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TokenEx Announces $100M Series B to Fuel Next Phase of Growth

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

TokenEx will use the new funding to invest further in its product, customer service, and account management teams as well as scaling its global operations.

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TokenEx will use the new funding to invest further in its product, customer service, and account management teams as well as scaling its global operations.
Founded by payment security experts in 2010, TokenEx partners with its clients to secure their most sensitive data, typically cardholder data for card-not-present transactions.
"Alex and the rest of the team at TokenEx play a pivotal role in our success," said Chris Henneman, Chief Revenue Officer, Nexio.
TokenEx experienced record growth in 2021 on the heels of increasing data breaches and digital payment transactions.

Shoptalk Sets Attendance Records

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoptalk, the leading U.S. event for retail and ecommerce, announced it has exceeded all attendance, sponsorship and revenue records for its upcoming in-person event, taking place March 27-30, 2022 in Las Vegas.

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Shoptalk has exceeded all attendance, sponsorship and revenue records for its upcoming event on March 27-30, 2022.
With less than a week until the show, Shoptalk has already surpassed pre-pandemic attendee and sponsorship levels set in 2019.
"We are thrilled to be hosting the biggest, and best, Shoptalk ever,'" said Rebecca Sausner, General Manager of Shoptalk and Groceryshop.
Shoptalk Europe follows Shoptalk, taking place just 68 days later on June 6-8, 2022 at ExCeL London, and is on track to continue Shoptalk's phenomenal trajectory.

HSS Study Reveals Why Men are More Likely to Be Offered Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

"Our study aimed to investigate if disparities in treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome exist," said Duretti Fufa, MD , HSS hand and upper extremity surgeon and senior author of the study.

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"Our study aimed to investigate if disparities in treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome exist," said Duretti Fufa, MD , HSS hand and upper extremity surgeon and senior author of the study.
Patients with severe symptoms are often offered carpal tunnel release , a minimally invasive surgical procedure that relieves pressure on the median nerve by cutting the carpal ligament.
For the study, Dr. Fufa and colleagues reviewed hospital records for 949 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome treated at HSS between February 2016 and October 2020.
"Overall, our findings suggest that increased utilization by males was largely explained by the fact that men were more likely to present with more severe carpal tunnel syndrome," Dr. Fufa said.

EverArk Revolutionizes Cemetery Management with New Software

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

LAS VEGAS, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Many industries have shifted from paper to digital over the years, but the funeral industry was overdue for a technological revolution. Today, EverArk is launching its new cemetery management software at the ICCFA Annual Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas. The software will not only streamline funeral and cemetery management but also allow friends and family to create unique online legacies to remember their loved ones after they're gone.

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Today, EverArk is launching its new cemetery management software at the ICCFA Annual Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas.
There is no other cemetery management software that has the features of EverArk, all at a very reasonable price point.
"No other cemetery management software offers a digital product that allows a cemetery to sell and earn money," Marmulak said.
EverArk is a cemetery management software and digital legacy app.

SiriusXM Launching 'BASIC!,' A New Original SXM Podcast Exploring Pop Culture During the Rise of Cable TV

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today the upcoming launch of Basic!, an original SXM Podcast series, produced in conjunction with Pantheon Media. Hosted by media veteran Doug Herzog and TV critic Jen Chaney, Basic! explores the glory days of cable television, celebrating an era in pop culture when networks like MTV, Comedy Central, FX and ESPN changed the television landscape with groundbreaking, innovative programming.

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will feature interviews with the stars, key players and creative visionaries that helped make cable TV the most important utility in any American home.
Herzog and Chaney will anchor the conversations in this new podcast, creating an oral history as they go along.
takes a closer look at the influence and impact that cable had on pop culture over the last 40 years.
"As a career cable weasel, I'm thrilled to bring the secret history of basic cable to ears everywhere," said Doug Herzog.

Wyndham Signs First 50 Hotels for New Economy Extended-Stay Brand

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,000 hotels across nearly 95 countries, today unveiled new details about its upcoming economy extended-stay hotel brand. Among them, newly awarded contracts to develop 50 new construction projects with its first two partners: Richmond, Va.-based Sandpiper Hospitality and Dallas-based Gulf Coast Hotel Management.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,000 hotels across nearly 95 countries, today unveiled new details about its upcoming economy extended-stay hotel brand.
"Over the last two years, economy extended-stay hotels outperformed all other segments, and in 2021, set new records for occupancy, ADR and RevPAR," said Geoff Ballotti, president and chief executive officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
Economy extended-stay hotels are proven to consistently perform throughout all stages of the lodging cycle and are particularly resilient amid a downturn.
Further, in 2021, the average U.S. occupancy for economy extended-stay hotels was over 78% 20 points higher than all other U.S. segments combined.

CSC Releases AML and KYC Compliance Guide for Private Capital Fund Managers

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

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WEST ORANGE, N.J., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PEF Services LLC (PEF), a CSC company and a leading fund administrator for alternative investment managers, today announced the release of the white paper "AML and KYC Compliance: A Guide for Private Capital Fund Managers." Private capital funds have long been aware of anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) requirements. But while the underlying goal of these rules remains the same—to prevent and detect money laundering and counteract terrorist-funding activities—regulatory compliance has become a challenge for many firms.

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WEST ORANGE, N.J., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PEF Services LLC (PEF), a CSC company and a leading fund administrator for alternative investment managers, today announced the release of the white paper " AML and KYC Compliance: A Guide for Private Capital Fund Managers ."
Private capital funds have long been aware of anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) requirements.
After acquiring PEF in June 2021, CSC established itself as the highest-quality fund services provider in the U.S., and a leading global partner for alternative asset managers and capital markets participants.
CSC, the world's leading provider of business, legal, tax, and digital brand services, acquired PEF Services LLC (PEF), a leading provider of technology-enabled fund administration services to private capital firms and their investors, including private equity, private debt, venture capital and U.S.-based SBICs, in June 2021.

Face mask use among athletes while exercising has no significant effect on physiologic parameters

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

To date, there has been no systematic review of existing literature that provides a clear consensus on whether wearing a face mask significantly impacts exercise performance, particularly with respect to physiologic parameters including heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and perceived exertion.

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To date, there has been no systematic review of existing literature that provides a clear consensus on whether wearing a face mask significantly impacts exercise performance, particularly with respect to physiologic parameters including heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and perceived exertion.
Carter and Lott followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to search for available studies on mask use during exercise in their study, "Mask Use for Athletes, A Systematic Review of Safety and Performance Outcomes."
Articles that described mask use to improve athletic performance were also included.
Articles describing mask effects without exercise, those that measured effects of full-face masks, review articles, and those published prior to 1980 were excluded.

Gebrüder Weiss Posts Growth Across the Board

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Monday, March 21, 2022

The fact that these costs were passed on became a key contributor to the upsurge at Gebrder Weiss, although this also created special challenges.

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The fact that these costs were passed on became a key contributor to the upsurge at Gebrder Weiss, although this also created special challenges.
I am proud of everything our employees have achieved under these difficult conditions," says Wolfram Senger-Weiss, CEO at Gebrder Weiss.
In North America, Gebrder Weiss continued its growth and expansion trajectory with the addition of Full Truckload (FTL) capabilities and services in the domestic transport category.
The twin strengths of digital and physical competence enable Gebrder Weiss to respond swiftly and flexibly to customers' needs.

Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Is Investigating Porch, Virgin Galactic, Corcept, and Verra and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm

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Monday, March 21, 2022

Porch Group is a vertical software platform for the home, providing software and services to home services companies.

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Porch Group is a vertical software platform for the home, providing software and services to home services companies.
On March 1, 2022, after the market closed, Porch Group disclosed that it could not timely file its 2021 annual report.
The Company also disclosed that it had identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting.
On this news, Verra Mobilitys stock dropped as much as 7.6% during intraday trading on February 28, 2022, thereby injuring investors.