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Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA)
Position:
CEO
Background:
Dr Liz Gwyther is the CEO of HPCA, chair of the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA), and a director of the African Palliative Care Association, ehospice and Pain Society of South Africa.
I dont believe that a work/life balance can truly be achieved these days. And I think this is especially true of corporate CEOs and company founders. Theres just too much to do, and the fact of the matter is, most of us have more work than we can fit into your typical eight-hour workday. However, as the adage goes, if you do something you love, you never really work.
Thats why passion is so important. Passion is what drives the most successful people. If you dont truly care about what you do, chances are you wont be motivated to put in the necessary time and effort in the long run. You must love what you do.
Now, all of this being said, its important to add that we must make time for our families. Generally speaking, families are crucial in providing the support needed for success. You dont want your personal life to become a casualty of your professional success.
Compassion is crucial
Compassion is at the very centre of the Hospice movement, so it is incredibly important to us as an organisation. Whenever we interview possible employees, we make sure that they are compassionate.
Without it, there simply wouldnt be a good organisational fit. However, compassions importance goes much wider than that. It is critical to every person and every business. I think some people are just inherently more compassionate than others but it can be cultivated and strengthened. It starts in the home and at school, but even adults can work on becoming more compassionate. Mindfulness meditation that focuses on compassion is a great way to do this.
We often have this belief, especially in the business world, that compassion is a weakness we have that sort of take no prisoners approach. The reality is, compassion makes us stronger. Empathy is crucial to creating a strong and resilient organisation.
Take the time to debrief
The HPCAs mission is to promote quality in life, dignity in death and support in bereavement for all living with a life-threatening illness by supporting member hospices and partner organisations. Its a difficult task that can obviously bring with it an emotional burden being present and caring for someone who is dying is never easy but this emotional toll is outweighed by the fulfilment that it offers. That said, we make sure that employees have opportunities to debrief and discuss the challenges that they face.
Its an important exercise that should be encouraged in any high-stress situation. Employees are not just another business asset that can be expected to keep performing. People have lives and worries and emotions. Its important to acknowledge this and create an environment where people feel as if they can talk about their problems and challenges.
I am always amazed at how adaptable people are. We often see patients who find immense joy and fulfilment in their final days and weeks. Its an important lesson for all of us: We are adaptable and can often deal with far more than we think we can. Dont let your fears and problems overwhelm you. Chances are, youre tougher than you think.
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A news report by Mississippi Today is shining a light on the issues EMS providers are dealing with, much like they are around the country.
Many of the states EMS leadership say problems low wages and staffing shortages have especially been troublesome because of the ongoing issues from COVID-19.
Here are some of the best quotes from the article.
This is the first time Ive had to compete with fast food restaurants for entry-level employees. EMTs start at $14 an hour. You can make that a fast-food place or grocery store. Gregory Michael Cole, Covington County Hospitals ambulance services director
When the domino tips, its going to be a huge tipping effect. One company caves, and an area goes without an ambulance, and the others are stretched too thin they wont be able to compensate and help cover that area. Tyler Blalock, chief executive officer of Rural Rapid Response
Ideally, we would see two to three times as many EMTs as paramedics because, long term, those are the replacements for paramedics that leave the workforce while also filling the need for the EMT role. Ryan Wilson, clinical manager for American Medical Response-Central MS
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At MYXfitness, we provide smarter, simpler ways to healthier, happier lives for every body. As coaches and technologists, were game to tackle subjects big and small, scientific and a little more mysterious. Thats why we got together for this quick Mat Chat Monday conversation about gut health: Its mysterious to most, but theres great science behind a great gut.
MYX Coach Jesse Barton (@fit_jab) is an NASM-certified personal trainer, yoga teacher, kickboxing instructor, and run coach with a Masters in psychology. Whoa! Thats a lot. But even though she comes at health and fitness from every angle, the whole gut health thing was still a bit of a mystery to her. Her probiotic has her feeling good, but is there more to this story? Thats a big YES, says nutritionist Drew Mulvey. Your gut goes from your mouth to, well, the other end, and impacts everything from mood to immunity, and more. So, treating it right is essential.
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where it has obtained six licenses.
Proceeds will also be used to support C3'sexpansion across Michigan and Oregon.
C3'sexpansion plans also includeMassachusetts, where its 37,000-square-foot cultivation and production facility is under construction. The company has reportedly ensured two more retail locations in the state.
In Oregon, it is building a distillation and extraction laboratory. In Michigan, C3 is expectedtostart building a 70,000-square-foot cultivation facility, close to its Webberville facility.
C3 Industries also puts its effort into advancing its management, as it has recently welcomed Samip Shah to its team, as the new COO, the report continued.
Previously, Shah was CEO at Clear Medical Imaging.
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How to Pass the Test
Reason Why Employers Conduct Drug Tests
Employers can use drug testing to determine whether new applicants are drug users. When we talk about drug users, we are referring to people who use illegal drugs.
Marijuana has been made legal in many states for both recreational, and medicinal purposes. However, it is still classified as a Schedule I narcotic under federal law.
Drugs can have a variety of effects. They can slow brain function and have a soothing effect on the brain. While this may not seem concerning to potential candidates, it is a cause for concern for an employer committed to providing customers the best customer service.
Another concerning category of drugs is stimulants. Stimulants may cause the bodys activity levels to rise. Examples of these include cocaine and methamphetamines. At their most extreme, they can cause hostility and paranoia.
Hallucinogens are another type of drug that is cause for concern. These drugs can lead to disorientation. They hallucinate, potentially causing trouble while on the job. PCP and LSD are two examples of such drugs.
Opiates produce a sense of euphoria that can be addictive. Marijuana is distinctive in that it can act as a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen, so the outcome of taking this drug regularly can be hard to predict, as it can cause a variety of reactions in different people.
An important thing to remember is that drugs cause an impairment of judgment, which is an attribute, not employer wants on their team.
The truth is that a person under the influence of drugs may endanger others, themselves, or company property if their judgment is affected, which can lead to loss of business assets and the businesss reputation.
A Subway drug test is used to determine whether a potential hire takes drugs. If employees are on drugs, the business may be justified in refusing them employment. The same is true for those already employed, who can be asked to participate in random drug testing.
Does Subway Conduct Drug Testing?
Subway, like most businesses in the United States, drug tests potential employees, before employing them. The fast-food business conducts Subway drug tests at their discretion, especially for those applying for a management position.
If Subway does request a drug test, it is often a urine test that analyses the different drugs that are in your system. A Subway drug test is not done directly at the store, but rather by a business hired by Subway.
Your potential employer would tell you when, and where to go, and what the test involves. They also inform you of the outcomes of your drug test before hiring you.
Possible Career Choices at Subway
If you are interested in working at a Subway restaurant, here are some of the positions you can expect to fill.
1. Sandwich Artist
A Sandwich Artist is one of the most important jobs at Subway in terms of daily operations. It is also an entry-level position.
Typically, the role entails serving patrons, making sandwiches, keeping the restaurant clean, and performing different paperwork duties.
Because Sandwich Artists are the primary workers who communicate with customers, the position involves being as helpful, and amicable as possible, and dealing with cash.
Here are some significant tasks that you should expect if you want to become a Sandwich Artist.
Explain menu items to customers
Follow all food safety rules
Prepare orders timeously
Receive cash, and card payments from customers, and issue change
2. Store Management Positions
A restaurant managers job is to control and manage the daily operations of a Subway franchise.
The position of the manager involves overseeing other Subway staff.
Among the basic priorities of a Subway Manager are:
Manage staff work schedule
Ensure that the restaurant adheres to food safety standards
Communicate any changes to menu items
Recruit, reward, and fire staff as necessary
3. Assistant Store Management Positions
Subway assistant managers or shift managers share the responsibilities of the manager.
The position includes enforcing food safety rules, proper hygiene, monitoring inventory, and organizing work schedules.
Typical tasks include:
Ensure that the restaurant adheres to food safety standards
Assist manager with employee work schedules
Assess, and evaluate the work quality of Subway staff
In addition to the job choices mentioned above, there are also many other jobs you can do at Subway. Here is a summary of all the positions you can expect to find at Subway:
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A protein present in the gums may help prevent Alzheimer's
by Batrice St-Cyr-Leroux,
University of Montreal
Colloidal gold immunostaining (white beads) for the SCPPPQ1 protein visualized by scanning electron microscopy, showing the intimate interaction of the protein with P. gingivalis bacteria. Credit: University of Montreal
A research team affiliated with the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Montreal has shed new light on a human protein with potential benefits beyond oral and dental health.
Recent studies have shown that a protein present in the gingival epithelium (the part of the gums that surrounds the teeth) may have antimicrobial properties, in particular against the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis). In addition to playing a significant role in periodontal disease, this bacterium may also be linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.
The findings of the study led by Antonio Nanci, a researcher and professor in the Department of Stomatology at the University of Montreal, and postdoctoral researcher Charline Mary, in collaboration with colleagues from Universit Laval and McGill University, were recently published in the journal
Scientific Reports
.
The study sheds new light on secretory calcium-binding phosphoprotein proline-glutamine rich 1 (SCPPPQ1), a protein expressed by the cells of the junctional epithelium. The findings suggest that this protein has antibacterial potential and identify its active portions.
According to Nanci, who also holds the Canada Research Chair in Calcified Tissues and Biomaterials and Structural Imaging, "The antibacterial potential of the SCPPPQ1 protein could be exploited not only to limit periodontal disease but also as a treatment approach to check the effects of bacteria in the brain or at other sites to which they spread."
"This protein might offer an additional strategy for addressing the problem of bacterial resistance," said Charline Mary, the principal author of the article.
Teeth are entry points for bacteria
The oral environment is the second-most-important microbiome in the human body after the gut, to which it is closely linked. Within the mouth, the junctional epithelium is the part of the gum that seals off the tooth-supporting tissues from the aggressive oral environment. Briefly put, its role is to make the gum adhere to the tooth and thus limit the passage of bacteria between the two structures.
"The teeth are the only place where the integral envelope of the human body is penetrated, so they are a critical location for the entry of bacteria," Nanci explained. "As we have known for some years, oral infection by P. gingivalis is one of the major risk factors for the development of Alzheimer's disease. So because SCPPPQ1 may slow the growth of this bacterium and even destroy it, we can attack the cause of problems at its source and help prevent more than one disease."
The next phases of the study will investigate in greater depth the potential for SCPPPQ1 to prevent periodontal diseasewhen added to toothpaste, for exampleand evaluate its ability to destroy bacteria that have already penetrated the seal between the gum and the tooth.
"This is the start of an exciting, promising adventure that brings dentistry back to the forefront of overall health," said Nanci.
Explore further
More information:Charline Mary et al, Effect of human secretory calcium-binding phosphoprotein proline-glutamine rich 1 protein on Porphyromonas gingivalis and identification of its active portions,
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and established a $78 price target.
The Thesis
Realty Income reported second-quarternormalized FFO of 81 cents per share on Monday, missing Wells Fargos estimate by 1 cent, but coming in-line with Street expectations, Stender said in a Monday note. (See his track record
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.)
The REIT reiterated its 2019 FFO guidance of $3.26-$3.31versus the consensus estimate of $3.29. The guidance assumes $2-$2.5 billion in acquisitions and $75-100 million in dispositions, the analyst said.
Despite the second-quarter miss, Os stable, predictable cash flows derived from a highly occupied portfolio with little-to-no cap ex required due to triple-net leases represents the hallmark of our Outperform rating," he said.
While delivering a solid performance in leasing in the second quarter, the company faced a marginal decline in economic occupancy, Stender said.
Realty Income signed 86 lease renewals and sold 16 vacant properties during the quarter.
Economic occupancy, which focuses on rent paid on space, declined 30 bps year-on-year, and same-store rents decelerated from the prior quarter's 1.5% to 1.4%.
The company acquired 90 properties that spanned an area of 3.4 million square feetfor $1.08 billion, nearly all of which was in the retail segment, according to Wells Fargo.
Price Action
Realty Income shares were trading higher by 1.29% at $69.85 at the time of publication Tuesday.
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Here are highlights from Fridays Analyst Blog:
5 Stocks to Buy as Markets Struggle Moving Higher
The markets clearly remain in correction mode due to heightened uncertainty related to Fed hawkishness. So much so that we are fretting about headlines without considering the facts hidden inside.
Many would have for instance been concerned that consumer confidence declined in January. But if you only look further into the Conference Boards press release, you find that the Present Situation Indexbased on consumers assessment of current business and labor market conditionsimproved.
And this means that the operating environment, that a rate hike won't fix, is getting better. And if you look further down, you find it says that the proportion of consumers planning to purchase homes, automobiles, and major appliances over the next six months all increased. Inflation concerns are also easing so price hikes should moderate. The pandemic remains the only wild card.
The same can be said about the decline in weekly initial jobless claims, which reversed a four-week trend during which claims increased as a result of the more infectious Omicron variant. The decline seems to indicate that Omicron fears are easing if not disappearing.
But most important (and unfortunate) is the fact that we are ignoring how this is turning out to be a perfectly decent earnings season. And so, we are afraid of jumping into stocks that report strong results and provide encouraging outlooks, even when this is one of the most important factors driving any market. This may sound irrational, but irrationality is a natural consequence of fear.
Watching the way markets continue to fall every day is disconcerting of course. But fear makes things worse because it leads us to miss opportunities. Weak markets are a good time to scout for undervalued growth stocks. And if they are large-cap stocks with operations across diverse markets or sell into diverse markets, all the better. Especially if they have solid cash flows and also pay a dividend.
Thats what Im presenting here in this list of five stocks-
Whirlpool
One of the largest manufacturers of home appliances in the world, Whirlpool produces things like refrigerators and related products; laundry appliances and related laundry accessories; cooking and other small domestic appliances; and dishwasher appliances and related accessories, as well as mixers. It operates production facilities in a number of countries and sells these products in nearly every country around the world. So it has great geographical diversity.
Although the company is seeing rising raw material costs, its pricing actions are improving the mix of business and offsetting the negative impact on revenue. As a result, it was able to produce strong results for 2021, in which revenue grew 13% and earnings 44%.
Management is projecting 5-6% revenue growth in 2022, which is above the 4% expected CAGR for the market between 2021 and 2026. Rising interest rates should also benefit the company, first, by containing inflationary costs and second, by helping the consumer that buys its products.
As a result, Whirlpool generates strong cash flows and has a strong balance sheet.
It returns value to shareholders through both share buybacks and dividends. Its current dividend yield is 2.80%.
The shares carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and growth score of A. The forward P/E is under 10 and price to sales below 1, with both values being below the median level in the last 5 years and below the S&P 500. The PEG is also under 1, which means that Whirlpools earnings potential is undervalued. So the shares look undervalued and worth picking up at these levels.
United Microelectronics Corp.
United Microelectronics is one of the largest semiconductor foundries located in Taiwan. The nature of the business is such that only hi-tech companies would require its the manufacturing services that it provides. So its diversification stems from the end markets that use these chips (communication, consumer, computing and other) and the countries and regions that use the end products into which its chips go.
The market for chips remains extremely tight, which is leading to high utilization of existing capacity and strong pricing, which together are translating into robust profitability. Additionally, capacity is being built up to alleviate current chip shortages.
United Microelectronics also pays a dividend that currently yields around 2.14%.
The shares carry a Zacks Rank #2 and growth score of A. The PEG is below 1, which means that United Microelectronics earnings potential is undervalued. The forward P/E is under 10 and price to sales although above 1 is well below the S&P 500. Overall, the shares look reasonably valued and worth picking up at these levels.
FedEx Corp.
FedEx provides transportation, e-commerce and business services both in the U.S. and across a number of markets internationally. It operates under the well-known FedEx brand.
The company is managed for the long term, so investments in technology and assets are made in a way that tends to generate long-term stability. It is currently focused on increasing core capabilities and digital innovation.
The company has particularly benefited from the surge in ecommerce since the pandemic first hit. Strong demand continues across its business, leading to pricing strength.
Shareholders are rewarded through both share buybacks and dividends. Fedexs dividend currently yields 1.23%.
Fedex shares carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and growth score of A. Its shares are trading below median value on the basis of forward twelve months earnings and sales over the last 5 years. While its PEG is over 1, it is only slightly over the S&Ps.
Donaldson Company, Inc.
Donaldson is a manufacturer of filtration systems and replacement parts. It describes its core strengths as being its leadership in filtration technology, its strong customer relationships and its global presence.
Donaldsons geographical diversity (manufactures and sells products across the world) and end market presence (agriculture, construction, aerospace, defense, mining and truck) are likely to provide stability this year and generate secular growth going forward. Acquisitions will further boost this growth. New European emission standards and new equipment production across end markets and geographies are positive for the off-road trucking business. A huge aftermarket business is also encouraging.
There are concerns that the higher-margin on-road business will soften this year and like other players, Donaldson is seeing supply chain and labor issues that are likely to drive up costs this year.
Notwithstanding these headwinds, its earnings are expected to grow., likely helped by recent investment in building operating leverage.
Whats more, it also buys back shares and pays a dividend that yields 1.60%. Donaldson generally raises the dividend every year.
Donaldson shares carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and growth score of B. Its shares are trading below median value | [
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He took second place in the 200 meters (22.93) and second in the 55-meter hurdles (7.83). He capped his medallic meet by running the opening leg of the first-place 4x400 relay team.
I can feel a lot of the training Ive done paying off, he said.
At the NCAA Division 3 Championships at at Middlebury, Vermont, Rodgers took second place in the high jump (2.01 meters; 6 feet, 6 inches).
As nice as it is to look back at Rodgers indoor season, its most intriguing to look ahead to outdoor where he gets to compete in his best event:the 400-meter hurdles.
It was in the 400-meter hurdles three years ago, as a Durfee senior, that Rodgers competed in that events premier race at the high school nationals. His career best time is 52.59, which he ran at last years all-New England Championships where he finished a close second.
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Rodgers said hes excited about his training program which involves three episodes of hard running followed by recovery periods, with the goal of peaking at the major year-end meets. He said he now weighs 165-170 pounds with little fat; he was 153-155 in high school.
Hes not shy about sharing his lofty spring 2022 goals:
To win at nationals.
To win at all-New England.
To run 50-point aka, breaking 51 seconds.
As a Durfee High senior three years ago, Rodgers ran 54:07 in taking second place All State. (The winning time at the 2021 NCAA D3 nationals was 51.70; the winning time at D1 was 47.85, ninth place 50.54.; Edwin Moses won his Olympic gold in 1976 in Montreal in 47.63.)
Rodgers knows breaking 51 seconds can only be the result of serious training and focus.
Im going to have to attack from the start of the race to the finish. Thats the main thing, he said later in a text. Im very focused on making it happen but Im going to have to trust my training. If I get it it will come later in the season. As long as Im patient and doing the right recovery things after workouts it will be very possible. | [
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Here's our latest weather outlook for India
5-Day Nationwide Forecast
A western disturbance (WD) located west of Northwestern India has weakened, and snow and rain in the north have subsided.
Another WD will approach from the Northern parts of India, thereby bringing rain or snow to the western side of Ladakh from Saturday onwards.
The confluence of wind and a trough together will trigger thunderstorms across some areas of Central and West India on Thursday morning. In particular, thunderstorms accompanied by hail and gusty winds have been observed over a rather wide area in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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A cyclonic circulation (CC) is located over the South Andaman Sea. The system is likely to bring scattered rain with thunderstorms on Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The CC will travel west or north-west and possibly develop into well-marked low pressure, but this system is not expected to develop to depression or more.
Dry weather is likely to prevail over other areas in this period.
As for the mercury levels, temperatures are expected to be slightly higher than average in Northwest and Northeast India. Saturday onwards, above 40C temperatures are expected in some areas of Gujarat and coastal areas of Maharashtra. Temperatures are likely to rise further toward the beginning of the next week.
Total rainfall accumulation.
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Thursday
Scattered rains with thunderstorms are expected over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Lakshadweep.
Isolated rains and thunderstorms are likely over Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka.
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Scattered rains and thunderstorms are possible over Lakshadweep.
Isolated rains and thunderstorms are likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh.
Isolated rains and thunderstorms are possible over Kerala.
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Much colder weather and some slight snow is coming to the Capital Region over the next three days. On Saturday night, rain could turn to snow, said National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Wasula. The low temperature will be in the lower 30s, he said. But it wont be much snow, if it happens. Some of the grassy surfaces could get a light coating of snow, he said. On Sunday, there could be more snow. Sunday night is the chilliest in this stretch, snow showers or flurries, lows in the mid teens, he said. It will be windy as well, with wind at 10 to 15 miles per hour and gusts of 30 miles per hour. The Albany County Hilltowns could get half an inch of snow, but the Capital Region should expect a coating of less than half an inch, he said. The weather isn't expected to get better Monday. Monday looks blustery but cold, highs in mid 20s, he said. The normal high this time of year is usually right around 50. So it will be cold. Whats to blame for the unseasonable weather? Colder air coming from Canada, Wasula said, adding that a few sudden dips in temperature happen every spring. Not atypical for early spring, he said. Code Blue is activated when temperatures drop below freezing, which could happen Saturday night. In Albany, three shelters will be open: Capital City Rescue Mission on South Pearl Street, the Emergency Overflow Shelter on State Street and the IPH Safe Haven on South Swan Street. | [
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: I see, hear and experience others as they see, hear and experience me.
2. Looking awry
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Here's a warning a pair of researchersgave about making a video guest presentation in a classroom: "Even if you are not 'on,' you are on-screen, and probably larger than life-size. If you surreptitiously pick your nose, chances are that everyone can see you doing it."
Sitting in front of a webcam and computer, the guest-presenter sees a room full of students. But the students see a talking head on a projection screen, showing every blemish or imperfection. Instead of sitting or facing one another reciprocally, "face to face," we find ourselves looking up, down or sideways at the sometimes much-larger-than-life image of those we see and speak with online.
3. Feeling watched
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Without overt eye contact and embodied reciprocity, people who videoconference can sometimes feel silently scrutinized or surveilled. A person may worry: Exactly how does the unblinking camera eye show me to others?
"Though we may pretend to be looking at another person when we FaceTime or Zoom," journalist Madeleine Aggeler observes "really we're just looking at ourselves fussing with our hair, subtly adjusting our facial expressions, trying to find the most flattering angle at which to hold our phones." Videoconferencing can be a bit like the distracting or enervating experience of talking while constantly glancing ourselves in a mirror.
4. Squelching voices
Can you hear me now?
" is a question associated with technology. Face to face, we are able to monitor our speaking as a result of our own vocal projection and the acoustic environment. And we do this based on the assumption of acoustic reversibility: that others hear the world as we do.
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Online, this is not necessarily the case Our voices might break up as they are compressed and transmitted, a noise in the background might overtake us or our mic might simply be set to "mute." By its very nature, sound, unlike vision, is relatively undirected Face to face, it is enveloping and shared. Its disruption and interruption online can be as jarring as speaking with someone who refuses to make eye contact.
A new normal
Despite the odd ways that communication takes place in a videoconference, as a society, we're about to get more accustomed to this mode of communication. There are many
websites
full of tips on how to make the most of our videoconferencing experience.
Among other things, these tips advise us to place the camera at eye level to appear naturally positioned, to use a clean, well-lit space to be clearly visible and to wear a headset to maximize audio quality. But no matter what we do to have a smooth videoconference experience, video will lack the "mutual enfolding" of the senses that, as Merleau-Ponty knew, comes with meeting in the flesh
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Teach them not to rush to opinion on environmental issues. Instead, help them conduct their own research, including looking into original sources that are science-based. When there is a problem, they will be better equipped to engage in a conversation with a possible solution. The world is full of many problems to talk about. Science-based solutions are needed!
As part of my series about what we must do to inspire the next generation about sustainability and the environment, I had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Wilson.
Scott Wilson, president and CEO of REGENESIS, has extensive experience in the development and application of advanced technologies for groundwater and soil restoration and vapor intrusion mitigation. He is a widely published expert with over 30 years of experience designing, installing and operating a broad range of remediation technologies. Wilson has expertise in project management and has directed the successful completion of large industrial remediation programs under State and Federal regulatory frameworks. At REGENESIS, he plays an active role in technical oversight and program management to ensure conformance with customer expectations. Wilson received a M.S. from the University of Texas at El Paso, a B.A. from the University of San Diego and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Thank you so much for doing this with us! Our readers would love to get to know you a bit more. Can you tell us a bit about how you grew up?
I remember that my early youth was spent running through the Pennsylvania woods, playing and exploring in the streams, and falling in love with the flora and fauna. And then, our family moved to San Diego and I fell in love with the ocean studying the tide pools, surfing, watching the cliffs erode and taking in the geology of the area. A little later, I moved to the high desert in Texas and loved everything about the Chihuahuan Desert, which stretches from the southwest states into northern Mexico. Theres nothing more beautiful than a light dusting of snow on the yucca!
Was there an aha moment or a specific trigger that made you decide you wanted to become a scientist or environmental leader? Can you share that story with us?
When I was a kid, my parents were members of the National Wildlife Federation. They had a kid-themed magazine called Ranger Rick. I remember as an eight-year-old being shocked reading the story of Ranger Rick and his friends meeting at the swimming hole and finding it polluted when they went back to it for their first swim of the summer. There was foam floating on top of the waters surface and trash everywhere. I was shocked that someone would let that happen to a treasured water resource like a stream or river.
Around the same time, there was an award-winning PSA commercial with a Native American paddling his canoe through a polluted river surrounded by smog, pollution and trash. As the man is paddling through, the camera pans to a close up of a single tear rolling down his cheek. It made such an impact on me. These early messages in the media and at home inspired me to become environmentally active. Even to this day and in my current role, they continue to inspire me.
Is there a lesson you can take out of your own story that can exemplify what can inspire a young person to become an environmental leader?
At the time I was growing up, the environmental industry did not exist. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was only established in 1970, and even though it had been in place for ten years, it was not until December 11, 1980, that President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). So, as I entered college, there was no field for the type of environmental work I was seeking and had a passion for. As a college student, I refused to be locked into a single discipline because what I wanted to study hadnt been defined at that time. If there is a lesson to be taken from my college experience, it would be to advise young people to follow their passions. Look to be integrative and not necessarily locked into a single discipline. Your unique contribution to the world may lie between or even combine many different disciplines.
Can you tell our readers about the initiatives that you or your company are taking to address climate change or sustainability? Can you give an example for each?
As president and CEO at REGENESIS, a science-based technology company, I tackle a host of environmental challenges, including treating toxic chemicals in groundwater to protect drinking water wellfields, rivers and streams. We also have solutions to address vapor intrusion. Our vapor barrier systems are effective in protecting residents in new apartment complexes built on top of former brownfield sites, for example, or in historic buildings where indoor air quality may be compromised by vapor intrusion.
From the beginning, the goal of REGENESIS was to develop innovative technologies that allow the earth to be restored, using passive, sustainable solutions like stimulating the natural bacteria. Very similar to pharmaceutical science where a person may need to take a prescription to heal the body, there are ailing (or contaminated) aquifers requiring a prescriptive treatment in order for the aquifer to be restored.
When you think about sustainability, what is often lost in the conversation is the idea of being good stewards of what you already have. This is true conservation. And one thing we are especially gifted with here in the U.S. is an abundant groundwater supply. It is a primary source of our drinking water and has played an integral role in building up our country and feeding the world. Unfortunately, this precious resource has been neglected over the last century. Industrialization and toxic chemical releases have either tainted or threaten most of the countrys groundwater resources and our science-based solutions work to remediate the damage.
People are only now waking up to the problem. For instance, did you know that recent studies have shown as many as 200 million Americans may be drinking highly toxic, cancer-causing organo-fluorine chemicals known as PFAS? Thats more than half of our population! At the same time, we find that half the children in the U.S. have chronic health conditions. I often wonder how much contaminated drinking water is playing a part. Time will tell. But parents should be concerned.
So, when we are talking about sustainability, a company that cleans contaminated groundwater is inherently sustainable. Restoring blighted, industrial land into beautiful mixed-use developments to revitalize a citys downtown and avoid urban sprawl is also inherently sustainable. At our core, we are in the business of sustainability.
But we dont stop there. We take it a step further by developing technologies to promote the most efficient and cost-effective solution to the problem. An example is a technology we develop | [
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Find out all about the NBC family drama's cast's husbands, wives and partners, including Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore and Justin Hartley...
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. Gallagher also led the home dialysis strategy for an eight-state region in the Southeast.
Bob Gallagher Joins OneOncology as Chief Operations Officer.
"Bob brings a wealth of experience leading teams and instilling operational programs that drive growth and efficiencies for medical practices and clinicians," said
Jeff Patton
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In 2020, OneOncology has added three practices and now has more than 470 providers caring for 220,000 patients annually at 170 sites of care. This year OneOncology has also launched significant value-based research and clinical research capabilities with the addition of a comprehensive genomic profiling platform partnership and the unveiling of the OneOncology Research Network (OneR), a national non-exclusive clinical trial site management organization.
"I'm extremely pleased to join the OneOncology team and their partner practices," Gallagher said. "OneOncology's physician leadership, technology investments, clinical advancements and value-based care leadership are all reasons why we've got such momentum in the marketplace, and I'm looking forward to contributing to our future successes on behalf of everyone living with cancer."
Prior to DaVita, Gallagher was in engineering leadership roles at automotive supplier,
Robert Bosch
, LLC. and a financial analyst at the Ford Motor Company.
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Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is the first mental care facility to open in Northern Nevada in over 35 years.
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In May of last year, Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, 6940 Sierra Center Parkway, opened in south Renothe first mental health care facility built in Northern Nevada in over 35 years. Offering 124 beds for inpatient treatment and specializing in at least half a dozen care programs, the facility has been busy in a state where community mental illness has consistently been on the rise even as state funding has been slashed.
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Sino Biological Inc.
Mar 24 2022
Beijing, China March 22, 2022 Sino Biological, Inc. (Sino Biological or the Company), a biotechnology company listed on the Shenzhen stock exchange subsidiary ChiNext (SZSE: 301047), which provides biological research reagents and related technical contract research services, is pleased to announce a CRO services partnership with Ainnocence, Inc. of San Jose, California.
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Under the terms of this partnership, Sino Biological will add Ainnocences cutting-edge artificial intelligence-based prediction technology to its current antibody development CRO services offering. The AI-based platform enables fast, efficient, and accurate prediction of antibody-
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Im confident that our partnership with Sino Biological will catalyze Ainnocences Biologics AI design applications in the biotech industry, and ultimately accelerate clinical translation of cutting-edge medical technologies. stated Dr. Lurong Pan, Ainnocence CEO.
About Sino Biological:
Sino Biological Announces Successful Closing of 4.98 Billion RMB Public Offering and Listing on the Shenzhen ChiNext Stock Exchange
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Sino Biological is an international reagent supplier and service provider. The company specializes in recombinant protein production and antibody development. All of Sino Biological's products are independently developed and produced, including recombinant proteins, antibodies and cDNA clones. Sino Biological is the researchers' one-stop technical services shop for the advanced technology platforms they need to make advancements. In addition, Sino Biological offer pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology firms pre-clinical production technology services for hundreds of monoclonal antibody drug candidates.
About Ainnocence
Ainnocence is a next-generation biotech company with a fast, self-evolving AI drug design platform. The companys third-generation AI system delivers lightening-fast virtual screening and multi-objective pharmacological profile optimization for small molecule, antibody and other complex therapeutic modalities. This platform provides a computational screening capacity of up to 10^10 protein sequences or chemical compounds within hours. The end results are a short list of candidates with very high wet lab hit rate, and a dramatically reduced discovery time and cost.
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Verita acquires award winning Timeblock
September 17, 2019
Timeblock named Product of the Year at Global Health and Travel Awards
Singapore, 12 September 2019 Verita Healthcare Group, a global provider of preventative, personalised healthcare and wellness clinics, has acquired a controlling position and global distribution rights for Timeblock
, a breakthrough supplement in age reversal.
Timeblock
is the culmination of 20 years of research by a group of leading scientists in Switzerland. What began originally as a research project into anti-cancer medicine evolved upon the discovery that several plants out of the 118 species tested also had remarkable anti-ageing properties.
Many years of testing and cultivation revealed that selected plants and grasses grown at ultra-high altitudes (over 1,500m) and in precise environmental conditions and locations, produced a nutritional density many thousand times higher than the same plants and seeds
grown
elsewhere. These intensified nutraceutical ingredients formed the basis of the Timeblock
supplement and later, the unique skincare range.
A human clinical trial conducted by Vienna University in 2017 showed that the active ingredients in Timeblock
, when taken daily, reversed biological ageing markers on average by 17
percent
over a six-month trial period (110 volunteers) effectively turning the human ageing process on its head.
Julian Andriesz commented on the acquisition:
The more we understood the Timeblock
product, the more we liked it and saw the potential to take ownership of the supply chain and invest in the company to take it global.
We know Timeblock works, the trials show it works, and it has huge potential to create a better quality of life and longevity for people globally. Now, more of our clients around the world will be able to access Timeblock
as we focus on market roll-outs in the US and Europe, with additional geographies planned in the coming months.
Timeblock
was awarded Product of the Year at the Global Health Asia Pacific Summit in Bangkok on the 6th of September. Held at the prestigious Anantara Siam Hotel, the awards featured leaders and change-makers in the field of health, disease prevention and anti-ageing medicine.Verita also won Integrated Health Clinic of the Year, Asia Pacific, in addition to bagging Product of the Year for Timeblock
, its recent acquisition.
The ceremony marks the third year Verita has been crowned Integrated Health Clinic of the Year.
Verita CEO and Founder Julian Andriesz commented:
We are obviously delighted that Verita has been awarded not one, but two awards, this year for our innovative global solution.
Veritas success is a culmination of decades of experience.
Asia
Pacific is a fast-growing region for us and winning these two awards validates all the hard work and tireless efforts of our researchers, scientists and doctors.
At Verita, we never settle for second best and are passionate about providing customised, preventative healthcare, so that people can choose to live better, for longer. These awards reflect that Verita is the first choice for a new era of preventative medicine.
About
Timeblock
Timeblock
began as a research project into cancer-prevention, and the analysis resulted in findings that identified several plants out of the 118 species tested as having remarkable anti-ageing properties.
These crops had been growing in high altitudes, and through experiments, our researchers realised that low CO2 level in the air, plus extreme temperature variability between day and night, are essential requirements for optimal herbal nutrients and microfauna to obtain perfect pH values. Therefore, we cultivate our ingredients under organic conditions at elevations of over 1,500m.
Clean and scientific, the Timeblock system is rich in plant-based, non-toxic ingredients. Our skin care range is paraben, SLS, fragrance and alcohol-free, and rigorously tested for safety and efficacy. The timeblock Day and Night capsules are Vegan, non-GMO, gluten and lactose free.
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AKRON, Ohio, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pet owners have drastically increased their usage of virtual veterinary visits since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, according to claims data from the ASPCA Pet Health Insuranceprogram. To help support this growing trend, veterinarians and their staff can learn more about the topic during a complimentary, RACE-Approved continuing education course available online
Some of the findings discovered by evaluating year-over-year claims data* include the following:
Submitted claims for telehealth services or phone/online consultations increased by 379 percent in a one-year time frame, from March 2020 to February 2021, compared to the same period one prior year.
In April 2020, there was a 170 percent increase in claims for telemedicine services compared to March 2020.
Another spike was seen in October 2020, when telemedicine service claims increased by 240 percent compared to the prior month.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has changed much of our daily life, and pet owner behavior is no different," said Wendy Hauser, DVM, AVP of Veterinary Relations, Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group, providers of ASPCA Pet Health Insurance. "While many clinics and hospitals have adapted to limit exposure within their physical locations, it's become apparent that telemedicine services have become part of the new normal and a convenient option for certain situations."
Continuing Education Course Offered
"Telemedicine can be a successful part of your service offering and help grow client loyalty, improve patient care, and grow the practice," said Hauser. "Whether using technology to triage patients, follow up on progress, or consult with specialists, what was once a veterinary novelty is now a staple of veterinary medicine."
"Through this RACE-approved CE course, titled 'Telemedicine Communication Strategies for Success,' attendees will learn critical skills and best practices to help connect with clients and colleagues effectively in a virtual setting," added Hauser.
The course, presented by award-winning author and speaker Sandy Weaver, is available at no charge, and attendees can earn one CE credit hour. More information can be found here: https://vet.aspcapetinsurance.com/ce/telemedicine-communication-strategies/
Learn more at https://www.cfpetinsurance.comand https://www.aspcapetinsurance.com
About Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group
Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group (C&F Pet) is committed to helping pet parents get access to reliable and affordable pet health insurance plans. With a history dating back to 1997, making it one of the original providers in the U.S., C&F Pet utilizes various go-to-market strategies, including direct-to-consumer, employee benefits, white labels, and other partnerships. Products are underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company (NAIC #21113. Morristown, NJ), produced and administered by C&F Insurance Agency, Inc (NPN # 3974227), a Crum & Forster company. More information can be found at www.cfpetinsurance.com
* Internal Claims Data, [2019-2021]
The ASPCA is not an insurer and is not engaged in the business of insurance. Through a licensing agreement, the ASPCA receives a royalty fee that is in exchange for use of the ASPCA's marks and is not a charitable contribution. More information about ASPCA Pet Health Insurance can be found at www.aspcapetinsurance.com
C&F and Crum & Forster are registered trademarks of United States Fire Insurance Company. Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group is a trademark of United States Fire Insurance Company. The Crum & Forster group of companies is rated A (Excellent) by AM Best Company 2020.
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TSX: IBG
) announced it has taken a minor equity position in Ecosystem Informatics Inc.(ESI), a private company specializing in environmental monitoring, diagnostics and pollution abatement solutions designed to help clients protect the environment and enhance business performance. Similar to IBI Groups investment in SWTCH an electric vehicle charging and energy management solutions provider, this investment is reflective of the firms commitment to taking action against climate change and improving the environment. The partnership will enable ESI to expand its reach to urban municipalities and businesses around the world mandated to make the changes needed now for a cleaner, more sustainable future.
Our investment in ESI is aligned with IBI Groups broader mission to take meaningful action against climate change to create the resilient, connected, smart cities of tomorrow, said IBI Group CEO, Scott Stewart Customizable data-driven solutions are the key to moving towards a net-zero world, and we look forward to working closely with ESI to provide our clients the practical information they need to build smarter, more efficient cities.
In 2017, ESI began a two-year collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, which resulted in the development of an innovative device to measure environmental pollutants. Since then, ESI has made advancements to its proprietary AI-powered mobile solution that have increased its capacity to accurately capture data across a larger area in real-time. In practice, ESIs offering allows stakeholders in the oil and gas, agriculture, mining, transportation and civic infrastructure sectors to assess air quality remotely and make informed decisions on operational changes that will affect positive change. Similarly, the sensor technologys diagnostic capabilities can provide feedback on current climate action initiatives, informing their effectiveness.
We, at ESI, are delighted to be partnering with IBI Group. We believe that IBI Group is not just an investor but an institutional partner to us and that our partnership will significantly increase ESIs potential to scale in multiple sectors, nationally and internationally. We look forward to a long, productive partnership and exciting times ahead. Together, we will help cities and industries manage their carbon footprint and achieve their sustainability goals, said ESI CEO and Founder, Shirook Ali, Ph.D.
As urban spaces continue to grow and become more populated, an array of challenges, such as traffic congestion, air pollution and the spread of airborne diseases like COVID-19, will have a major impact on the way we live. By deploying technology that quickly and accurately provides evidence-based intelligence to better comprehend the inter-related scope of these and other problems, urban leaders will be in a better position to make city-building decisions informed by data, not guesswork.
Since IBI Groups inception, considering environmental, social and governance impacts have been a part of its practice and corporate culture. The firm has developed a series of data-driven solutions, including Travel-IQ CurbIQ Smart City Platformand its Advanced Traffic Management System which will combine with ESIs sensor technology to provide its clients the capacity to monitor, optimize and disseminate information quickly and effectively. The investment in ESI further demonstrates IBI Groups dedication to taking action on climate change and leading the way for sustainable, innovative development.
For more information and/or to connect with IBI Group, please contact David Bosworth at [email protected] 1-416-846-3540.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company and its subsidiary entities, including IBI Group Partnership or the industry in which they operate, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements. When used in this news release, such statements use words such as may, will, expect, believe, plan and other similar terminology. These statements reflect managements current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this news release. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
These risk factors are discussed in detail under the heading Risk Factors in the Companys Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2020. New risk factors may arise from time to time and it is not possible for management of the Company to predict all of those risk factors or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those contained in forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as at December 1, 2021. The Company updates these assumptions at each reporting period and adjusts its forward-looking information as necessary.
About IBI Group
TSX:IBG
) is a technology-driven design firm with global architecture, engineering, planning, and technology expertise spanning over 60 offices and 2,700 professionals around the world. For nearly 50 years, its dedicated professionals have helped clients create livable, sustainable, and advanced urban environments. IBI Group believes that cities thrive when designed with intelligent systems, sustainable buildings, efficient infrastructure, and a human touch. Follow IBI Group on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About ESI
Founded in 2019, Ecosystem Informatics Inc. (ESI) is a technology and innovation company based out of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. Our next-generation environment monitoring platform is presently focused on ambient air quality monitoring and provides mobile hardware technology integrated with Artificial Intelligence for accurate and reliable monitoring, analytics and reporting systems. Our technology is designed to deliver actionable information to governments, industries, and advocacy groups helping them achieve their environmental and sustainability goals. For more information, visitwww.ecosinfo.caand follow us on twitter@EcosInfand LinkedInLinkedIn/ecosinfo.
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VisiQuate Announces Deployment of AI-based Analytics for Fresenius Medical Care
Company integrates best-in-industry intelligent automation and analytics to deliver predictive prioritization on claims
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Jan. 23, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- VisiQuate Inc. is pleased to announce that Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) has expanded a pilot program into a system-wide deployment of two of VisiQuate's leading analytics solutions: Denials Management Analytics and Denial Flo. FMCNA is the leading provider of kidney care products and services including life-sustaining dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure.
"When we first talked to the revenue cycle team at Fresenius Medical Care, it was clear they were ready to move to the next level," VisiQuate's co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer
Rich Waller
said. "They did some research, and quickly realized our Denial Flo solution could be ideal for them, because of the way it intelligently segments denials into prioritized worklists and assigns each account to the employee who could most effectively convert it into a paid claim."
As an evidence-based organization, FMCNA decided to begin with a 90-day pilot of VisiQuate's Denial Flo solution. They began to see measurable results in a very short time, including enthusiastic adoption by their users, who were impressed by the ways it made them more productive. As a result, FMCNA decided to move ahead with the full deployment of Denial Flo, and added VisiQuate Denials Management Analytics, as well.
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About VisiQuate
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The report -- titled 'Professional Staffing - Digital Employment Trends Report' -- is a qualitative research that has surveyed and interviewed more than 750 employers/ leaders from across engineering, telecom and healthcare sectors.
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Instead of a traditional in-office full-time job with a single company, gig workers work as short-term, temporary, or independent contractors for one or a variety of employers.
Engineering, telecomand healthcare sectors are likely to add close to 12 million new jobsby FY26, largely due to the focus on recovery along with technology proliferation and digitisation in these segments, according to a report. A report by TeamLease Digital the staffing division of TeamLease Services, said specialised staff or professional staffwith high-skill and expertise will form nearly 17 per cent of the overall jobs created.
The report -- titled 'Professional Staffing - Digital Employment Trends Report' -- is a qualitative research that has surveyed and interviewed more than 750 employers/ leaders from across engineering telecom and healthcare sectors.
"The Engineering, Telecom & Healthcare sectors are on the verge of an Industry 4.0 transformation. There is a shift from a central industrial control system to one where smart products and processes are at the heart of their operations," said Sunil C, Head- Specialised Staffing, TeamLease Digital.
Sunil further said that the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and foreign direct investment is driving an exponential demand, more so for talent with niche skills across these sectors.
"While in overall, there will be a 25-27 per cent rise in job opportunities created by the 3 sectors together, the demand for skilled talent or specialised staff will grow from the current 45,65,000 to more than 90,00,000 (estimated) by 2026," Sunil noted.
The report further pointed out that telecom, engineering and healthcare comprise nearly USD 1.5 trillion in market size by conservative estimates.
Together, they employ about 42 million people - approximately 8.7 per cent of India's entire workforce - today and are estimated to create 12 million more jobs by 2026.
"It is not only the demand for talent, the road to recovery and growth has led to a shift in the employment model as well. The share of contract staff has grown from 10 - 11 per cent of the overall employment to 16 per cent. It is expected to be around 24 per cent of the overall employment by 2026.
"Further, employers and candidates are not hesitating to explore newer models like gig. The percentage of the gig model will grow by 17 per cent by 2023," said Munira Loliwala, AVP - Engineering Staffing & RPO Solutions, TeamLease Digital.
Instead of a traditional in-office full-time job with a single company, gig workers work as short-term, temporary, or independent contractors for one or a variety of employers.
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High Profile Opens New Cannabis Dispensary In Grand Rapids, Michigan
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October 13, 2020 2:31 pm
Grand Rapids is getting a new cannabis dispensary.
The High Profile Boutique chain opened its fifth location in the West Michigan city on Monday.
The dispensary will start as a licensed medical marijuana shop and is expected to incorporate adult-use sales by the end of the year, after a city ordinance has been approved.
Other Michigan locations for High Profile include Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grant, and Buchanan.
C3 Industries: High Profile is a subsidiary of C3 Industries, a vertically-integrated cannabis company based in Ann Arbor.
C3 launched in 2018 with an indoor cultivation facility in Portland, Oregon. The company expanded into Michigan with a 36,000-square-foot cultivation and manufacturing center in the village of Webberville.
C3s main product branch is the Cloud Cover Cannabis brand.
The company also holds a full suite of cultivation, processing and retail licenses in Missouri.
Since our first West Michigan location opened in Grant, we have seen the licensed market expand exponentially and demand for high-quality products continues to be very strong in both the medical and recreational markets, said C3 chief executive Ankur Rungta.
The executive anticipated that High Profile will expand to a new location in Kalamazoo, which is expected to open in early 2021.
Image courtesy of C3 Industries.
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Petco has stopped selling traditional rawhide as the retailer introduces a new wellness initiative to help pets live their healthiest lives.
But don't worry, your chew-crazy dogs will still have options. The company has subbed out its 32 traditional rawhide products for rawhide it says is easier for dogs to digest along with other rawhide-free products The new rawhide products are perforated, so even torn-off large pieces should be easier on your dog's stomach.
"It's still the same base product from the same sources," Whitney Miller, DVM and Petco's head of veterinary medicine, told Daily Paws. "Again, it's just through that different processing to make it safer and more digestible for the dog, and so the dog is still going to get that really exciting rawhide treat that they're used to."
Rawhide is made of dried animal skins that are leftover from the leather-making process, according to the American Kennel Club Ideally it's supposed to be a long-lasting chew that breaks off into small pieces over time. Sometimes, however, heavy-chewing dogs can get so excited that they'll bite off large pieces that are hard to digest, Miller says.
"It's so yummy, and they eat it so fast, and, unfortunately, it can cause stomach upset. We can see GI obstructions and things that we don't want to be putting our pets at risk for," she says.
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In a news release, Petco said it's removing the rawhide chews after 71 percent of its customers reported concernsincluding choking, digestibility, and ingredient originationabout rawhide in a 2019 customer survey. Similar concerns prompted a Georgia woman to sue a dog food company last year, alleging a rawhide chew caused her dog's death
If dog parents don't want any rawhide at all, Petco has more than
100 rawhide-free products
for your pup to chomp on. Otherwise, there are dozens of highly digestible rawhide chewsto choose from that should still stimulate your dog mentally and physically.
"It's going to provide all of those things still for the pet, but [it's] just a safer product," Miller says.
Petco's Whole Health Challenge
Petco also announced Monday that it will kick off its three-week Whole Health challenge on April 5 to encourage pet parents to monitorand ultimately improvetheir animals' health. Pet owners who enter the challengewill be in the running to win one free year of Petco's Vital Care program
Whole Health focuses on your pet's five health factorsphysical, mental, social, home, and accessibilitythat are all important to evaluate as we hopefully reach the end of the COVID-19 pandemic Miller specifically touched on your pet's social health, something you might need to consider after a year of isolation.
So before you head out for the dog park for the first time in 13 months, maybe consider some refresher training or socializing The same goes for pets who were adopted during the pandemic. They might not know anyone outside your immediate family, so they could have a harder time around other animals and people.
Regardless of your pet's health, it's time for a checkup with your veterinarian as we exit the pandemic. Plus, it might've been hard to nail down an appointmentfor the past few months, so you're probably due.
"Regular checkups with your veterinarian is so critical, even outside the pandemic," Miller says.
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St. Louis Park-based JonnyPops and grocery store chain Kowalskis Market are pairing up to provide in-store winter clothing donation boxes benefiting Josephs Coat and Sharing & Caring Hands.
The effort coincides with World Kindness Day Friday, Nov. 13.
All 11 Kowalskis Market stores across the metro area will house multiple donation bins for winter clothing and hygiene product collection Saturday, Nov. 7, through Sunday, Nov. 15. JonnyPops will provide each donor with a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for its pops that can be used at any retail location.
Everyone has the power to change the world with something as simple as an act of kindness, said Erik Brust, CEO of JonnyPops. It is so important to recognize that we are all better when we stand together.
The frozen treat company has built a kind-deed generator online to help promote creating good deeds. All submissions will be considered for new stick sayings in 2021.
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- Staff Writer
November 24, 2021, 01:37pm EST
Last week, Naborforce a Richmond, Virginia-based startup aimed at helping seniors age in place, expanded operations into Charlotte.
The startup was founded in 2018 by Paige Wilsonto connect aging adults to a network of "Nabors" for social engagement and on-demand support with errands, transportation and help around the house. She said the expansion into the Charlotte region is the startup's biggest push yet outside of Richmond.
"It gets easier in every successive market as were continuing to learn and grow," she said. "From the time we launched, no one has questioned the demand for this, so its really a matter of execution. Charlotte being larger than Richmond, I think itll be a very good market for us."
The startup launched a new service offering last month that will help employers better support workers who are assisting with the care of an older family member.
That program, called Naborforce for Laborforce, will provide resources and backup eldercare benefits designed to help employees balance work and caregiving, while boosting productivity and reducing turnover, Wilson said.
Two Richmond institutions have already adopted the program, and Wilson said the Naborforce team is already working on securing companies in the Queen City.
"Were in discussions with a very large financial institution in Charlotte," she said. "Theyve been very public about (the need) and did a study themselves on why this is important."
In addition to Richmond and Charlotte, Naborforce services are available in Charlottesville, Virginia; Bethesda, Maryland; and the Raleigh-Durham region. The startup raised a $2 million seed round in June, led by Nashville, Tennessee-based Claritas Capital Partners.
The Naborforce team went from three employees to 11 over the last 12 months, and as it continues to grow, Wilson said she plans to begin looking outside the current coverage area.
"For now, were kind of sticking close to home ... but I expect that pretty quickly into next year well move out of the mid-Atlantic region," she said. "We wanted to make sure we could continue to prove out our model so we could execute well."
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German junior single-seater team HWA Racelab are prepared to hit the track for the first time in FIA Formula 2 when the first pre-season test gets underway at the Sakhir International Circuit in Bahrain.
The team will take over from Arden Motorsport from 2020 onwards after the British squad pulled out of F2 following a troubled 2019 which saw their driver Anthoine Hubert killed in a crash at Spa-Franchorchamps.
Artem Markelov will lead the teams charge as he embarks on his fourth season of F2/GP2 racing after spending 2019 racing part-time in Super Formula and replacing the late Hubert and Jordan King (MP Motorsport) in F2 during the season.
He will be joined by Guiliano Alesi who will be in his sophomore season in F2 after he drastically improved following the Belgian cancellation.
HWA also field a team in FIA Formula 3 for the second successive year after securing three podiums and one win in 2019 thanks to Jake Hughes.
HWA will be dreaming of more days like this one ahead of 2020. Jake Hughes winning in Austria. Credit: FIA Formula 3.
The Brit returns to the team this season along with a pair of famous family members. Brazilian Enzo Fittipaldi, grandson of two-time F1 World Champion Emerson, and Australian Jack Doohan, son of five-time MotoGP champion Mick, will both begin their first seasons in F3.
HWA CEO Ulrich Fritz said: We are hugely excited about the start of the season. This is the first time we will be fielding our own independent teams in both Formula 2 and Formula 3. That is something we are very proud of.
On the other hand, it is also a big challenge for us. When it comes to the drivers, we have an ideal combination, with both teams including a very experienced drivers at this level, as well as highly-talented youngsters. I am confident that this is exactly the right combination to achieve success.
We are also pleased that BWT AG will be supporting us as partner, as we take on our new challenge in Formula 2. BWT AG has proven emphatically in recent years that motorsport is dear to its heart. As a company, we also want to focus more on conserving valuable resources.
The BWT AG water treatment systems in our factory buildings and at the racetrack will play an important role in our efforts particularly through the elimination of long transport routes for water bottles. We cooperated successfully with BWT in the DTM, so the basis for a successful continuation of this partnership has already been laid.
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Radiant Demonstrates Solutions for Measuring Visual Experiences in XR Headsets at Photonics West Exhibition
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From booth 3021 at the Photonics West Exhibition (Jan. 25-27 | San Francisco, CA), Radiant Vision Systems will debut test & measurement systems that simplify in-headset testing of AR, VR displays.
Radiant Demonstrates XR Display Test Solutions from Booth 3021 at Photonics West
Radiant will demonstrate advantages of its new optical design concept from booth 3021, including electronic-focus optics, optional folded optics, and consistent imaging performance across configurations as shown through XR display analyses in Radiants TT-ARVR Software platform.
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January 07, 2022
Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of test and measurement solutions for light sources and displays, announces that it will demonstrate its full line of test and measurement solutions for ensuring the visual quality of XR (augmented, virtual, and mixed reality) displays at the upcoming Photonics West Exhibition Live product demonstrations from booth 3021 will debut the companys novel optical designs for imaging metrology, which enable ProMetric Imaging Colorimeters and Photometersto capture and evaluate the full field of view (FOV) of virtual images from the intended position of the users eye inside XR headsets. The Photonics West Exhibition is free to attend with registration and takes place from January 25-27, 2022, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.
The visual experience of virtual elements within an XR headset can only be qualified accurately by emulating the viewing parameters of the human user. These parameters encompass the FOV of the user, the sensitivity of the human eye to light and its properties, and the position of the human pupil (or, entrance pupil) within the headset form factor. Test and measurement systems used to qualify XR displays meet these parameters using wide-FOV optics, photometric or colorimetric filters, and optical designs that enable systems to fit within the headset at the intended position.
Imaging colorimeters and photometers have been proven for characterization and inspection of XR displays, just as they have been proven to qualify displays outside of headsets. Metrology tools like Radiants ProMetric Imaging Photometers and Colorimeterscapture images with the same sensitivity as the human eye by applying universally accepted spectral sensitivity functions from CIE that describe the standard human eyes response to visible light. These principles enable ProMetric systems to quantify accurate brightness (luminance) and color (chromaticity) values for each pixel in an image of a display and compare these values in spatial context to ensure a display has proper contrast, uniformity, sharpness, focus, and more.
Paired with wide-FOV lenses, imaging colorimeters and photometers capture values of light across a display at angular positions, just as XR displays are visualized in the headset. Radiants XR display test solutions employ wide-FOV optics with angular FOVs up to 120 horizontal, 80 vertical and resolutions up to 80 pixels per degree (PPD) (using 61-megapixel imaging systems). These systems match the approximate 120 FOV of binocular human vision and exceed the generally accepted human eye resolution of 60 PPDenabling Radiants imaging systems to acquire extremely precise values across the headset FOV.
While these parameters of XR display measurement (imaging, photometry, and wide-FOV) are met with relatively standard optical designs, the final parameter of measurement from the human pupil position is less straightforward. XR headsets have unique form factors (headgear, lenses, interpupillary distance (IPD), dual displays, foveated or varifocal optics, glasses, etc.) creating challenges for common imaging equipment to achieve the proper entrance pupil position for display measurement. Traditionally, this challenge has been met with bespoke optical designs that adapt each imaging system to fit each headset. This process is costly for XR manufacturers in both financial investment and development time, and ground-up redesigns of test equipment may be required if measurement parameters change.
From booth 3021 at Photonics West, Radiant will demonstrate its award-winning XR display test solutions for measurement inside XR headsets. These include its AR/VR Lensas well as a novel optical design concept for XR display testing to meet various headset form factors. Radiant will demonstrate advantages of this new optical design concept from its booth, including electronic-focus optics that enable imaging at multiple focal distances (without changing the entrance pupil location or the length of the imaging systems lens barrel), optional folded optics (for imaging at 90 when headset hardware prevents a direct path to the entrance pupil position), and consistent imaging performance across configurations as shown through XR display analyses in Radiants TT-ARVR Softwareplatform.
Photonics West takes place January 22-27 and includes a full technical program, courses, and industry events, as well as the Photonics West Exhibition from January 25-27. Proof of vaccination is required to attend all events. Information and free registration to the Photonics West Exhibition are available at
https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west/photonics-west-exhibition
About Radiant Vision Systems
Radiant Vision Systems works with world-class brands and manufacturers to deliver creative visual inspection solutions that improve quality, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction. Radiants legacy of technology innovation in photometric imaging and worldwide install base date back more than 30 years and address applications from consumer electronics to automotive manufacturing. Radiant Vision Systems product lines include TrueTest automated visual inspection software for quality control, and ProMetric imaging colorimeters, photometers, and light source measurement systems. Radiant is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, with strategic offices in California, Michigan, China, South Korea, and Vietnam. Radiant has been a part of Konica Minoltas Sensing Business Unit since August 2015. For more information, visit http://www.RadiantVisionSystems.com
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believes there's big money to be made from helping health care providers comply with regulatory mandated reductions in hospital readmission rates.
As a result, Medtronic paid $200 million for privately held Cardiocom this past summer. That bet gives Medtronic turnkey share in the telehealth industry -- a growing market bridging acute and primary care for patients with chronic conditions like heart disease.
Regulatory focus on improving outcomes
The interest in Cardiocom likely stems from a provision in the Affordable Care Act that penalizes hospitals unable, or unwilling, to embrace policies and procedures geared at reducing readmissions.
According to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare, or CMS, some 20% of Medicare patients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge, and those readmissions cost Medicare more than $15 billion every year.
To reduce those readmission costs, the ACA instituted fines for hospitals with high readmission rates. In August, CMS announced 2,225 hospitals are being fined a combined $227 million for 2013, equal to 1% of their reimbursements. That's likely to get the industry's attention. Particularly given penalties will climb to as high as 3% in 2015 and expand beyond heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia patients to also include chronic lung disease, elective hip and knee replacements starting next October.
In steps Medtronic
Medtronic thinks one of the ways providers will look to cut readmissions is by deploying telehealth products and services like those offered by Cardiocom. If so, Medtronic's large presence in cardiac care gives it a big network of customers to cross-sell.
Those customers are increasingly collaborating with home health care industry participants like Amedisys
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to cut costs and reduce readmission rates. However, Amedisys and its peers are facing its own cost pressures tied to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates. That's pressuring the industry to lower its own costs, which supports their use of telehealth solutions.
According to a 2006 study by the University of Minnesota, virtual visits between a skilled home health care nurse and chronically ill patients at home can improve patient outcome at lower cost than traditional skilled face-to-face home health care visits.
Since players like Amedisys can deliver at-home care at a cost of one tenth that of a hospital stay, they offer a compelling solution for commercial and government insurers. According to a study of Veterans Health Administration patients, the VHA found telehealth technology reduced bed days of care by 25% and readmissions by 20%.
Source: Almost Family investor presentation.
If Medtronic's is right that health care will increasingly shift to the home, it will expand the company's reach considerably. Only 13% of the 7.5 million heart failure patients in the United States are right for cardiac implants. By providing telehealth solutions, Medtronic may end up serving millions of additional patients.
Other companies vying for business
Cardiocom controls 12.5% of the market for patient home monitoring, making it the second largest player an industry expected to grow to $395 million by 2017 from $182 million in 2012, according to Frost & Sullivan.
But, Cardiocom isn't alone in the marketplace. It's in a footrace with other competitors, including Honeywell's
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HomMed unit, which is tucked into Honeywell's Automation and Control Solutions division. According to Honeywell, patients using HomMed's telehealth solutions total more than all other competitors, including Cardiocom, combined. That makes Honeywell a big player in this fast growing market and suggests Medtronic will have to work hard to differentiate its own offering.
Medtronic will also compete with Bosch Healthcare and Philips NV in the home telehealth market.
The Foolish final take
Medtronic's strategy to expand its product line into telehealth appears to dovetail nicely with the company's current cardiac focus. It also offers Medtronic other opportunities given that Cardiocom's product line includes glucose monitors for diabetes patients, which is another of Medtronic's existing markets.
Of course, there's always the risk that the regulatory or competitive landscape will derail the potential opportunity. Medtronic will also need to continue to innovate and lean on its provider network if it wants to wrestle share away from industry heavyweight Honeywell, which could weigh on margins. However, despite those challenges the move into new adjacent addressable markets provides an opportunity for growth and that's never a bad thing.
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can streamline workflows and improve communication along the treatment journey," said
Larry Bodony
, president, exocad America. "We especially look forward to showcasing how our open software blends seamlessly with the latest in 3D printing and desktop scanning technologies."
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exocad GmbH, an Align Technology, Inc. company, is a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider. exocad vigorously pushes the boundaries of digital dentistry, providing flexible, reliable, and easy-to-use CAD/CAM software for dental labs and dental practices worldwide. exocad America, Inc., a subsidiary of exocad GmbH, is headquartered in
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Crowd Racing has teamed up with Midlands Air Ambulance Charity to offer supporters the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity Crowd (MAAC Crowd), a discounted yearly membership offering the experience.
In a similar style to the newly released film, Dream Horse, where locals from a Welsh village put money together to buy and train a racehorse, members can sign up to collectively own a racehorse under the discounted rate of 80 for a 12-month MAAC Crowd membership, which would usually cost 100.
A total of 30 of the membership fee will go towards the charity, as will a share of any prize money earned by the horses.
Members will get a whole range of benefits, including the chance to go racing as an owner, invites to stable visits and access to an exclusive member-only website and app, packed full of behind the scenes updates and videos of the horses, their wellbeing and running plans.
Membership will also include access to Crowd Racings Gold and Green Crowd, an established racing club with more than 10 horses actively running.
This is an introductory offer from Larbert-based company, Crowd Racing, who have started a partnership with Midlands Air Ambulance Charity to recognise the services 30 years in operation.
Craig McKenna, managing partner at Crowd Racing, said: The lifesaving service provided by Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is incredible, and as a helicopter emergency medical operation, many of us in the equestrian world appreciate the importance of an air ambulance and the skills of the aircrew on board. We, at Crowd Racing, are delighted to support the charity through the MAAC Crowd, as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Abbie Hawkins, partnerships executive at Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, added: Our charity airlifts a professional or novice horse rider on average once every four days.
"As a lifesaving pre-hospital medical service, which relies solely on the generosity of the public and local businesses to keep our daily service operational, our charity is extremely grateful for the support of Crowd Racing.
"This is a fantastic initiative for any horse racing fans to get involved.
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filled with CR-7 to the bees as they exit the hives. My initial article, An Early Stage Commercial Ag-Tech Disruptor; Bee Vectoring Technologies describes how the BVT system works and the company's initial commercialization steps. This article will provide an update on the investment thesis and focuses on the recent developments that will significantly impact BVT's revenue stream. The company is just entering its third growing season but has taken giant steps to scale by:
widening the applicability of its product
increasing products offered
Territorial expansion and adding new crops
Investment thesis
There are many companies involved in bees for agricultural purposes. Looking at the websites for companies like Beeflow, BiobestBioBee, Koppert, and Aggrovio,you may think that these companies are competitors for Bee Vectoring Technologies. Remarkably, BVT partners or collaborates with all of these companies and just about every company involved in bee agriculture because no one else offers a regulatory approved, organic crop protector and fertilizer. Farmers have utilized bees for pollinating crops such as blueberries and strawberries for 9,000 years BVT is using these same bees to fertilize and provide disease and bug protection for crops.
Despite the great strides that BVT has made in penetrating its targeted market, the stock price hasn't changed much since my original article in September last year. Growth stocks have been under pressuredue to rising interest rates. My investment thesis remains intact as the company remains on track with its commercial rollout. I expect the stock price to gain traction as the company becomes better known from the expected partnerships with the world's largest agricultural companies and continued revenue growth as the company enters its third growing season. Key potential drivers include:
widening the applicability of its product
increasing products offered
expanding its territory and adding new crops
Widening the applicability of its product
BVT recently announcedthat after a year of testing, the application of CR-7 on soybean crops results in significant crop yield increase and reduction of disease. These results open up opportunities for BVT to collaborate with the agricultural industry giants in soybean farming. Consider that there are about 200,000 acres of blueberriesand nearly 400,000 acres of strawberries while there are 320,000,000 acres of soybeansin the world to put this development into perspective.
The press release stated that eight companies are already involved in testing programs with CR-7, with one company conducting its independent testing. In addition, BVT is seeking to license the technology, which would bring in high margin revenue.
BVT announced a memorandum of understandingwith BioSafe Systems where both companies will explore ways to collaborate using each other's products. BioSafe is predominantly involved with ground and seed spraying. Formal agreements with BioSafe will expose BVT to a brand new market opportunity with a U.S. $9 billion TAM.
Increasing products offered
Vectorite is designed so that different products can be stacked and delivered to crops by bees along with CR-7. In addition, the company has been conducting pilot testing with four companies since 2020 to add third-party solutions to its offerings menu. The first of these companies to reach an agreement with BVT, Biogard, has grantedthe company exclusive rights to sell their biological fungicide in Europe.
CR-7 is pending and two years away from registration in Europe. The Biogard agreement allows BVT entry into the E.U. market through sales of an already registered product. BVT is continuing to work with the three remaining companies with the interest of developing additional crop products to be bundled for bee delivery.
Territorial Expansion
The territorial expansion has three different components:
U.S. expansion
Entering new territories through partnerships
Entering new territories through registration
U.S. expansion
BVT received EPA regulatory approvalfor its technology in September 2019. In 2020 BVT began commercial activity serving blueberry and strawberry farmers in Georgia and Florida Florida's strawberry farmers could not compete with imported strawberries, and many filed for bankruptcy.Farmers tend to start with a small percentage of their farm acreage to compare the use of BVT with their everyday operations. BVT has retained 100% of its original blueberry farmers in Georgia who have now generally added their entire acreage to BVT, while BVT has been adding new customers in the same territory.
Every U.S. state recognizes EPA registration except California, which requires its own registration process. Testing is required in each state because growing conditions vary. Completing each territory's registration requirements and testing process is another layer on BVT's moat for potential competitors to surmount. In 2021, BVT began serving blueberry farms in Michiganand New Jerseyand blueberry and caneberry farmsin Washington and Oregon.BVT gained California regulatory approvalfor its technology in December 2020, obtaining access to the majority of farm acreage in the U.S. Within months of California registration, BVT initiated testingfor blueberries, strawberries, caneberries, and almonds. Revenue from the new states and new crops should begin in 2023. The company also has ongoing testsfor cranberries in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Washington, and Wisconsin and testing sunflowers in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Idaho.
Entering new territories through partnerships
BVT has established local partners in Morocco, Turkey, South Africa, and Israel. These partners will foot the bill for registration in their respective countries in exchange for exclusive or preferential rights to BVT's technology within their respective territories. Only the Morocco partner has begun testing while the other partners are still in evaluation mode. Agriculture is the top industryof Morocco due to a long growing season.
Entering new territories through registration
BVT is pursuing registration in Switzerland, Mexico, Canada, the European Union, and Peru. The Swiss process should be completed in 2022 at the latest. In addition, BVT has been in discussion with two go-to-marketcompanies to pursue Swiss revenue this year and has established operations in Switzerlandwith an R&D center, office space, and land leased to a local farmer for demonstrations.
Registration in Mexico, Canada, and the E.U. is expected to be completed by 2024 should the company raise sufficient capital to cover the costs. BVT has begun conducting testing in Mexico and is entering the E.U. market through partnerships.
Financial and expectations
There are about 117,000 shares. The company reported $1.7 million in cash and $782K in debt as of Dec. 31, 2021. The market cap is about $29K. BVT reported about $300K revenues for fiscal 2021, growing at about 80% over the prior year. P/S ratio is about 65X. Valuation ratios tend to be | [
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Is The Keto Diet Healthy For Weight Loss In Older Women Top Ways to Lose Weight Methods
Is The Keto Diet Healthy For Weight Loss In Older Women
Delving into the weight reduction journey can be a great deal of work, and also often times you will not understand where to start. You can attempt your best to follow a routine as well as get your body used to it, but everybody is various as well as you require to discover a routine that functions finest for you. There are a great deal of ways that you can establish yourself up for a successful fat burning journey and I am mosting likely to give you some suggestions on exactly how you can make your dream fat burning trip a fact.
Is The Keto Diet Healthy For Weight Loss In Older Women
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To have a effective weight loss journey, you are mosting likely to require structure, a regular, and not just a healthy and balanced body, however a healthy brain. Fortunately for you, you are going to locate every one of one of the most important info that you require to know when attempting to reduce weight. We are going to speak about starting or readjusting your diet plan, what you should and also shouldnt be eating, various supplements, workout regimens, as well as sleep timetables. Without more introduction, lets enter into the handy ideas.
Food with Nutritional worth that will certainly help you lose weight.
You need to see to it that your diet plan gets on the right course when you are attempting to slim down. Even if you dont realize it, the important things you are consuming could be preventing you from shedding the weight that you intend to lose. Take a look at all of these foods that have excellent nutritional worth and are considered friendly to those who are attempting to drop weight.
Whole eggs
Eco-friendlies of any kind, yet the leafier, the far better
Fish, salmon specifically ( however, you can additionally eat tuna).
Broccoli, Cabbage, and various other veggies in that household.
Poultry for meat, yet lean beef is additionally friendly.
Beans of any type of kind as long as they are low on carbs and also sodium.
Since we have actually looked at the foods that you should have in your diet plan, allows discuss why you must be consuming these foods specifically. Every food has its own rewards as well as advantages, yet these are the best for weight reduction, here is why.
Is The Keto Diet Healthy For Weight Loss In Older Women
Eggs could be seen as a bad food to absorb when trying to lose weight since if you consume too many, you are mosting likely to acquire a great deal of negative cholesterol. However if you split up the consumption of eggs to every other day, or every few days, you will obtain a lot of good benefits. Eggs are extremely fulfilling as well as if you eat a few eggs, you will find yourself desiring less food for the next day because the egg completely satisfied your bodys daily nutritional requirements.
Eco-friendlies are excellent for fat burning due to the fact that they are low on calories, full on fiber, and can provide you all-natural vitamins. There isnt much of a downfall when including a lot more greens to your diet plan.
Salmon, tuna, as well as various other types of fish benefit you due to the fact that they are high in protein. When you are attempting to lose weight, you want less fatty foods and even more foods that are going to help you obtain muscular tissue. Healthy protein will maintain your body pleased and healthy and balanced, as well as the because the fish does not have much fat, if any at all, you will not gain weight from eating it.
For the vegetables in the broccoli family, they are high in fiber. A lot of vegetables are high in fiber, however these also have high protein counts. A great deal of people will certainly go to broccoli, cauliflower, and also cabbage when attempting to loose weight because it is full of fiber as well as protein. It also gives more selection when planning for meals.
Is The Keto Diet Healthy For Weight Loss In Older Women
Lean beef as well as Hen are likewise high in protein, which may look like a theme when discussing meals yet this is because protein is excellent for weight loss. You may have reviewed somewhere that beef isnt excellent for fat burning, yet it lugs the very same concepts as chicken, plus the benefit of offering you iron, and also can be extremely helpful when trying to lose weight. A bonus is that these meats will certainly maintain all of the great fats in your body as you go on this journey, offering you power to continue your everyday routine.
As well as beans, whether they are black eyed peas, baked beans, pinto beans, or whichever bean you prefer, they are healthy and balanced for you. They contain fiber, can maintain you full, as well as have protein and iron. If you arent consuming enough meat, or if you dont such as meat, you can change them for beans and get the exact same outcomes.
Now lets speak about some supplements you can take that will help you during this trip.
Pyridoxine.
Biotin.
Please remember to do your very own study when it comes to nutritional supplements and also vitamins. I can note the most recommended vitamins, yet you need to constantly consult with your medical professional prior to taking something that you are uncertain concerning. The vitamins as well as supplements detailed over consist of vitamin B, along with other vitamins. Thinking about how very easy it is to get iron, vitamin C, and also vitamin D in foods and also drinks, these are right here for fat loss as well as to give you your day-to-day dose of vitamin B.
Lets go on to the exercising part of this trip.
Working out is one of the most important parts of a fat burning trip. You cant change up your diet as well as anticipate to shed the weight without doing a little of a workout occasionally.
The best method to get a solid exercise regimen is to find a personal trainer, though not every person can pay for one, and also some individuals do not have the moment to collaborate with one. There are various other methods you can get involved in a regular, but you require to understand which workouts function the best for you.
To begin, try working out with a video clip online. There are a great deal of complimentary video clips you can find on YouTube or various other websites that encourage healthy lifestyles. The trick to having a excellent regular is to not press yourself quickly. You must start slow-moving. Exercise for concerning half an hour on your initial day, this is so you do not obtain aching and you can return tomorrow and also do more.
Is The Keto Diet Healthy For Weight Loss In Older Women
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The government has put on hold the privatisation of Central Electronics Ltd (CEL) after the employees union approached the court against the sale of the company to a little-known firm, a top official said Wednesday.
Allegations of under-valuation in the Rs 210 crore highest bid made by the city-based Nandal Finance & Leasing are being examined, said Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary in the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), which is running the privatisation process.
The Letter of Intent (LoI) for sale of 100 per cent government shareholding in CEL to Nandal Finance & Leasing has not been issued, as the allegations are being examined, Pandey told PTI.
The government had in November approved the sale of CEL, under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), to Nandal Finance & Leasing for Rs 210 crore. The transaction was scheduled to be completed by March 2022.
Following this, the CEL employee association approached the DelhiHigh Court against the privatisation, and Opposition Congress too alleged that the company is being undervalued.
Pandey said the inter-ministerial group on disinvestment is examining the allegations. "We have kept the LoI on hold since it is a subjudice matter and allegations of employees association are under examination," he added.
He said the book value of CEL is Rs 108 crore and turnover is around Rs 200 crore.
"How can a company with a book value of Rs 108 crore have a valuation of Rs 1,000 crore. Some year they (CEL) earned Rs 20 crore profit, in some, they earned Rs 1 crore profit," Pandey said, referring to allegations of under-valuation.
He said the CEL's valuation has been done by the transaction advisor and asset valuer, following which the government arrived at the reserve price of Rs 194 crore for the company.
"The net asset value of the company is actually less than Rs 194 crore if we take the liabilities into account. The land lease is for 90 years out of which 46 years is already gone," he said.
The Congress party has claimed that the valuation of the CEL, using different methods, was between Rs 957 crore and Rs 1,600 crore.
Incorporated in 1974, CEL, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, is a pioneer in the field of Solar Photovoltaic (SPV), and it has developed the technology with its own R&D efforts. It has also developed axle counter systems that are being used in Railway signalling systems for the safe running of trains.
The government had issued a request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) on February 3, 2020, for CEL sale, following which three preliminary bids were received. Later, two companies -- Nandal Finance and Leasing Pvt Ltd and JPM Industries Ltd -- put in financial bids on October 12, 2021.
While Nandal Finance and Leasing Pvt Ltd bid for Rs 210 crore, JPM Industries Ltd bid stood at Rs 190 crore.
The bid by Nandal Finance was higher than the 'Reserve Price' of Rs 194 crore set by the government based on the valuations by the Transaction Adviser and Asset Valuer.
This is the second time that the government had initiated the process of strategic sale of CEL after the Cabinet on October 27, 2016, approved its strategic sale.
In the first attempt, although 6 preliminary bids were received, no financial bids came. The CEL sale process restarted in February 2020 and finally, two companies put financial bids in October 2021.
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Susan Juroe
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Welltower
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) Q2 2022 earnings call dated
Mar. 09, 2022
Steve Bloomquist Vice President, Investor Relations
Sandy Douglas Chief Executive Officer
Christopher P. Testa President
John W. Howard Chief Financial Officer
Eric A. Dorne Chief Operating Officer
Analysts:
John Heinbockel Guggenheim Analyst
Bill Kirk MKM Partners Analyst
Anthony Wells Fargo Analyst
Eric Larson Seaport Research Partners Analyst
William Reuter Bank of America Analyst
Kelly Bania BMO Analyst
Carla Casella J.P. Morgan Analyst
Presentation:
Operator
Good morning. My name is Rob, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the UNFI Fiscal 2022 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call.
[Operator instructions]
Steve Bloomquist, vice president of investor relations, you may begin your conference.
Steve Bloomquist Vice President, Investor Relations
Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on UNFIs second quarter fiscal 2022 earnings conference call. By now, you should have received a copy of the earnings release issued this morning. The press release, webcast and the supplemental slide deck are available under the investors section of the companys website at www.unfi.com.
Joining me for todays call are Sandy Douglas, our Chief Executive Officer; John Howard, our Chief Financial Officer; Chris Testa, President of UNFI; and Eric Dorne, our Chief Operating Officer. Sandy, Chris and John will provide a business update, after which well take your questions. Before we begin, Id like to remind everyone that comments made by management during todays call may contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include plans, expectations, estimates and projections that might involve significant risks and uncertainties. These risks are discussed in the companys earnings release and SEC filings. Actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in these forward-looking statements. And lastly, Id like to point out that during todays call, management will refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures. Definitions and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures are included in our press release.
Ill now turn the call over to Sandy.
Sandy Douglas Chief Executive Officer
Thanks, Steve, and good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us on our fiscal 2022 second quarter earnings call. As you saw in this mornings press release, UNFI delivered the highest sales quarter in company history as we continue to build upon the key elements of our strategy. Despite an environment that remains challenging, the six pillars of our Fuel the Future strategy all contributed to our results this quarter. At its core, Fuel the Future focuses on servicing customers and adding value to their businesses, which leads to profitable growth for our company and increased value for UNFI shareholders. We bring value to our customers in many ways, and were continuously looking for new opportunities to do so. Consolidating purchases of natural, conventional, fresh and specialty items with UNFI simplifies their business. Our own brands allow customers to offer a broad array of unique and innovative items that bring desired product attributes and affordability to their shoppers. Professional services deliver solutions to our customers that solve a variety of needs and allow them to take advantage of UNFIs scale to reduce costs or increase sales.
And as consumers seek out healthier and fresher products, were investing resources to drive growth across these categories. Chris will provide more details on each momentarily as well as the growth drivers of our retail stores. The opportunity to add value also applies to what we can do to help our suppliers grow their businesses. After seven months in numerous conversations with CPG companies, I believe that we have significant opportunity to help our suppliers learn more about our diverse customer base and their many different go-to-market strategies and to tap into the knowledge we possess from servicing 30,000 locations across all 50 states and Canada. By providing insights not available through traditional sources, we can assist suppliers in understanding the full opportunity in working with and through UNFI, which we believe will add growth and value to their businesses as well as those of our customers. Our performance this quarter came during a time of heightened uncertainty across the economy. Continuing supply chain challenges are at the heart of the issues, which continue to create short- and long-term impacts on UNFI and our customers. Accelerating inflation, along with varying degrees of negative unit elasticity, lower inbound fill rates, increased fuel expense, labor shortages, increasing wages and increased use of third-party labor to manage stress points are all impacts on our business and our customers businesses this past quarter.
The Omicron variant led to significant numbers of associates not being able to work during periods of our second quarter. We proactively responded to the resulting higher associate absenteeisms with increased overtime and third-party labor investment to do the best job possible in servicing our customers. Feedback over the important holiday selling period has been generally favorable as customers see how hard were working to support them, but we know that we have significant opportunities for improvement, and were committed to continuously doing so.
Moving on, UNFIs associates and the companys culture are what make this a special place to work. Im proud we received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundations 2022 Corporate Equality Index, the nations foremost report measuring policies and practices related to workplace equality. We also plan to issue our 2021 ESG report later this month. Again this year, under the title Better for All, this years report asks the question, can businesses create value for customers and shareholders and build something better for people in the planet at the same time. The report outlines the many steps that UNFI is taking to respond with our actions and our future plans. Weve made progress in many important areas that benefit people, communities and the planet while recognizing areas in which we can do better. Overall, our strategic business decisions are guided by the pillars composing the Fuel the Future strategy, but its also important that they align with our Better for All goals. I would encourage you all to read about the strides were making when the report is published later this month.
Were encouraged with the second quarter and our performance to date in fiscal 2022. Our first half results and operating momentum position us to increase our outlook for full year sales and maintain the ranges for adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS, acknowledging that the environment remains volatile. Despite the challenges we faced in the first half of fiscal 2022, our teams resilience, ingenuity and agility give us | [
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The move to Zoom meetings, online courts and the other online, at-home work for lawyers has created a range of new issues, not the least being what lawyers online meetings sees them wearing and but even more disconcerting security issues involving problems with confidential information and privacy that should concern lawyers.
The federal judiciary authorised the use of video audio accessduring thee pandemic and urisdictions from the UK to Australia have implemented similar rulings.
Zoom recently indicated that free users of the platform will no longer have encrypted calls in a move that is dressed up as one of security compliance but is more likely a marketing move by Zoom.
The convenience of such technology has been great. But so too has been the embarrassment and uber-casualness that has intruded upon the supposed formality of meetings and the security risks have also been laid bare.
No Pants Problems
Broward Circuit Chief Judge Jack Tuter, for instance, issued a message for all those lawyers in virtual court:
We can see you and whatever else is going on in front of your web cam. What he said about inappropriate scenes hes seen in court hearings held via video conference is one of the leading quotes from the week in South Florida business and legal news.
One attorney appeared on the livestream wearing a business suit without any pants a faux pas he inadvertently gave away by crossing his legs.
Zoom Security Issues Exposed
But on-air issues aside, there are some key questions that need to be asked by lawyers using Zoom. Despite the popularity and general ease of use of Zoom, the security issues presently make Zoom a problem from both an ethical and security standpoint for lawyers and law firms.
Among the key issues:
Lack of end-to-end encryption is an issue that is quite common for video conferencing services, but something that needs to be taken into account. End-to-end encryption is a system of communication where the only people who can read the messages are the people communicating.
Ensuring that Zoom accounts, email addresses, social media accounts, host keys and other key data is not hijacked or found on the dark web.
Zoombombing, or hackers joining Zoom meetings and disrupting them by posting offensive content and cases where hackers have takencontrol of webcam and microphone access during Zoom meetings.
Personal accounts (including Zoom accounts) and corporate accounts being found on forums used by criminals.
Zoom had been sending data of registered and non-registered users to third parties such as Facebook, where options were offered on the Zoom site to log in via those platforms.
Surreptitious access to LinkedIn profile data of both registered and non-registered users had been allowed.
Risks of malware being installed on computers remains an issue.
Zoom meeting organizers having the ability to monitor whether participants are paying attention on calls
Many users have been woefully unaware of who has access to their personal information and the extent of data collected by Zoom. A number of major companies and governments have now banned Zoom use due to the privacy and security concerns, and the company is facing class action lawsuits arising from these issues.
In response to the security concerns and backlash over security concerns, Zoom Chief Executive Eric Yuan said that Zoom has fallen short of the communitys and our own privacy and security expectations. Zoom also claims to have corrected security flaws recently identified by security research. Still, they have conceded that they should have done something to enforce password and making room and double-check[ing] every Zoomers settings
Zoom appears not to have been designed for secure business use. The CEO himself has
acknowledged
that Zoom has prioritized usability over security, but that that would be changing in light of the concerns recently highlighted over the companys security issues.
The privacy problems that have arisen with Zoom serve as an important reminder to lawyers that all digital tools need to be checked to make sure that the security concerns are addressed and that confidentiality and privacy obligations are adhered to.
Key Advice For Lawyers Using Zoom
Some tips for protecting privacy and security while using Zoom include:
Do not forget that a Zoom account is like any other online account. Dont abandon standard protective measures when signing up for accounts, such as using strong passwords and two-factor authentication.
Registered users get a personal meeting ID for scheduled Zoom meetings. Avoid making this ID public, asanyone who has it will likely be able to join a meeting.
Hosts of calls should enable Waiting Room (which should be a default setting now), allowing the host to approve each person who tries to join a call.
Protect videoconferencing calls with passwords.
Only download Zoom (and other video conferencing apps) directly from the companys website, or, for mobile devices, from Apples App Store or Google Play. The number of fake video conferencing apps has rapidly increased recently, and with that comes the increased risk of malicious software infecting computers and networks. | [
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) jointly announced that both the companies signed agreements to combine in a $6-billion merger of equals transaction. The news of the transaction sent Whitings shares up some 1.8% to close at $84.96 and Oasis shares up around 5.5% to $152.45.
The companies stated that the merged entity will have the leading Williston Basin position in North Dakota and Montana, with top tier assets spanning over 972,000 net acres and an output of about 167,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day, an improved free cash flow generation and a substantial scale of operations.
Per the terms of the transaction, Whiting shareholders will be given 0.5774 shares of OAS common stock and $6.25 in cash for each share of WLL stock held. Oasis shareholders will receive a special dividend of $15.00 per share ahead of the close. On the closing of the deal, which is expected to be done by the second half of this year, Whiting and Oasis shareholders will own approximately 53% and 47% in the merged company, respectively.
Moreover, upon completion, Whitings President and CEO, Lynn Peterson, will serve as the Executive Chair of the Board of the merged entity, while Oasis CEO, Danny Brown, will become the President and CEO and also serve as a member of the Board. The combined company will be based in Houston, TX and will operate under a new name and trade under a new ticker, both of which will be declared in due time, per the companies.
Both the companies were hit hard by the pandemic-induced commodity price and demand destruction and were forced to declare bankruptcy in 2020. WLL and OAS subsequently restructured and emerged from Chapter 11 by management overhaul, cutting costs and cleaning up their balance sheets. Interestingly, at the time of the merger agreement, the commodity was trading near $120 a barrel the highest since 2008.
Founded in 1980, Denver, CO-based Whiting Petroleum Corporation is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas properties in the United States. With the majority of its output coming from the Bakken play, it holds one of the largest acreage positions in the region.
Established in 2007, Houston, TX-based Oasis Petroleum is an independent explorer, engaged in the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas resources. The companys asset base is primarily focused on the North Dakota and Montana regions of the Williston Basin, targeting the Bakken and Three Forks formations. Its total leasehold position in the Williston Basin consists of around 497,000 net acres. OAS top-tier operated locations provide an inventory life of more than 12 years, with break-even prices between $30 and $45 per barrel.
Both Whiting and Oasis currently carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Apart from these two, investors interested in the energy exploration and production space might look at the following companies. Civitas Resources (
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Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones Blog Tour: SchifferPublishing
Welcome to Day #7 of the Sticks N Stones Blog Tour
To celebrate the release of Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones, written by Ted Enik and illustrated by G.F. Newland, blogs across the web are featuring exclusive content about this humorous tall tale and giving away chances to win a copy of Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones.
Pete Schiffer, the publisher at Schiffer Publishing, and Tracee Groff, the head of Schiffer Kids, the childrens books division there, talked about how Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones strengthens the companys fall lineup.
Q: Can you talk about Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones? How does this book fit into todays market for childrens nonfiction and STEAM learning?
[Tracee] Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones is a spin on the infamous feud between fossil hunters Edward D. Cope and O. Charles Marsh. Author Ted Eniks witty rhymes and G.F. Newlands wonderfully crafted illustrations introduce children of all ages to the Bone Wars and the contributions these two men brought to the field of paleontology and their universities. Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones is a strong addition to our STEAM-inspired lineup this fall as Schiffer has a long history of publishing in the natural and historical sciences. Children love to discover dinosaurs, and they remain fascinated by them. Enik and Newland capture this love of discovery in the pages of Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones, presenting a rivalry that teaches while entertaining, making this book an ideal fit for todays market.
Q: Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones was published in 2013 by Pixel Mouse House, a small New York City firm. Why did Schiffer decide to publish it again with Pixel Mouse House?
[Pete] Our partnership with Pixel Mouse House is based in building on the strengths of both organizations. Including Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones as one of the first titles in our new partnership is designed to re-launch an award-winning book into the global distribution network to connect with a broader audience. Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones is a wonderful book and the beginning of a series that we feel will be a fun way of teaching unique stories from our past.
Q: What other books are being co-published with this company? Why is Schiffer co-publishing with this New York company? Is this part of your new focus on childrens books at Schiffer? Tell us about this new focus on childrens books.
[Tracee] Schiffer Publishing is partnering with Pixel Mouse House on three ventures this season. Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones is one and the other two are Unraveling Rose by Brian Wray with illustrations by Shiloh Penfield and Mr. Owlivers Magic at the Museum, written and illustrated by Carolyn Bracken. Pixel Mouse House brings to Schiffer Kids top writers and illustrators in the field of childrens literature. Our partnership was conceived from a mutual desire to grow and develop our newly expanded childrens book line.
Unraveling Rose is a beautifully illustrated story written to help children and families understand obsessive thoughts and behaviors, and how to stop them from getting in the way of enjoying everyday life. Brian Wray uses soft imagery allowing families to tackle tough issues in a way that relates to young children.
Mr. Owlivers Magic at the Museum teaches children about art and design. Bracken introduces us to Mr. Owliver, a night watchman for the Animaltown Art Museum, and his whimsical world of famous masterpieces like the Mona Lizard and Auguste Wrenoirs The Loge. The story of how Mr. Owliver comes to find that all the characters have disappeared from their frames is an engaging glimpse into the world of art history. In addition, the book includes a glossary listing the origins and artists of the paintings in the book and an art history timeline perfect for any burgeoning art history major.
Q: Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones is the first in the Unhinged History book series. Will Schiffer publish more books from the series? Do you plan to publish more childrens books by Ted Enik or other childrens books illustrated by G.F. Newland?
[Tracee] Ted and G.F. are working on finalizing the next book in the Unhinged History book series featuring another infamous rivalry, this time racing to the bottom of the sea. Stay tuned for more details!
[Pete] We do plan to work with both Ted Enik and G.F. Newland on future projects and are discussing several new projects. There are many creative ideas that these two can bring to life to educate and inspire the next generation.
Q: Tell us about Schiffer Publishing, its history, and its mission?
[Tracee] Our childrens book category has a long history rich in regional favorites like Chadwick the Crab and Lobsters on the Loose as well as the perennial classics The Future Architects Handbook, Change the World Before Bedtime, and The Angry Little Puffin. Our mission is to continue to produce timely and curated Chesapeake Bay regional titles while ramping up an expansion of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) learning. We are delighted to present our new mascot, Amelia. Amelia, like the Boston Terriers who came before her on the book farm, is a lively, smart, and affectionate girl who is enthusiastic to learn. She is leading the way at Schiffer Kids by announcing our new STEAM initiative in the 2017 childrens book catalog.
[Pete] Schiffer Publishing was founded in 1974 on our family farm with the aim to educate collectors about the things that they love. Over the years, we have focused on creating publications that serve readers passions and unique interests while providing new information and inspiration. This idea has lead us to develop a diverse publishing program where we focus on subjects that people care about deeply and develop their knowledge with over 6,000 titles in print. Our childrens books complement many of the areas we know well and are an extension of this philosophy to look for and serve peoples unique passions while educating them.
More About Sticks N Stones N Dinosaur Bones:
This first book in Ted Enik and G.F Newlands Unhinged History series is a ripping yarn full of adventure and deceit that brings to life the best-known public spat in all of paleontology: the bitter rivalry between Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh that became known as The Bone Wars. Lively and witty rhymes plus beautifully demented illustrations by Newland reveal how the paleontologists infamous rivalry began and how their mutual obsession with outdoing and ruining one another spun out of control.
About the Author
Ted Enik has worked as an illustrator for most of the well-known New York publishing houses, applying his versatility to both original art as well as classic and current childrens book characters, including the Magic School Bus, the Eloise books, and the popular Fancy Nancy I Can Read series. This is the first picture book Ted has authored. It was first publish | [
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Imricor Medical Systems (IMR) signs a sales distribution deal with Norway's NordicNeuroLab
Headquartered in the United States, Imricor develops compatible devices for use in MRI-guided cardiac catheter ablation procedures
Under the deal, IMR will become a non-exclusive distributor of Nordic's "InroomViewingDevice", which is used in the magnet room of iCMR laboratories
Shares were down 2.86 per cent at $1.19 at market close on August 30
Imricor Medical Systems (IMR) has signed a sales deal with one of Norway's leading makers of MRI-compatible in-room monitors, NordicNeuroLab.
Headquartered in the United States, Imricor develops compatible devices for use in MRI-guided cardiac catheter ablation procedures.
Under the agreement, IMR is set to become a non-exclusive distributor of Nordic's "InroomViewingDevice" a reportedly high-quality, 40-inch monitor designed for use in the magnet room of an iCMR laboratory.
Imricor Chair and CEO Steve Wedan commented on the arrangement.
"Imricor has two of these monitors installed in our own iCMR Design Centre, and many of our customers have also chosen these monitors for their iCMR labs," he said.
"The agreement withNordicNeuroLab streamlines the sales process for all parties and strengthens the range of third-party iCMR lab equipment Imricor offers to its customers."
NordicNeuroLab CEO Thomas Lie Omdahl said Nordic was excited to partner with IMR as the first company in the world to bring commercially viable and safe iCMR products to the catheter ablation market.
"The partnership with Imricor allows us to further expand the utilisation of certain functional MRI imaging peripherals, such as the InroomViewingDevice, tobenefit more patients and clinicians worldwide," Mr Omdahl said.
Imricor shares were 2.86 per cent in the red at $1.19 at market close on August 30.
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/PRNewswire/ -- Ophthalmic lens technology leader HOYA Vision Care announced today two product line expansions, for eye care professionals (ECPs) to offer their patients this summer. Cutting-edge Sensity Fast light reactive lens technology is now available in brown, joining HOYA's existing gray lens color. To further expand its sun lens line, HOYA is introducing a polarized version of its most advanced progressive iD LifeStyle 3 lens technology, now available in gray, brown, and green.
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Sensity Fast rapidly changes from dark to clear, achieving 47% faster fadeback than the top selling photochromic lens technology in the market and 77% faster fadeback than the original Sensity lens*. Both the brown and gray lens color variations are available in 1.50, 1.53 (Phoenix), 1.67 Hi-Index, and Polycarbonate lens materials.
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"In order to help our ECP customers expand their patient offerings, we've expanded our best photochromic and polarized lens technologies," said
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North America
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ECPs can order iD LifeStyle 3 Polarized and Sensity Fast Brown lenses from their HOYA laboratory and through major vision plans. More information can be found at
HOYAVision.us
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*Sensity Fast rapidly changes from dark to clear, achieving 47% faster fadeback than the top selling photochromic lens technology in the market by fading back to clear >1.7 minutes faster, and 77% faster fadeback than the original Sensity
lens by fading black to clear >6.6 minutes faster. Claims are based on internal testing across materials on grey lenses, being the most popular color, fading back to 70% transmission at 23C.
About HOYA
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For over 60 years, HOYA Vision Care has been a global leader in the eyeglass lens business. With a presence in over 50 countries, HOYA Vision Care has a proven expertise in lens designs and freeform surfacing technology combined with a leading position in high performance, quality AR coating. HOYA Vision Care's solid market portfolio includes VISION EASE, SEIKO and PENTAX optical lenses, as well as innovative products such as Yuniku, the world's first vision-centric, 3D tailored eyewear. The company employs over 16,000 employees worldwide with mass production facilities in
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Zydus Cadila receives tentative approval from USFDA for Tofacitinib ER tablets
Updated : October 19, 2020 01:19 PM IST
The medication is recommended for the once-daily treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis (UC).
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Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Monday said it has received tentative approval from the US health regulator to market Tofacitinib extended-release tablets, used to treat ulcerative colitis, in the American market.
The company has received tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for the product which is the generic version of Pfizer's Xeljanz XR tablets, Zydus Cadila said in a statement.
The medication is recommended for the once-daily treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis (UC).
The drug will be manufactured at the group's formulation manufacturing facility at the SEZ, Ahmedabad, the drug firm said.
The group now has 308 approvals and has so far filed over 390 abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) since the commencement of the filing process in 2003-04, it added.
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Aqualung Launches XSCAPE Collection Featuring Eco-Responsible Wetsuit
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Posted by SGB Media| April 27, 2021
Aqualung announced the launch of its XSCAPE collection. Featuring a 100 percent neoprene-free wetsuit and a rash guard made from sustainable materials, the XSCAPE line is designed for a variety of water activities and reflects Aqualungs commitment to innovation, ocean discovery and sustainability.
Made with Yulex eco-friendly natural rubber and stretch fabric, the 4/3mm XSCAPE wetsuit provides comfort for diving in warm water or above surface activities in colder temperatures and can be used for scuba diving, snorkeling, freediving, paddling, or a variety of other water sports.
The flexible and lightweight wetsuit, available in red and olive for men and a tropical-inspired print for women, connects consumers to nature and the natural materials the collection is made from. The suit also features Powertex knee pads, recycled, quick-drying fleece around the torso for added warmth and comfort, and a reusable mesh bag for storage or collecting trash from the beach or water.
The XSCAPE collection continues Aqualungs legacy in innovation and their tireless work to create the most forward-thinking and eco-conscious dive company in the world, said Aqualung Global Ocean Ambassador Philippe Cousteau Jr., the grandson of one of Aqualungs original founders, Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. We all have the power to change the world with the choices we make, and the XSCAPE sets the new standard for wetsuits and rash guards that are stylish, functional and sustainable.
The new collections long-sleeve rash guard for men and women, and matching womens leggings, offer comfort and breathability and can be used above or below the surface. All rash guards and leggings feature UV protection and are made with polyester fabric sourced from recycled plastic bottles. The entire XSCAPE line comes in plastic-free packaging with hangtags made from recycled cardboard.
Our aim was to design the ultimate eco-friendly wetsuit that could be used for all kinds of water sports, said Laurent Boury, senior vice president of brands, Aqualung Group. Aqualung is committed to using environmentally-friendly materials and processes whenever possible to help reduce our carbon footprint, and we made design choices to ensure the XSCAPE collection was as sustainable as possible.
The collection name, XSCAPE, is meant to evoke the feeling of freedom and the quest for wonder that surround exploration, travel, and Aqualungs storied history, including the first aqua-lung created by Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau and engineer Emile Gagnan that made underwater exploration possible, added Boury.
For more product information, go here
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Gabriel was fined about $3,000 and Boughner docked $5,000 on Tuesday.
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Crosby, Wilson hope for 'some clarity' from NHL on hits
Sidney Crosby and Tom Wilson have found something they agree on after years spent battling on opposite sides of the Penguins-Capitals rivalry. Crosby, the longtime Pittsburgh captain, broached the topic of NHL players wanting to better understand the line between clean and dirty hits after teammate Brandon Tanev was given a major penalty for a hit on Boston's Jarred Tinordi that appeared to many to be legal. After serving a seven-game suspension for boarding, Wilson cited Crosby's comments when pointing out there's some confusion around the league.
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(NASDAQ: SIBN) Sierra Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRRA) Theratechnologies Inc. (NASDAQ: THTX) (reacted to a presentation at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting, ENDO 2021) Down In The Dumps (Biotech Stocks Hitting 52-week Lows March 22) Adagene Inc. (NASDAQ: ADAG) Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNCH) (went public Friday) Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HRMY) Odonate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODT) (announced winding down of its lead clinical program and operations) Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVPH) Stocks In Focus Chiasma Presents Positive Long-Term Data For Acromegaly Treatment Chiasma, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHMA) presented at the ENDO 2021 meeting with positive long-term safety and efficacy data from the open-label extension study of Mycapssa in patients with acromegaly. Mycapssa was approved by the FDA in June 2020. The stock was up 4.65% to $3.60 in premarket trading. Protagonist To Start Phase 3 Study Of Rusfertide In Blood Cancer Protagonist Therapeutics said it intends to start a global Phase 3 study of rusfertide in polycythemia vera. This follows an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA and written communication received from the European Medicines Agency that was supportive of the pivotal clinical development plan in PV. In after-hours trading, the stock gained 6.14% to $33. Merck's Keytruda Snags Another FDA Approval Merck (NYSE: MRK) said the Food and Drug Administration approved Keytruda, its anti-PD-1 therapy, for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic esophageal or gastroesophageal junction carcinoma that is not amenable to surgical resection or definitive chemoradiation in combination with platinum- and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy. Roche Stops Dosing In Late-Stage Study Of In-Licensed Antisense Therapy In Huntington's Disease Roche Holding AG (OTC: RHHBY) said it has decided to discontinue dosing in the Phase 3 GENERATION HD1 study of tominersen in manifest Huntington's disease. The decision was based on the results of a pre-planned review of the data from the Phase 3 study conducted by an unblinded Independent Data Monitoring Committee. The company said it intends to continue following participants for safety and clinical outcomes without the dosing of the investigational medicine or placebo. Tominersen is an investigational antisense therapy designed to reduce the production of all forms of the huntingtin protein, and it has been licensed from Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS). Ionis shares were down 19.57% premarket at $44.75. Allovir Hires Gilead's Virology Head As CEO AlloVir (NASDAQ: ALVR) said its board has appointed Diana Brainard as the company's chief executive officer effective May 17. 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(NASDAQ: REGN) announced positive topline results from a trial assessing a COVID-19 treatment in infected non-hospitalized patients. The Phase 3 outcomes trial in high-risk non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19 met the primary endpoint, showing the investigational antibody cocktail of casirivimab and imdevimab reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 70% at a 1,200 mg dose and by 71% at a 2,400 mg dose compared to a placebo. Casirivimab and imdevimab also met all key secondary endpoints, including the ability to reduce symptom duration from 14 to 10 days. The combination of casirivimab and imdevimab is the only monoclonal antibody treatment to retain potency against key emerging variants based on the recently updated emergency use authorization guidance from the FDA, the companies said. OncoCyte, UniQure Move On Insider Transactions OncoCyte Corporation (NASDAQ: OCX) said in a filing that its CEO Ronald Asbury Andrews bought 11,000 shares for $4.7911 per share. uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ: QURE) said its CEO Matthew Kapusta sold 2,250 shares in the company. OncoCyte shares added 6.61% to $5 in after-hours trading, while uniQure slipped 4.04% to $33.23 in after-hours trading. BioLife To Buy Cold Storage Chain Company Stirling BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS) announced an agreement to acquire Stirling Ultracold, a privately held innovative developer and manufacturer of ultra-low temperature freezers. The deal is expected to close early | [
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Spire stock
opened at $70.21 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.21, a PEG ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 0.31. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $65.42. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. Spire has a 12 month low of $59.60 and a 12 month high of $77.95.
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A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SR. BlackRock Inc. grew its stake in shares of Spire by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 6,211,603 shares of the utilities providers stock valued at $405,121,000 after buying an additional 237,990 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Spire by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,958,287 shares of the utilities providers stock worth $303,348,000 after purchasing an additional 55,708 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Spire by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,679,770 shares of the utilities providers stock worth $110,678,000 after purchasing an additional 39,066 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Spire by 229.8% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,500,546 shares of the utilities providers stock worth $97,865,000 after purchasing an additional 1,045,621 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Spire by 60.1% in the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,326,654 shares of the utilities providers stock worth $86,524,000 after purchasing an additional 498,156 shares during the last quarter. 81.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
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Adult Diapers Market Growth Insights to 2027 - Covid-19 Impact and Global Analysis by Kimberly-Clark, Essity AB, Abena
iCrowdNewswire - Jun 9, 2020 5:39 PM ET
Rising demand for adult diapers from the geriatric population base isprojected to escalate adult diapers market growth at CAGR of 12.6%
According to the latest market study on Global Adult Diapers Market to 2027 Covid-19 Impact, Analysis and Forecast byProduct Type (Pant Type, Pad Type, Tape Type, Others); Distribution Channel (Pharmacies, Convenience Store, Online, Others); End-User (Household, Hospitals, Others); and Geography, accountedthe market was valued at US$ 11,291.4million in 2018 and is projected to reach US$ 32,859.2million by 2027; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.6% during 20192027. The report highlightskey driving factors and also the prominent players and their developments in the market.
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Covid-19 first began in Wuhan (China) during December 2019 and since then it has spread at a fast pace across the globe. Increase in the number of hospitalizations related to COVID-19 cases has created a strain on the supplies of pharmaceutical and personal hygiene products such as sanitary napkins and adult diapers. This represents a significant opportunity for adult diaper manufacturers.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation.,Essity AB, Abena A/S, and OntexGroupandHealth Care Products, Inc. are among the well-established players present in the global adult diapers market.
Adult diaper is made to be worn by an individual whose body is bigger than that of a baby or newborn child. Grown-up diapers are commonly utilized by older individuals who are experiencing different conditions such as dementia or extreme looseness of the bowels, versatility debilitation, and incontinence. Grown-up diapers are available in various sorts, for example, cushions which are known as incontinence cushions, underwear and the diapers that take after conventional diapers utilized for youngster. Asia Pacific held the largest share of the global adult diapers market. Based on product type, the global adult diapersmarket has been segmented into pant type, pad type, tape type, and others. The pant typesegment dominated the global adult diapers market in 2018.Pant style adult diaper is the most popular diapers, which offers flexibility, and a breathable waistband, which makes it easy to use and enables air to pass, preventing rashes. It also enables the leg to pass down effortlessly, preventing side leakage, and its thin absorption sheet offers a good fit. Pant type is known for its capability to absorb huge quantities of wetness and moisture; it is made from spongy material that soaks up urinary discharge, and also feels comfortable and soft on the skin. These pant type diapers are convenient for both men and women with incontinence issues or mobility impairment. Companiesacross the world are highly focused on designing pant style diapers. For instance, Friends Diaper, an Indian company, offers premium pant style diapers for adults, designed for people who suffer from incontinence.
The increasing occurrence of incontinence and the growing elderly population are the significant factors propelling the growth of the adult diapers market.People in developing countries still live in unhygienic conditions, as they are not able to buy adult diaper products. Thus, various companies across the globe are providing cost-effective products tailored to conditions in each country and region. Further, in Japan, where population aging is significantly increasing compared to other countries, companies are looking to encourage wider endorsement and greater awareness of products in order to extend the healthy life expectancy of elderly people.
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Domtar Corporation, Drylock Technologies, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Essity, Ontex, Principle Business Enterprises, First Quality Enterprises, Inc., Abena, Chiaus, Health Care Products, Inc. and Ever Green are among the key market playerspresent in the global adult diapers market. These companies areimplementing new product development and mergers and acquisitionsgrowth strategies to enlarge the customer base and gain significant market share across the world, which in turnpermit the players to maintain their brand name globally. | [
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By Chris Wack
Edoc Acquisition Corp. is in a deal to make Calidi Biotherapeutics Inc. a publicly traded company.
Shares of the blank check company were halted at $10.26 in midday trading.
Upon closing the transaction, seen happening in the second quarter of 2022, the combined company will be named Calidi Biotherapeutics Inc. and led by Allan Camaisa, chief executive and chairman of the board. The new company's common stock intends to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
The transaction includes proceeds of up to $92 million in trust at Edoc and a concurrent $25 million PIPE from institutional investors.
Upon closing of the combination, Calidi would be expected to have cash and cash equivalents of $117 million and a pro forma enterprise valuation of $449 million.
Write to Chris Wack at [email protected]
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A judge has dismissed Mike Lindell's appeal to get Dominion's defamation lawsuit against him tossed.
Lindell had appealed a ruling stating that the $1.3 billion lawsuit against him should proceed.
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A judge has dismissed MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's latest attempt to get voting technology company Dominion's $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against him thrown out.
In a judgmentfiled on Tuesday, District Judge Carl J. Nichols denied Lindell's appeal to have Dominion's defamation claims dismissed. Instead, the judge wrote that litigation against MyPillow would continue.
Per the filing, Nichols wrote that MyPillow "has not made a serious argument that a court is required, at the motion to dismiss stage in a defamation case, to consider and weigh factual materials outside the pleadings and relied on by the defendant."
The judge also wrote that the questions raised by Lindell's team were "far from exceptional."
Dominion sued Lindell and his pillow company in February 2021 alleging that he damaged them when he pushed false conspiracy theories about the election-technology company's role in the 2020 election.
and Sidney Powell both lawyers linked to former President Donald Trump were also sued at the same time for touting baseless theories that the election was stolen from Trump for President Joe Biden.
Nichols previously
denied motions from Lindell, Powell, and Giuliani to dismiss the lawsuits
and consolidated the three separate lawsuitsinto one case that will move to trial in tandem.
However, Lindell's lawyers have dodged meetings for Dominion's defamation lawsuitand refused to hand over discovery material. Lindell told Insider in Januarythat his team was waiting to see if their appeal would be successful before participating in these meetings.
In February, Dominion and Lindell's legal teams
said that they have no intention of settling their cases.
Lindell is also facing a defamation lawsuit from voting company Smartmatic which has alleged that Lindell is "crazy like a fox" and accused him of "intentionally (stoking) the fires of xenophobia and party divide for the noble purpose of selling his pillows."
For his part, Lindell has countersuedDominion, its public-relations company Hamilton Place Strategies, and Smartmatic.
When asked about his appeal's dismissal, Lindell told Insider that he was planning to move ahead with his fight against Dominion and other election technology companies.
"Here's the thing we're bringing all the evidence that they did not preserve evidence," Lindell said. He also accused Dominion of "deleting" records from the 2020 election.
Lindell added that he has been working on a class-action lawsuit for over five months, claiming that he has amassed testimonies from "hundreds" of county clerks and commissioners against "all" the voting technology companies including Dominion and Smartmatic.
He added that the lawsuit would likely be filed within the next two weeks and that wants to get "more and more plaintiffs" added to it. Lindell also expressed hope that election technology company ES&Swould sue him, too.
"All of them, they're all defective products. It's like having bad brakes on a car, that's defective," Lindell said. "When you purchase these machines, these people that purchase them in the states and counties, the machines didn't do what they were supposed to do."
Nichols ordered that the defamation lawsuit lodged by Dominion against Lindell, Giuliani, and Powell proceed in full,
Initial disclosures are set to be exchanged on March 25, with discovery scheduled for completion by January 12, 2023.
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Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Agile Therapeutics from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Agile Therapeutics in a report on Friday, March 18th. They issued a sell rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus target price of $3.38.
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Agile Therapeutics by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,507,654 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical companys stock worth $736,000 after buying an additional 37,394 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Agile Therapeutics by 771.4% in the fourth quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 237,642 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical companys stock worth $116,000 after purchasing an additional 210,370 shares during the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its position in shares of Agile Therapeutics by 571.4% in the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 2,161,006 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical companys stock worth $1,055,000 after purchasing an additional 1,839,143 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in shares of Agile Therapeutics by 341.6% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 162,900 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical companys stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 126,015 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Agile Therapeutics by 3,348.3% in the second quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 769,445 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical companys stock worth $1,023,000 after purchasing an additional 747,131 shares during the last quarter. 25.87% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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and
Kansas
and we intend to continue investing heavily in the Midwest as we build a multi-regional home services company."
"In the 60 years since our business began, we have grown to employ more than 275 talented and highly-dedicated people and have expanded our services from furnace repair to offering a full suite of residential services including heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical," said
Glen Posladek
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Glen Posladek
will bring his decades of experience in the industry to Frontier's Board of Directors providing guidance as Frontier moves towards its goal of building a world class platform of leading residential services brands.
"We are excited by the momentum and growth at Frontier since its launch, and the mutually beneficial partnerships we have been able to form with operators like the Posladek family," said
Eugene Polevoy
, Principal at Imperial Capital. "A.B. May has an exceptional culture and brings meaningful scale and further expertise into Frontier." Frontier is funded by
Toronto
-based Imperial Capital and is actively seeking long-standing and reputable residential services brands to join the rapidly growing Frontier family.
SF&P Advisors (
) and Polsinelli advised A.B. May on the transaction. Torys LLP served as legal advisor for Frontier.
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Frontier Service Partners, founded on the philosophy of putting people first, delivering on our promises, and creating lifetime clients is backed by Imperial Capital. Frontier seeks to partner with leading residential service operators in building a platform which benefits customers, employees and transitioning business owners looking for a partner that will carry on their legacy.
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) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 2nd. The utilities provider reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.31 by ($0.17). The firm had revenue of $555.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $548.70 million. Spire had a net margin of 10.29% and a return on equity of 10.13%. The businesss quarterly revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.42 earnings per share.
SR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Guggenheim cut shares of Spire from a buy rating to a neutral rating and set a $71.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, January 20th. Bank of America cut shares of Spire from a neutral rating to an underperform rating and dropped their price target for the company from $63.00 to $58.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 23rd. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Spire from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 18th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Spire from $78.00 to $67.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 22nd. Finally, Mizuho cut shares of Spire from a buy rating to a neutral rating and set a $68.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, January 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the companys stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Spire currently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $71.78.
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Spire during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Spire during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Spire by 114.3% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 555 shares of the utilities providers stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 296 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Spire during the third quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Missouri Trust & Investment Co purchased a new position in shares of Spire during the fourth quarter valued at about $52,000. 81.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of SR opened at $66.35 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $65.77 and a 200-day moving average of $64.34. The company has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a PE ratio of 15.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 0.31. Spire has a one year low of $59.60 and a one year high of $77.95.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 11th will be paid a $0.685 dividend. This represents a $2.74 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.13%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 10th. Spires dividend payout ratio is presently 63.28%.
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Medical device maker Medtronic
NYSE:MDT
)
believes there's big money to be made from helping health care providers comply with regulatory mandated reductions in hospital readmission rates.
As a result, Medtronic paid $200 million for privately held Cardiocom this past summer. That bet gives Medtronic turnkey share in the telehealth industry -- a growing market bridging acute and primary care for patients with chronic conditions like heart disease.
Regulatory focus on improving outcomes
The interest in Cardiocom likely stems from a provision in the Affordable Care Act that penalizes hospitals unable, or unwilling, to embrace policies and procedures geared at reducing readmissions.
According to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare, or CMS, some 20% of Medicare patients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge, and those readmissions cost Medicare more than $15 billion every year.
To reduce those readmission costs, the ACA instituted fines for hospitals with high readmission rates. In August, CMS announced 2,225 hospitals are being fined a combined $227 million for 2013, equal to 1% of their reimbursements. That's likely to get the industry's attention. Particularly given penalties will climb to as high as 3% in 2015 and expand beyond heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia patients to also include chronic lung disease, elective hip and knee replacements starting next October.
In steps Medtronic
Medtronic thinks one of the ways providers will look to cut readmissions is by deploying telehealth products and services like those offered by Cardiocom. If so, Medtronic's large presence in cardiac care gives it a big network of customers to cross-sell.
Those customers are increasingly collaborating with home health care industry participants like Amedisys
(
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)
to cut costs and reduce readmission rates. However, Amedisys and its peers are facing its own cost pressures tied to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates. That's pressuring the industry to lower its own costs, which supports their use of telehealth solutions.
According to a 2006 study by the University of Minnesota, virtual visits between a skilled home health care nurse and chronically ill patients at home can improve patient outcome at lower cost than traditional skilled face-to-face home health care visits.
Since players like Amedisys can deliver at-home care at a cost of one tenth that of a hospital stay, they offer a compelling solution for commercial and government insurers. According to a study of Veterans Health Administration patients, the VHA found telehealth technology reduced bed days of care by 25% and readmissions by 20%.
Source: Almost Family investor presentation.
If Medtronic's is right that health care will increasingly shift to the home, it will expand the company's reach considerably. Only 13% of the 7.5 million heart failure patients in the United States are right for cardiac implants. By providing telehealth solutions, Medtronic may end up serving millions of additional patients.
Other companies vying for business
Cardiocom controls 12.5% of the market for patient home monitoring, making it the second largest player an industry expected to grow to $395 million by 2017 from $182 million in 2012, according to Frost & Sullivan.
But, Cardiocom isn't alone in the marketplace. It's in a footrace with other competitors, including Honeywell's
(
NYSE:HON
)
HomMed unit, which is tucked into Honeywell's Automation and Control Solutions division. According to Honeywell, patients using HomMed's telehealth solutions total more than all other competitors, including Cardiocom, combined. That makes Honeywell a big player in this fast growing market and suggests Medtronic will have to work hard to differentiate its own offering.
Medtronic will also compete with Bosch Healthcare and Philips NV in the home telehealth market.
The Foolish final take
Medtronic's strategy to expand its product line into telehealth appears to dovetail nicely with the company's current cardiac focus. It also offers Medtronic other opportunities given that Cardiocom's product line includes glucose monitors for diabetes patients, which is another of Medtronic's existing markets.
Of course, there's always the risk that the regulatory or competitive landscape will derail the potential opportunity. Medtronic will also need to continue to innovate and lean on its provider network if it wants to wrestle share away from industry heavyweight Honeywell, which could weigh on margins. However, despite those challenges the move into new adjacent addressable markets provides an opportunity for growth and that's never a bad thing.
Todd Campbell
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Wake Forest Baptist Health is a nationally recognized academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Wake Forest Health Network incorporates hospitals, clinics, physician practices, diagnostic centers and other primary and specialty care facilities serving the residents of 24 counties in northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia.
Through their partnership with Javara, Wake Forest Baptist Heath is able to
provide more clinical research offerings to their patients.
Features
Able to utilize Central IRBs
Analytics reporting through Devana Solutions platform
Data capturing through e-source
Firewalls in place to ensure safe and secure internet connectivity
Multi-factor authentication and other measures to ensure information security
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Following the huge interest by young Nigerians in the ongoing Globacom sponsored dance reality show- Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria, the telecommunications and digital services provider has announced a Fans Challenge extension and Wild Card opportunities for the show. While the Fans Challenge will allow viewers of the show win cash prizes, the Wild Card will give losing contestants the opportunity to be voted back on the show.
Viewers of the show will get to win N200,000 every week in the Fans Challenge simply by making a video of them dancing to the Glo Battle Of The Year theme song, and uploading it on any of the key social media platforms- Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Tiktok using the hashtag #GloBattleOfTheYear and tagging Globacom handles. The top four videos on each of the platforms with the highest engagements get to win N50,000 each.
The company said in its statement, The Fans Challenge of the Glo Battle of the Year is designed to engage and reward our young, passionate and creative viewers across the country who do not have the opportunity to participate on the show. We receive a lot of feedback before, during and after each episode from fans and we now urge them to take advantage of the Fans Challenge to enjoy some reward.
The Wild Card opportunity on the other hand, gives viewers the power to decide whether or not any of the losing quarter finalists come back to the competition. All they have to do is go to www.globotynigeria.com and vote for the dancer they intend to save.
The fourth episode of the show will air this weekend on Saturday by 8 p.m. on GloTV app, and will be rebroadcasted on Sunday by 8 p.m. on NTA, and AIT on Tuesday by 9 p.m. Award-winning On-Air Personality (OAP) and actor, Do2tun hosts the show.
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Online Suffolk prescriptions service rated good and taken out of special measures
PUBLISHED: 16:31 08 December 2020 | UPDATED: 16:31 08 December 2020
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PrivateDoc co-founder and managing director Paul Marshall Picture: PrivateDoc
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Directors of Suffolk-based prescriptions website PrivateDoc are delighted after the service was taken out of special measures and rated as good by health inspectors.
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The turnaround comes less than a year after regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) had warned the company, based in Stowmarket, could have to close.
The service has now been rated as good in all five key areas - meaning it is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
The inspectors report praised the quality of caring, saying: Team members treated patients with kindness and respect and involved them in decisions about their care.
It added the service was rated as excellent in 95% of 2,886 online reviews, with an average rating of 4.9 out of five stars.
MORE: Large care home lifted out of special measures
PrivateDoc, set up in 2012, allows patients to request prescriptions online by filling in a consultation form. These are reviewed by a GP, and a private prescription is issued if appropriate, before being sent to an affiliated pharmacy.
The online clinic had been put in special measures in July 2019, after CQC experts found the process for completing patient identification checks was ineffective.
Flaws in the providers system also allowed people requesting weight loss medicines to overwrite information such as their height, weight and body mass index.
Following another inspection in February, chief inspector Dr Rosie Benneyworth warned insufficient improvements had been made and the CQC started taking action which could have led to closure.
However, following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the CQC withdrew its proposal to cancel the registration and instead kept the website under review until it could carry out its latest inspection in October.
The inspectors latest report noted a whole raft of improvements, including improved identification checks, such as anti money-laundering checks and development of facial recognition technology.
The CQC also said patient records and contacts were always completed and recorded, and there were improved processes to deal with emergency medical situations.
Managing director Paul Marshall said: I am very pleased indeed. This has been a long process and we are very pleased to be coming out of special measures and to be recognised as good.
Im pleased the inspectors have recognised the amount of work that we have put in.
He added PrivateDoc had worked closely with the CQC to put things right after being pulled up over a small handful of cases.
Mr Marshall said the company had improved its systems with new software and quality improvement action systems.
Although it received very few complaints, it had overhauled the system for dealing with these to ensure that all possible lessons were learned.
Looking to the future, he said PrivateDoc would continue to improve. We are going to expand the scope of the service, and we are looking at introducing face-to-face consultations with doctors online.
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-based technology startup AirDNA was founded by
Scott Shatford
in 2014 to empower hosts and investors with the market intelligence they needed to thrive. Now, their range of software and reports equip over 85,000 all-time customers across 65 countries with solutions to make data-driven decisions in this rapidly-growing industry which generated an estimated
$113 billion
in 2021.
"Since its humble beginnings as four people in a garage, AirDNA has stayed true to its mission of opening opportunities through short-term rental data. We are proud to provide insights to hosts and also be powerful enough for enterprise organizations," said Shatford. "Alpine immediately recognized the power of our platform. Alpine's expertise in building software and data businesses, paired with their values-driven model, makes them the perfect partner."
As part of the partnership, AirDNA will welcome
Demi Horvat
as COO to scale the business to the next level with her wide expertise: Demi joins from Alpine's CEO Program, an in-house talent program that recruits, develops, and places emerging leaders into its portfolio companies.
Scott Shatford
will continue as AirDNA's CEO to lead the global product strategy.
"The STR industry has shaken up the broader lodging and real estate industries, and it's exciting to be in an area where change is creating so much opportunity for growth and innovation. AirDNA has a proven track record of success," said Horvat. "I'm delighted to be joining a company that aligns so closely with my values, and I'm excited to help expand the market-leading software they already offer."
"Our first priority will be to listen to the AirDNA team and customers as we invest in expanding the engineering and customer-facing capabilities of this business," said
Mark Strauch
, partner at Alpine. "We're excited to welcome AirDNA into the Alpine community and help scale their impact to meet the needs of the fast-changing STR industry."
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INDIANAPOLIS As Indiana sees more COVID-19 cases, long-term care facilities are battling an increase as well, with some centers reporting more than 70% of their residents are positive for the virus.
Roughly 55% of COVID-19 deaths in Indiana are attributed to residents of long-term care facilities. According to the states coronavirus dashboard, positive cases inside these centers began trending down in May and into the summer, but now the trend is going in the wrong direction.
This concerning uptick in COVID-19 cases inside long-term care facilities does not surprise Zach Cattell, president of the Indiana Health Care Association. IHCA is the group that represents these centers.
We see COVID spread happen in long-term care communities when there is spread taking place in the community, Cattell said.
The only county in red on the states COVID-19 dashboard on Monday was Pike County. According to Trilogy Health Services, the company who operates Amber Manor Care Center in Pike County, 75% of residents were positive for COVID-19 on Monday, and 30% of employees also had coronavirus.
Over in Logansport, Trilogy Health Services said 45 out of 64 residents at WoodBridge Health Campus were COVID-19 positive.
A spokesperson for Trilogy Health Services said they are in frequent communication with local health departments and the Indiana State Department of Health as they follow applicable federal, state and local public health guidelines.
Per state and local guidance, the spokesperson said they have suspended visits at Amber Manor Care Center and WoodBridge Health Campus, with the exception of those whose loved ones are receiving end-of-life care. They have also suspended admissions to these campuses. The facilities are also increasing the frequency at which they test employees and residents for COVID-19.
We remain wholly committed to caring for and supporting our countrys most vulnerable population. Our campus teams will continue to work tirelessly to provide excellent clinical care and to treat every resident who calls our communities home with the utmost compassion during these difficult times, said Brittany Hanson, director of communications for Trilogy Health Services.
The states dashboard for long-term care shows a snapshot of COVID-19 cases impacting this vulnerable population. On September 10, the 7-day moving average for positive cases among residents was 24. It jumped to 57 on September 30.
The trend is going up for cases among long-term care staff too. On September 10, the dashboard showed the 7-day moving average for staff was 22 positive cases. It was 41 on September 30.
We have facilities that are hiring more nursesto specifically be additional infection control supports, said Cattell.
IHCA said facilities are also developing new screening tools for staff and visitors.
The Indiana State Department of Health said they know that as cases rise in a community, chances of an outbreak in a facility also rise. A spokesperson for ISDH said the departments epidemiologists will continue to identify the root causes of outbreaks in facilities with the goal of preventing future outbreaks in that or other facilities.
As of last week, ISDH had completed 4,465 visits to nursing homes and residential care facilities and had completed 1,270 infection control surveys and has cited facilities for infection control issues 184 times.
The state will be visiting every facility they have not been to in the last two weeks and conduct infection control surveys by the end of October. State health officials said they will place additional focus on screening of employees, mask use, proper cohorting, proper use of PPE and visitation practices.
Eight months into the pandemic, Cattell believes they are definitely in a better position now to fight this deadly virus.
But it is still not a ubiquitous situation across the state. We still have facilities that have a shortage of N95 masks, and so getting that supply constant is important, he said.
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Feb. 11, 2021
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Established genomic software leader BioDiscovery, Inc. has recently released an upgraded version of their comprehensive, case-review solution for cytogenetics and molecular genetics. With a continued focus on being platform agnostic and prioritizing customer feedback, the new release, NxClinical 6.0, is the company's 5th major upgrade in the last 6 years. "I am very proud of this latest update to our NxClinical software which contains multiple inter-related functionalities that will provide unparalleled case-review capabilities to our customers," says
Soheil Shams
, Ph.D., CEO & Founder. "Due to the complexity and interdependence of specific components, such as the ability to populate Oncology-specific Knowledgebase variant information within the new Variant Details view, the release took longer than we expected. However, the resulting product has received rave reviews from our early access users which has made the effort worthwhile."
The latest software upgrade comes with a host of new, useful features and improvements (almost 500 in total) including:
A variant details user interface that pulls together relevant information from various sources and presents it in a single, well-structured view allowing for quick and confident interpretation of a variant
An integrated Knowledgebase for CNV and AOH events allowing the laboratory to collect, organize, and use knowledge from its own constitutional or oncology case history to create consistent interpretations and reports
Enhanced support for cancer cytogenetic testing allowing the creation of genome-wide CNV and AOH "profiles" in the Knowledgebase and the ranking of new cases based on similarity to these established cancer types
All of these features come with expert-level support from BioDiscovery's global Customer Success Managers.
The 6.0 upgrade has already been made available to existing BioDiscovery early-access customers and demonstrations for new customers are currently being scheduled. If you would like to learn more about NxClinical and how it can help your laboratory detect, display, and decide please visit
http://pages.biodiscovery.com/nxc6.0
About BioDiscovery, Inc.
BioDiscovery, Inc. is dedicated to the development of state-of-the-art software products for life science research as well as clinical applications. The company's mission is to enable scientists to eliminate disease and suffering through the application of computational technologies and translating these findings directly and rapidly to clinical use. From its inception in 1997, BioDiscovery has been an innovative leader in the genomics field having introduced the first dedicated commercial software tool for analyzing microarray images. Since then, innovation has continued to be a top priority. BioDiscovery's passion to make a difference has further extended the company's reach into creating the most comprehensive enterprise-wide system enabling research findings to translate into clinical applications and make direct impact on patient care. For more information, visit http://www.biodiscovery.com
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The BioDiscovery software tools referenced are designed to assist clinical researchers and are not intended as primary diagnostic tools. It is each lab's responsibility to use the software in accordance with internal policies as well as in compliance with applicable regulations.
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Sep 21, 2021
Strive Health, a Denver-based, tech-enabled kidney care company, has launched a partnership with the countrys largest independent nephrology group.
As part of the strategic partnership, Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Northern Indiana (NANI) will not only utilize Strive Healths services to treat kidney diseases but is also now an equity investor.
NANI is the largest nephrology physician practice in the U.S. with 135 nephrologists across Illinois, Indiana and New Jersey. The Oak Brook, Illinois-based practice has been evaluating how it will participate in value-based care care that shifts away from fee-for-service and instead reimburses health care providers based on the quality of care they are administering.
We looked at Strive health and we were impressed with what they could offer us, said Dr. Manish Tanna physician leader of NANIs value-based care committee.
Strive Health specializes in technology and high-touch care to catch patients early in their kidney disease. It uses machine learning technology to determine patients who are most at-risk, and then Strive pairs those patients with dedicated caregivers to help coach them through slowing the progression of kidney disease.
Through the partnership, Tanna said NANI will use Strive Health to help with its clinical workflows and care coordination, data analytics and projecting outcomes, and improve the education it provides to patients.
For Strive, partnering with NANI meant working with one of the largest high-quality kidney care practices in the country.
Look at their reputation, their best practice, their focus on quality, their appreciation for the future of nephrology in terms of where nephrology is headed, and their confirmation with us that value-based care is putting the nephrologist in a really important drivers seat to help manage the care for late-stage kidney patients, CEO Chris Riopelletold Denver Business Journal.
Riopelle added that the validation of an organization like NANI working with Strive in addition to the 400 nephrologists nationally the company already has partnerships with means more kidney care providers will be looking at working with the Denver company.
In addition to the partnership, which Riopelle said will include Strive health care providers being embedded at NANI offices, he said the organization becoming an equity partner opens up future opportunities.
We are really interested in driving alignment with them in a long-term way through our partnership. As part of our partnership, they have made an investment into Strive. We like that it drives alignment, and it creates an opportunity that most nephrology groups dont have, which is the chance to invest in a venture-backed growth stage company, Riopelle said. He declined to share the size of the investment NANI made but said it was meaningful and would send a strong message to the nephrology community. In March, the company closed a $140 million Series Bround, which included investment from CapitalG, the independent growth fund for Google-parent company Alphabet.
Strive has been growing over the last two years. In May, the company announced it had selected Denver as its home for a 250-person expansionwith the help of incentives from the Colorado Economic Development Commission. In 2020, the company had grown its employee base
by 600%.
Riopelle told DBJ that, despite a deep commitment to Colorado, the company doesnt have any provider partnerships in the state yet. Riopelle said that part of the reason is that, when it comes to kidney health, Colorados mostly-fit population does well compared to elsewhere in the U.S. But the company is in discussion with potential partners. He also added that the state is a great place to base a company because people want to be here.
Our biggest impact to Colorado is continuing to be an employer of choice for great health care people and finding as many as we can whod like to have Denver as their home base, he said.
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CSUSM Part of Grant to Improve Speech Outcomes for Children
A child does speech therapy through a game made by Verboso. Photo courtesy Verboso
Cal State San Marcos is the co-recipient of a grant from the National Science Foundation through which it will work with an industry partner to improve outcomes for children with speech impairments.
Through the one-year, $250,293 grant from Small Business Innovation Research arm of the NSF, CSUSM will collaborate with Verboso, a Chicago-based company that uses state-of-the-art technology to create therapy video games with automated feedback.
The principal investigator for the grant from CSUSM is Alison Scheer-Cohen, an associate professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology who will conduct the research along with two student assistants. In partnership with San Diego Unified School District and Capistrano Unified School District,
school-age students will be able to use automated technology to practice their speech at home. Scheer-Cohen and her team will collect participant recordings to produce a larger pediatric data set and refine the automated technology.
Im excited to be a part of a project that is building automatic technology for speech sound production practice, Scheer-Cohen said. Ultimately, this will provide resources for children and families to practice their speech production at home and potentially have an impact on treatment outcome.
The target of the project is children with speech sound disorders (SSD), which means that they have trouble saying certain sounds and words past the expected age.
Approximately 5% ofchildren have an SSD, which places them at risk for reading difficulties and processing challenges into adulthood.
Less than 70% of affected children receive needed speech therapy, however, due to difficulty accessing care and cost. The NSF project will develop artificial intelligence that can recreate the feedback decisions that a speech-language pathologist makes in a live therapy setting. Because of the automation, the cost of receiving services can be drastically reduced and many more children can receive treatment.
The objectives of the study are to:
build a database of impaired and accurate productions of the eight English consonants most commonly in error;
use this database to develop and train algorithms for identifying specific errors of segmented target phonemes (
units of sound that can distinguish one word from another)
;
complete reliability tests of the trained algorithm with decisions from trained speech-language pathologists to ensure adequate agreement of presence of error and error type.
This grant is a great recognition ofthe potential of our technology to significantly improve access to, and impact the delivery of, speech therapy, said Amy Linde, chief clinical officer for Verboso. We are thrilled to have Dr. Scheer-Cohen and her research team at CSUSM bring their expertise in pediatric speech sound disorders and motor learning approaches to speech therapy to this project. Verboso is excited about this collaboration and working with all of our research partners on this important work.
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Office 365 - Windows 7/10 - Active Directory - Servers
Schools ICT Technician - CW2 based - 26K
An established IT Support services company are now looking for a new IT Support Engineer to join their team to provide technical support to primary and secondary schools in in the Cheshire/Crewe area. You will be responsible for a group of allocated schools.
You must have strong oral and written communication skills alongside strong technical knowledge. Any experience working in the education sector is EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL!
The role will incorporate providing both remote and on-site support in a Windows environment, managing wireless infrastructures, equipment builds, maintaining networks and managing the online help desk.
Key Skills:
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This company offer a fantastic working environment and a friendly atmosphere - with various progression options depending on your drive and a great benefits package!
If you have excellent customer service, communication skills then apply now for more details - salary in the region of 24K depending on your level of experience and technical skills
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Homethrive Partners with Illinois CPA Society To Provide Digital Coaching for Eldercare Support to Its Membership
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Benefit addresses hidden caregiver crisis
When you consider that one in five Americans is a caregiver, the importance of offering benefits that support working caregivers cannot be underestimated.
NORTHBROOK, Ill. (PRWEB)
September 21, 2021
Homethrive, the high-touch/high-tech family caregiving platform that uniquely integrates digital support with expert personal interaction, today announced it will partner with the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), one of the largest state CPA societies in the nation. Through Homethrive, ICPAS members have access to resources and a technology platform to help them navigate the difficulty and stress that come with providing care to loved ones who are aging or have special needs.
Offering Homethrive to our members bolsters our ongoing commitment to provide them with relevant information, advocacy, and support, said Kristin McGill, Senior Director of Membership, ICPAS. When you consider that one in five Americans is a caregiver [according to AARP's 2020 Caregiving in the U.S.], the importance of offering benefits that support working caregivers cannot be underestimated.
Despite the growing need/demand for benefits that support caregivers, most people do not yet have access to caregiving benefits. The Homethrive 2021 Employee Caregiving Survey found that the vast majority (84%) of respondents said they would be interested in a benefit that provided them with resources, guidance, or support for caregiving, yet 79% of respondents did not have accessor knowledgeof any benefits available to them that support elderly caregiving responsibilities.
We founded Homethrive to help older adults live healthier and independently at home for as long as possible, while reducing the work, worry, and stress that family membersunpaid caregiversface, said Dave Jacobs, Co-CEO of Homethrive. Providing support or care for aging loved ones is stressful and distracting. It is incumbent on all of us to recognize that without adequate caregiving support, those responsibilities negatively impact workforce performance and our economy through mental health issues, turnover, and substantial productivity costs.
While the U.S. is in the midst of a caregiving crisis according to a report from Harvard Business School, there are some indications that a sea change may be afoot when it comes to caregiver benefits. A survey of employers from earlier this year found that more than three quarters of those respondents indicated that caregiving will be an increasingly important issue over the next five years.
About ICPAS
Founded in 1903, the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is one of the largest state CPA societies in the nation with more than 22,600 members. They are an essential partner in the success of their membership, providing them with convenient and customized education, timely and relevant information, influential advocacy, and countless opportunities to make powerful professional connections.
About Homethrive
Homethrive, the high-touch/high-tech family caregiving platform, integrates digital support with expert personal interaction to give family caregivers the coaching, navigation, tools, and guidance they need to reduce their work, worry and stress. Through its personalized platform and algorithms, Homethrive provides 24 x 7 digital and human concierge services and expert coaching from certified Homethrive social workers. The Homethrive program is available nationally and offered as a benefit program through employers, affinity groups and insurance companies.
Homethrive was co-founded by Dave Jacobs and David Greenberg, who both personally struggled to navigate the process of caring for aging parents at home. As veteran healthcare professionals, they were surprised that finding the support and guidance they needed to care for their aging parents proved to be far more challenging than they anticipated. The company was launched in partnership with 7wireVentures after identifying the vast unmet need for a comprehensive solution to support caregivers elder parents looking to age in place.
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Tantus Technologies Supports D.C. Government with IT Staff Augmentation
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/PRNewswire/ -- Tantus Technologies, Inc. (Tantus) today announced its recent Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract award to provide the
District of Columbia
(the "District") Information Technology (IT) Staff Augmentation and Support Services related to its Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning applications.
Under this contract, Tantus will provide staff augmentation support related to a financial system implementation in the following service areas: Project Management, Change Management, Technical, Functional, and Testing. The District benefits from Tantus' record of success and lessons learned from multiple, large-scale, Oracle Financials systems implementations across government agencies, including Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
"We look forward to supporting the District," said Tantus CEO,
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. "Our team is organized to provide the right balance of strong management disciplines at the program level and extensive technical and Oracle Financial Management domain expertise at the team level."
About Tantus Technologies, Inc.
Tantus provides technology and business solutions to solve the federal government's health, financial, and transportation challenges. The company brings nearly two decades of experience collaborating with government to make "Our World Better," delivering solutions that span Artificial Intelligence, Agile, Human Centered Design, DevOps, Strategy Realization, Program/Project Management, and Cyber Security. Recognized by The Washington Post as a "Top Workplace" two years in a row, Tantus realizes its core value of "Do the Right Thing" with a robust community service program focused on improving the lives of children and young women diagnosed with cancer and other life-threatening medical conditions.
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Taunton
has been told to improve after its latest inspection.
Moorhaven Care Home, Normandy Drive, was given the 'requires improvement' rating after its latest visit from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The home was rated 'good' in being caring and responsive, and 'requires improvement' in being safe, effective, and well-led.
The inspection of the home, which current cares for 52 people, took place on February 13 and 14.
Inspectors found residents were 'not always' supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives, and improvements were needed to make sure people's legal rights were 'fully protected'.
The care home is run by Somerset Care, which runs many homes and services throughout the county.
A spokesperson for the company said: "While it is disappointing that Moorhaven has received a requires improvement rating, we understand and welcome the need to ensure robust standards are upheld. The report did however find Moorhaven to be caring and effective, which along with wider comments throughout the report, indicate the fundamental care and welfare of residents remains very strong.
"We see this as an opportunity to refine and further invest in people and process to support the wellbeing of the residents entrusted to our care.
"Building on many of the things we do so well, we are committed to exceeding the expectations of our residents their family members, as well as evidencing this to the CQC.
"There were many positive comments in the report, with residents outlining how well we care for those living at Moorhaven."
Despite the rating, the report highlighted how people felt safe at the home, and felt well cared for.
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Cell and gene therapy can go a long way in treating incurable diseases, but currently it is very pricey. Eyestem wants to dramatically cut the cost associated with such treatment.
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The company claims to be capital efficient and aims to get each product from concept to human trials in under $4 million.
A medical consultation that turned into an idea exchange chat and led to the launch of a company that, in a nutshell, is how Eyestemcame into existence.
This cell therapycompany was founded by a group of doctors and management consultants whose vision was to create a cell therapy platform to treat incurable diseases and make these technologies accessible to everyone.
Talking about its inception, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jogin Desai says, I met Rajani Battu, a senior ophthalmologist, in 2014 for a medical consultation. Both of us saw cell and gene therapy as the next frontier of medical innovation and the eye being the prime target for these therapies. We discussed that the approach taken by the western companies will result in therapies that will cost more than $400,000 per injection. We felt this was the right time to disrupt the field.
Desai was the CEO of Cenduit which is involved in clinical trials at that time. After the talk with Battu, Desai had an interaction with Rajarshi Pal, who was an Assistant Professor at Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, about this same subject and an idea started taking shape in his head. He then went ahead and set up Eyestem with Battu as co-founder. Pal and Dhruv Sareen, Executive Director, Biomanufacturingand others also joined the initiative as co-founders, which led to the launch of Eyestem.
Cell and gene therapy is going to lead to a paradigm shift in healthcare. Diseases that were deemed incurable will start getting treatment because of this, say experts. Indian patients can benefit if a base is created here for these new platforms. Currently, such treatments are not sustainable due to the astronomical costs a therapy for spinal muscular atrophy can cost Rs 16 crore per patient. Eyestem intends to change that by keeping the cost low.
Big challenges
Eyestem treats incurable diseases by replacing the cells that are lost to conditions such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of incurable blindness in the industrialised world. About 170 million people suffer from this disease; 40 million in India. It presents as two variants: wet and dry. Wet AMDis treatable and the global market valuefor this is about $8 billion.
Dry AMDs incidence is 9 times that of wet AMD and is incurable. Eyestems lab grown suspension of RPE cells helps in treating this condition. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of rare, genetic disorders that affects children and causes complete vision loss by the age of 20. Some 5 million kids are estimated to suffer from this disease; 1.5 million in India. Eyecytes lab grown suspension of photoreceptor progenitor cells can be used to rescue the vision of these children. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (
IPF
) is a serious chronic disease that makes breathing difficult and leads to cardiovascular complications. Once diagnosed, patients have a median survival period of 3-5 years. It is estimated that 5-6 million suffer from this globally. The companys lab grown suspension of cells can lead to improvement of the condition.
The company treats incurable diseases by replacing the cells that are lost to conditions such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. (Pic: Team Eyestem)
These diseases have an individual market size of $20 billion annually, say the experts at Eyestem. The global prices of these treatments would be more than $250,000. Eyestem hopes to bring the prices down by 80%.
A question of affordability
The company claims to be capital efficient and aims to get each product from concept to human trials in under $4 million. Most pharma companies spend 10 times this number to reach this stage, claims Desai.
On how soon the treatments can be commercialised, he says, Our treatment of dry AMD will go through first human trials by Q4 2022 and each new product to treat incurable diseases will be deployed 12 months after that. All of these are unmet needs and hence go through a fast-track clinical trial process. We expect to begin commercial availability of our flagship product by the end of 2024.
One of the experts in stem cells and regenerative medicine who is on the advisory board of the startup is Mahendra Rao, former Director of NIH Center for Regenerative Medicine (Washington, DC) and the CEO of Implant Therapeutics. He says he was impressed with the co-founders approach to work. They have ensured early engagement with DGCI and the FDA for their input and added experts to the board to ensure that their work meets international standards. They coordinated with LV Prasad Eye Hospital to help design a trial that is best suited for Indian patients."
Matter of funding
The company says that it has been selective in raising funds as its purpose is not to raise money with higher valuations but to help patients. With its latest round of funding, it aims to upgrade its manufacturing process and deploy artificial intelligence to increase the predictability of its protocols. The company underscores they prefer to not talk about the money raised or valuation as their focus is not on such irrelevant metrics.
The angel round was led by myself and my team of senior ex-Quintiles executives from India, South Africa and Zurich. Endiya Partnersand Kotak Private Equityjoined in a subsequent pre-series A round. We are currently raising our series A and we are halfway there. 30% has been committed by current shareholders and we have soft commitment from a global venture fund for the other 20%. We anticipate closing this round in the next 8-12 weeks, adds Desai.
Nitin Deshmukh, senior advisor at Kotak Investment Advisors, says, Eyestem has taken a leadership position in developing allogeneic cell therapy products for ophthalmic conditions. We are happy with initial results seen in the product for treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a retinal degenerative disease.
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CHARLOTTE Frannys Farmacy Charlotte will celebrate its grand opening by giving a portion of proceeds and accepting donations on behalf of local first-responders and fire departments.
The company specializes in CBD and hemp products, including bath bombs, edibles, lip balm, lotions and pet treats. It has locations in Asheville, Hendersonville and Hickory.
CEO Franny Tacy is not only a hemp farmer, but she's also one of the founding members of a nonprofit called Women in Hemp.
The grand opening takes place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10 and 11, as well as 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, at Frannys Farmacy Charlotte, 2115 Southend Drive, Unit 105.
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Prepare for floods
Although estate agents selling desirable period homes in Clontarf or Sandymount may not wish to acknowledge it, one overwhelming fact that must be faced is that Dublins coastal location leaves the city vulnerable to rising sea levels as a result of climate change.
The mean sea level in Dublin Bay has risen by 120mm since 2000, or 7mm a year, which is double the global average. Dublin City Councilwas working on the assumption that sea level in the bay would rise 500mm 50cm over the next 50 years and that new flood defences should cover us for that extended period. But the alarming rate of Arctic melting suggests that it may not.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with thousands of scientists worldwide contributing to its work, has projected that sea levels will rise by at least 900mm and possibly as much as 2,000mm 2 metres between now and 2100.
The drive for coastal protection in Dublin is not universally welcomed, even by those living on the frontline
As a coastal city, Dublin is on the danger list. A summary of scientific research compiled by the State-sponsored
Discovery Programme
shows that Dublin Bay is highly vulnerable to marine inundation and that virtually the entire coast from Rush, in north Co Dublin, to Bray, in Co Wicklow, could be affected by sea-level rise.
If the IPCCs most pessimistic projection turns out to be accurate, the impacts would be catastrophic without much stronger protection measures.
The heavily developed area around Dublin Bay is vulnerable, especially from easterly winds and storm surges, which may result in structural damage and flooding, according to a summary of scientific evidence by the Discovery Programme, which put the city centre itself in the major risk zone.
In a worst-case scenario, based on an extrapolation of geological data and the IPCCs projections, Howth, at the northern tip of Dublin Bay, could become an island (with Sutton wiped off the map) and Baldoyle a peninsula, while Bull Island could almost entirely disappear. The Dart line between Merrion Gates and Monkstown, in south Dublin, has already been hit by periodic flooding, and a 2015 report for Iarnrd ireann concluded that its currently minimal coastal defences need to be upgraded.
If the capital is to be futureproofed, one of the ways to do it would involve constructing substantial marine booms in Dublin Bay to deflect storm surges, as proposed by a consultancy study several years ago.
At the time Dublin City Council downplayed this idea, saying the consultants involved had assumed a sea-level rise of 1.5 metres to 3 metres, which on current evidence should not occur in the near future. In preparing the planning scheme for Poolbeg West, however, the councils planners had a strategic flood-risk assessment carried out and then specified that all future development in the area shall be capable of withstanding a two-metre rise in sea level from 2017 average sea levels significantly more than earlier estimates.
Twenty years ago the Dublin architect Michael Collins put forward an imaginative proposal for an uninterrupted coastal cycleway and promenade from Sutton in the north to Sandycove in the south, aka S2S. Since then, much of the route has been realised, particularly on the north side of the bay, but there has been little or no progress on the south side, with Dn Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council recently proposing to delete its commitment to S2S from the county plan, replacing it with an inland trail on existing roads.
Sandycove to Sutton walk and cycleway project as imagined
The cycling and walking route could be provided on a new embankment running along the coast of Dublin Bay, even on Sandymount Strand, doubling up as a defence against rising sea levels.
The drive for coastal protection is not universally welcomed, even by those living on the frontline. In Clontarf, pressure from outraged residents seeking to protect views of the bay actually led to a long stretch of a newly built wall being reduced in height by 300mm. There might have been considerably less controversy if Dublin City Council had opted for a toughened-glass sea wall, pioneered by Waterford City Council to protect its quays against storm surges.
Similarly, the flood defences along City Quay, on the Liffey in central Dublin, should have consisted of a granite quay wall at the rivers edge in the long-established Dublin tradition rather than threading it through the double line of trees on its campshire, along with demountable flood gates.
Shift the port
Inevitably, the future of Dublin Port must also be in the frame. It occupies a land area of about 240 hectares (600 acres), mostly on the north side of the River Liffey, which would become available for urban development if the port were to relocate to Bremore, just north of Balbriggan.
In December 2020 Drogheda Port Company announced plans to develop a deep-water port at Bremore Head, with Ronan Group Real Estate as its partners, capitalising on its close proximity to the M1 motorway. With Dublin Port expected to reach maximum capacity sometime between 2030 and 2040, the provision of additional port facilities on the east coast whether at Bremore, Drogheda, Arklow or Rosslare is clearly needed to supplement it.
Moving Dublin Port in its entirety would
cost more than 8 billion
and could only be realised with significant State support whereas a supplementary port at Bremore would cost about half of that figure, according to the port companys chief executive, Eamonn OReilly, who pointed out that it was already planning to double the existing ports capacity to deal with 77 million tonnes of freight a year by 2040.
If Dublin Port is to be relocated to Bremore in the longer term, the way would then be open to creating a new urban quarter on the port lands
We need to plan for how, when and where additional port capacity might be provided on the east coast of Ireland by 2040, he said. We know from experience that 20 years is a relatively short period in the context of delivering large-scale infrastructure projects, let alone a once-in-200-years megaproject.
If Dublin Port is to be relocated to Bremore in the longer term, the way would then be open to creating a new urban quarter on the port lands perhaps not quite so ambitious as the Manhattan-style metropolis envisaged by the Progressive Democrats in 2005 but, rather, taking its inspiration from European cities, such as Helsinki, that have done all of this already.
Either way, given its frontline location jutting into Dublin Bay, the area would have to be protected from rising sea levels. Sadly, Dublin Port Companys plans to relocate its cruise-ship terminal from the relatively remote Alexandra Basin to a more urban site near the East Link Bridge had to be abandoned for a variety of well-considered reasons.
But OReilly is determined to change the relationship between the city and the port by softening the hard edge of heavily trafficked East Wall Road | [
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When Melissa Chan was 18 years old, her father went missing again. It had happened four years earlier, but this time he'd been gone for two days. His dementia had gotten worse.
We stayed in Woodlands. My mum had dropped him off at his office at Potong Pasir, and when she went to pick him up, she couldnt find him and started panicking, Melissa recalled. There was no Facebook. We had to SMS everyone, and the police followed the missing persons protocol, which meant waiting for 24 hours.
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Melissa Chan with her siblings and her father. (Photo: Melissa Chan)
Her father was eventually found sitting on a sofa a few blocks from their home he had somehow managed to find his way to the neighbourhood, but not quite home.
When I think about it, I can imagine how painful and confused he was sitting there. When I saw him at the police station, his shirt was tucked out and he had lost his shoes, said Melissa. The sofa he was sitting in was the same colour as the one we used to have.
Project We Forgot founder and Homage's head of community and outreach Melissa Chan at the latter's office. (Photo: Alvin Teo)
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That incident, along with many others as she, her siblings and their mother struggled to care for her father, would eventually prompt the 28-year-old Singaporean to start a social enterprise for dementia caregivers and, later, join an even bigger start-up with bigger aspirations.
GIVING SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS
Founded shortly after Melissa's father passed away in 2014, the much-lauded Project We Forgothas been actively functioning as a kind of support group for caregivers of persons with dementia, through online forums, workshops and other activities.
Melissa Chan with volunteers and members of Project We Forgot. (Photo: Project We Forgot>
It was community that her family didnt have back then. As a family, we never spoke about it. My mother was struggling to figure out what was happening to her husband, and care for us, said Melissa. Id cancel appointments with friends because I felt a sense of guilt. I decided not to go overseas for education because a part of me worried that my father would forget who I was when I came back.
One lightbulb moment to start PWF would also come from an unlikely source: Comedian Seth Rogen.
Hes seen as someone super funny but I saw him speaking in (US) Congress about dementia his wifes mother had it and the two of them had to care for her. I was very impressed because he was using a different way to educate them about the condition, and the struggles of caregivers," she said.
"I realised there was nothing like that in Singapore. When you Google, you see Western faces. Any information was very medical, and research papers. But its a very human journey."
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Starting PWF entailed a sharp career detour. Melissa had previously worked in the hospitality and tech industries (in marketing and communications for W Hotels and later, a travel tech start-up) but both experiences proved crucial.
I realised that at the end of the day, its about taking (complicated information) and making it accessible for people to digest.
She and her PWF team turned to social media after discovering there were caregivers overseas who were using Instagram as a platform. They were sharing stories, talking about day-to-day experiences, videoing themselves about their struggles.
And it worked. Today, PWF continues to organise activities in Singapore (most recently a dementia-friendly design-a-thon at the National Design Centre) and they are aiming to grow in Malaysia, where theyre holding a film event in time for World Alzheimers Month this September. Alzheimer's contributes a large percentage to cases of dementia, which is an umbrella term, said Melissa.
They have have also gotten support from organisations like the National Youth Council, Alzheimer's Disease Association and Singtel, which had named it one of its Future Makers start-up companies in 2017.
CONNECTING CAREGIVERS AND THE ELDERLY
But PWF was just the start of her advocacy. Early this year, Melissa also joined Homage another local start-up that is also expanding to Malaysia, which helps connect caregivers with the elderly and their family.
I decided not to go overseas for education because a part of me worried that my father would forget who I was when I came back.
For Melissa, whos now also head of Homages community and outreach, it was a chance to offer something that PWF could not.
Weve been doing the emotional well-being support (for caregivers at PWF) and now, Homage has a platform to provide on-demand care (for patients).
In a nutshell, said Melissa, it's something like Grab but for elderly care.
The company has a pool of care professionals, or "Care Pros", that people can tap into by using an app or going online, whether its to send a loved one for a medical check-up or simply to look after them at home.
Project We Forgot founder Melissa Chan is now also head of community and outreach at Homage, which connects caregivers with the elderly. (Photo: Alvin Teo)
THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY
It might seem strange to be bringing up technology when talking about an issue where physical, human interaction is whats most vital, but Melissa says being connected has actually become crucial as the population ages and families become smaller and often busy at work.
There is a need to shift the way care is delivered, especially if youre looking at the topic of longterm care for an ageing population, she said. If a family needs a caregiver in the next two days, can they get it or do they wait two to three weeks, for example.
Whenever I think of services at Homage, I think about how my family couldve used it just a few hours to ensure that someone was home to watch over my dad.
On top of that, people who are tech-savvy will want information at their fingertips its no longer just putting a parent in a nursing home or with a caregiver and not knowing whats happening for a few hours. Just knowing how your parent is doing there is a big role for technology to play in this space," said Melissa.
For example, being connected means one can be updated on how the medical appointment or house visit went without being physically there. And the Care Pros, too, can access previous information about the client-patient through the app so theyre prepared before even entering the home.
The Homage app lets you book a caregiver for your family member. (Photo: Homage)
The current pool of Care Pros number around 1,000, which is a mix of nurses, therapists and non-nurses who are able to provide support. And theyre in-demand. Every hour were delivering care right now, Melissa told CNA Lifestyle.
Joining Homage also resonated with Melissa on a very personal level.
While taking care of her father, there were times when the familys schedules wouldnt sync a | [
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Subsequently, ongoing support, guidance and reassurance is provided by a team of stoma nurses, whose work involves visiting patients in their homes, or in the case of many older people, their care homes.
Last year an individual helped by both teams took time to show their appreciation by nominating the Stoma and Colorectal Nursing Department for the South Wales Argus Health & Care Awards.
Senior nurse Donna Lafferty, one of those who attended the ceremony towards the end of 2019, describes how the accolade gave everybody a lift.
I felt so proud of the ward and the stoma department because I know the work they put in and the passion they have for their patients and the fact this had been recognised was amazing, she says.
In addition, we were one of three finalists for the Aneurin Bevan Patient Choice Awards, a testament to the way they go over and above whats required of them.
Like many hospital departments and nursing teams, Covid-19 has made a huge impact on the way the Stoma and Colorectal Nursing Department operates, placing huge pressures on an already busy team and increasing the levels of stress felt by patients.
Whether its been helping those most in need of surgery to have their operations ahead of the first lockdown, finding new means of communications to enable people in hospitals to talk to their relatives or continuing to provide effective support and reassurance to those getting used to life with a stoma, the team has risen to every challenge.
The ages of the people we help stretch from late teens to eighties or nineties, which encompasses a wide range of abilities when it comes to technology, Ms Lafferty explains. Weve used whatever devices we can to make life better for our patients, and found ways to help those who need a different approach.
More recently a green pathway has been set up to enable elective surgeries to take place while minimising the infection risk as much as possible.
We have been doing some surgery but this is a more robust way through which were trying to get through the back log thats built up, says Ms Lafferty. The safety of our patients is paramount in all we do.
A big thanks to our awards sponsor
NICHE is sponsoring the GP Practice of the Year Category in the South Wales Argus Health & Care Awards.
Niche is an award-winning firm of chartered financial planners, providing independent fixed-fee financial advice with a focus on lifetime financial planning.
Founded in 2005, the company offers a range of services specialising in all areas of finance, from pension and retirement planning to mortgages and income protection.
Speaking about the decision to support this years South Wales Argus Health & Care Awards, Matt Wiltshire, managing director and chartered financial planner at Niche, said: After recently sponsoring the South Wales Argus Sports Awards and celebrating the best of local sport, we are proud to also support the South Wales Argus Health & Care Awards and help honour all those incredible health and care workers.
Niches awards include the South Wales Arguss Contribution to the Community accolade.
Earlier this year the company installed a giant digital billboard on the side of their office, which overlooks the M4 motorway next to the Brynglas Tunnels in Newport - topped by a red Welsh dragon overlooking the motorway at the River Usk.
Its mission is to help local businesses, charities, and events shout about the good they do with an incredibly unique digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising opportunity.
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Chem-Trend, a global leader in the development and production of high-performance release agents and casting lubricants, has been selected as a Detroit Free Press Top Workplace for the third consecutive year.
Chem-Trend is among Michigan's top 100 workplaces, according to results from an employee satisfaction survey conducted by Workplace Dynamics. The Howell-based company placed sixth in the midsize business category, which includes 35 total honorees. In general, workers cite pay, benefits, training and advancement opportunities, culture, leadership, flexibility and good corporate citizenship as reasons for their vote.
"Once again, this high ranking is a direct testimony to the pride and passion displayed by our most valuable resource, our employees," said Devanir Moraes, Chem-Trend president and CEO. "This shows that Chem-Trend employees continue to live and breathe our values and guiding principles."
Moraes ties the level of employee satisfaction to Chem-Trend's positive culture and commitment to excellence. This commitment fosters an environment focused on business integrity, improvement, quality and innovation, to the benefit of both internal and external stakeholders.
Chem-Trend is the only chemical company named to the Top Workplaces list. Workplace Dynamics began partnering with media companies nationally in 2006 on the annual Top Workplaces survey.
Chem-Trend will be honored at the 2014 Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces awards breakfast Nov. 12. The Top 100 rankings and overall results will be showcased in a special Sunday section of the newspaper Nov. 16.
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Pathway to Living is dramatically growing its senior housing portfolio with the addition of 22 communities in a transaction with Welltower (NYSE: WELL).
This partnership with Welltower is one that, when combined with our design and construction platform and middle-market management expertise, will bring an elevated experience to seniors across the 22-property portfolio, Pathway to Living CEO Jerry Finis told Senior Housing News. Looking ahead, the competition in the sector will intensify and present new challenges, so we believe our expertise in the sector will continue attracting attention from potential partners keeping Pathway to Living on its growth plan into the future.
The Toledo, Ohio-based real estate investment trust (REIT) completed the acquisition of the 22-property portfolio for a purchase price of $97 million, which represents a significant discount to replacement cost, the company stated in a business update issued Tuesday. Newmark (NYSE: NMRK) handled the sale, vice chairman Chad Lavender told SHN.
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Welltower is also under contract to purchase another seven-community senior housing portfolio for approximately $50 million, a deal that is expected to close in in the third quarter of 2021.
A representative for Welltower declined to elaborate on the portfolio addition when reached by SHN.
The move is set to nearly double Pathways senior housing portfolio, which numbered 29 communities before the transaction. Pathway operates in six states, according to its website.
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Real estate firm Waterton bought a controlling stakein Pathway to Living in 2019. The company has pursued a multi-brand strategy in building out its portfolio, with its Azpira Place, Aspired Living and Victory Centre properties serving different price points.
Pathway to Living CEO Jerry Finis traces the companys originsback to the development of two communities in Illinois in 1997. The companys original focus was in affordable senior housing, but that later evolved into a focus on private-pay senior housing.
In more recent years, Pathway has helped lead the wellness charge in the senior living industry with its Viva operating framework. The provider was also among the first in the U.S. to begin building wellness centers into communities, according to COO Maria Oliva
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Welltower has in 2021 broadened and deepened its ties to senior housing operating companies. For instance, the Toledo-Ohio based real estate investment trust (REIT) in May inked a new partnership with Treplus Communitiesthat promises to expand the best-in-class Treplus product offering into Welltowers senior living portfolio.
Welltower also in Februaryannounced it had acquired from Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: PEAK) a 790-unit portfolio of senior housing communities operated by Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA).
In recent weeks, leaders with Welltower have reported an uptick in lifestyle-driven consumers, which CEO Shankh Mitra said was a pleasant surprise.
I honestly thought you were going to see more needs-based residents coming first and probably lifestyle residents would wait another six months, Mitra said last monthat the RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference.
Welltower in April saw the first occupancy gains in its SHO portfolio since the start of the pandemic. As of June 4, spot occupancy in the REITs senior hosing operating portfolio spot registered at 73.8% The REIT still has a hill to climb to get back to its pre-pandemic occupancy total of 85.6% in January, 2020.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trilogy Health Services, LLC is thrilled to announce some exciting changes for 2022 for its ancillary services subsidiary Synchrony Health Services. It will now include Synchrony Pharmacy, Synchrony Rehabilitation, Synchrony Wellness Pharmacy and Synchrony Lab under its umbrella. Synchrony Health Services was created during 2019 to capture clinical excellence obtained through collaboration and coordination of care between Trilogy owned pharmacy, therapy, and other clinical services.
Additionally, Randall Bufford, Founder of Trilogy Health Services, will now serve as President and CEO of Synchrony Health Services. Bufford will focus on growing the existing business, expanding into new lines of service, and leveraging technology and service line collaboration to create value added outcomes for existing and future partners. He will also be leading the effort to raise capital from third party investors to fund Synchrony's expansion plans.
"We at Trilogy Health Services already know the value of Synchrony as our partner, however, one of the biggest lessons learned at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic was the need in the market for better services from ancillary providers," President and CEO of Trilogy Health Services Leigh Ann Barney said, "As we formally launch Synchrony on a broader platform, we are excited to see the benefits of collaboration applied to not only our Trilogy residents but the medical community at large."
"I am excited to be leading this next chapter for Synchrony. By housing Pharmacy, Therapy, and Lab Services under one brand, Synchrony is signaling that they can provide person centered wellness with a collaborative approach that creates better clinical outcomes for those they serve," Synchrony President and CEO Randall Bufford said.
Effective January 1, 2022, PCA Pharmacy has officially changed its name to Synchrony Pharmacy. The company's rebranding aligns itself more closely with the excellent clinical solutions offered under the umbrella of Synchrony Health Services. While PCA Pharmacy's logo and name will change, its ownership, leadership and dedication to excellent service will remain. Synchrony Pharmacy will continue to partner with Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living and other healthcare facilities to meet the needs of residents through specialized clinical operations support services.
Synchrony Pharmacy serves over 500 Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, and other healthcare facilities. These facilities serve over 35,000 licensed beds in 14 states. Synchrony Pharmacy meets the unique needs of their residents through specialized clinical operations support services. With multiple distribution centers, PCA Is large enough to meet the most demanding requirements, but small enough to offer personal service and attention. Synchrony Pharmacy includes Synchrony Wellness Pharmacy, an employer-group solution currently providing services to 15,000 eligible employees and dependents.
Synchrony Rehab provides comprehensive Rehabilitation services across a vast continuum of healthcare environments, including over 175 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, as well as home health. Synchrony Rehab's skilled physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech language pathologists empower their patients to reach their maximum independence.
Synchrony Lab Services will be launched In Quarter 2, 2022. This division will provide routine and stat labs including chemistry, hematology, coagulation and urinalysis testing within the long-term care setting. The company will bring accuracy in clinical data to its clients through availability of accurate testing, responsive turnaround times and electronic health record Integration for their customers.
Trilogy Health Services is an industry-leading operator of over 125 senior living communities throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. The company has the honor of providing over 10,000 seniors with world-class clinical support, innovative lifestyle programs, and a culture built on the tenets of servant leadership and hospitality. Trilogy employs over 14,000 team members, is a certified Great Place to Work, one of Glassdoor's Top 100 Best Places to Work, and was named one of FORTUNE's Best Places to Work in Aging Services. To learn more about Trilogy Health Services, visit www.trilogyhs.com
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JENNINGS The line outside Caring Hands formed early Thursday as clients waited for the doors to open.
For the last 16 years, Caring Hands and its dozens of volunteers have been providing basic necessities to those in need throughout the community with their thrift store, utility assistance, food pantry, clothing distribution and other outreach services. It also provides assistance to victims of fires, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters who need a helping hand to get back on their feet.
"We are just trying to make a difference in someone's life and try to walk in their shoes," Director Rosie Richard said. "Many who come through our doors are looking for financial help or other assistance, but so many who walk in just want to sit and talk and we are there for them, too."
"We try to treat the whole person," Assistant Director Glenda Laird added.
Assistance is based on need, not income, she said.
Applications for assistance are taken 1-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Caring Hands, 327 N. Main St. Applicants need to bring a photo identification, Social Security numbers of all household members, proof of income, a copy of monthly expenses, last two bank statements if they have a bank account and food stamp documents if receiving food stamps.
Caring Hands, a non-profit ecumenical organization, is run by volunteers with only two paid employees the director and assistant director and is overseen by a board of directors with representatives from area churches.
Caring Hands also sells gently used and new donated items at low cost to the public through their thrift store, which is open 1-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
"Caring Hands is for the community and all proceeds we get from the sales go back to the general fund to help assist those in need and pay our utilities and rent," Richard said.
Items for the store are donated from the public and include school uniforms, clothing, shoes, books, kitchen items, baby items, art work, knick knacks and other working, usable items in good condition. No dirty or damaged items are accepted. Items can be dropped off at the back door during regular business hours.
Among the top sellers is school uniforms, which are now available for 25 cents each. Gently used uniforms can also be traded for new ones.
Monetary donations are accepted from private individuals, businesses, churches and civic groups.
Simply making a purchase or a donation can help make a difference for someone in need, President Andrew Nocum said.
Second Vice President Kayla Gary said residents should consider their donations carefully.
"Don't look at Caring Hands as a place you bring stuff you don't want," she said. "Put some thought in what you are giving and that we are trying to help people who are already down and out."
The food pantry provides year-round assistance for those struggling financially and relies on donations from the community and local food drives.
Volunteers carefully inventory each item by category and expiration date. Toiletries and cleaning supplies are also distributed during emergencies.
Caring Hands also provides utility assistance by helping to pay a portion of the utility bills for those showing a need. Payments are made directly to the utility company.
Nocum is among the board members who would like to see Caring Hands grow to reach more people and provide more services.
"I believe that we can do a lot more than we are doing now," Nocum said. "Not many parishes have an organization like this with an open door to feed and cloth anyone in need. Everyone is treated the same way, like a child of God."
Volunteers are the cornerstone of Caring Hands and are always needed to assist with programs. Those wishing to volunteer should visit Caring Hands. Volunteers need a referral from a local minister.
"Those who are involved in Caring Hands from the board of directors to the paid employees and volunteers have come to see Caring Hands as a second home and we take great pride in who we are and what we do," Richard said. "Because of that we like to keep our home in order."
Many youth groups also volunteer to help process donations and hold food and toy drives each year.
"It's so inspiring to see kids do that," Richard said. "It warms your heart."
For more information, contact Caring Hands at 616-3081. | [
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Dan Russell joins Seven Stones to drive global expansion.
UK independent creative healthcare agency, Seven Stones, has appointed Dan Russell as its new managing director.
Bringing over ten years experience at AMV BBDO to the role, Russells previous client campaigns have won over 50 creative awards on brands such as Snickers, Sainsburys, TENA, Smart Energy GB and BT.
He spent the last three years co-running AMVs account management department made up of 120 people. There, he was responsible for the team, managing talent, overseeing operations and values, and effectively, becoming the engine behind all of the agency's creative output.
In his new position, Russell will work with Seven Stones chief creative officer and founder, Dr Alex Perryman, to build on the agency's creative reputation and grow that of their clients: Bayer, GE, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, MSD, Dr Falk, Sweat It, Equilibrium and NanoGenics.
Based out of the agency's West London HQ, Russell will drive Seven Stones global growth strategy and innovation and sit on the company's global executive team.
Seven Stones is a 28-year-old start-up that combines research science and consumer marketing, elite sports coaching and technology and personal training with creativity.
Seven Stones chairman, Graeme Arkell, says of Russell's appointment: Dan is one of marketings top business leaders, his insight and understanding of the combination of strategy, creativity and technology is second to none.
"Dans business mind, people skills and entrepreneurial zeal will ensure Seven Stones continues to grow globally. Dan will play a fundamental role in our exciting next chapter.
Russell was formerly a senior board director at AMV BBDO, where he was required to speak regularly at industry events and judge at various award shows including the DMAs. In 2015, he was a marketing academy scholar, a programme that identifies, nurtures and develops emerging talent and develops them into the marketing leaders of tomorrow. It's these experiences and knowledge that he will lean on in his new post.
Dan Russell says: I am thrilled to be joining Seven Stones, an agency with market leading creative abilities in a fascinating growth sector with huge potential. Their investment in creativity and innovation has created a team that is both talented and fun.
"Seven Stones is designed to bring authentically different ideas to the table, and moreover, deliver them.
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from a c+ rating to a b rating in a research report released on Monday morning, TheStreetRatingsTablereports.
A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Guggenheim downgraded Spire from a buy rating to a neutral rating and set a $71.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, January 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Spire from an overweight rating to a neutral rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $76.00 to $70.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 16th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Spire from $78.00 to $67.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 22nd. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Spire from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 18th. Finally, Mizuho downgraded Spire from a buy rating to a neutral rating and set a $68.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, January 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $71.78.
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Shares of NYSE:SRopened at $68.60 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.64. Spire has a 52-week low of $59.60 and a 52-week high of $77.95. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $65.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.84, a P/E/G ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 0.31.
Spire (NYSE:SR Get Rating
) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 2nd. The utilities provider reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.31 by ($0.17). Spire had a net margin of 10.29% and a return on equity of 10.13%. The company had revenue of $555.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts expectations of $548.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.42 earnings per share. The firms revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Spire will post 3.83 EPS for the current year.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 4th. Investors of record on Friday, March 11th will be issued a $0.685 dividend. This represents a $2.74 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 10th. Spires dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.28%.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Spire by 229.8% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,500,546 shares of the utilities providers stock valued at $97,865,000 after acquiring an additional 1,045,621 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Spire by 60.1% during the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,326,654 shares of the utilities providers stock valued at $86,524,000 after acquiring an additional 498,156 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Spire by 48,001.6% during the 3rd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 490,636 shares of the utilities providers stock valued at $30,017,000 after acquiring an additional 489,616 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Spire during the 4th quarter valued at $26,396,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in Spire by 116.5% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 625,933 shares of the utilities providers stock valued at $40,824,000 after acquiring an additional 336,825 shares in the last quarter. 81.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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Arise brings together the benefits of StrongHer Ventures extensive investment expertise and investor network, coupled with WeWork Labs global acceleration platform.
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Arise will empower the women-led ecosystem with hands-on portfolio support.
BENGALURU: WeWorkIndia, the flexible workspace provider, had partnered with StrongHer Venturesto launch
Arise
, a programme designed to unlock opportunities for Indias women entrepreneurs.
The association will be jointly led byWeWork Labs, the global incubation and acceleration arm of WeWork, and StrongHer Ventures, the first woman-focused VC in India and globally.
Arise brings together the benefits of StrongHer Ventures extensive investment expertise and investor network, coupled with WeWork Labs global acceleration platform.
The programme will engage with 5,000 startups, mentor 1000 entrepreneurs and invest in over 100 startups over the next 5 years. It will impact engagement and empowerment of over a million women in India, resulting in 5x increase in funding for women entrepreneurs, doubling the number of women leaders across the impacted group of women, and a 50% reduction in pay gap. Arise expects to add $1.5 billion to Indias women-led economy (
GDP
).
Arvind Radhakrishnan, Head of Labs, WeWork India, said, WeWork Labs has always been uniquely capable of delivering ground-up impact because of WeWork Indias extensive physical presence across the country. This allows us to have our eyes on the ground in several micro-ecosystems, and engage with founders on a much deeper level. The aim of the partnership is to build a solid foundation for women-led and focused businesses in India and offer a combination of capital, acceleration, mentorship, customer and market access to high-potential women-led or women-focused startups going forward.
Apart from capital investment, Arise will offer women entrepreneurs a range of benefits as part of the acceleration program including knowledge sessions, bootcamps, sector experts, engaged mentoring, curated networking events, hiring drives, warm client connect, access to follow-on capital, and up to $1 million worth of perks.
Arise will empower the women-led ecosystem with hands-on portfolio support. Additionally, access to WeWork spaces will be offered at highly subsidised rates through WeWork Labs Growth Campus offering.
Ankita Vashistha, Founder & Managing Partner, StrongHer Ventures, said We are founders of the first venture capital fund to invest in women entrepreneurs and with Arise we are now launching the largest accelerator platform for women led and focused startups, along with WeWork Labs in India. We are engaging women leaders, investors, founders, professionals and corporates to build the most engaged community and ecosystem for women. Arise is uniquely positioned to accelerate growth and value with engaged mentors and sector experts and extensive focus on digital innovation, networking, partnerships, investor relations and business connections. The female economy is here and we are leading the change.
The programme will draw out the entire women led/focused innovation ecosystem in India, including founders, talent, corporate leaders, investors and mentors such as Kiran Mazumdar Shaw( | [
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Winter finally comes to York County: How much snow did you get?
The shortages are widespread, impacting produce and meat as well as packaged goods such as cereal. And theyre being reported nationwide. U.S. groceries typically have 5% to 10% of their items out of stock at any given time; right now, that unavailability rate is hovering around 15%, according to Consumer Brands Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman.
Pandemic trends: Part of the scarcity consumers are seeing on store shelves is due to pandemic trends that never abated and are exacerbated by omicron. Americans are eating at home more than they used to, especially since offices and some schools remain closed.
The average U.S. household spent $144 per week at the grocery last year, according to FMI, a trade organization for groceries and food producers. That was down from the peak of $161 in 2020, but still far above the $113.50 that households spent in 2019.
A deficit of truck drivers that started building before the pandemic also remains a problem. The American Trucking Associations said in October that the U.S. was short an estimated 80,000 drivers, a historic high.
And shipping remains delayed, impacting everything from imported foods to packaging that is printed overseas.
Retailers and food producers have been adjusting to those realities since early 2020, when panic buying at the start of the pandemic sent the industry into a tailspin. Many retailers are keeping more supplies of things like toilet paper on hand, for example, to avoid acute shortages.
All of the players in the supply chain ecosystem have gotten to a point where they have that playbook and theyre able to navigate that baseline level of challenges, said Jessica Dankert, vice president of supply chain at the Retail Industry Leaders Association, a trade group.
Generally, the system works; Dankert notes that bare shelves have been a rare phenomenon over the last 20 months. Its just that additional complications have stacked up on that baseline at the moment, she said.
Omicron: As it has with staffing at hospitals, schools and offices, the omicron variant has taken a toll on food production lines. Sean Connolly, the president and CEO of Conagra Brands, which makes Birds Eye frozen vegetables, Slim Jim meat snacks and other products, told investors last week that supplies from the companys U.S. plants will be constrained for at least the next month due to omicron-related absences.
Worker illness is also impacting grocery stores. Stew Leonard Jr. is president and CEO of Stew Leonards, a supermarket chain that operates stores in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Last week, 8% of his workers around 200 people were either out sick or in quarantine. Usually, the level of absenteeism is more like 2%.
One store bakery had so many people out sick that it dropped some of its usual items, like apple crumb cake. Leonard says meat and produce suppliers have told him they are also dealing with omicron-related worker shortages.
Still, Leonard says he is generally getting shipments on time and thinks the worst of the pandemic may already be over.
Snow and fires: Weather-related events, from snowstorms in the Northeast to wildfires in Colorado, also have impacted product availability and caused some shoppers to stock up more than usual, exacerbating supply problems caused by the pandemic.
Lisa DeLima, a spokesperson for Moms Organic Market, an independent grocer with locations in the mid-Atlantic region, said the companys stores did not have produce to stock last weekend because winter weather halted trucks trying to get from Pennsylvania to Washington.
That bottleneck has since been resolved, DeLima said. In her view, the intermittent dearth of certain items shoppers see now are nothing compared to the more chronic shortages at the beginning of the pandemic.
People dont need to panic buy, she said. Theres plenty of product to be had. Its just taking a little longer to get from point A to point B.
Experts are divided on how long grocery shopping will sometimes feel like a scavenger hunt.
Dankert thinks this is a hiccup, and the country will soon settle back to more normal patterns, albeit with continuing supply chain headaches and labor shortages.
Youre not going to see long-term outages of products, just sporadic, isolated incidents that window where it takes a minute for the supply chain to catch up, she said.
More to come? But others arent so optimistic.
Freeman, of the Consumer Brands Association, says omicron-related disruptions could expand as the variant grips the Midwest, where many big packaged food companies like Kellogg Co. and General Mills Inc. have operations.
Freeman thinks the federal government should do a better job of ensuring that essential food workers get access to tests. He also wishes there were uniform rules for things like quarantining procedures for vaccinated workers; right now, he said, companies are dealing with a patchwork of local regulations.
I think, as weve seen before, this eases as each wave eases. But the question is, do we have to be at the whims of the virus, or can we produce the amount of tests we need? Freeman said.
In the longer term, it could take groceries and food companies a while to figure out the customer buying patterns that emerge as the pandemic ebbs, said Doug Baker, vice president of industry relations for food industry association FMI.
We went from a just-in-time inventory system to unprecedented demand on top of unprecedented demand, he said. Were going to be playing with that whole inventory system for several years to come.
In the meantime, Whitely, the Safeway customer in Washington, said hes lucky hes retired because he can spend the day looking for produce if the first stores he tries are out. People who have to work or take care of sick loved ones dont have that luxury, he said.
Some are trying to get food to survive. Im just trying to cook a casserole, he said. | [
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New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia and Veddis Foundation announced the launch of the Alliance for Scaling Policy Impact through Research and Evidence (ASPIRE) today. ASPIRE aims to spur the adoption of anti-poverty policies rooted in scientific evidence and data. Veddis Foundation is anchoring ASPIRE with an investment of USD 6.3M.
ASPIRE is designed to bring together governments, donors and nonprofits to solve some of the most pressing challenges Indians living in poverty are facing today, building on J-PAL South Asia's 15 years of work in poverty reduction in the country. Over 100 million people across 20 Indian states have been reached by programmes and policies that have been informed by studies done by researchers who are part of J-PAL's global network. J-PAL is well recognized worldwide for its work in using rigorous scientific evidence to help policymakers. The Co-founders of J-PAL Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo were awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2019 for their pioneering work done in using Randomised Control Trials (RCTs) in alleviating global poverty.
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ASPIRE will help J-PAL South Asia to respond even more effectively to the policy priorities of governments, with the goal of rolling out innovative policy solutions that have been tested for effectiveness with randomised controlled trials.
J-PAL South Asia will enter into long-term partnerships with governments and do a thorough examination of the policy challenges hindering poverty eradication. The alliance also plans to run pilot studies on prospective solutions and to scale up the most promising ones. Also Read | Moto G22 Renders Reportedly Leaked Online, Tipped To Feature MediaTek Helio G37 SoC.
An initiative like ASPIRE is more urgent now than ever.
The economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to undo the gains India has made over the years in poverty alleviation. It is vital for governments to implement policies with proven effectiveness to support the people whose lives have been upended by the pandemic. In October 2021, Veddis Foundation had announced an Rs. 100 crore commitment to accelerate large-scale social impact. Shobhini Mukerji, Executive Director, J-PAL South Asia said, "ASPIRE has been conceived to make scientific evidence and data the bedrock of policymaking in India. It is only by advancing policies that are backed by solid evidence of effectiveness can governments succeed in improving the lives of the poor and the vulnerable in a timely, holistic and effective manner. The grant from the Veddis Foundation opens up exciting new possibilities for us to establish new, long-term partnerships with multiple state governments and central agencies."
Murugan Vasudevan, CEO of Veddis Foundation said, "Philanthropy can drive transformational positive impact by building stronger state capacity. We are glad to be partnering with J-PAL in setting up ASPIRE. J-PAL brings a rare combination of rigor, innovation, and demonstrated results in shaping data-driven policies that form the bedrock of good governance. We look forward to seeing ASPIRE become a trusted partner to governments and philanthropists looking to drive impact at scale."
ASPIRE draws on one of J-PAL's greatest strengths: the combination of ground-breaking research produced by its network of the world's top development economists and the expertise of its local research staff and policy specialists. This model has enabled J-PAL South Asia to streamline the process of translating cutting-edge academic research insights into actionable policies for its government partners.
As a first step under ASPIRE, J-PAL South Asia will roll out the Taaron ki Toli programme across 23,000 state-run schools in Odisha. J-PAL South Asia will also assist the Government of Odisha in evaluating the efficacy of potential solutions to the biggest policy challenges in the areas of livelihoods and labour welfare, education, gender, distress migration, and early childhood development. These have been identified by the government as its top priority areas for poverty reduction. The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research centre working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Anchored by a network of 262 affiliated professors at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts randomised impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty.
J-PAL was launched at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2003 and has 7 regional offices around the world. J-PAL South Asia, hosted by the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai, has formal partnerships with governments across 20 Indian states and union territories for the generation of new research and advancement of evidence-informed policymaking, as well as training partnerships with the governments of Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
For more information, please visit povertyactionlab.org/south-asia.
Veddis Foundation supports organisations working at the intersection of technology and policy to create lasting impact at scale. With a mission to create deep and irreversible social change, the Foundation also works directly with governments on effective public service delivery. The Foundation takes an evidence-based approach to supporting institutions doing radical work. It hopes to bring analytical rigour and a collaborative spirit to philanthropic investments with a goal to achieve measurable outsized impact.
Founded by Vikrant Bhargava, a successful tech entrepreneur and alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Calcutta, Veddis Foundation has worked directly (and indirectly) with multiple state governments and supported over 100 organisations, representing some of the most credible and innovative initiatives in the social sector. It also incubated LetzChange.org, which is now the tech platform powering GiveIndia's retail fundraising platform.
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) is a leading independent global healthcare communications and consulting business, with teams based in New Zealand, China, Singapore, UAE, Switzerland, UK and USA. It comprises an integrated cluster of branded agencies and specialisms, encompassing medical communications, healthcare learning, clinical and commercial consultancy, market access, rare diseases, genomic medicine, digital engagement and advocacy.
Following the successful launch and implementation of our business-wide learning and development initiative, the AMICULUM Curriculum, we are looking for an experienced learning and development specialist to help manage and grow the programme. Curriculum offers a space for experts across our agencies and specialisms to share their collective knowledge, experience and skills. It provides a rich, 'real-world' learning environment with credible and relevant resources. As well as offering formal training courses for the development of specific roles, Curriculum recognizes the importance of informal learning in the learning journey and integrates opportunities/channels for this.
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Digital Labor Law Launches Platform Allowing Federal & State Labor Law Posters to be Accessible from Anywhere
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Organizations turn to Edoc Services Digital Labor Law platform to post and distribute mandatory and newly-updated compliance posters.
Jim Mullaney, founder and president/CEO of Edoc Service, Inc.
COVID-19 has shifted many businesses and organizations teams to a working-from-home model. We are looking to make compliance easier for employers, especially now, says Jim Mullaney, founder and president/CEO of Edoc Service, Inc., a totally remote company based out of Fairfield, Ohio.
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April 27, 2020
A pandemic can spur change in a lot of areasand one such area is employer compliance.
Thats why Edoc Service, Inc. is seeing a surge in interest over its Digital Labor Law platform, a subscription service that offers up-to-date compliance posters in a digital format.
The customized workplace posters are typically added to an employers website or intranet for staff to access, but they are also printable. No matter where they are posted digitally, all workers can access and digitally sign off on posters required by federal and state governments.
An employer can select which posters they want to show in their portal, and even customize posters that require additional verbiage.
COVID-19 has shifted many businesses and organizations teams to a working-from-home model. We are looking to make compliance easier for employers, especially now, says Jim Mullaney, founder and president/CEO of Fairfield, Ohio-based Edoc Service, Inc.
Edoc Service is a totally remote company thats been virtual from the start23 years ago. Over that time, the companys service offerings have evolved, but Edoc Service continues to offer tools and services that help other organizations to be more productive and more collaborative. With more than 70 remote transcriptionists, we hope that our services help other teams to thrive in a more virtual environment, says Mullaney.
Our purpose from the start has been to transform business in America. Our Digital Labor Law platform is one example of just that, adds Mullaney, who is a self-described late bloomer who launched Edoc Service in 1997 after a successful, decades-long career with Marriott.
Similar to other software and tools Edoc Service provides, Digital Labor Law started as a project for Edoc Service to use internally. With remote workers across the nation and in 6 states, they needed a way for workers to reasonably be able to access the workforce posters, according to Mullaney.
Once we created it for ourselves, we thought it was a great idea to offer the Digital Labor Law service to other multi-state employers and other remote teams, too, says Mullaney.
Mullaney is confident that businesses across the nation are also ready for a simpler approach to workplace posters. Its more practical to send a link to staff to have them review and digitally sign off on compliance postings. Its much more accessible now.
At the start of April, the Department of Labor released guidance and required posters for new paid leave mandates enacted by Congress in response to the coronavirus.
These mandates, which cover the vast majority of small businesses, had a start date of April 1, 2020. All businesses covered by the law, including private sector employers with fewer than 500 employees, were expected to post that Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice (FFCRA) notice on that day. Thats an example of where we were able to have that poster available through our platform, and those using the platform were able to send that out to employees, explains Mullaney.
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The last round of the tryouts took place over four meals this past spring at Jeff Bezoss Washington home. Each guest of honor was a contender to become the new executive editor of the Washington Post, and their invitation to Bezoss $23-million Kalorama mansion included a guest. They supped with Bezos and his partner, TV personality and producer Lauren Sanchez; the papers publisher, Fred Ryan; and his wife, Genevieve McSweeney Ryan, dining off dishes emblazoned with the Post logo and taking questions from the worlds richest man about how they might run his newspaper. The plates werent the only piece of Post swag Bezos showed offaccording to two sources, he also told guests he owns a lock busted by the Watergate burglars.
Almost nothing about the settingor the papers circumstancesresembled the last time the Post had gone shopping for a new editor. In 2013, when Bezos paid the Graham family $250 million for the paper, it was bleeding money. Marty Baron, a laser-focused editor with a reputation for steering hard-hitting city coverage while pinching pennies, had been tapped by the Grahams to winnow ambitions as the business model collapsed.
But then Bezos arrived. He poured rocket fuel on Barons latent ambitionsinvesting millions to nearly double the Posts ranks, blow out its technical capabilities, and supersize the editorial vision. The big idea, as Baron once described it: Why are we taking all of the pain of the internet and not taking the gift that the internet had to offer? Over the next eight years, the Post transformed itself from a dwindling hometown broadsheet to a national media company with a ballooning readership; profitability; ten Pulitzer Prizes; and more than a little swagger. Now, in a Kalorama mansion grander even than Katharine Grahams former salon, the Posts billionaire owner and his publisher were choosing the first editor of their era.
By this point, the guest list for the dinners had been narrowed via Zoom calls with dozens of people, in-person interviews between Ryan and the first cut, and strategy memos from the most interesting candidates. Bezos and Ryan talked with four finalists before the boss extended them invitations to dinner. Two were internal: longtime managing editor Cameron Barr and Steven Ginsberg, who edits the national section. The other two were women leading other newsrooms: Meredith Artley, editor in chief of CNN Digital Worldwide, and Sally Buzbee, executive editor of the Associated Press.
On May 11, Ryan announced that Buzbeewhose AP career included deep-bench experience in DChad the job. And on June 1, she became the first woman to top the masthead at the 143-year-old paper. You know, the Post has been fortunate to have some exceptional editors in Ben Bradlee and Marty Baron, and I think Sally is of that ilk, Ryan says, explaining that he and Bezos left the dinners aligned in their selection. I was really pleased that we both felt, 100 percent, Sally was the right choice.
After dinners with four finalists at Bezoss DC home, he and publisher Fred Ryan (right) knew Buzbee was the one. Photograph by Tony Powell.
Buzbee inherits a paper with an audience of 80 million to 100 million per month and a newsroom that has mushroomed from fewer than 600 people to roughly 1,000. She has to navigate a charged political environment in which one half of the United States views the Post as a tool of an elite plot to overthrow democracy while the other half views the same people as a vital bulwark against totalitarianism. And she answers to a boss with extremely grand ambitions. The thinking that led to the hiring of Buzbeeleader of an outfit with little of the iconoclasm or romance of the old Post but a global presence that no single newspaper has ever managedoffers a peek at just what those ambitions are.
Yes, Buzbees mandate demands more marrying of technology and journalismthe ratio of journalists to engineers at the Post is now 2 to 1. But it also necessitates a new sort of expansion, one that involves not only the budget but the very concept of just what an American newspapers audience should be. We want to grow, says Ryan. We want to grow domestically in terms of our readership across the country, and we want to grow globally with international readers. A lot of our strategy revolves around that. After setting out to build the worlds largest online store, Jeff Bezos now wants to turn the Post into the newspaper for the world.
Buzbees arrival in Washington is a homecoming of sorts. During the six years she headed APs Washington bureau, she lived in Tenleytown with her husband, John, a Foreign Service officer, and their two daughters, who graduated from Wilson High School. One of their children died as an infant, and John died from cancer complications at the age of 50 in September 2016. It was only a few months later that Buzbee landed APs top job.
By then, she had spent her entire career with the company. After graduating from the University of Kansas, Buzbee reported for AP from Topeka, did a stint in the DC bureau, then became Middle East editor in 2004, running operations from Cairo. Six years later, she was named chief of the Washington bureau, overseeing much of its US political coverage as well as its storied investigations team. Over her three decades in the business, Buzbee, whos 56, cultivated a reputation as a monk-class journo nerd (I love journalism so much, I cant stand it, she told the New York Times this spring), an image that aligns neatly with the newswire that shaped her.
I would have conversations with her to say, Listen, we should publish this story, but theres going to be blowback. Theyre going to freeze out our reporter. Every time, she was like, I get it, but this is important and its worth the freeze-out. AP is known for rigorous reporting and unflashy writing, and its stylebook is a journalism biblethere are people still furious about its 2014 decision allowing over as well as more than when describing a quantity. Its work is carried globally by media outlets, yet the institution is a mostly invisible force. Not long ago, the leader of a newswire wouldnt even have received a polite thanks but no thanks from a major newspaper with a special self-regard that dates back to Watergate.
Buzbees rsum, though, has bullet points that would catch the eye of Ryan and Bezos. She has an MBA from Georgetown. She has experience running a big, worldwide organization: AP reportedly has 3,000 employees, three times the Posts. And she stood up APs so-called Nerve Center, which changed how the company distributed content to members around the world.
The center is a high-metabolism, multi-pronged news hub, a complex digital operation designed to keep AP nimble and competitive with other news organizationsmonitoring social media, directing APs considerable resources to breaking stories, promoting its articles on social platformsexperience that would translate directly to a multifarious organization like the Post | [
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ROCKDALE, Texas Less than one month since KRHD last reported on challenges faced by Rockdale first responders, local officials in Milam County have worked to provide at least temporary relief to the community.
Early Wednesday afternoon in the Milam County courthouse, Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department first responders, county commissioners, and AMR ambulance service met to discuss some solutions to the lack of medical response available in Rockdale.
Nearly two dozen people had assembled, posing question after question to a representative for Global Medical Response-AMR, the ambulance company contracted to respond to emergency medical calls in Rockdale.
I need about 90 EMT basics in the region that I support in Texas," said AMR spokesperson Heath Wright.
There are nearly 100 firefighter EMTs testing twice a year in Conroe," responded one uniformed audience member. "Theyre around, but youve got to pay up, and youve got to want them.
The Rockdale VFD has taken issue with the shoestring response capabilities available through just three ambulances serving the whole city.
Heres the hard thing," Wright explained. "There's not a community college here putting out EMT's and paramedics. So weve got to get them from somewhere else. Two years ago, colleges quit producing EMTs and paramedics in the same way.
Milam County Judge Steve Young, who was in attendance on Wednesday, told KRHD that a temporary fix has provided the fire department some relief when responding to critical emergency calls in a timely manner.
"AMR quit sending ambulances to Falls County, to back that up," he stated. "And they have actually brought other people here to work. Theyve taken people off their other projects in Waco and Houston, is what I'm told, and brought them here to help get things under control. Of course, those are short-term fixes.
Young noted that a longer-term solution is still to be determined, and could potentially require more county funding through a tax increase. At present, the county hopes to hire at least one roving paramedic who can access a fourth emergency vehicle, in addition to AMR's three ambulances.
Were also talking about using telehealth, telemedicine to eliminate some of these calls," commented Young.
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It might sound strange to plan your post-pandemic break around sleep. But getting good quality sleep for a minimum of 7 hours a night has been proven to be one of the best ways to be happier and healthier. After a year of stress and anxiety, who would say no to a bit more of those?
So this Mental Health Awareness Week, we bring you the best places to get in some much-needed shut eye.
In a recent survey conducted by VAAY
, major cities around the world were assessed for how long residents sleep for on average, and how often they undersleep as well. The results were measured against other important factors, such as mental health and average caffeine intake.
Finn Age Hnsel, Co-Founder of VAAY, explains more, With this study we really wanted to get to the heart of whats keeping us awake at night, and whether that changes depending on where we live. Whats clear from our research was that its often not just one, but many factors - environmental, social, and political - that contribute towards a citys sleeping conditions.
What do you need to get a good night's sleep?
A common theme among the cities ranking highly were excellent scores in both mental and physical wellbeing, with Amsterdam consistently ranking highly for overall health, in spite of the pandemics impact on levels of anxiety.
Another interesting finding was the positive impacts of work-life balance. On average, countries that reported spending less time working beyond their set hours and less time commuting to work were among those with the best sleep quality. Dresden had the lowest overworking and commuting time, and came in at number seven overall.
Where in the world are people having the best sleep?
In the shortlist of 75 cities, places which scored best for the sleep quality were:
1. Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the best city in the world for a good night's sleep
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The Dutch capital was the highest performer when it came to residents sleeping patterns. Perhaps its all the fresh air you get when cycling, or maybe its the slightly less fresh air in its famous coffee shops.
2. Auckland
Sprawled over volcanic hills and squeezed between twin harbours, Auckland is a perfect slice of New Zealand beauty. Maybe these beautiful surroundings are part of the reason residents of Auckland sleep so peacefully.
3. Glasgow
Home to an array of cultural institutions including the Scottish Opera and the National Theatre of Scotland, Glasgow scored highly in job and financial security. This was seen as helping locals to sleep easier at night.
Which are the worst cities for sleeping?
1. Sao Paolo
Sao Paulo is one of the worst destinations for sleep quality
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Unfortunately Sao Paolo in Brazil is one of the most highly polluted cities in the world The population scores poorly in mental and physical health too.
2. Tokyo
One of the most populated cities in the world with one of the worlds oldest populations Tokyo scored low due to incidences of chronic pain severely affecting the sleep quality of its residents.
3. Los Angeles
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Innovet Pet Releases Thanksgiving Food Guide For Keeping Pets Safe During The Holiday
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Thanksgiving-themed blog
for keeping pets safe during the holidays. The blog focuses on six classic Thanksgiving foods that can be particularly dangerous for dogs to ingest.
In the blog, we learn that turkey bones, raisins & grapes, chocolate, stuffing, pork, and certain nuts are all considered high-risk food items that our pets should stay far away from.
Some of the food items like cooked turkey bones are prone to splintering, which can tear up a dog's gastrointestinal system, or get lodged in their teeth. While others such as stuffing often contain multiple toxic ingredients like onions, garlic, and wild mushrooms.
What Are The Signs Of Food Poisoning?
Innovet says signs such as diarrhea, vomiting, lethargy, irregular heartbeat, seizures, odd behavior, and loss of appetite are all common signs of food poisoning.
They say that if pet owners suspect food poisoning based on one or more of the symptoms from above, the clock is ticking.
"Signs of food toxicity such as vomiting or erratic heartbeat, unfortunately, means the food item has already been processed and digested," says co-founder
Matt Terrill
. This means it's been in their system for a while where it's potentially caused significant damage. Cooked bones that splinter are the same way. You may not see its caused issues until several hours or a day after when you notice blood in their stool."
As such, Innovet recommends pet parents keep a closer eye on their fur children during the holidays. That they should tell all guests that will be in the house which table scraps are off-limits.
"It's important to keep a closer eye on pets during the holiday, but that can be difficult with all the chaos," says co-founder
Dave Louvet
. So make sure everyone in the house is doing their part to keep them safe. If your dog is given a bone, make sure they are being monitored with it, and immediately take it away if | [
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Satellite Applications Catapult and NHS organisation strengthen partnership
Oxfordshire-based Satellite Applications Catapult has already been working with the NHS Arden & GEM CSU for the past year and a half.
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Innovation and tech company Satellite Applications Catapult and the NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) announced this week that they have agreed a formal partnership that looks at leveraging the potential of satellite technology in the digital transformation of healthcare.
Oxfordshire-based Satellite Applications Catapult, which was established by Innovate UK in 2013, has been working with the CSU for the past year and a half, and the partners now want to take their collaboration even further.
This exciting partnership will drive cross-industry understanding and expertise to deliver innovation within digitally-enabled care, said Wendy Lane, Arden & GEM consultancy services director, in a statement.
Over the past 18 months, their projects have included the use of satellite technology in management of long term conditions, such as diabetes and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). In Scotland, the partnership has been involved in a trial to combine satellite connectivity with ingestible endoscopy technology, an initiative that later led to the rollout of the solution across the country, according to the CSU.
WHATS THE TREND
The partners hope that their projects will raise awareness of the potential of using satellite and related technology across the NHS.
In June last year, innovators were invited to bid for a share of 5m to turn technology originally designed for space into medical applications addressing major challenges faced by the NHS, with funding from the UK Space Agency, NHS England and the European Space Agency. The projects selected were unveiled in April this year.
Professor Tony Young, NHS England national clinical director for innovation, said at the time that the NHS was open to innovations from any industry, anywhere in | [
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/PRNewswire/ -- Virtual Medical International Inc. (OTC: QEBR), a whole health Wellness company in the hemp-derived CBD sector, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to collaborate with Natural Life to open 10 new whole health stores in
Florida
, one of America's largest consumer markets.
Virtual Medical "QEBR" has entered an agreement to expand Natural Life outlets in
Florida
in a joint venture revenue sharing agreement. The Natural Life franchise currently has 4 operating stores and is expanding by opening 10 more Stores in
Florida
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Natural Life's Founder,
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Larson Elmore CEO of QEBR commented in endorsing the joint venture that "Natural Life is a great brand for QEBR to collaborate with as this deal gives us an immediate presence in the Southeast U.S. market, as well as the ability to increase our footprint across the
USA
as we move forward with our planned expansion strategy."
This joint venture is expected to duplicate Natural Life's very successful format to establish a larger chain of retail stores that specialize in whole health products and other holistic products such as Kava, Turmeric, Akuamma, Ginseng and Ashwagandha. Natural Life as a company can offer more than 300 CBD products and over 20 brands through its stores and website.Quality and safety are at the forefront, and QEBR is conscious that it needs to ensure that these brands are compliant with all upcoming 2021 regulations. In addition, Natural Life provides its own third-party lab testing (regardless of the manufacturer's own test results). Their attention to quality and safety has led to the successful vetting and approval by Publix supermarkets to be co-located in these big box stores. This store model verifies that a similar model can co-locate in other big chain retailers SEE:
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Mr. Elmore added that "this structure will enable the Company to control the quality and breadth of its product offerings, as well as manage, build and support a national distribution network."
The potential for growth in the sector is demonstrated by almost all of the sector's public companies enjoying an increase in share prices. Marijuana stocks continued to rally on Wednesday after Jazz Pharmaceuticals ( | [
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After opening in 2005, Copa Wine Bar established itself as a premier destination for people from all over San Antonio. The Copa has also been voted the Best Local Wine Bar in this years Readers Choice Awards. Owner Jeff Bridges especially loves the people. We get people from all walks of life and all over the world through our doors. We truly enjoy sharing our knowledge of wines and helping our customers discover the perfect glass for them. When you walk in, youre automatically in a world of a close-knit community. Every person in the Copa has contributed to the success since the very beginning. Over the years, generations have passed through the bar, with employees growing up and starting their own families. The Copa Wine Bar has also been voted as best in class several times over, not just in San Antonio but also as one of the top eight wine bars in the entire state! Like other companies, Copa has struggled over the past couple of years. Thanks to the loyal patrons and dedicated team, Copa is still around to keep being the best wine bar it can be. You can look forward to a monthly event at Copa Wine Bar as there is a Wine & Dine dinner with fun themes every month. You can expect fun themes related to whats happening in the area. This month, its a tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen with a full Southern menu, including favorites like peach cobbler. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of San Antonio for this award. We, of course, would have never been able to achieve any measure of success without our customers. We look forward to many more years of great wines, excellent food, & better company! | [
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osmoprof marked its 52nd anniversary with hosting its international beauty fair in Bologna, Italy. Widely considered one of the worlds largest fairs, 3,000 exhibitors and nearly 250,000 participants of beauty professionals and buyers from over 150 countries, including China, France, Italy, South Korea, and the U.S., attended this exhibition to witness what leading trends in todays global medical aesthetic markets have to offer.
Among those leaders in the industry, Asterasys showcased Liftera A, Liftera V, Futera Dots, InBalance 300, as part of a competitive product line that signifies world beauty trends with the confidence to tap diverse markets and normalize its global presence.
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Biobusiness grant to support the technologys commercialization.
Patrick Walsh and Vincent Truong developed the technology behind
Anatomi
while performing experimentation in the laboratories of James Dutton, Ph.D., associate professor of genetics, cell biology and development in the College of Biological Sciences and the Stem Cell Institute; and Ann M. Parr, MD, Ph.D., associate professor of neurosurgery in the Medical School and Stem Cell Institute.
The genesis of many neurological diseases is understood poorly if at all, leaving conditions like Alzheimers disease essentially untreatable, said Walsh,
Anatomi
s CEO. Our technology democratizes the manufacture of human neurons by making the process much more accessible. While we believe this technology has potential to become the gold standard to which all researchers turn, our true goal is to inspire a new generation of scholars to enter the field of neuroscience and discover treatments for devastating and currently untreatable neurological conditions.
To accurately model neurodegenerative disease processes in a laboratory setting, scientists use lab-grown human neurons.
Anatomi
s technology provides a way to make these neurons from the stem cells of diseased patients, allowing scientists to understand how the disease works in a patient-specific way. The manufacturing process requires five to seven days, compared to the 35 days required by the existing process.
Neurodegenerative diseases are a pressing health challenge, affecting millions of people worldwide and posing a mounting problem for the aging U.S. population, said Russ Straate, associate director of the Venture Center. We are excited by the potential of
Anatomi
s tools to expedite the development of new treatments for these diseases that could ultimately improve patients health and quality of life.
Anatomi
www.anatomicorp.com
to learn more about the company.
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/PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Dow Group, a creative production agency dedicated to uniting and activating audiences through the power of shared experience, welcomes Director of Business Development
Mike Matro
. An accomplished global business development veteran, Matro will develop strategic account relationships with leading brands in multiple vertical markets, broadening the company's expansive portfolio.
"The events business is ever-evolving with new challenges and opportunities at every turn. Matro brings a positive influence to each client relationship, leading with an eagerness to collaborate, adapt, and innovate," says
Pat Schreiner
, Vice President at Wilson Dow. "We're thrilled to continue strengthening our team with talent that shares our passion for client success and innovation in our industry."
Matro comes to Wilson Dow from the global event planning and production agency Ellen Michaels Presents (EMP) where he led highly successful business development efforts and programs with elite clients in the tech vertical such as Dell. Prior to that, he held leadership roles in global sales and marketing with iconic fashion and lifestyle brands like
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About Wilson Dow Group
Wilson Dow Group is a creative production agency dedicated to uniting and activating audiences through the power of shared experience. For over 24 years, Wilson Dow has cultivated teams of world-renowned creatives, strategists, instructional designers, and specialized production teams to partner with global clients including Domino's Pizza, Genentech, The Clorox Company, Lilly, PwC, Extreme Networks and more. The company designs and delivers live and virtual experiences for audiences that engage around a shared purpose, prepare with critical knowledge and skills, and inspire with meaningful stories that spark change. Wilson Dow Group is headquartered in
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