The SEATRAC Mover system consists of the solar powered conveyance track that is totally controllable for any tidal changes and stored away in an optional SEATRAC Combination ADA Compliant Changing Room / Storage Room. The system provides a fixed track chair that moves an individual into and out of the water. If someone chooses to take a swim or just get partially into the water, the system is the ideal way for them to do so unassisted. The system has multiple safety features and is constantly communicating to the team at TOBEA.
The system also provides a series of optional services available that will be there for a person with disabilities to be able to enjoy a day at the beach. Options include ADA compliant signage, an ADA compliant changing room / storage room as well as a security locker, an optional ADA compliant shower & chair with grab bars. For user security a smart phone enabled 2-Step authentication system is available on any SEATRAC system. The solution can also include ultra strong 13′ square umbrellas for lounging areas on portable walkway sections, all to provide the ideal total Beach Experience.
“It gives people with disabilities the freedom and flexibility to do things on their own that before this, they had to have their friends and family to help them, which was a Herculean task in many cases, and basically wheelchair users & those with disability issues, they had no freedom or independence,” said Brian Bergman, Contract Administrator and owner of TOBEA West, Inc. and SeatracUSA.com
TOBEA West, Incorporated found at www.seatracusa.com has plans to provide the systems to resorts, municipalities as well as public and private beaches.
The website will soon begin to show beach locations where you can find the SEATRAC systems.
Since 2012, TOBEA (Thinking Out of the Box Engineering Applications) engineers have deployed and refined systems that have been encouraging, assisting and inspiring people to gain independence and further their access to the beach and the water safely over 500,000 times with zero injuries.
Samir NeJame, chair of the New York State Government Law & Policy Practice in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Albany office, has been named to City & State’s “Power of Diversity: Middle Eastern & North African 50” list.
According to the publication, the list recognizes public officials, business executives, nonprofit leaders, and advocates of Middle Eastern and North African descent who are making a difference in government and politics both city and statewide across a variety of issues and industries.
NeJame, who is Lebanese, is a first-generation American and the first in his family to go to college. He represents clients in legislative, regulatory, and procurement matters at various levels of government. NeJame focuses his practice on representing the New York real estate industry, including the Real Estate Board of New York, and three of the country’s largest landlords: SL Green, Brookfield, and Tishman Speyer. Additionally, he represents many of New York’s most iconic tourist destinations, such as The New York Botanical Garden. NeJame represents a wide variety of clients, including The New York State Tourism Industry Association, Micron Technology, and National Grid in their procurement engagements with New York’s many agencies.
An active member of his community, NeJame serves as an adjunct professor at SUNY Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy and is a member of the American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association. Additionally, he has been listed for multiple years in City & State’s “Real Estate Power 100,” “Albany Power 100,” and “Power of Diversity: Asian 100” lists.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Diversity Initiative: From its inception, Greenberg Traurig has been committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Greenberg Traurig is a uniquely empowering and diverse firm built on a foundation of fairness, equality, and authenticity. Through its Social, Racial, and Economic Justice Action Plan, the firm has committed $5 million over five years to help combat systemic racism and support impoverished communities. In addition, the firm’s efforts have been recognized through its Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Plus, administered by The Diversity Lab, and by local, national, and global publications and organizations including Chambers and Partners. Web: https://www.gtlaw.com/en/general/our-firm/diversity Twitter: @GT_Drives.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Government Law & Policy Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Government Law & Policy Practice combines the capabilities of its Federal Practice in Washington D.C. with its state and local practices across the country. The firm’s national team of governmental affairs professionals and attorneys spans major political and commercial capitals throughout the United States, including: Albany, Austin, Denver, New York City, Philadelphia, Sacramento, Tallahassee, and Washington, D.C. Most recently, Greenberg Traurig’s Government Law & Policy team was “Top Listed” for Government Relations in Best Lawyers in America’s 2018 edition. The team was also named “Law Firm of the Year” for Government Relations by the U.S. News-Best Lawyers 2014 edition of “Best Law Firms.” The practice also received the most first-tier Government Relations rankings in the U.S.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.
Twenty-four attorneys and nine practices at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in the 2024 edition of the Latin Lawyer 250, a guide to the leading business law firms of Latin America published by Latin Lawyer.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Twenty-four attorneys and nine practices at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in the 2024 edition of the Latin Lawyer 250, a guide to the leading business law firms of Latin America published by Latin Lawyer.
Latin Lawyer 250 noted that Greenberg Traurig’s Latin America practice group is “extensive and well-established. It is best known for its Corporate, M&A and Banking and Finance practices, but it also counts a solid disputes and investigations team, and the depth and diversity of the offering have been key in success in the region and its ability to stay active during periods of economic sluggishness.”
The publication highlighted that Greenberg Traurig “nimbly adapts to the region’s trends, pivoting its expertise to capitalise on increased client demand.”
In the international section, Greenberg Traurig is highly recommended for services in the following areas: Anti-Corruption Investigations and Compliance, Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Corporate and M&A, and Real Estate & Tourism.
In Mexico, Greenberg Traurig is highly recommended for services in the following areas: Antitrust & Competition, Banking & Finance, Corporate and M&A, and Project Finance & Infrastructure.
Latin Lawyer 250 recognized attorneys in the following offices and practices:
Nanette Aguirre, Banking & Finance, New York
Emilio J. Alvarez-Farré, Banking & Finance; Corporate/M&A, Miami
Carol Barnhart, Anti-Corruption Investigations & Compliance; Corporate/M&A, Miami
Michael J. Baum, Real Estate & Tourism, Chicago
Kara M. Bombach, Anti-Corruption Investigations & Compliance, Washington, D.C.
Cyril T. Brennan, Anti-Corruption Investigations & Compliance, Washington, D.C.
Richard F. Davis, Real Estate & Tourism, Los Angeles
José Antonio Diez de Bonilla Martínez, Banking & Finance; Corporate/M&A; Real Estate & Tourism, Mexico
Michael T. Fishman, Real Estate & Tourism, Chicago
Miguel Flores Bernés, Antitrust & Competition, Mexico
Víctor Manuel Frías Garcés, Antitrust & Competition; Corporate/M&A, Mexico
Juan Manuel González Bernal, Banking & Finance; Project Finance & Infrastructure, Mexico
Angelika Hunnefeld, Arbitration, Miami
Yosbel A. Ibarra, Corporate/M&A, Miami
Ross Kaufman, Banking & Finance, New York
Joseph J. Mamounas, Arbitration, Miami
Miguel Moisés, Banking & Finance, Mexico
Antonio Peña, Corporate/M&A, Mexico
José Raz Guzmán, Banking & Finance; Corporate/M&A, Mexico
Marc M. Rossell, Banking & Finance, New York
Oscar Stephens, Banking & Finance, New York
Michael J. Sullivan, Real Estate & Tourism, Orlando
Geiza Vargas-Vargas, Corporate/M&A, Miami
About Greenberg Traurig’s Latin America Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s award-winning Latin America Practice draws on resources from our offices in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Washington D.C., and elsewhere around the world, bringing together a multidisciplinary team of more than 120 lawyers to help clients identify and capitalize on business opportunities in Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Caribbean. Since the founding of the firm, Greenberg Traurig has been inextricably linked to Latin America and has represented many of the family enterprises that are today among Latin America’s largest companies. By addressing real-world problems for clients on a regular basis, our team has developed a breadth of experience in Latin America that sets us apart.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.
The study reflects 43 patients representing 69 total treated levels who received a CT scan at a mean of 459 days post-procedure. Fusion was assessed by three independent radiologists showing 93% of the assessed levels were fused.
There were also no instances of device migration, mechanical failures, or device related reoperations. The analysis from the radiologists demonstrated that Minuteman provides clinically meaningful fusion rates with a low risk of spinous process fracture or other device related complications.
“Thank you to Dr. Gabriel Jasper,Dr. Matthew Skoblar,Dr. Doug Bealland Dr. Tom Hedmanfor their significant contribution to this work. The purpose of this study was to evaluate lumbar spinal fusion outcomes in real-world patients instrumented with the Minuteman device,” said Adam Rogers, VP of Regulatory and Engineering. “We were able to show that patients receiving instrumented posterior arthrodesis of the lumbar spine using the Minuteman did indeed fuse at a rate comparable to other lumbar fusion constructs, and that the Minuteman performed very well mechanically with no intraoperative complications or device-related reoperations.”
About Spinal Simplicity, LLC
Spinal Simplicity, LLC, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, was founded in 2008 with a vision to be the global leader in innovation, simplified surgical solutions, delivering uncompromising quality. The company has successfully been awarded 150+ patents with additional patent applications pending. For more information visit spinalsimplicity.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
This year the SEC proposed new requirements to address risk due to increasing reliance on connected information systems and “the risk that a significant cybersecurity incident can simultaneously impact multiple Market Entities causing systemic harm to the U.S. securities markets.”1
Alternative investment firms and hedge funds increasingly face a range of threats that directly target firm infrastructure including malware, ransomware, account compromise or takeover and phishing. Additionally, firms rely on third-party financial and trading platforms to conduct activities. However, configuration changes, and signature and software updates issued by the providers can trigger false positives in endpoint protection solutions, which in turn can lead to quarantining of trading platform components, causing operational disruptions and overhead.
“Firms go to great lengths to ensure their security stack provides robust protection and aligns to SEC and FINRA cybersecurity requirements,” said Michael Gorelik, Chief Technology Officer at Morphisec. “However even with industry-standard solutions like EPP and EDR in place, third-party software can produce system performance issues and lead to missed or undetected threats.”
Financial services software and trading platforms like Bloomberg Terminals, Eikon (by Refinitiv), Factset and others are critical to hedge fund trader performance—system downtime takes traders offline and can cost firms millions of dollars, depending on market volatility. Downtime also creates data integrity issues within trading platforms, creating multi-day disruptions, missed customer SLA and reputational damage.
According to the Chief Information Security Officer at a leading US-based hedge fund— “If an attacker successfully hacks our workstations, or Bloomberg Terminals, they’d have full access to the firm’s critical infrastructure, which would be devastating.”
Financial platforms are often accessed through dedicated private line infrastructure that effectively bypasses firewall and other perimeter security solutions, thereby increasing risk.
The CISO views Morphisec as “the perfect solution for business-critical applications that cannot tolerate downtime, residing in protected networks, as it doesn’t need signatures or online connectivity to operate.”
Morphisec protects more than nine million endpoints across more than 5,000 global customers including financial institutions, banks, alternative investment funds and hedge funds. Security professionals and industry analysts can read the full case study by visiting: https://www.morphisec.com/hubfs/Global_Hedge_Fund_Case_Study.pdf
[1] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (2023, March 15) SEC Proposes New Requirements to Address Cybersecurity Risks to the U.S. Securities Markets [Press release].
Morphisec provides prevention-first security against the most advanced threats to stop the attacks that others don’t, from endpoint to the cloud. Morphisec’s software is powered by Automated Moving Target Defense (AMTD) technology, the next evolution of cybersecurity.
AMTD stops ransomware, supply chain attacks, zero-days, and other advanced attacks. Leading analysts indicate that AMTD is the future of cyber.
AMTD provides an ultra-lightweight, Defense-in-Depth security layer to augment solutions like NGAV, EPP and EDR/XDR, closing the runtime memory security gap against undetectable cyberattacks with no performance impact or extra staff needed. Over 5,000 organizations trust Morphisec to protect nine million Windows and Linux servers, workloads, and endpoints. Morphisec stops thousands of advanced attacks daily at Lenovo/Motorola, TruGreen, Covenant Health, Citizens Medical Center, and many more. Learn more at www.morphisec.com.
Eastside Retirement Association d/b/a Emerald Heights (the “Borrower” or the “Community”), is a Washington nonprofit corporation and 501(c)(3) organization that was established in 1979 to develop, own and operate senior living facilities. The Community is a CCRC in Redmond, Washington, approximately 17 miles northeast of Seattle. Today, Emerald Heights’ 38-acre wooded campus consists of 333 independent living units, including both apartments and cottages, 40 licensed assisted living beds, 16 memory care units and 61 skilled nursing beds.
The Series 2023 Bonds (the “Bonds”) are rated “A-” by Fitch and were issued through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. The Bonds consist of Series 2023A permanent tax-exempt fixed interest rate bonds structured to achieve level debt service through final maturity on May 15, 2048, Series 2023B-1 and B-2 Bonds are short-term TEMPS-85SM and TEMPS-65SM. The Series 2023A Bonds are callable on 7/1/2029 @ 103; DTP in 2032.
The proceeds of the Bonds will be used primarily to: (i) refinance the Series 2013 Bonds, (ii) fund the construction and equipping of 54 new assisted living units, a sky bridge connecting these units to the main independent living building, (iii) fund the construction of the Courtyard Expansion project consisting of 42 new independent living units, (iv) refinance the Series 2022 construction loan, and (v) pay certain costs of issuance.
Lisa Hardy, President and CEO of Emerald Communities, stated, “This was a complicated financing with several moving parts. We were taking out a bank construction loan and swap for the courtyard project, refinancing 2013 bonds as well as the new money for our new assisted living project that we just broke ground on. All of that with a volatile market and Fitch downgrading U.S. credit a week before we priced our bonds was nerve racking to say the least. It was crucial to us to have Ziegler as our investment banker as we navigated all of the complex dynamics of this financing. Working with Sarkis and the Ziegler team we accomplished a very successful financing and we couldn’t be happier with our partnership with Ziegler.”
Sarkis Garabedian, Managing Director, said “Emerald Heights is a premier life plan community with a strong track record of performance. It has been 10 years since Emerald Heights accessed the capital markets and they were greeted with strong investor demand, despite a volatile bond market. The financing was well oversubscribed with a deep book of institutional investors. Interest rates at the low end of the range, a new more flexible legal structure and favorable covenants and terms combine to make this financing a home run for Emerald Heights.”
Ziegler is the nation’s leading underwriter of financings for not-for-profit senior living providers. Ziegler offers creative, tailored solutions to its senior living clientele, including investment banking, financial risk management, merger and acquisition services, seed capital, FHA/HUD, capital and strategic planning as well as senior living research, education, and communication.
About Ziegler: Ziegler is a privately held, national boutique investment bank, capital markets and proprietary investments firm. It has a unique focus on healthcare, senior living and education sectors, as well as general municipal and structured finance. Headquartered in Chicago with regional and branch offices throughout the U.S., Ziegler provides its clients with capital raising, strategic advisory services, fixed income sales, underwriting and trading as well as Ziegler Credit, Surveillance and Analytics. To learn more, visit http://www.ziegler.com.
Certain comments in this news release represent forward-looking statements made pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This client’s experience may not be representative of the experience of other clients, nor is it indicative of future performance or success. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, in particular, the overall financial health of the securities industry, the strength of the healthcare sector of the U.S. economy and the municipal securities marketplace, the ability of the Company to underwrite and distribute securities, the market value of mutual fund portfolios and separate account portfolios advised by the Company, the volume of sales by its retail brokers, the outcome of pending litigation, and the ability to attract and retain qualified employees.
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Incantio, a music technology startup, is excited to announce a new partnership with one of the largest music catalogs in the world, APM Music.
SEATTLE, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ – Incantio, a music technology startup, is excited to announce a new partnership with one of the largest music catalogs in the world, APM Music.
“At APM, we have a tradition of partnering with technology companies which align with our goals of illuminating artists’ work and helping our clients find the right song for their project more quickly. I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Seattle-based Incantio, an AI company whose founder is coming into the tech space after a long career in the music industry. By enhancing human abilities for music searching and editing through new technology, we can better serve our libraries, composers, and clients,” states APM Music’s CEO Adam Taylor.
Co-founded by CEO Danny Newcomb, Incantio’s core focus is to improve the music discovery process, leveraging recommendation tools to surface relevant tracks.
“APM has a great catalog of music, and we are excited to work with them both for their long experience in working with content creators as well as building a successful production music business,” adds Danny Newcomb.
The partnership is the most recent example of APM’s ongoing efforts to augment and refine its search capabilities, providing new opportunities to present hidden gems in the catalog while facilitating the end user journey.
About APM Music
Everyone who has ever experienced music synchronized to picture knows the undeniable impact that it plays. APM Music has been a crucial part of that experience for over 40 years with everything from the smallest of indie films to the largest blockbuster studio releases; television sit-coms to commercials and sports broadcasting; video games to mobile handheld games; and, even musical greeting cards to online user-generated content.
Founded in New York in 1983 as a joint venture between Sony Music Publishing and Universal, APM Music is the recognized leader in the production music industry. Offering the largest production music library in the world, with the most comprehensive collection of high-quality music for media APM Music provides the music that brings media together.
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“I’ve swum recreationally my entire life, so I was excited to learn that Swim Across America funds the Woman and Infants Hospital labs I work in under Drs. Kate Grive and Nicole James,” said Payton. “Swim Across America’s mission aligns with my values, and its support of our translational research in early-stage breast and gynecologic cancer has been vital.”
Payton sits on Swim Across America’s Rhode Island event planning committee. Earlier this year, she attended the Swim Across America national leadership summit and subsequently joined the associate board, which supports the nonprofit’s mission by fostering student and community engagement through initiatives such as the new College Ambassador Program. At this year’s Rhode Island Swim, Payton will volunteer on the beach before and after she dives in to swim a mile with the One Fin Tunas team captained by Dr. David Edmonson.
“Swim Across America’s annual grant literally supports everything I do, not just supplies and equipment,” noted Payton. “Those funds enabled me to join the lab in 2021 as a full-time graduate student starting a new project on triple-negative breast cancer and immunotherapy. I’m grateful for this experience and proud to be part of the next generation of cancer researchers supported by Swim Across America.”
Payton earned a bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology at University of Arizona and a master’s degree in environmental health at Boston University. Besides her academic studies and cancer research work, she is an avid rower and coordinates science outreach programs for students in under-represented communities.
Since 2010, Swim Across America’s open water charity swim in Rhode Island has raised more than $2 million for cancer research at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. These funds helped researchers in the Program in Women’s Oncology Center for Biomarkers & Emerging Technology discover a biomarker for ovarian cancer and introduce to clinical practice an algorithm that estimates with specificity the risk of ovarian cancer in women with a pelvic mass. This test is now used worldwide and is a game changer for women with ovarian cancer, which is notoriously difficult to diagnose at an early stage when it is most treatable. To learn more, see Women & Infants Hospital’s impact statement at https://bit.ly/saa-ri-wih23.
Charity Swim Event Details Swim Across America’s 2023 Rhode Island swim kicks off Saturday, September 9, at 9:30 a.m., with a celebration ceremony followed by ¼-mile, ½-mile, and 1-mile swim waves totaling 650 swimmers. Attending Olympians include Block Cancer founder Elizabeth Beisel, Swim Across America – Rhode Island co-director Alex Meyer, Swim Across America COO Janel Jorgensen McArdle, Swim Across America vice president of partnerships and former world record holder Craig Beardsley, and this year’s event emcee Eric Wunderlich. Women & Infants Hospital reps will include president & COO Shannon Sullivan, Program in Women’s Oncology director Dr. Paul DiSilvestro, Swim Across America-funded principal investigators Kate Grive and Nicole James and others who will staff a cancer information booth.
Other event attractions include merch tents hosted by Swim Across America and onsite sponsors JOLYN Clothing and Gill Marine, disc jockey music courtesy of local fav The Face Show, temporary tattoos, beach games, Coca-Cola donated beverages, snacks compliments of Fulfill Nutrition, and boxed lunches from Gansett Wraps. Learn more, register, or donate at swimacrossamerica.org/rhodeisland.
Swim Across America was founded in 1987 with its first open water event in Long Island Sound. Since that time, the nonprofit organization has raised more than $100 million to fight cancer. In its 36 years of making waves to fight cancer, more than 100,000 swimmers and 150 Olympians have swum the circumference of the earth three times, uniting a movement to fight cancer that has created a groundswell of support spanning all generations. Today, more than 24 communities hold open water swims and hundreds of charity pool swims each year, from Nantucket to under the Golden Gate Bridge, which support innovative cancer research, detection and patient programs.
Swim Across America’s funding of clinical trials for patients helped contribute to four FDA approved life-saving immunotherapy cancer treatments: Yervoy, Opdivo, Tecentriq and Keytruda. In June of last year, a clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering was published in The New England Journal of Medicine that showed a 100 percent success rate in treating patients in a phase 2 clinical trial for advanced rectal cancer with dostarlimab, an immunotherapy treatment produced by GlaxoSmithKline. The clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering was funded by early-stage grant funding from Swim Across America. More than 60 scientific grants are funded each year and there are now ten dedicated Swim Across America Labs at major institutions including: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, John Hopkins Medicine Baltimore, Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Baylor Scott & White Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center in Dallas, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, Infusion Center at Nantucket Cottage Hospital, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and San Francisco, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, The Swim Across America Pediatric Research Lab at Columbia University Medical Center New York, and The Swim Across America Laboratory at Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine.
About Swim Across America Swim Across America Inc. (SAA) is dedicated to raising money and awareness for cancer research, prevention and treatment through swimming-related events. With the help of hundreds of volunteers nationwide and past and current Olympians, Swim Across America is helping find a cure for cancer through athleticism, community outreach and direct service. To learn more visit swimacrossamerica.org or follow on Facebook @SwimAcrossAmerica or on Instagram or Twitter @SAASwim.
