head of Business Development at Ericsson North America. "Wide-area network coverage is needed to safely expand drone operations beyond visual line-of-sight missions, and this research provides the improved capabilities for more diverse and critical applications."
AERPAW, based in Raleigh, NC, is one of four testbeds in the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Its mission is to accelerate fundamental research with unmanned aerial vehicles using advanced 5G wireless communications and networking technologies.
*The AERPAW demo was conducted in compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration's Part 107 guidelines. The drone was under visual observation at all times by the operating pilot, or by an observer in continuous communication with the pilot.
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New iOS update: iPhone messages can be edited, deleted
(CNN) - Apple’s latest software update is now available. The iOS 16 update was released on Monday.
The software has some changes users have been asking for, such as the ability to edit and unsend recently sent instant messages and the ability to mark messages as unread if users want to come back to them later.
One of the new features is the interactive lock screen. It gives users the ability to create multiple lock screens with different backdrops that can be switched out during the day.
The lock screens can feature custom fonts, new photo effects, personalized wallpapers, widgets and - perhaps the most fun feature of all - the ability to cut out the subject from an image or its background and drop it elsewhere, such as into a message.
iOS 16 works with the iPhone 8 and up. To download the new software, visit the software update section in settings.
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The myth of a flood being sent by an angry god to punish humanity (by pretty much drowning all of them) appears in a surprising number of cultures, from the Gun-Yu of ancient China to the Babylonian myth that may have inspired the Bible.
Though possibly based on memories of ancient floods, the tales are very much not to be taken literally. The Bible's version, for instance, sees a man load up his boat with two of every animal (an astonishing achievement given how we will probably never discover all species on Earth) before surviving this recipe for a lion rampage, and repopulating the Earth in what presumably must have been quite a lot of incest in the first few generations at least.
Is Noah's Ark real?
Despite the implausibility of the tale (if it were to be taken literally), there remains a number of people, some of them with resources to look into it, who believe that Noah's Ark is real and that it could still be lying somewhere on land or in the ocean to be found, somehow avoiding weathering and erosion over thousands of years.
Where is Noah's Ark?
Christians who believe in the Ark tend to think it landed and remains on Mount Ararat in Turkey, where it remained undiscovered until they came along. Because people who truly believe in the Ark do tend to think they've found it quite frequently.
Found in 1900
One man – George Hagopian – claimed that he had discovered the Ark not once but twice, a whole one more time than is absolutely necessary. He claimed that as a little boy he had climbed to high sheep-grazing areas of Mount Ararat. Due to a drought of four years, he said that the Ark had been uncovered from its usual snowy grave, and he was able to climb up stairs on the outside of the ark, before walking on top. He visited the ship again, according to his own (unevidenced) accounts, and claimed that the wood was petrified.
"Found" in 1916
One story claims that a Russian pilot, Lieutenant Vladimir Roskovitsky, found the ark and explored its rooms and cages in 1916, before the details of his find were lost or suppressed following the Russian revolution. This turned out to be a hoax, perpetrated by a magazine in 1940, which pretended to interview a fictional Roskovitsky.
Search in 1973
Though he didn't claim to find it, astronaut James Irwin became a fervent Christian during his retirement and led several expeditions to Mount Ararat to search for it, all of which returned boatless.
"Found" in 1993
In 1993, CBS broadcast “The Incredible Discovery of Noah’s Ark", a program that featured a piece of wood that supposedly came from Noah's Ark. According to the man who found it – George Jammal – it had been brought back from the Ark as proof of its discovery.
Jammal, an out-of-work actor, later admitted that it was a hoax intended to show up poor research at the company that made the documentary. The "sacred" wood was actually from railroad tracks in Long Beach. He had not been to Mount Ararat, nor had ever set foot in Turkey.
Found in 2021
Ok, 2021 was something of a busy year, but you'd think you'd hear about it if the Ark had been found. But archaeologists at the Noah's Ark Scans project actually did claim that they had found Noah's Ark using 3D scans. The team believed that they had seen an object matching the descriptions laid out in the bible.
"Such parallel line and right angles below the surface is something you would not expect to see in a natural, geologic formation," researcher on the project Andrew Jones said at the time. "But these results are what you would expect to see if this is a man-made boat matching the Biblical requirements of Noah's Ark."
Geologists, meanwhile, believed it to be a rock.
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Burger King has $400M plan to make you fall in love with the Whopper again
(CNN) - Burger King is getting a $400 million upgrade following a rough few years that have seen the fast food giant lag behind its competitors.
Executives are hoping a major investment in restaurants and advertising will strengthen the brand and spark new growth.
Over the next two years, they plan to pump $150 million into advertising and digital products and $250 million into updating restaurant technology, kitchens and remodeling.
A key part of the plan is to make diners fall in love with the Whopper again.
That includes ensuring consistency and beefing up training on making the best possible Whopper.
The branding push will remind customers the burger chain is the “home of the Whopper.”
Burger King will remodel and modernize roughly 800 restaurants and has already changed its logo, packaging, signage and uniforms.
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The technology-first startup is the only processing company recognized in the compliance/processing category for quality service and support of the mortgage broker channel
DENVER, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- wemlo®, the first third-party mortgage processing solution with an all-in-one digital platform, today announces it has been named a Service Partner of the Year by the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) in its 2022 Recognition Awards.
"We are extremely honored to be named a NAMB: Service Partner of the Year. At wemlo, we're on a mission to solve the #1 problem in the mortgage broker channel – the lack of quality processing support," said Chelsea Balak, wemlo's VP of Operations. "Our revolutionary mortgage technology streamlines the loan processing experience for mortgage brokers and loan originators who want freedom from the old, slow, and often clunky ways of processing loans."
Built with speed, efficiency, and security in mind, wemlo's loan processing technology seamlessly manages demand, allows for automation, and streamlines communication. Additional benefits of wemlo's processing services include:
- Flexible, consistent, reliable processing at the pace of your business and increased efficiency for loan originators
- A secure borrower portal and unique brokerage dashboard to access borrower information, monitor the status of any loans, securely upload documents and more
- Full transparency for hands-off oversight
- White glove service for customer satisfaction
- A highly qualified and dedicated team of processors you can trust
- Authorization to process loans in 47 states, plus Washington, D.C. for over a dozen loan products
The wemlo team is trained and highly proficient in more than a dozen loan products including Conventional, FHA, Jumbo, VA, USDA, Second Mortgage Resubmissions, Non-QM, DSCR & Bank Statement, Low Credit Score, Specialized Borrower Assistance loans for low credit score and down payment assistance, Manufactured Home and Construction loans, plus VA IRRRL, and FHA Streamline loans. Plus, the company is consistently adding processing services for new loan products and lender options to provide the flexibility mortgage brokers and loan originators need.
To learn more about how wemlo can help mortgage brokerages and loan originators work more efficiently, book a 15-minute demo with a wemlo representative today.
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wemlo® NMLS #1853218, is a technology-focused mortgage loan processing startup that is reshaping the mortgage broker channel. It developed the first service for mortgage brokers, combining third-party loan processing with an all-in-one digital platform. Its product is marketed and sold to mortgage brokerages and loan originators across the country. Wemlo is a subsidiary of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., which includes RE/MAX®, one of the world's leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, and Motto Mortgage®, the first-and-only national mortgage brokerage franchise brand in the U.S.
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Paul Shafer, Boston University and Kristefer Stojanovski, Tulane University
(THE CONVERSATION) Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act in place following the law’s third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision left widely supported policies in place, like ensuring coverage regardless of preexisting conditions, coverage for dependents up to age 26 on their parents’ plan, and removal of annual and lifetime benefit limits.
But the hits keep coming. One of the most popular benefits offered by the ACA, free preventive care, is under legal threat again by Braidwood Management v. Becerra – originally Kelley v. Becerra. The Braidwood plaintiffs are a mix of individuals and business owners who object to purchasing insurance that covers preexposure prophylaxis – or PrEP – a medicine that is almost 100% effective in preventing HIV infection. One of the plaintiffs claimed that PrEP “facilitates and encourages homosexual behavior, intravenous drug use, and sexual activity outside of marriage between one man and one woman” and that his religious beliefs prevent him from providing insurance that covers PrEP.
On Sep. 7, 2022, Texas Judge Reed O’Connor issued a ruling that the requirement for insurance plans to cover PrEP violated the religious freedom of the plaintiffs. He also ruled that the ACA overstepped in delegating decisions about cost-sharing for preventive care to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Who this ruling will ultimately affect and whether it will eventually get rid of the requirement to fully cover other preventive care, like free flu shots and cancer screening, has yet to be confirmed.
We are public health researchers at Boston University and Tulane University who study health insurance, prevention and sexual health. With this policy now in jeopardy, prevention and the push for health equity in the U.S. stand to take a big step backward.
The ACA and preventive care
Section 2713 of the ACA requires insurers to offer full coverage of preventive services that are endorsed by one of three federal groups: the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (with an A or B rating), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the Health Resources and Services Administration. If they recommend the procedure or intervention as important preventive care, then you shouldn’t have to pay anything out of pocket. For example, the CARES Act used this provision to ensure COVID-19 vaccines would be free for many Americans.
PrEP received an A rating in June 2019, paving the way for both PrEP and related services like clinic visits and lab tests to be covered at no cost for millions of people.
Though Section 2713 of the ACA doesn’t work perfectly, sometimes leaving patients frustrated by unexpected bills, it has made a huge difference in reducing costs for services like well-child visits and mammograms, just to name a few.
The legal arguments
The latest case rested on legal technicalities that have nothing to do with PrEP, but rather whether the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force can wield the authority granted to them by the ACA, and whether the religious freedom of the plaintiffs was violated.
O’Connor agreed that allowing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force this authority violated the appointments clause of the Constitution, which specifies that people using government powers must be “officers of the United States.” In this case, O'Connor ruled that U.S. Preventive Services Task Force members do qualify as officers, but their appointment is unconstitutional because they are not appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
This paves the way for the repeal of Section 2713 and allowing insurers to decide what, if any, preventive care would remain free to patients in their plans. He also argued that because the ACA “force[s] Braidwood to [cover] services to which it holds sincere religious objections … offering coverage is itself a tacit endorsement of the behaviors that [the plaintiff] believes the services encourage.”
Losing access to preventive care
PrEP is a major component of the prevention pillar of the United States’ “Ending the HIV Epidemic” initiative and has successfully reduced HIV diagnosis rates in areas where it is highly used. If this ruling were to extend nationally, over 170,000 current PrEP users and over 1 million people who can benefit from this medicine could be affected.
Removing the cost barrier to PrEP made it more accessible with commercial insurance, the primary source of health coverage for over two-thirds of the population under age 65. Raising the cost barrier again would disproportionately harm younger patients, people of color and those with lower incomes. Black men who have sex with men could be particularly affected because of the structural barriers they face, despite having no more “risky” sexual behavior on average than other men who have sex with men.
What’s next?
For now, the religious freedom portion of the ruling is specific to PrEP and Braidwood Management’s purchase of plans that cover PrEP. It is unclear whether the order will apply only to these plaintiffs or nationwide.
The next filings, where both sides will begin to provide more information on how they believe the ruling should be applied, are due by Sept. 16, 2022. As of yet, there is no timeline for a concrete decision.
For the time being, access to PrEP, contraception, cancer screenings and all other forms of preventive care made free by the ACA continue to be available. Regardless of O’Connor’s final decision, this case seems likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court, where another showdown over the fate of a substantial part of the ACA will be decided.
Portions of this article originally appeared in previous articles published on Sep. 7, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2021.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — American authorities have returned a rare, 2,000-year-old Jewish coin to Israel nearly two decades after it was looted, smuggled and put up for auction in the United States, Israel's antiquities authority announced Tuesday.
The quarter shekel silver coin, made in the year 69, is one of just two confirmed to exist. The other has been in the British Museum's collection for a century.
It was minted during the fourth year of the First Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire in the first century A.D. Several other examples of the coin are believed to be in private collectors’ hands.
While other types of coins struck by Jewish rebels during the revolt are more common, this denomination of small silver coinage is “super rare,” said Eitan Klein of the Israel Antiquities Authorities theft prevention unit. Because there are fewer than three known examples, it is legally regarded as an artifact of “national and scientific significance," he said.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office, which separately announced the agreement with Israel on Monday, estimated the coin's value at $1 million.
The revolt was the first of several major Jewish uprisings against Rome that lasted from 66 to 73, and included the destruction of Jerusalem and the ancient Jewish Temple in the year 70.
According to the antiquities authority, the coin was one of a hoard stolen by Palestinian looters from the Elah Valley west of Jerusalem — site of the Biblical battle between David and Goliath — in 2002. It was then smuggled to Jordan and on to Britain, where it received false documentation and was sent on to the United States.
It was slated to be sold at an auction in August 2017 but was seized by Homeland Security agents before it went on the block.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office, which has been involved in several high-profile cases of illegally trafficked antiquities in recent years, took over the case earlier this year.
The artifact was handed over to Israeli officials in a ceremony in New York. The Israel Antiquities Authority intends to exhibit the coin at its new headquarters, which are still under construction.
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New 8U Server with NVIDIA H100/A100 GPUs Increases AI Performance, with Improved Thermal Density Resulting in Lower Power Consumption, Reliably Operate at Higher DC Temperature and Maximum Flexibility -- Front and Rear I/O, Support for AC or DC Power, Liquid Cooling and is Designed for Both Current and Next Generation CPUs and GPUs
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, is announcing its most advanced GPU server, incorporating eight NVIDIA® H100 Tensor Core GPUs. Due to its advanced airflow design, the new high-end GPU system will allow increased inlet temperatures, reducing a data center's overall Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) while maintaining the absolute highest performance profile. In addition, Supermicro is expanding its GPU server lineup with this new Universal GPU server, which is already the largest in the industry. Supermicro now offers three distinct Universal GPU systems: the 4U,5U, and new 8U 8GPU server. The Universal GPU platforms support both current and future Intel and AMD CPUs -- up to 400W, 350W, and higher.
"Supermicro is leading the industry with an extremely flexible and high-performance GPU server, which features the powerful NVIDIA A100 and H100 GPU," said Charles Liang, president, and CEO, of Supermicro. "This new server will support the next generation of CPUs and GPUs and is designed with maximum cooling capacity using the same chassis. We constantly look for innovative ways to deliver total IT Solutions to our growing customer base."
The 8U server is designed for diverse and computationally-intensive workloads built for maximum performance in data centers. The new 8U GPU system incorporates high-performing NVIDIA H100 GPUs. With a maximum memory capacity of 8TB, vast data sets can be held in memory, allowing faster execution of AI training or HPC applications. Furthermore, the advanced architecture is designed for GPU-to-GPU communication, reducing the time for AI Training or HPC simulations. Additionally, with the NVIDIA GPUDirect® Storage, data can be directly accessed by the GPUs, further increasing efficiencies.
Innovative airflow design reduces fan speeds, resulting in less noise in the data center, lower power consumption, and a reduced total cost of ownership. In addition, the system supports both AC and DC Power, including support for standard OCP DC rack configurations.
Supermicro supports open standards and adheres to the open power specification assuring customers that Supermicro's latest servers can be quickly delivered and installed at customer sites, resulting in faster time to productivity.
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Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI) is a global leader in Application-Optimized Total IT Solutions. Founded and operating in San Jose, California, Supermicro is committed to delivering first to market innovation for Enterprise, Cloud, AI, and 5G Telco/Edge IT Infrastructure. We are transforming into a Total IT Solutions provider with server, AI, storage, IoT, and switch systems, software, and services while delivering advanced high-volume motherboard, power, and chassis products. The products are designed and manufactured in-house (in the US, Taiwan, and the Netherlands), leveraging global operations for scale and efficiency and optimized to improve TCO and reduce environmental impact (Green Computing). The award-winning portfolio of Server Building Block Solutions® allows customers to optimize for their exact workload and application by selecting from a broad family of systems built from our flexible and reusable building blocks that support a comprehensive set of form factors, processors, memory, GPUs, storage, networking, power and cooling solutions (air-conditioned, free air cooling or liquid cooling).
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Growth Advisory to Be Honored among Leading Firms at Consulting Magazine's Annual Awards Ceremony
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SBI, a Go-to-Market Growth Advisory, announced today that the firm has been recognized on Consulting Magazine's esteemed list of "Best Firms to Work For." Consulting firms from across the nation will gather this Thursday, September 15th, at the Swissotel Chicago for a celebration of honorees, where the official 2022 rankings will be announced.
The Best Firms to Work For survey is widely considered to be the most comprehensive, independent source of opinion about the quality of life within the consulting professions' top firms. Results are based on an annual online survey ranking employee satisfaction in the categories of culture, career development, satisfaction, client engagement, compensation and benefits, and firm leadership. This is the 23rd year the publication has ranked the "Best Large Firms."
"At the root of our success, is the satisfaction of our employees," commented Mike Hoffman, SBI, CEO. "To be recognized for having uncommonly high results -- higher than most of our peers -- in a review of employee satisfaction on culture, compensation and career development opportunities is an important indicator that we are on the right track to achieve lasting success."
According to Consulting Magazine "showcasing the efforts companies invest to ensure the happiness, engagement and professional fulfillment of their greatest asset inspires others to do the same. Today's human capital competition makes it even more important to invest resources and technology to ensure attractive and highly-fulfilling work environments."
More than 200 firms' submitted entries for this year's Best Firms to Work For, resulting in 7,900 surveys reviewed and evaluated. Those submissions delivered quantifiable data, programmatic explanations, and descriptions of operational excellence, employee engagement and work environments that set their workplaces above others and position them as the best in the industry.
The Best Firms to Work For survey is the largest and most in-depth employee satisfaction survey in the industry. This year's list of 40 honorees, divided into large and small firms, includes a mix of familiar names as well as many making their first appearance.
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MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — In a universe of cloud computing, northern Virginia might be in a perpetual fog.
More of the data centers that feed the cloud are clustered in the region outside the nation's capital than anywhere else in the world.
As cloud computing — which enables data storage and other services to be delivered over the internet — continues its exponential increase, the appetite for new data centers continues to grow. And increasingly, communities that abut the centers are complaining about their new neighbors, mostly about the noise from constantly whirring fans needed to cool the computers and servers warehoused within.
“It's just a constant whir at a frequency that's obnoxious,” said Dale Browne, president of the Great Oak Homeowners Association. Residents there led a protest recently outside a nearby data center in Prince William County, newly built to support Amazon Web Services.
Browne said he preferred the quarry that used to occupy the land over the data center. And he's worried that the noise will only get worse in winter, when a line of trees that provides something of a buffer sheds its leaves.
Speakers at the protest said they fear Prince William County is on the verge of joining its neighbor, Loudoun County, which is known as the data center capital of the world.
“We are the canary in the coalmine,” Browne said.
Northern Virginia has been a tech hub since the formation of the internet, and now hosts more data centers than the next five largest U.S. markets combined, according to the Northern Virginia Technology Council.
Collectively, the northern Virginia data centers demand about 1,900 megawatts of power, said Josh Levi, president of the Data Center Coalition, an industry trade group. That's roughly equivalent to the entire output of Dominion Energy's nuclear reactors at its North Anna power plant.
Browne and his neighbors say noise from the data center regularly exceeds the local limit of 60 decibels for noise — a study by Amazon disputes this — but it's largely a moot point because the county noise ordinance exempts air conditioning units. Activists say the ordinance was written more than 30 years ago and never anticipated the massive cooling systems used in data centers.
Amazon Web Services, for its part, said it's installing acoustical shrouds at the site as part of its noise-reduction efforts.
“Addressing our neighbors' noise concerns in Prince William County is a priority for us," a company spokesman said in a statement.
Noise is not the only issue. Spencer Snakard, president of Protect Fauquier, worries that more data centers will require more high-voltage transmission lines to deliver the massive amounts of electricity they require, destroying views and posing their own potential health risks.
“I see these noisy monstrosities much like computers of the 1960s and 70’s: massive, bulky, ugly, and in their infant stage,” she said.
Not all residents are opposed to the data centers. In the Gainesville area, a group of property owners proposed having their land rezoned from agricultural use to allow them. County staff recommended approving this ahead of a Sept. 14 planning commission vote.
Mary Ann Ghadban of Gainesville, 68, is one of the property owners who would sell if the area is rezoned. A lifelong county resident, she built what she called her “dream barn” on her 55-acre horse farm.
"All my neighbors, we were all long-timers. We were going to live here until we died," she said.
But after the electric company built high-voltage transmission lines through her property in 2008, she said her horses suffered ill health effects, and property values dropped. Housing developers took over nearby tracts, and her rural enclave became something else.
"It breaks our heart, but it's a fact: It's not rural anymore," she said. “We should have had this area open to data centers years ago, because you’ve already ruined the property. You've already ruined people’s lives by adding massive transmission towers, so put the data centers where the power is already.”
There's also opposition from the nearby Manassas National Battlefield Park. Superintendent Brandon Bies likened the threat to Disney's bid 30 years ago to build a theme park near the battlefield — a proposal environmentalists and other activists famously scuttled — and pushed back against the notion that transmission lines have already destroyed the area’s rural character.
“While indeed unsightly, the agricultural and historic nature of the battlefield's western edge is still largely intact,” he wrote in a letter to the county board.
Counties that snub data centers would be turning down a lucrative source of tax revenue.
Data centers now provide for more than 30 percent of the general fund budget of Loudoun County, a suburb of the nation's capital with more than 400,000 residents.
While the windfall has been a boon to Loudoun, Phyllis Randall, chair of the county's Board of Supervisors, has raised concerns about overreliance on the industry.
“I'm not an economist, but even I know that not diversifying your economy to that degree gets a little dangerous,” she said at a February meeting where a board committee considered plans to manage the data centers' growth.
Levi, with the Data Center Coalition, said northern Virginia remains a particularly attractive site for a number of reasons. He points to the region's history as an internet hub for starters — in a business where nanoseconds matter, so does proximity to those hubs, Levi said.
In addition, Virginia was one of the first states to establish tax incentives for data centers.
He acknowledged that community resistance has increased as the industry has expanded. The industry is typically tight-lipped because of its security requirements, and needs to do more to promote its beneficial impacts, along with its advances in designing centers to have less environmental impact, he said.
“I think you’ve seen a lot of continuing innovation and design changes in response to community concerns,” he said.
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Celebrated neuroscientist and author Walker lends his 20+ years of sleep knowledge to the leading sleep site
SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SleepFoundation.org, a OneCare Media company, announces today a new partnership with Matthew Walker, Ph.D. Walker joins SleepFoundation.org as its scientific advisor to the organization. Dr. Walker will help advise SleepFoundation.org the scientific content of the site and enriching the class-leading sleep resources and clinical and scientific information provided by the site.
"SleepFoundation.org is thrilled to have Matthew Walker on our team as our scientific advisor. With insufficient sleep costing us billions in economic impact, not to mention the underlying public health issues, having such a strong voice in the sleep community supporting our research and efforts will be invaluable as we continue to ensure that all people get the quality sleep they need," says Bill Fish, president of SleepFoundation.org
As a strategic advisor to SleepFoundation.org, Walker will lend his more than 20 years of experience in sleep science to the site as it continues to share the latest sleep research, hand-tested reviews of cutting-edge sleep products, and more with the site's 62.5M annual visitors.
"Sleep is the foundation of good health, and is the single most effective thing you can do to reset your brain and body each and every day," said Walker. "I am thrilled to serve as an advisor to the Sleep Foundation, which seeks to reunite people with better sleep, and as a result, ensure their health," Walker went on to say.
Matthew Walker, Ph.D., is professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and is the founder and director of the school's Center for Human Sleep Science. Walker is the author of The New York Times and international bestseller "Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams." His TED Talk "Sleep is Your Superpower" has more than 17 million views to date. Walker has received numerous funding awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health and is a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. His research examines the impact of sleep on human health and disease. Walker has been featured on numerous television and radio outlets, including CBS' "60 Minutes," National Geographic Channel, NOVA Science, NPR, and the BBC, and together with his highly successful MasterClass series on sleep. He is also the host of the celebrated "The Matt Walker Podcast."
SleepFoundation.org, a OneCare Media company, has a mission to improve health and wellbeing through sleep health and information. A premier sleep destination, SleepFoundation.org boasts a medical advisory board of physicians, psychologists, and academic researchers, as well as a seasoned team of product and materials science experts to elevate health information and sleep product review content for the general public.
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Ribbon expands to its 16th state to help make homeownership achievable for Michigan homebuyers
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribbon, the homeownership company, has expanded its services into Michigan. With a focus on improving the home buying and selling process, Ribbon's Cash Offer is a guaranteed close for Michiganders, removing home sale, financing and appraisal contingencies that often force deals to fall through while providing certainty in an unpredictable market for buyers and sellers.
The entire real estate ecosystem faces significant challenges, including Wall Street and sovereign wealth funds competing for single-family homes, increased mortgage rates and rising rental prices. In addition, iBuyers are destabilizing the real estate ecosystem and real estate agents' small businesses, to the detriment of everyday buyers in need of an advocate. While these challenges remain, the desire to buy a home continues for many first-time homebuyers. Homeownership must be more achievable.
In July 2022, home prices in Michigan were up 7.7% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $256,600. The number of homes sold was down 13.3% year over year, highlighting the impact mortgage rates have on buyers and the fears facing sellers looking to put their home up for sale. The median days on the market were 16 days. Additionally, there was over 100% sale-to-list price, meaning buyers typically pay more than the asking price. Finding solutions that provide buyers the time and flexibility necessary while simultaneously offering sellers with closing certainty is necessary during a time when home affordability is becoming more difficult.
"Rising mortgage rates are deterring or stalling many buyers' dreams to purchase a home," said Shaival Shah, CEO and co-founder of Ribbon. "Without accessibility or affordability, buyers, sellers, agents and lenders are all impacted. Ribbon's mission is to make homeownership achievable for all. By launching in Michigan, we can empower the real estate ecosystem and help buyers and their agents with contingency-free all-cash offers that help them secure their dream home."
RibbonCash Offers enable Michigan homebuyers to waive mortgage, appraisal, and home sale contingencies through the power of an all-cash offer. Ribbon's guaranteed close, and appraisal protection gives buyers, sellers and agents predictability, helping to move its users to the front of the offer pool. Loan officers share the excitement for streamlined solutions to serve their communities and grow businesses.
"Ribbon brings a powerful resource to our clients and agent partners," said Katie Lawrence, Branch Manager, Amerifirst Home Mortgage. "Their contingency-free all-cash offers can help increase homebuyer competitiveness in the market while helping our agent partners secure more wins. RibbonCash Offers give Amerifirst loan officers another competitive resource—which triples local homebuyers' chances of winning their bids—to respond to the market and better serve client needs."
In addition to Michigan, Ribbon operates in 16 states across the South and the Midwest. The company plans to expand to half of the U.S. by the end of 2022. For more information about Ribbon, visit www.ribbonhome.com.
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Founded in 2017 in New York and Charlotte, Ribbon is on a mission to make homeownership achievable. A tech-enabled homeownership company, Ribbon allows everyday families to compete on a level playing field with high-net-worth individuals and institutional buyers by upgrading their offers to winning RibbonCash Offers. Ribbon empowers agents, brokerages, and lenders to create a world-class experience for homebuyers and sellers through powerful financial products and digital workflow software. Visit ribbonhome.com.
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NASA to crash spacecraft into an asteroid
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 8:05 AM CDT|Updated: 33 minutes ago
(CNN) - In about two weeks, NASA scientists will slam a refrigerator-sized spacecraft into an asteroid called “Dimorphos.”
The crash is only a test, and the asteroid is not threatening Earth.
Scientists want to see if the collision can change the asteroid’s orbit.
It’s the first test of its kind and could be a crucial step in learning how effective a crash could be in protecting the Earth from potentially being hit by an asteroid.
The mission is expected to happen Sept. 26.
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MADRID (AP) — It was a quick turnaround for tennis' new No. 1.
Hours after celebrating his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, Carlos Alcaraz arrived back home to try to help Spain in the Davis Cup Finals.
“I’m very proud to arrive as No. 1 and do my bit for the team,” Alcaraz said Tuesday. “Playing the Davis Cup is always special. It’s a unique atmosphere and I’m looking forward to being with the team.”
Alcaraz made it to Valencia the day before Spain was to debut against Serbia in the group stage on Wednesday.
It wasn’t yet clear in which condition Alcaraz arrived after having to play a grueling series of matches on his way to the title in New York.
“Hopefully he can recover as soon as possible,” Spain captain Sergi Bruguera said. “We don’t know yet if he will be able to play on Wednesday.”
Many expected Alcaraz to skip the Davis Cup after defeating Casper Ruud in Sunday’s U.S. Open final, which allowed him to become the youngest man to lead the ATP computerized rankings since they began in 1973.
The 19-year-old Alcaraz said following Monday’s traditional Times Squad photo shoot that he “woke up dead” after the four-set final against Ruud.
“We will see how he is feeling, we will discuss it with him,” Bruguera said. “The sooner he can play, the better.”
Before the final, Alcaraz had three consecutive five-set victories, including a 5-hour, 15-minute quarterfinal match against Jannik Sinner.
“We all knew it was going to happen sooner or later,” Bruguera said. “But the way he won three matches in five sets is an incredible effort mentally as well as physically. Being the youngest No. 1 in the world, there aren’t any words."
After facing Serbia, which is without Novak Djokovic, Spain takes on Canada on Friday and South Korea on Sunday in Group B. The top two teams in each of the four groups will advance to the quarterfinals, which will be played in November in the southern Spanish city of Málaga.
Alcaraz made it to Spain's Davis Cup team for the first time last year, but had to withdraw from the tournament after testing positive for the coronavirus just before the competition was to start.
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RESTON, Va., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Electrosoft Services, Inc., an award-winning federal IT and professional services firm specializing in cybersecurity, announced today it has been awarded an $11.7 million prime contract from the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), Identity Assurance and Trusted Access Division (IATAD).
The IATAD coordinates the government-wide civilian agency execution of ICAM policies and standards to align with the Federal ICAM (FICAM) Architecture. Electrosoft will support IATAD programs to assure the availability of a consistent and effective set of ICAM policies, standards and governance practices and compliant, interoperable and secure ICAM products and solutions in the marketplace.
Under the newly awarded Federal Public Key Infrastructure (FPKI) Subject Matter Expert (SME) Support Services contract, Electrosoft will assist IATAD with development, management and execution of the division's responsibilities from an innovative and strategic perspective, including:
- FPKI policy and operational governance including support to the FPKI Policy Authority (FPKIPA) and associated working groups;
- Strategy development for test and evaluation of shared ICAM solutions under the FIPS 201 Evaluation Program, including operating the Physical Access Control Systems (PACS) test laboratory; and
- Guidance and playbook creation based on the FICAM Architecture and identity management policies, standards and initiatives.
"GSA leads the field in delivering government-wide trust services and ICAM solutions that enable agencies to better achieve their mission goals," said Dr. Sarbari Gupta, Electrosoft CEO. "Under this contract, Electrosoft will leverage more than 16 years of FPKI and ICAM thought leadership to provide the GSA OGP IATAD with support and subject matter expertise to meet their mission objectives."
The five-year contract has a one-year base period and four option years.
Electrosoft delivers comprehensive technology-based solutions and services that propel mission success for federal government customers. Specializing in cybersecurity, Electrosoft supports civilian and defense organizations in advancing cybersecurity postures, modernizing technology ecosystems and adopting agile approaches to improve operational efficiency and security. Recognized for deep domain knowledge and mature management practices, the company is rated at Maturity Level 3 for CMMI-DEV and CMMI-SVC and is certified under ISO 9001, ISO 20000-1 and ISO 27001. The rapidly growing 8(a), economically disadvantaged, women-owned small business (EDWOSB) and WOSB is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Learn more at www.electrosoft-inc.com.
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The fight against addiction ramps up in NJ
Every year I am honored to join my friends at CFC Loud N Clear for one of the top shows at the Jersey Shore, Rock The Farm.
CFC is the strongest and most effective organization in the Garden State promoting sober living.
With the addiction crisis reaching new heights in NJ and across the nation, it's more important than ever to support the fighters on the front line helping people defeat addiction and change their lives.
One of the big challenges that I've learned about in my travois working and volunteering in this space for the past eight years is the need for a support structure.
Those who initially succumb to addiction and subsequently get sober have to focus on the long term and part of that is a sober community to provide understanding and structure.
So many people kick the addiction only to fall back in with the demons because they go right back to the crowd and lifestyle they left to get help. Many have no choice.
CFC provides people with a choice and the success rate is astronomical.
Rock The Farm is a huge opportunity for you to help plus be a part of one of the most energetic and entertaining events of the Jersey Shore "shoulder season".
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New York is poised to strengthen its oversight of private and religious schools following years of complaints that thousands of children are graduating from ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools lacking basic academic skills, including the ability to read English.
A Board of Regents committee unanimously approved guidelines Monday to make sure instruction at the state’s private and religious schools is equivalent to that of its public schools.
The rules would apply to all of New York’s 1,800 nonpublic schools but would have the greatest impact on the ultra-Orthodox schools, called yeshivas, some of which provide rigorous religious instruction but little or no teaching in secular subjects like English, math, science and history.
Defenders of the schools say parents have the right to send their children to programs consistent with their beliefs and traditions. As the Regents met Monday, protesters assembled outside, some with signs reading: “We will sit in jail rather than change our childrens education.”
Many yeshivas in New York state are modern Orthodox schools that provide a full secular curriculum along with religious studies. But there have been complaints that some yeshivas run by strictly observant Hasidic Jews were not meeting basic academic standards.
A New York Times investigation published Sunday cited instances of English teachers speaking only Yiddish to students, teachers using corporal punishment and graduates who said they were woefully unprepared for life or employment outside of their communities.
Virtually all of the Hasidic boys who took state standardized math and reading exams in 2019 failed, the report said.
A final vote is scheduled for Tuesday on new Board of Regents rules that would give private schools multiple pathways to show they meet a longstanding legal mandate to provide an education that is “substantially equivalent” to that of a public school. Among the criteria is that primary subjects be taught in English.
“We are trying to obviously adhere to the law but also create some flexibility around that as well,” state Education Commissioner Betty Rosa said.
State education officials have spent years trying to strike a balance. An initial set of guidelines released in 2018 was struck down by a state judge who said they were not implemented correctly. The department reviewed about 350,000 public comments following the release of the latest proposal and made adjustments in response, authorities said.
“The regulation respects that parents have a constitutional right to send their children to an independent school and that we respect the worldviews of the schools and their communities,” assistant commissioner Christina Coughlin said.
The group Parents for Educational and Religious Liberty in Schools, which represents yeshivas, said families choose to pay for private or religious schools because they believe in their educational approach.
“A government checklist, devised by lawyers and enforced by bureaucrats, hampers rather than advances education,” the group said in an email. “Parents in New York have been choosing a yeshiva education for more than 120 years, and they are proud of the successful results, and will continue to do the same, with or without the blessing or support of state leaders in Albany.”
Under the rules, a school can demonstrate equivalency, for example, by using state-approved assessments or operating a high school registered by the Board of Regents. It also can be reviewed by the local school district.
Groups representing Roman Catholic and Christian schools said they are confident their schools meet the substantially equivalent standards.
Naftuli Moster, who founded a group to improve secular standards at yeshivas, said he worried the schools would use the issue of cultural sensitivity to exploit loopholes without clearer guidance on how the regulations will be enforced, something the state is expected to address in the next few months.
“How you teach it or what you incorporate into the teaching is not what matters,” Moster said by phone. “It’s objective whether you teach science. There’s no Jewish science. It’s objective whether you do or do not teach social studies.”
Private schools that fall short of the threshold will be given time to adjust their instruction, state education officials said.
But those that may refuse to comply could lose state funding and their standing as a school with the state. Parents who continue to send their children to such a school could find themselves in violation of the state’s compulsory education law requiring that children between the ages of six and 16 be provided with a program of instruction, either at a public school or elsewhere.
Daniel Morton Bentley, a lawyer for the state Education Department, said Friday that much of the public pushback has focused on “philosophical opposition to state regulation of nonpublic schools,” which he said is required by law and not changed by the Regents’ action.
Public school districts would be required to complete initial reviews of nonpublic schools within their boundaries by the end of the 2024-25 school year.
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ROME (AP) — The leader of Italy's center-left campaign alliance on Tuesday cited the gains of a Swedish populist party with neo-Nazi roots as further proof that fear is propelling the far-right’s growth in Europe, and he warned that the outcome of his own country's approaching election could determine Italy's future role in Europe.
"Fears are today a big part of the way in which our societies are living this period,'' former Premier Enrico Letta said, citing the pandemic and its economic woes, the energy crisis of soaring utility bills and Russia's war against Ukraine.
“It's easier for the right, for the extreme right to push, to boost (itself) on these fears,'' Letta, who leads the Democratic Party, told The Associated Press in an interview.
In the Swedish election last weekend, a populist, anti-immigration party, Sweden Democrats, surged in balloting to become the country's second-largest political force. Fears of gang violence dominated Sweden's election campaign.
The elections in Italy on Sept. 25 "are like a Brexit referendum in the U.K,.'' Letta said, referring to the stunning 2016 vote that saw Britain decide to leave the European Union.
“You have just two possible solutions. The solution that the right is raising is a solution of nationalism,'' Letta said. “The other solution is on our side, and our solution means Europe.”
His chief rival in Italy’s election is Giorgia Meloni, who leads the far-right Brothers of Italy party, which has roots in neo-fascism. She hopes to become the first woman to hold the Italian premiership.
In opinion polls, Letta’s Democratic Party has been running neck-and-neck with Meloni's party. Voter surveys indicate her party, which has called for a naval blockade of Africa's Mediterranean coast to try to stop migrants from reaching Italy, could garner more than 20% in the upcoming balloting. In the previous election it won only a 4% share.
Because Italy's electoral system rewards parties that join forces in campaign alliances, Meloni holds a big advantage over Letta.
She has forged alliances with the right-wing, anti-migrant League leader Matteo Salvini and former Premier Silvio Berlusconi who heads the center-right Forza Italia party. Letta, meanwhile, has refused to ally with the 5-Star Movement — Italy's biggest populist party in Parliament which helped collapse Premier Mario Draghi's government in July — while his overture for a campaign alliance with two small centrist parties was rebuffed.
Draghi's sudden loss of coalition allies set the stage for tjese parliamentary elections six months early.
Should the right triumph in Italy's election, “it's a danger for the future of Italy,'' said Letta. ”It is a danger because Italy needs European cooperation. And without European cooperation it would be impossible to find solutions to all our problems.''
Letta in the interview ruled out any Draghi-style broad coalition government, like the one the former European Central Bank chief formed in early 2021 to help Italy's pandemic-battered economy recover.
“There won't be any governments of national unity,” he said.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan scrambled to deliver aid to those most in need on Tuesday as the death toll from record-breaking floods in this impoverished Islamic nation rose further, with no respite in sight from the unprecedented monsoon rains.
The rains started early this year — in mid-June — and swept away entire villages, bridges and roads, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. At one point, a third of the country's territory was inundated with water.
Authorities said the overall death toll reached 1,422 on Tuesday, with 31 more people dying in rain-related incidents this week. Experts have said that climate change has been blamed in large part for the deluge, the worst in recent memory.
Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's minister for climate change, warned that the rains, which had abated late last month only to restart this week, are predicted to continue lashing much of the country in the coming weeks.
Rehman also expressed fears the downpours would hamper ongoing rescue and relief operations in flood-hit areas, where swirling deluges from overflowing rivers, fast melting glaciers and floods have already affected 33 million people.
It will take up to six months to drain water in flood-hit areas, officials say. Waterborne diseases have already sickened thousands of people in flood-stricken areas — and now there are fears of mosquito-borne dengue fever. Mosquitos have spread, due to stagnant waters following the flooding.
“With 584,246 people in camps throughout the country, (the) health crisis could wreak havoc," Rehman said in a statement.
She added that so far, the southern port city of Karachi has registered an outbreak of dengue fever. Karachi is also the capital of Sindh province, one of the regions worst affected by the floods.
The floods have also destroyed crops, including 70% of the onion harvest, along with rice and corn, Rehman said. Much of the country’s agriculture belt is underwater and Pakistan is in talks with several nations to import wheat. Iran has already dispatched fresh vegetables to Pakistan.
In Sindh, officials said more downpours could delay the return of about 600,000 people from camps to their villages, towns and other urban areas.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's government has started distributing money to those who lost homes in the flooding to help them restart their lives.
State media also quoted Sharif as telling his Cabinet on Tuesday that despite the fact that Pakistan emits less than 1% of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, it faces widespread damages from climate-induced floods, disproportionately more than other nations.
The floods have damaged 1.7 million homes, according to the National Disaster Management Agency. Thousands of pregnant women are living in tents and makeshift homes.
Initially, Pakistan estimated that the floods caused $10 billion in damages, but authorities now say the damages are far greater. The devastation has forced the United Nations to urge the international community to send more help.
So far, U.N. agencies and various countries, including the United States, have sent about 90 planeloads of aid. Last week, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres traveled to flood-hit areas in southern and southwestern Pakistan to see first-hand the extent of the disaster.
“I appeal for massive support from the international community as Pakistan responds to this climate catastrophe,” Guterres tweeted from Pakistan. Earlier, he had called on the world to stop “sleepwalking” through the dangerous environmental crisis.
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Is MSIF Global Opportunity Portfolio A (MGGPX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now?
If you've been stuck searching for Mutual Fund Equity Report funds, you might want to consider passing on by MSIF Global Opportunity Portfolio A (MGGPX) as a possibility. MGGPX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 5 (Strong Sell), which is based on nine forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance.
History of Fund/Manager
MGGPX is a part of the MorgStanley family of funds, a company based out of New York, NY. MSIF Global Opportunity Portfolio A debuted in May of 2010. Since then, MGGPX has accumulated assets of about $1.54 billion, according to the most recently available information. Kristian Heugh is the fund's current manager and has held that role since May of 2010.
Performance
Obviously, what investors are looking for in these funds is strong performance relative to their peers. This fund carries a 5-year annualized total return of 6.97%, and it sits in the middle third among its category peers. If you're interested in shorter time frames, do not dismiss looking at the fund's 3-year annualized total return of 2.68%, which places it in the bottom third during this time-frame.
When looking at a fund's performance, it is also important to note the standard deviation of the returns. The lower the standard deviation, the less volatility the fund experiences. The standard deviation of MGGPX over the past three years is 23.49% compared to the category average of 16.37%. The fund's standard deviation over the past 5 years is 20.69% compared to the category average of 14.53%. This makes the fund more volatile than its peers over the past half-decade.
Risk Factors
With a 5-year beta of 1.03, the fund is likely to be as volatile as the market average. Alpha is an additional metric to take into consideration, since it represents a portfolio's performance on a risk-adjusted basis relative to a benchmark, which in this case, is the S&P 500. Over the past 5 years, the fund has a negative alpha of -4.91. This means that managers in this portfolio find it difficult to pick securities that generate better-than-benchmark returns.
Expenses
Costs are increasingly important for mutual fund investing, and particularly as competition heats up in this market. And all things being equal, a lower cost product will outperform its otherwise identical counterpart, so taking a closer look at these metrics is key for investors. In terms of fees, MGGPX is a load fund. It has an expense ratio of 1.20% compared to the category average of 1.10%. So, MGGPX is actually more expensive than its peers from a cost perspective.
This fund requires a minimum initial investment of $1,000, while there is no minimum for each subsequent investment.
Bottom Line
Overall, MSIF Global Opportunity Portfolio A ( MGGPX ) has a low Zacks Mutual Fund rank, and in conjunction with its comparatively similar performance, worse downside risk, and higher fees, MSIF Global Opportunity Portfolio A ( MGGPX ) looks like a poor potential choice for investors right now.
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We live in an incredible world where mobile phones (9 billion) outnumber people (7.7 billion). But what are the telecommunications companies really going through in the age of a new technological revolution? What are the tendencies and the prospects?
Telecom industry – now and then
Lately, the telecommunications industry has been one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing sectors in the world. If in 2021 the market volume was equal to $ 1707.96 billion, in 2028 the estimated revenue is thought to be worth $ 2467.01 billion. More than that, in the next three years the volume of investments is expected to reach the record level of $ 40 billion.
Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on the telecom industry development. While the whole world was getting used to the new reality, telecommunications providers were getting great benefits. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of the telecommunications sector as never before because the global communications traffic has increased at least by 1.5-2 times. However, such an unexpected increase has also become a serious challenge for the telecom industry and has revealed its weaknesses. The overload of systems has become a certain boost to the search for new solutions.
Thus, at the moment the main development vectors of the telecom are 5G technologies, the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, security enhancement, and gain of productivity. More than ever before, telecommunications companies should keep abreast of modern technologies and maintain an intra-industry dialogue. The ideal way to do it is to participate in annual thematic conferences and events.
Events in the telecommunications industry – why are they so important?
Every year more than 100 telecommunications trade shows and conferences are held all over the world. Sometimes the importance of these conferences is underestimated which leads to significant technological backwardness of many companies and, as usual, ends up in a crisis. Such events not only unite the key industry players – they are considered to be a powerful impetus for the development of the entire telecom industry.
The most popular exhibitions are Mobile World Congress, Wireless Global Congress, MVNOs World Congress, as well as the upcoming CommunicAsia, Iot Tech Expo Global, RFID & Wireless IoT Tommorrow, and many others.
The most recent conference was EUROPE 2022 GCCM – Berlin. The summit was held on the 23-24th of June and was based on the Carrier Community worldwide telecommunications platform. Carrier Community is an advanced telecommunications club that unites innovative companies in the field of telecom service providers.
The main goal of Carrier Community is to create a unique platform for the exchange of information and contacts. Carrier Community provides the telecommunications industry with a unique place for meetings and dialogue, where participants can exchange ideas, contacts, and innovative business discoveries.
The biggest conference is thought to be Mobile World Congress. It is an annual trade show where the industry giants (like Deutsche Telekom, Ciena, China Mobile International, and others) meet agile and flexible startups that share their experience and expertise. The best thing about such kinds of trade shows is that they are created for a vast professional audience. They bring together the largest telecommunications service providers and stakeholders from completely different areas: data communication, voice telecommunications, SMS, mobile communication, VAS, Internet, Internet providers, etc.
The participants study the prospects for business development in the post-pandemic world, discuss the latest market trends at expert panels and knowledge exchange sessions and demonstrate their latest products. Among the most topical and recent trends are the decreasing value of tower assets, the emphasis on 5G communications, which by 2023 already promise to occupy 10% of the global market, the Internet of Things (IoT), the development of which is closely linked to the capacities of 5G communications and last but not least, the cybersecurity management.
Startups of today, giants of tomorrow
The British “Bringo Group" appeared 3 years ago as an IT startup founded by Alexander Suvorov. The competitive advantage of this company is a unique software developed to recognize in a record period of time the nature of messages (whether they are advertising, notification, or service messages). During its presence on the market, Bringo Group has entered the top 10 largest SMS providers, has captured 10% of the global market in its segment, and also has started to serve one-third of the world's population. Bringo Group works with more than 200 global telecom operators, and among the clients of the former startup there are such IT mastodons as Google, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, Snapchat, Microsoft, and many others.
Bringo Group participates a lot in all kinds of trade shows and conferences. At the EUROPE GCCM – Berlin summit during the discussion of the data security issue (that every year becomes more and more serious due to the increased cyber-attacks and database hacking), Bringo Group was one of the companies that proposed a solution to the problem. The company has developed its own software to ensure the security of mobile communications users. Moreover, at this moment Bringo Group is working on another interesting project. This is a software that will allow parents to track third children’s actions on the Internet and thereby protect them from traumatic content.
Without any doubt, the future of the telecommunications industry is closely connected with the development of innovative technologies. The main question is whether telecom companies will be able to quickly adapt to new realities or not. Anyway, the recent conferences have given us hope. The future is for the companies like Bringo Group: with a flexible approach and an emphasis on advanced IT technologies.
This article was written in cooperation with EUROPE 2022 GCCM
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Leading TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) treatment provider in the Pacific Northwest relocates to a larger facility to allow providers to help more individuals in the Lakewood-Tacoma area overcome symptoms of depression, OCD, PTSD, and anxiety.
SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With seven locations in the Puget Sound area, NeuroStim TMS provides TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) treatment to patients struggling to overcome symptoms of depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD and similar disorders. Their specialized providers have delivered over 90 thousand non-invasive TMS treatments, and their patients report results better than the national average. To increase its capacity to provide cutting-edge treatments to patients in the Lakewood-Tacoma area, NeuroStim has moved to a neighboring building, which will be its largest facility to date. NeuroStim is holding a public Open House on Thursday, September 15th, 2022, from 5-7pm at 9116 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood, WA 98499. For details, interested parties can visit www.NeuroStimTMS.com/openhouse.
NeuroStim provides patients for whom medication has been ineffective with a non-invasive, non-sedating, FDA-approved alternative depression treatment. Its customizable treatment has been proven safe and effective through clinical trials at major medical centers, including Walter Reed Medical Center, the Mayo Clinic, Stanford, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins. Among patients treated at NeuroStim Treatment Centers since 2018, more than 70% improved by 50% or greater, and 46% experienced a complete remission of their symptoms, adding to the library of data supporting the efficacy of TMS Therapy.
"Moving to a larger facility is a great milestone for the whole NeuroStim team," remarked NeuroStim CEO, Walt Guidice. "The fact that we need a larger facility illustrates that TMS is working for our patients. We are excited to welcome more people to meet with our skilled staff and learn how TMS can help them improve their outlook on life and start living life to its fullest again."
The new Lakewood, Washington facility is located right next to their old location, keeping treatment close and convenient for current patients. Psychiatrist and graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Nick Weiss, will oversee the new facility as Medical Director. Dr. Weiss brings more than 20 years of experience diagnosing and treating mental illness. "I was once a huge skeptic about TMS treatment, but I have seen it often work wonders in my patients when everything else has failed, so I have become a huge believer and advocate for TMS," Dr. Weiss stated.
"Many of the people who come to us are beaten down by symptoms," said Guidice. "They've talked to their doctor, they've tried medications, they've tried to push through, and they're not sure what to do. However, when they experience TMS Therapy it often completely transforms them.
Staffed by industry-leading doctors and professionals specializing in TMS Therapy, NeuroStim TMS prides itself on providing patients with the highest standards of care and respect. To learn more about NeuroStim TMS and how their state-of-the-art TMS Therapy can help relieve mental health symptoms, call (888) 963-9467 or visit www.NeuroStimTMS.com.
Contact: Brandon Gary, 206-620-1665, seattle@neurostimtms.com
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This free searchable directory will match families with autism studies and speed up the process
of enrolling participants in research.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Autism Science Foundation (ASF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding innovative autism research and supporting families facing autism, today announced the launch of the 'Participate in Research' directory on the ASF website. The new searchable directory is intended to increase participation in autism research by making it easier for families to find and enroll in studies.
Families who use this new directory can search by age, topic of interest or geographical location. It is free for all autism researchers to list their research studies in this new directory. This is the only available searchable directory open to all individuals and their family members.
"One of our goals at ASF is to provide resources the community needs but doesn't have yet," said ASF President Alison Singer. "This new tool will speed up the pace of science and ultimately improve the lives of people with autism. Thank you to our generous donors, who make projects like this possible."
"Many important autism research studies do not have enough participants, or a broad enough sample, to draw any real conclusions," said ASF Chief Science Officer Dr. Alycia Halladay. "This is in part because of the challenge of matching people interested in research to studies that are suited to their individual characteristics or preferences. This new directory is an important tool to address that issue and increase involvement in critically important research studies."
Access the new 'Participate in Research' directory here.
The Autism Science Foundation (ASF) is a 501(c) (3) public charity. Its mission is to support autism research by providing funding to scientists and organizations conducting autism research. ASF also provides information about autism to the general public and serves to increase awareness of autism spectrum disorders and the needs of individuals and families affected by autism. To learn more about the Autism Science Foundation or to make a donation, visit www.autismsciencefoundation.org.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jetblue nonstop flights to Guadeloupe (PTP) from New York (JFK) are set to resume on November 5. Guadeloupe Islands afficionados can already book their tickets online through the NY based carrier's website. JetBlue will operate three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
"We are thrilled about the return of Jetblue in November, these are excellent news for the destination and for Americans who are eager to discover or to return to our French Caribbean archipelago for a unique experience." Said Sonia TAILLEPIERRE, President, Guadeloupe Islands Tourist Board. All health restrictions applied to international travelers entering the Guadeloupe archipelago have been lifted. On August 1, the French parliament declared the end to the public health emergency and subsequent exceptional measures put in place at the outset of the Covid -19 pandemic.
- Proof of vaccination is no longer required
- No further justification for travel can be required
- Travelers no longer must provide a sworn statement of non-contamination
- No more covid test is required upon arrival
The Guadeloupe archipelago will be kicking off the winter season with the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe, its acclaimed international transatlantic sailing race that will leave Saint Malo, Brittany, France on November 6 to reach Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, around a fortnight later. 138 solo sailors will set sail for an epic Atlantic crossing that they have been dreaming of for months, even for years. Some of the best solo racers in the world, professionals, and amateurs, meet every 4 years to taste "The Magic of the Rhum."
"This is a highly anticipated season for all our partners. The future of travel is very promising as all health restrictions have been lifted. We are ready to welcome Americans" adds Taillepierre.
The return of the Accor Group to Guadeloupe is also a strong sign of dynamism for the destination. The opening of The Royal Key, a 4-star Pullman brand Resort under Accor Group management is on the way. Scheduled to be ready for the 2023/2024 winter season, the 102-room and suite Pullman property will be combined with a high-end spa complex.
For more information about the destination's visit the destination website here
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Funding supports accelerating cyberinfrastructure-centric research capacity at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) through proof-of-concept grants and shared resources
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) and Internet2 have been awarded a nearly $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the acceleration of cyberinfrastructure-centric research capacity at HBCU and TCU campuses.
This award, which is from the NSF's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC), is the second and largest direct NSF award to the MS-CC and Internet2. This new grant builds on earlier work by the MS-CC and Internet2, including an NSF Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence Demonstration Pilot (2137123) awarded in 2021 to provide researchers, professional staff, and students from HBCUs and TCUs with programs and services that address their cyberinfrastructure needs.
"NSF is delighted with the launch of this project, which will grow cyberinfrastructure focused research capacity in minority serving institutions," said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. "MSIs are a critical force to furthering science and engineering research and channeling diverse talent from across the nation to address our nation's key priorities."
Ana Hunsinger, vice president of community engagement at Internet2 and the grant's principal investigator, says the grant signals a recognition that the MS-CC is a change agent that can advance strategies and programs to directly engage and support the 21st century digital STEM workforce by advancing the important research and education work of HBCUs, TCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
"The MS-CC is committed to its vision of establishing itself as a community-owned, collaborative, and connective effort focused on advancing cyberinfrastructure at HBCUs, TCUs, and other MSIs by meeting them where they are and growing their cyberinfrastructure capabilities and infrastructure," said Hunsinger. "We are working to broaden participation by underrepresented groups in STEM fields within the U.S. research cyberinfrastructure ecosystem, and enabling new perspectives and voices to be included in national and global research projects."
The focus of the NSF grant is to provide several HBCU and TCU institutions with campus-specific cyberinfrastructure assessments that drive cyberinfrastructure strategic plans for each institution, along with identifying opportunities for the institutions to engage with the broader cyberinfrastructure, research, and education ecosystem and communities.
Deborah Dent, chief information officer at Jackson State University and co-principal investigator on the grant, says the funding allows the MS-CC to work on lowering the barriers of access that underrepresented institutions face in trying to participate in the science and research community.
"The MS-CC is taking the necessary steps to address challenges faced by many minority-serving institutions and providing them with resources necessary to advance campus cyberinfrastructure capabilities," says Dent. "This funding is a big step in research cyberinfrastructure investments that expand the capabilities of research and education, and without which you can't enable data, computing services, and resources essential to supporting advanced science, engineering, and mathematics."
Over the course of the five-year grant period, MS-CC and Internet2 will facilitate proof-of-concept grants for several HBCUs and TCUs to fund key cyberinfrastructure technology investments to directly address barriers they typically encounter when developing science efforts or applying for cyberinfrastructure funding.
"The MS-CC is facilitating a new approach that provides several HBCU and TCU campuses with dedicated access to expertise and resources to assess their cyberinfrastructure needs and create a tailored plan that supports their campus community," says James Brenn, associate vice president for information technology at Claflin University, and co-principal investigator on the grant. "What's great about this approach is that the practices and tools the proof-of-concept grants support will be documented and disseminated across the MS-CC and the broader community of under-resourced campuses."
The proof-of-concept grants have the potential to enable a path that establishes and supports a cyberinfrastructure-enabled, frictionless campus research infrastructure – inclusive of an advanced networking environment, with compute, storage, identity and access management, and other integrations needed to support science and research.
A key component of this approach is providing facilitation and capability-building support for the campuses selected for the proof-of-concept grants. The MS-CC will coordinate and deploy three shared support teams focused on cyberinfrastructure, stakeholder alignment, and research and education. The teams will work directly with each of the campuses to identify and execute strategic cyberinfrastructure investments coordinated with research and education priorities, and contribute to engagement across the MS-CC ecosystem.
"The planned Proof-of-Concept Grants and shared Tiger Teams will help address challenges faced by MSIs and broaden the geography of innovation," added Manish Parashar, Director, NSF's Office of Cyberinfrastructure.
By the end of the five-year funding period, the MS-CC envisions the emergence of a model or set of models to support cyberinfrastructure facilitation and cyberinfrastructure-enabled research at HBCUs and TCUs that can be adopted across other MSIs and under-resourced institutions.
"At the core of all the MS-CC's efforts is community building and campus engagement," says Al Anderson, chief information officer at Salish Kootenai College, and co-principal investigator on the grant. "Our community of historically underserved institutions varies in size, strategic research and education goals, and cyberinfrastructure capabilities. The shared support teams allow us to broaden collaborations, discussions, and communities of practice across the diverse institutions in our communities."
To learn more about the MS-CC, visit www.ms-cc.org. Source material: NSF Award page.
MS-CC envisions a transformational partnership to promote advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) capabilities on HBCU, HSI, TCU, and MSI campuses, with data; research computing; teaching; curriculum development and implementation; collaboration; and capacity-building connections among institutions. The consortium emerged from a National Science Foundation-funded pilot project that was awarded through Clemson University: NSF OAC #1659297 "CC* Cyber Team: Cyberinfrastructure Empowerment for Diverse Research, Scholarship, and Workforce Development (CI Empower)."
In September 2021, the MS-CC and Internet2 were awarded nearly $3 million by the National Science Foundation over two years to fund a Center of Excellence to advance the research cyberinfrastructure capabilities and support systems for HBCUs and TCUs (NSF Award # 2137123). While the initial focus of this grant is to advance cyberinfrastructure on campuses with definite needs through a partnership model, possibilities exist for additional opportunities to further expand the collaborations and support among other MSIs.
Internet2® is a non-profit, member-driven advanced technology community founded by the nation's leading higher education institutions in 1996. Internet2 delivers a diverse portfolio of technology solutions that leverages, integrates, and amplifies the strengths of its members and helps support their educational, research, and community service missions.
Working in close collaboration with the MS-CC is driven by Internet2's desire to ensure the equal participation of historically underserved institutions within the U.S. and global research and education communities. The participation of HBCUs, TCUs, HSIs, and other MSIs in our shared cyberinfrastructure is critical to our collective success in enabling access to the brightest minds, wherever they may be located.
Internet2 offices are located in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Denver, Colo.; and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit https://internet2.edu/ or follow @Internet2 on Twitter.
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FILE — Russian conscript soldiers watch a tank biathlon at the annual Army International Games near Moscow, Aug. 21, 2022. Ukraine’s battlefield successes have emboldened Vladimir Putin’s critics and sent his supporters in search of someone else to blame. (Nanna Heitmann/The New York Times). Photograph:( The New York Times )
On Russian state television, where criticism of the Kremlin is rare, supporters of the war are increasingly pointing fingers over what they cast as a disorganized and insufficiently concerted invasion; others are raising the idea of suing for peace
More than 40 local elected officials across Russia signed a two-sentence petition on Monday that ended with: “We demand the resignation of Vladimir Putin from the post of president of the Russian Federation!”
The petition, pushed by opponents of the Ukraine invasion, had no practical impact, and it was roundly ignored in Russia’s state-controlled media. But it was striking in its very existence, showing that despite the Kremlin’s extraordinary crackdown on dissent, Ukraine’s counteroffensive successes have left Putin’s opponents newly emboldened — and his supporters looking for someone else to blame.
Pro-war commentators and politicians have pointed to the military leadership or senior officials, saying they have not waged the war with sufficient decisiveness and competence, or have not delivered all the facts to Putin. Longtime Kremlin critics have seized on that discord, and Russia’s setbacks at the front, to take the risk of speaking out against Putin.
“There is now hope that Ukraine will end this war,” said Ksenia Torstrem, a member of a municipal council in St. Petersburg who helped organize the petition and called Ukrainian advances an “inspiring factor” for it. “We decided we needed to put pressure on from all sides.”
On Russian state television, where criticism of the Kremlin is rare, supporters of the war are increasingly pointing fingers over what they cast as a disorganized and insufficiently concerted invasion; others are raising the idea of suing for peace. With anger spreading over the embarrassing withdrawal of Russian troops from more than 1,000 square miles of northeastern Ukraine, one senior lawmaker said in an interview that an “urgent adjustment” to the war effort was needed.
In a phone interview Monday, that lawmaker, Konstantin F. Zatulin, a senior member of parliament in Putin’s United Russia party, laid out the stakes.
Zatulin described the retreat by Russian troops as doing “very serious damage to the very idea of this special military operation,” using the term that the Kremlin has adopted for the war. But he also cautioned that if criticism of the war effort from across the political spectrum spirals out of control, it could lead to unforeseen consequences, citing the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Soviet collapse of 1991.
“It must be underlined that this criticism should not go overboard,” he said. “Otherwise, it could spark an uncontrollable reaction.”
Zatulin insisted that any optimism by people hoping that Putin would be toppled was “very much premature.” Ukraine’s successes, he said, might prompt the Kremlin to escalate its war effort to try to deliver Ukraine a decisive defeat, though he added that he did not expect this to mean “nuclear war.”
“What now appears to some to be the success of the Ukrainian side could in fact lead to the last drop that will lead to the beginning of a war for real,” Zatulin said. “Given that Russia truly did not use the full force of its abilities, nothing remains to be done other than to demonstrate this force.”
There is no evidence that Putin’s hold on power might be weakening, and the Kremlin on Monday said the invasion would “be continued until the original goals are achieved.”
Still, there were gathering signs that Russia’s elite was unsettled by the army’s retreat and uncertain how to proceed.
A member of the lower house of parliament, Mikhail Sheremet, told a Russian news outlet that the military would not succeed in Ukraine “without a full mobilization.” It was an implicit criticism of Putin’s refusal to carry out a nationwide draft, a step that Russian proponents of an escalated war effort have long been demanding.
The leader of a pro-Putin party, Sergei Mironov, praised the strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure targets Sunday night that left parts of the country without power, but complained that they “should have been carried out two to three months ago.”
And on the social network Telegram, where pro-war Russian military bloggers have gained huge followings, the grumbling also continued. “Stop whining,” Yevgeny Poddubny, a war correspondent for Russian state television, posted, referring to those who were worried about an escalating war.
But a senior member of the upper house, Andrei Klimov, tried to push back against the voices calling for all-out war, telling reporters that he saw no “necessity” for a mobilization or for martial law to be declared.
Opponents of Putin have been heartened by the discord.
“Many have the hope that something will finally break,” Ivan I. Kurilla, a historian at the European University at St. Petersburg and a critic of Putin, said in a phone interview. “We are probably wrong, it’s probably not yet time, but since everyone has been waiting for half a year for something to crack, this hope is very strong.”
After the invasion in February, Putin led the most intense crackdown on dissent since taking power two decades ago, signing a censorship law that made any criticism of the war effort — or even calling it a war rather than a “special military operation” — a potential crime. Thousands of journalists, activists and others fled the country, while just about all the prominent independent news media outlets still operating inside Russia were forced to shut down. Leading opposition figures who refused to flee were jailed.
So when a group of municipal council members from Putin’s home city of St. Petersburg published a statement calling for the president to be removed from office for treason last week, it was a shocking move in an environment in which fear of imprisonment has driven almost all criticism of Putin underground.
Some of those council members now face fines for “discrediting” the military and government, but in Moscow, members of another municipal council followed suit in calling for Putin to resign. And over the weekend, Torstrem, the St. Petersburg representative, wrote to fellow opposition-minded local deputies in a Telegram chat group: “I also want to do something.”
She was convinced to speak out, she said, both by colleagues who had already published anti-Putin statements and by the military advances of Ukrainian troops. She also noted the unhappiness in the pro-Putin camp, saying it put the Kremlin in a particularly delicate spot.
Torstrem, 38, helped draft the petition issued Monday calling on Putin to step down. She was careful not to mention the war, to avoid making any of the signatories vulnerable under the laws that criminalize criticism of it. The petition said only that Putin’s actions “do harm to the future of Russia and its citizens.”
The petition had 19 signatories from Moscow and St. Petersburg when she published it on Twitter on Monday morning. By the end of the day, the number had grown to more than 40, including municipal representatives from the remote city of Yakutsk in Siberia and from Samara on the Volga River.
She acknowledged that it was unclear how, in practice, the petition might help precipitate Putin’s resignation. But one signatory, Vasily Khoroshilov, a municipal deputy in Moscow, said the idea was to send a message to powerful opponents of Putin that they would have support among the Russian public.
“The radical patriots have also started to doubt the correctness of the path that is being followed,” Khoroshilov, 38, said in a phone interview. “Some forces in the highest echelons of power might take some kind of decisive action if they see support among the people.”
Putin’s core supporters appear to be focused on the notion that any problems in the war are not his fault, but that he was being misled by senior officials or the military leadership.
That was the message sent by Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman ruler of the southern Russian region of Chechnya. He posted a rambling voice message to his Telegram account over the weekend and warned that if the military did not change its strategy “today or tomorrow,” he would be forced “to speak to the Defense Ministry’s leadership and the country’s leadership to explain to them the real situation on the ground.”
Zatulin, the senior lawmaker, said that many in Russia believed that “Putin was wrongly informed and doesn’t know everything, that he was deluded.”
“The president himself maintains his authority and is the foundation of stability at this moment,” Zatulin said.
But, he cautioned, “it’s clear that any system has its limits.”
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GENEVA (AP) — The acting U.N. human rights chief on Monday urged European Union member states to avoid “backtracking” on their efforts to develop renewables and energy-efficiency projects at a time when soaring energy prices have prompted some to ramp up use of and searches for fossil fuels.
Nada al-Nashif, the acting U.N. high commissioner for human rights, laid out rights concerns about more than 30 countries, regions and territories including Ethiopia, Ukraine, Myanmar and Haiti in an opening speech to the latest session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Beyond expressing concerns about the direct impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine, she noted how the war has dented exports of food and fuel from those two countries – that are major producers of both – forcing EU states, for example, to scramble for more energy sources.
“In the face of soaring energy prices which threaten to impact the most vulnerable as winter approaches, some EU member states are turning to investments in fossil fuels infrastructure and supplies,” al-Nashif said.
While such an impulse was “understandable,” she warned of the long-term consequences of boosting use of fossil fuels that contribute to global warming and called for faster development of energy-efficiency projects and renewables.
“There is no room for backtracking in the face of the ongoing climate crisis,” she said.
In Germany, the EU’s biggest economy, use of carbon-spewing coal rose as a share of the country’s total electricity production in the first half of 2022 compared with a year earlier. The Dutch government this summer issued permits for a joint gas exploration project with Germany.
EU nations have been looking to tap new sources of natural gas to help them wean themselves off supplies from Russia.
Al-Nashif made only passing reference to a report raising concerns about China’s controversial campaign to fight terrorism and extremism in Western Xinjiang that could at times have amounted to “crimes against humanity” against Uyghurs and other minorities. It was released in the waning minutes of the tenure of former rights chief Michelle Bachelet. Beijing lashed out at the report, calling it part of a plot by Western nations to block China’s rise.
Al-Nashif has held the temporary post since the term of former Chilean President Bachelet expired on Aug. 31. Her successor — Austrian diplomat and U.N. veteran Volker Türk — takes over the job in coming days.
The four-week autumn session at the council, which brings together 47 U.N. member states, is expected to take up “country situations” in many places including Afghanistan, Congo, Myanmar, Ukraine and Venezuela.
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What’s left as Jan. 6 panel sprints to year-end finish
WASHINGTON (AP) — With only three months left in the year, the House Jan. 6 committee is eyeing a close to its work and a final report laying out its findings about the U.S. Capitol insurrection. But the investigation is not over.
The committee has already revealed much of its work at eight hearings over the summer, showing in detail how former President Donald Trump ignored many of his closest advisers and amplified his false claims of election fraud after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. Witnesses interviewed by the panel — some of them Trump’s closest allies — recounted in videotaped testimony how the former president declined to act when hundreds of his supporters violently attacked the Capitol as Congress certified Biden’s victory on Jan. 6, 2021.
Lawmakers say there is more to come. The nine-member panel — seven Democrats and two Republicans — interviewed witnesses through all of August, and they are planning at least one hearing this month. Members are expected to meet and discuss some of their next steps on Tuesday.
Because the Jan. 6 panel is a temporary, or “select,” committee, it expires at the end of the current Congress. If Republicans take the majority in November’s elections, as they are favored to do, they are expected to dissolve the committee in January. So the panel is planning to issue a final report by the end of December.
What’s left for the committee in 2022:
HEARINGS
The committee is expected to hold at least one hearing, maybe more, before the end of the month. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the Republican vice chairwoman, said the committee “has far more evidence to share with the American people and more to gather.”
“Doors have opened, new subpoenas have been issued and the dam has begun to break,” Cheney said at a July 21 hearing that was held in prime time and watched by 17.7 million people. “We have considerably more to do.”
It’s unclear if the next hearings will provide a general overview of what the panel has learned or if they will be focused on new information and evidence. The committee conducted several interviews at the end of July and into August with Trump’s Cabinet secretaries, some of whom had discussed invoking the constitutional process in the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office after the insurrection.
WITNESSES
The panel has already interviewed more than 1,000 people, but lawmakers and staff are still pursuing new threads. The committee just recently spoke to several of the Cabinet secretaries, including former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in July and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao in August.
The committee also wants to get to the bottom of missing Secret Service texts from Jan. 5-6, 2021, which could shed further light on Trump’s actions during the insurrection, particularly after earlier testimony about his confrontation with security as he tried to join supporters at the Capitol.
“We anticipate talking to additional members of the president’s Cabinet,” Cheney said at the beginning of August. “We anticipate talking to additional members of his campaign. Certainly, we’re very focused as well on the Secret Service.”
The committee has also pursued an interview with conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Lawmakers want to know more about her role in trying to help Trump overturn the election. She contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin as part of that effort.
FINAL REPORT
The committee must shut down within a month after issuing a final report, per its rules. But lawmakers could issue some smaller reports before then, perhaps even before the November elections. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the panel’s chairman, has said there may be an interim report in the fall.
The release of the final report will likely come close to the end of the year so the panel can maximize its time. While much of the findings will already be known, the report is expected to thread the story together in a definitive way that lays out the committee’s conclusions for history.
TRUMP AND PENCE
Members of the committee are still debating how aggressively to pursue testimony from Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence.
Some have have questioned whether calling Pence — he resisted Trump’s pressure to try and block Biden’s certification on Jan. 6 — is needed since many of his closest aides have already testified. His top lawyer at the White House, Greg Jacob, testified at one of the committee’s hearings in June and characterized much of Pence’s thought process during the time when Trump was pressuring him.
The panel has been in discussions with Pence’s lawyers for months, without any discernible progress. Still, the committee could invite Pence for closed-door testimony or ask him to answer written questions.
The calculation is different for the former president. Members have debated whether they need to call Trump, who is the focus of their probe but also a witness who has railed against the investigation, denied much of the evidence and who has floated the idea of presidential pardons for Jan. 6 rioters. He is also facing scrutiny in several other investigations, including at the Justice Department and over the classified documents he took to his private club.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
Another bit of unfinished business is the committee’s subpoenas to five House Republicans, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
In May the panel subpoenaed McCarthy, R-Calif., and Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Mo Brooks of Alabama. The panel has investigated McCarthy’s conversations with Trump the day of the attack and meetings the four other lawmakers had with the White House beforehand as Trump and his aides worked to overturn his election defeat.
The five Republicans, all of whom have repeatedly downplayed the investigation’s legitimacy, have simply ignored the request to testify. But the Jan. 6 committee seems unlikely to meet their defiance with contempt charges, as they have with other witnesses, in the weeks before the November elections. Not only would it be a politically risky move, but it is unclear what eventual recourse the panel would have against its own colleagues.
LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
The committee is expected to weigh in on possible legislative changes to the Electoral Count Act, which governs how a presidential election is certified by Congress.
A bipartisan group of senators released proposed changes over the summer that would clarify the way states submit electors and the vice president tallies the votes. Trump and his allies tried to find loopholes in that law ahead of Jan. 6 as the former president worked to overturn his defeat to Biden and unsuccessfully pressured Pence to go along.
The Jan. 6 panel’s final report is expected to include a larger swath of legislative recommendations.
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Associated Press writers Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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BANGOR, Maine — The Bangor School Department is partnering with the University of Maine's College of Education and Human Development in an effort to make Bangor schools more inclusive to students from all backgrounds.
The diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging partnership involves a series of three courses for Bangor educators that focus on identifying racial disparities, implicit bias, and how schools can be more equitable and inclusive.
This comes after years of concern about racism and inequity in Bangor schools. In 2020, a school department report confirmed acts of racism after two students alleged experiences of racial discrimination at Bangor High School.
The first course began Monday night, with 13 teachers enrolled, and will be held throughout the fall semester, followed by two additional courses in the spring and summer.
"Inclusion and belonging and equity are values that are of utmost importance here in Bangor, and we want to make sure that this isn't just what we're saying, but what we're actively practicing," Bangor School Department's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Coordinator, Dana Carver-Bialer, said.
The courses will gather student data and analyze disparities within the school district like race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, disability. They will conduct a climate survey and have focus groups for teachers, students, and staff to share experiences and ways the department can improve.
Bangor Superintendent James Tager said this action to make schools more inclusive is more important than ever.
"If not now, when?" Tager said. "I don't think there is ever a time that we should wait. We are embracing this work."
The goal of the partnership, according to Carver-Bialer, is to shift the thought from tolerating people's differences to celebrating differences.
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Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock was shot and killed Monday in Los Angeles in a robbery, setting off a wave of tributes from fans and fellow musicians alike.
PnB Rock, whose real name was Rakim Hasheem Allen, was shot multiple times Monday afternoon while being robbed of his jewelry. Allen, 30, was with his girlfriend Stephanie Sibounheuang at a Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported.
» READ MORE: Nicki Minaj, Gov. Phil Murphy and more mourn Philly rapper PnB Rock’s death
Allen was taken to a hospital where he later died. Allen’s girlfriend had posted a location-tagged photo on Instagram that was later deleted.
Here’s what we know and don’t know.
Who was PnB Rock?
The hip hop performer grew up in Germantown and actually got his performer name from the corner of Pastorius and Baynton Streets. Allen was one of five boys raised by a single mother, Hanunah, who instilled in him a love and appreciation of Philly soul and classic hip-hop, even naming him after legendary rapper Rakim.
» READ MORE: Philly’s next big rapper PnB Rock found his sound in prison
His mother pushed him to develop his voice, as Allen would spend most of his time on the block.
Allen had run-ins with the law since he was a teenager. After he was expelled from Germantown High School, Allen decided to drop out and was sentenced to 33 months in prison at the age of 19.
Allen used his experiences on the streets and in prison to develop his music and his sound, combining the R&B crooners with the wordsmith rappers he had been raised with.
PnB Rock’s 2016 single “Selfish” made it on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and he had a few tracks on the soundtrack for the hit 2017 movie The Fate of the Furious.
Allen is survived by two daughters.
What we know
PnB Rock was at a Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles location in South Los Angeles with Sibounheuang when he was killed. Sibounheuang had posted a locaiton-tagged photo to Instagram and the suspect later brandished a handgun inside the restaurant and demanded Allen hand over some of his personal items. Police told the Times that Allen was targeted for his jewelry.
The suspect, who police are trying to identify through surveillance footage, shot Allen almost immediately.
Allen was shot at 1:15 p.m. in the restaurant. Footage circulated on social media that appeared to show Allen after he was shot.
The rapper who was best known for 2016 single “Selfish,” was taken a to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 1:59 p.m. Monday.
What we don’t know
Police had not identified the shooter as of Tuesday morning or recovered a weapon.
It was also unclear if the shooter had been led to Allen by the location-tagged social media post.
Allen had spoken about previous robbery attempts on an episode of the podcast “Off the Record with DJ Akademiks,” the Times reported.
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As some freight-rail workers could go on strike at the end of the week, some of Amtrak’s longest routes have been suspended.
According to Amtrak, routes between Chicago and Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, Chicago and San Francisco, and San Antonio and Los Angeles are all being disrupted.
Although the negotiations do not include Amtrak or its employees, Amtrak runs most of its trains outside the northeast on tracks operated by the freight-rail industry.
SMART-TD and BLET, two of the largest freight labor unions, said they are prepared for a potential strike to begin at the end of Friday. The potential for a disruption in the supply chain has prompted concern over the looming strike.
“It is the rail carriers that refuse to reach an acceptable agreement,” the unions said in a statement. “In fact, it was abundantly clear from our negotiations over the past few days that the railroads show no intentions of reaching an agreement with our Unions.”
The Biden administration got involved during the summer by getting the sides to hold off on a strike during a 60-day cooling-off period. That period expires at the end of the day Friday.
During that time, the Presidential Emergency Board came up with a recommended contract for the sides, which included a 24% compounded wage increase during the five-year period from 2020 through 2024, with a 14.1% wage increase effective immediately for union employees. The retroactive pay increase would provide an average of $11,000 per employee in back pay.
The recommendation also would give employees additional paid time off and cap employee insurance contributions at 15%.
The Association of American Railways said it is ready to reach union agreements based on the Biden administration’s recommendations. Rail operators reached agreements on Sunday with three major rail unions but said the two remaining unions are making demands beyond what Biden’s arbitrators recommended.
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Three persons, including a father and son, were sentenced to undergo life imprisonment for murdering a farmer, who is also their relative, at Bhavani Taluk in 2017.
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The convicted were S. Nagaraj, his son Jeyakumar and Prasanth. According to prosecution, the three along with Nagaraj’s wife Santhi attacked S. Chinnasamy, brother of Nagaraj, over using agricultural cart track and laying of pipeling on their land.
The three along with Santhi’s relative Prasanth alias Boopathi abused Chinnasamy and his mother Rangamma. Santhi attacked Rangamma with an iron rod. When Chinnasamy tried to prevent the attack, he was attacked by Nagaraj. Jeyakumar and Prasanth in which he suffered injuries and fell down.
Chinnasamy was admited to the District Headquarters Hospital in Erode. Later, he was shifted to the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital in Salem and again to a private hospital in Salem. Since his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to Erode GH where doctors declared him dead on May 8.
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Rangamma lodged a complaint with the Bhavani police who registered a case of murder and arrested Nagaraj, Santhi, Jeyakumar and Prasanth.
On Tuesday, R. Malathi, Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court who holds full Additional charge of II Additional District Court pronounced Nagaraj, Jeyakumar and Prasanth as guilty and sentenced them to undergo life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹5,000 each on them. Santhi was sentenced to undergo 45 days imprisonment for attacking Rangamma and was also fined ₹5,000.
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IKM-Manning took on Class 2A seventh-ranked Missouri Valley in Western Iowa Conference play on Thursday night at Manning.
The visiting Lady Reds earned a 3-0 sweep with set wins of 25-12, 25-11, 25-5, as the Wolves fell to 0-1 in WIC action, 1-3 overall in matches and 2-8 in games.
Kylie Powers had three kills and one block for IKM-Manning against the Lady Reds.
Mabel Langel added two kills with one block as well. Megan Williams had two kills, one block and one ace serve.
Kate Stangl also finished with two kills for the Wolves.
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Farmers coming under the Kandula Obul Reddy Gundalakamma reservoir at Mallavaram are keeping their fingers crossed following discharge of water from the reservoir to facilitate repairs to the damaged crest gates.
The ryots were happy when the reservoir filled up in the early phase of the southwest monsoon season as they hoped that they could grow, among other crops, cotton, chilli and pulses with the available water. Now they are ruing their fate as the irrigation authorities let out over 3 tmcft to take up immediate repairs to 10 gates.
The reservoir used to get filled up four to five times a year to enable farmers to grow crops in 62,368 acres in kharif and 80,060 acres in rabi with 12.845 tmcft of water and also meet the drinking water needs of 2.56 lakh people in 43 villages en route and Ongole city.
Now the ryots fear water shortage during the middle of the season. They are also worried whether they will be able to grow winter crops during rabi as the storage in the reservoir has come down to 1.56 tmcft as against its full capacity of 3.86 tmcft.
A group of peasants in Vellampalli village said it was unfortunate that the authorities had not paid attention to periodic overhauling of gates. As a result one of the gates got washed away following heavy inflows recently.
''The State government seems to have not learnt any lessons from the flash floods caused last year due to breach to the Annamayya project,'' lamented Samyukta Kisan Morcha Prakasam district convener Ch. Ranga Rao.
The irrigation officials here have submitted a Rs.88-lakh proposal to their higher-ups for carrying out repairs on a war-footing.
''Now work is going on in full swing. We will leave no stone unturned and complete the same within a month or so,'' they said.
Fortunately, the storage in the reservoir increased to 44% of its capacity on Tuesday when the reservoir had an inflow of about 2,000 cusecs.
The farmers pleaded with the Government to diversion Krishna water to Gundalakamma reservoir to save their crops.
On the other hand, the fisherfolk who bid for the fishing rights sought compensation for the loss of revenue as fully grown fish were washed away along with the discharged water. More than 200 families had suffered losses, said a community elder Rama Rao.
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LONDON (AP) — In a country famed for irreverence, some worry a new code of silence has taken hold.
Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a handful of people in Britain have been detained by police for expressing — often bluntly — anti-monarchy views.
A woman in Edinburgh holding a sign reading “F—— imperialism, abolish the monarchy” was charged with a breach of the peace. A man faced the same charge after he heckled Prince Andrew as the queen’s hearse traveled through the Scottish capital.
In Oxford, peace activist Symon Hill was put in handcuffs after he shouted his opposition during a ceremonial proclamation of the new king.
Hill said he spontaneously called out “Who elected him?” because he objects to a head of state being imposed on the country.
“I doubt most of the people in the crowd even heard me,” he wrote on his blog. “Two or three people near me told me to shut up.”
Hill said he was put into a police van by officers who told him he was being detained for alleged behavior that could cause “harassment, alarm or distress.” He was later released but could still face questioning.
“The police abused their powers to arrest someone who voiced some mild opposition to a head of state being appointed undemocratically,” he said.
In London, a woman was moved from the gates of Parliament while carrying a “Not my king” sign. Police said she was removed from the spot, where a police officer was stabbed to death by an Islamist attacker in 2017, to allow vehicles in and was not asked to leave the wider area.
Lawyer Paul Powlesland said he was questioned by police outside Parliament on Monday while carrying a blank piece of paper on which he, too, planned to write “Not my king.”
In footage shot by Powlesland, an officer is heard saying “it may offend someone” if he wrote the words.
Powlesland called the police behavior “outrageous.”
The civil rights group Liberty said it was “very worrying to see the police enforcing their broad powers in such a heavy-handed and punitive way to clamp down on free speech and expression.”
Republic, a group that campaigns for the abolition of the monarchy, said it would be complaining to police “in the strongest possible terms,” and would organize protests at the king’s coronation in the coming months.
“Free speech is fundamental to any democracy,” said spokesman Graham Smith. “At a time when the media is saturated with fawning over a king appointed without discussion or consent, it is even more important.”
The arrests come after the government passed a contentious law-and-order bill that toughens police powers to limit disruptive protests. It’s not clear whether any of the arrests involved the new law.
Prime Minister Liz Truss’s spokesman, Max Blain, said that while “this is a period of national mourning, and indeed grief, for the vast majority of the United Kingdom … the right to protest does remain a fundamental principle.”
But he said it is “for the police to decide what is appropriate in individual circumstances.”
The queen’s death has triggered one of the biggest security operations in British history. Some 500 royals, heads of state and heads of government from around the world are expected at the late monarch’s state funeral on Monday. Before that, hundreds of thousands are expected to line up in a queue snaking through central London to see the queen lying in state at Parliament’s Westminster Hall.
Huge crowds have already gathered near Buckingham Palace and other royal residences to leave notes and flowers or simply be part of a moment in history.
London’s Metropolitan Police force said “the overwhelming majority of interactions between officers and public at this time have been positive.”
“The public absolutely have a right of protest and we have been making this clear to all officers involved in the extraordinary policing operation currently in place,” said Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BNI® (Business Network International), the world's largest and most successful business networking organization, announced today industry veteran Tom Monaghan will be joining the Senior Leadership Team as the new Chief Development Officer (CDO). Monaghan will lead franchise development and strategic alliances for the organization and its sister organization, CorporateConnections®.
To learn more about how BNI is expanding their global footprint and impacting small businesses around the world, visit www.bnifranchise.com.
"I am honored and excited to be joining BNI," says Monaghan. "I see tremendous opportunity ahead for BNI and am confident this is the right next step. With so many expansion opportunities on the horizon, my goal will be to bolster our franchise development and strategic alliances that build a stronger global business community."
Monaghan brings to the role decades of experience in franchising. He grew up working in the family operated franchises followed by 30+ years with national franchise brands, including roles as Senior Vice President of Franchise Recruitment (CertaPro Painters); Chief Development Officer (Philly Pretzel Factory); Chief Executive Officer (Griswold Home Care); Vice President Operations (MAACO Auto Painting), along with operations and marketing positions with emerging franchisors. Tom is a Certified Franchise Executive, as well as a frequent speaker and advisor on the franchise industry.
BNI's Chairman & CEO Graham Weihmiller shares, "For us, Changing the Way the World Does Business® is more than a slogan on a wall; it's what we intend to do. We see untapped opportunities to open in new countries and deepen global strategic alliances that benefit BNI Members, and Directors worldwide. We are thrilled that Tom has joined our team to help us build a brighter future for businesses worldwide and the communities in which they operate."
BNI (Business Network International) is the world's largest and most successful business networking organization. Today, BNI has over 290,000 Member-businesses participating in 10,800 BNI Chapters that meet in-person, online, or in a hybrid format each week in 70+ countries around the globe. Since 1985, BNI has created over $146,000,000,000 USD in revenue for BNI Members via over 143 million valuable new client referrals. * To learn more about BNI and how you can visit a chapter, go to www.bni.com. BNI's philosophy is centered on Givers Gain® and BNI's motto is Changing the Way the World Does Business®. To connect with the support team, please reach out to (800)-825-8286 or support@bni.com. To learn more about BNI's Global Convention happening November 16th to 19th in Singapore, click here.
*This information is based on historical BNI Member self-reported data and represents collective results from BNI Members worldwide from 1985 to August 15th, 2022.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP is investigating potential derivative claims on behalf of shareholders of Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) relating to possible false and misleading statements to investors about its Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm and an alleged illegal kickback scheme.
Biogen and three of its executive officers are currently subject to a class action securities lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in which plaintiffs allege certain false and misleading statements concerning the commercial prospects for the company's Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm. Specifically, following the FDA's controversial approval of the drug on June 7, 2021, the company and its officers are alleged to have misled investors by, among other things, falsely touting the number of sites available to administer the drug in the U.S. and the extent of coverage to be provided under Medicare, the Veterans Health Administration, and private, third-party insurers. Biogen is also subject to multiple Congressional and regulatory investigations related to the approval and marketing of Aduhelm, including by the SEC, the FTC, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and two committees of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Separately, Biogen is also being sued by Humana Inc. for what the insurer says were "millions of dollars" in overpayments stemming from an illegal kickback scheme the company allegedly used to market its drugs for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. On December 17, 2020, Biogen resolved similar claims with the U.S. Department of Justice for $22 million.
The Schubert Firm is investigating potential breaches of fiduciary duty by Biogen's officers and directors in connection with these allegations.
If you own stock in Biogen and wish to obtain additional information about your legal
rights, please contact us today or visit our website at
https://www.classactionlawyers.com/biogen.
About Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP
Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe represents shareholders, employees, and consumers in class actions against corporate defendants, as well as shareholders in derivative actions against their officers and directors. The firm is based in San Francisco, and with the help of co-counsel, litigates cases nationwide.
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Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP
aschubert@sjk.law
Tel: 415-299-8257
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equum Medical, a fast-growing provider of physician telehealth services, is poised to expand its portfolio of remote clinical care with a new virtual nursing offering and has brought in Blue Cirrus Consulting, the nation's premier telehealth consulting firm, to help design and build it.
"Nursing is in crisis in America today. We have seen the devastating impact of the nursing shortage on quality of care and operating margins at a time of rising patient acuity," said Corey Scurlock, Equum's founder and CEO. "We cannot stand by and watch as the nurse staffing crisis hollows out clinical care in hospitals large and small."
Scurlock cited recent evidence of the stress on nursing. The American Nurses Foundation's recent COVID-19 Two-Year Impact Survey reported that 52% of nurses are leaving or considering leaving their jobs and 89% of them said that their organization is experiencing a staffing shortage. A 2021 study found a 28% spike in the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections and a 17% jump in inpatient falls in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
Blue Cirrus has designed telehealth programs for organizations large and small. As a respected thought leader, it educates on and advocates for telehealth across the country. Its staff of advisers, technicians, clinicians and project leaders are the most experienced in telehealth service delivery in the industry.
"We wanted to design a comprehensive program that recognizes the importance of nursing, that tele-RN is not a one-size-fits-all solution but a dynamic solution that supports quality, efficiency, patient flow, and nurse and patient satisfaction," Scurlock said. "We know providers of care across the country are looking to telehealth maturity models as they begin to get a grasp of where they are going post-COVID and so short of RNs, so we want to hit the ground running. For that, we need Blue Cirrus."
Equum brings over 200 years of acute telehealth delivery and implementation experience to the project, as well as clinical resources and workflows. Blue Cirrus brings its implementation and successful partner experience in telehealth to deliver a premium, tested and comprehensive program.
The tele-RN offering will not be a stand-alone product, but instead will build upon the Equum Portfolio of Acute Care Professional Clinical Services to deliver comprehensive virtual care services at a time when health systems are looking to design telehealth maturity models. The initiative encompasses design creation, staff modeling, roles and responsibilities, integrated clinical workflow process flows, performance and outcomes metrics.
"We look forward to our work with Equum. Blue Cirrus is focused on providing proven methodologies and added value to its clients. Developing the virtual nursing program is another way in which we can assist organizations with the real workforce challenges of today," said Michelle Hager, the Managing Partner of Blue Cirrus. "It is exciting to dive into the fast-changing and challenging area of virtual nursing to deliver a premium and comprehensive program to the healthcare industry."
During this years American Telemedicine Association Telehealth Awareness Week Equum Medical, Blue Cirrus and technology partner Caregility will present a collaborative webinar expanding on this thought leadership. Titled "Virtual Nursing and the Digitally Enabled Clinical Workforce of the Future," registrants can learn more through this program on how to successfully design and integrate virtual care across the acute enterprise. Registration for the September 20th session is available here: REGISTER
For more than 10 years, Equum's telehealth-enabled acute care teams have addressed the challenges hospitals and health systems face when trying to fill gaps in coverage. Its flexible, customized approach helps clients improve the lives of on-site clinicians, extends patient care in specialty areas and offers program leadership. Equum enables hospitals and health systems to enhance care and serve more patients, while delivering a positive clinical, operational and financial impact. For more information, visit equummedical.com.
Blue Cirrus is the premier management consulting firm providing skilled advisers, technicians, clinicians and project leaders to develop and deploy virtual health programs. Blue Cirrus has created strategy and business planning, staffing, technology acquisition and initiative implementation throughout the continuum of care. It has worked with large health systems such as Intermountain Healthcare, Prisma Health and Adventist Health, as well as smaller providers, vendors and other organizations. For more go to blue-cirrus.com.
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800-380-8155 ext 106
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