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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is well-known for its impact on the immune system and its effects on other systems in the body. One area that is particularly vulnerable in people with HIV is the skin. Skin issues are often one of the first visible signs of HIV infection and according to Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City’s consultant dermatologist Dr Sharifah Rosniza Syed Nong Chek, an estimated 90% of individuals with HIV experience skin-related symptoms at some point. Understanding the types of skin conditions associated with HIV, their symptoms and how to manage them can make a significant difference in maintaining health and quality of life for people living with HIV. Why HIV affects the skin HIV weakens the immune system, making it more difficult for the body to defend itself against infections, including those affecting the skin, says Dr Sharifah Rosniza. While modern antiretroviral therapies (ART) have greatly improved the management of HIV, some skin conditions still pose challenges and can cause discomfort, pain, or, in some cases, serious health risks. Skin manifestations of HIV infection can appear as early as three weeks after HIV infection. “The patient can experience what we call an acute HIV rash. “This rash is associated with other symptoms such as fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes, maybe even nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. The rash is generalised and lasts for about two weeks before it goes away,” she says. There is also a latent period (incubation period) that can last for a while. Once the HIV infection has established itself, other types of skin disorders can then manifest and Dr Sharifah Rosniza says that these can be broadly divided into three types: Dr Sharifah Rosniza emphasises the importance of consistency with antiretroviral therapy (ART) to help reduce the incidence of skin complications. Common skin disorders There are several skin disorders related to HIV that vary in appearance and severity depending on the stage of HIV infection and the level of immune suppression. Some of the more common skin disorders related to HIV include: 1. Seborrheic dermatitis Symptoms: Red, itchy and flaky patches, often on the scalp, face, eyebrows, or chest. Cause and treatment: Seborrheic dermatitis is common and more severe in people with HIV and it can be caused partly by immunosuppression and an overgrowth of a natural skin yeast, Malassezia. Topical antifungals and topical corticosteroids are often effective and maintaining a proper skincare routine can help manage flare-ups. 2. Psoriasis Symptoms: Scaly, red plaques, particularly on the outer elbows, knees, scalp and lower back. Cause and treatment: Psoriasis may appear or worsen in individuals with HIV. Treatments include topical corticosteroids, tar-based therapies and other medications to reduce inflammation and control symptoms. 3. Molluscum contagiosum Symptoms: Small, raised, pearly bumps on the skin. Cause and treatment: Molluscum contagiosum is a viral skin infection that’s more common in those with HIV due to their lowered immunity. It can be treated with cryotherapy and will usually improve with the commencement of ART. 4. Fungal infections (e.g. candidiasis and tinea) Symptoms: Itchy, red and sometimes scaly patches; in the case of oral thrush, white patches inside the mouth. Cause and treatment: Fungal infections are particularly common in those with weakened immune systems. Antifungal medications, both topical and oral, are the primary treatment. By raising awareness on skin conditions, we can foster a more understanding and supportive environment for those living with HIV. - UNSPLASH Managing HIV-related skin conditions Dr Sharifah Rosniza emphasises the importance of consistency with ART as it has essentially transformed HIV into a manageable chronic condition, significantly reducing the incidence of skin complications. By keeping the immune system functioning better, ART reduces the likelihood of opportunistic skin infections and other skin conditions. Proper skincare and hygiene are important. Simple habits, like gentle cleansing, moisturising and avoiding harsh or irritating products, can go a long way in managing and preventing flare-ups. Sun protection is also a very important routine to prevent skin complications and reduce risk of skin cancers. Because skin conditions are often the first visible sign of HIV progression, it’s essential for individuals with HIV to monitor their skin health closely. Routine skin checks, either self-examinations or by a healthcare provider, can lead to early detection of potentially serious conditions. Additionally, regular communication with healthcare providers allows for timely adjustments to HIV treatment plans if side effects or immune responses impact skin health. Raising awareness and reducing stigma Living with HIV presents many challenges, but skin issues shouldn’t be ignored or underestimated. Dr Sharifah Rosniza emphasises that with advancements in HIV treatment and a proactive approach to managing skin health, individuals with HIV can achieve a high quality of life. World AIDS Day is not only a time to educate people about HIV and its symptoms but also to combat stigma. Skin conditions can be highly visible, making people living with HIV more vulnerable to social stigma and discrimination. By raising awareness and providing accurate information, we can foster a more understanding and supportive environment, encouraging people to seek help without fear of judgement.
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Their faces obscured by masks, they sit in police interview rooms, quizzed by detectives on crimes they thought they'd got away with. The trail of destruction left by David Marsh and Anthony Whitehead would soon be laid bare in court. This week, the two men were jailed having groomed 'troubled and vulnerable' young boys with cash, cigarettes and alcohol before committing vile sexual abuse over two decades. Marsh, 74, and Whitehead, 72, were locked up - for 27 years and seven years respectively - following a four-week trial at Minshull Street Crown Court. They exploited a string of victims in Rochdale in the 1980s and 1990s. READ MORE: Heinous actions tore their lives apart, but one-by-one their words saw justice finally served The offences came to light in 2019 after Greater Manchester Police received a report that one of the victims confided in a person in authority that he had been sexually abused by two men as a boy. Investigators found one of the men was dead, but that the second, Marsh, was alive. Their investigations led them to a sinister campaign of abuse by Marsh and Whitehead, who were not known to each other, but both bribed the boys. Marsh, from Northenden, was convicted of 27 offences including indecent assault; buggery (rape); and attempted buggery (attempted rape). Whitehead, from Atherton, was convicted of six counts of indecent assault. A detective who worked from the case from the very beginning has now spoken to the Manchester Evening News about the investigation. Anthony Whitehead, left, and David Marsh (Image: GMP) Detective Constable Andrea Richards was first told by one of the victims, who was in prison, he had been sexually abused. From there, a sickening grooming spree was uncovered. The passage of time made it difficult for investigators, with a lack of forensic evidence and the benefit of modern techniques and technology. But Det Con Richards said they were still able to track down Marsh and Whitehead and secure convictions thanks to 'old fashioned detective work'. "I would just say that it was a lot of old fashioned detective work, the fact that the victims corroborated each other," she said. "We were able to find information in third party material. I would say mainly from the social services records of the children. "The victims were able to tell us things about the defendants personal circumstances, where they lived, what they did for a living... very good descriptions. The defendants were living normal lives." Det Con Richards added: "People from all walks of life can be arrested for being paedophiles. There's no single type of paedophile. Time is no barrier. It does make it more complex, but it doesn't mean it can't be done." David Marsh during his police interview (Image: Greater Manchester Police) One of the victims gave Det Con Richards a list of boys that he used to hang around with at the time of the abuse. That led her to other victims targeted by Marsh and Whitehead, who acted separately. "It was a bit of a shock to the system for them because this case occurred in the late 80s early 90s," Det Con Richards added. "They have tried to bury this and any thoughts that they got about what happened to them when they were younger. To have someone like me knock on the door 40 years later isn't easy. "Some needed a bit of time to think about it, but in the end they all did speak to me. I realised this was going to be a bit bigger than I would be able to handle on my own. A small team was put together to investigate what was going on. We do believe there are more victims out there." Marsh, on arrest, was desperate and pleaded innocence. "He gave the defence that he had erectile dysfunction problems and therefore couldn't have possibly committed the offences," Det Con Richards said. "His medical records did show that he had erectile dysfunction, but not around the time of the offences." David Marsh filmed himself with young boys in Thailand (Image: GMP) Det Con Richards said many of the boys had difficult upbringings, which Whitehead and Marsh exploited, adding: "The boys, when they were growing up, came from dysfunctional families. Unfortunately, they ended up in the care system. "They lived in situations which caused them to turn away and they were living on the streets of Rochdale . They [suffered] years of horrific sexual abuse. "Unfortunately they have turned to drugs and used alcohol and committed crime. They have been through the criminal justice system. I think we approached [the investigation] in a reassuring way, in a kind way, in a compassionate way. I think they now see that we were genuine, so they were able to open up to us. "They did find it very very difficult indeed, but they were able to get across what we needed to be able to secure those convictions. Some are doing better than others. All of them needed what they would think specialist support." Det Con Richards added: "I've always been patient about the case, I've always cared a lot for the victims and really wanted to see the right result for them. I was just hugely satisfied that I was able to bring some justice for the victims, although I do know that their journey to healing continues."How a middle schooler found a new compound in a piece of goose poop
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Related Articles National Politics | Elon Musk’s preschool is the next step in his anti-woke education dreams National Politics | Trump’s picks for top health jobs not just team of rivals but ‘team of opponents’ National Politics | Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus National Politics | Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing ‘hurried’ House action National Politics | A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole, arguing that it was senseless and insulted the families of their victims. Biden said converting their punishments to life imprisonment was consistent with the moratorium imposed on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder. “Joe Biden just commuted the Death Sentence on 37 of the worst killers in our Country,” he wrote on his social media site. “When you hear the acts of each, you won’t believe that he did this. Makes no sense. Relatives and friends are further devastated. They can’t believe this is happening!” Presidents historically have no involvement in dictating or recommending the punishments that federal prosecutors seek for defendants in criminal cases, though Trump has long sought more direct control over the Justice Department’s operations. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what specific actions he may take and said they would be in cases of “violent rapists, murderers, and monsters.” He highlighted the cases of two men who were on federal death row for slaying a woman and a girl, had admitted to killing more and had their sentences commuted by Biden. On the campaign trail, Trump often called for expanding the federal death penalty — including for those who kill police officers, those convicted of drug and human trafficking, and migrants who kill U.S. citizens. “Trump has been fairly consistent in wanting to sort of say that he thinks the death penalty is an important tool and he wants to use it,” said Douglas Berman, an expert on sentencing at Ohio State University’s law school. “But whether practically any of that can happen, either under existing law or other laws, is a heavy lift.” Berman said Trump’s statement at this point seems to be just a response to Biden’s commutation. “I’m inclined to think it’s still in sort of more the rhetoric phase. Just, ‘don’t worry. The new sheriff is coming. I like the death penalty,’” he said. Most Americans have historically supported the death penalty for people convicted of murder, according to decades of annual polling by Gallup, but support has declined over the past few decades. About half of Americans were in favor in an October poll, while roughly 7 in 10 Americans backed capital punishment for murderers in 2007. Before Biden’s commutation, there were 40 federal death row inmates compared with more than 2,000 who have been sentenced to death by states. “The reality is all of these crimes are typically handled by the states,” Berman said. A question is whether the Trump administration would try to take over some state murder cases, such as those related to drug trafficking or smuggling. He could also attempt to take cases from states that have abolished the death penalty. Berman said Trump’s statement, along with some recent actions by states, may present an effort to get the Supreme Court to reconsider a precedent that considers the death penalty disproportionate punishment for rape. “That would literally take decades to unfold. It’s not something that is going to happen overnight,” Berman said. Before one of Trump’s rallies on Aug. 20, his prepared remarks released to the media said he would announce he would ask for the death penalty for child rapists and child traffickers. But Trump never delivered the line. One of the men Trump highlighted on Tuesday was ex-Marine Jorge Avila Torrez, who was sentenced to death for killing a sailor in Virginia and later pleaded guilty to the fatal stabbing of an 8-year-old and a 9-year-old girl in a suburban Chicago park several years before. The other man, Thomas Steven Sanders, was sentenced to death for the kidnapping and slaying of a 12-year-old girl in Louisiana, days after shooting the girl’s mother in a wildlife park in Arizona. Court records show he admitted to both killings. Some families of victims expressed anger with Biden’s decision, but the president had faced pressure from advocacy groups urging him to make it more difficult for Trump to increase the use of capital punishment for federal inmates. The ACLU and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were some of the groups that applauded the decision. Biden left three federal inmates to face execution. They are Dylann Roof, who carried out the 2015 racist slayings of nine Black members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina; 2013 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ; and Robert Bowers, who fatally shot 11 congregants at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018 , the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S history. Associated Press writers Jill Colvin, Michelle L. Price and Eric Tucker contributed to this report.NEW YORK (AP) — Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect to bow out quickly after being nominated for a position requiring Senate confirmation. Sheriff Chronister, the top law enforcement officer in Hillsborough County, Florida, said in a post on X that he was backing away from the opportunity, which he called “the honor of a lifetime.” “Over the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I’ve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration,” Chronister wrote. He did not elaborate, and Trump’s transition team did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. Chronister follows former Republican congressman , Trump’s first pick to serve as attorney general, in withdrawing his name for a post in the administration. Gaetz withdrew following scrutiny over that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement officer. Trump’s pick of Chronister for the DEA job drew backlash from conservatives, who raised concerns over his actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and his saying that his office “does not engage in federal immigration enforcement activities.” In March 2020, Chronister arrested the pastor of a megachurch who held services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place aimed at limiting the spread of the Covid virus. “Shame on this pastor, their legal staff and the leaders of this staff for forcing us to do our job. That’s not what we wanted to do during a declared state of emergency,” Chronister said at the time. “We are hopeful that this will be a wakeup call.” U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky, was among those airing public complaints, saying Chronister should be “disqualified” for the arrest. Others flagged comments Chronister made in a video about Florida’s immigration laws that he released in 2023 that circulated again online after Trump named him last weekend. 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The long-running gang and racketeering trial that led Atlanta rapper Young Thug to plead guilty in October ended on Tuesday with the last two defendants found not guilty of racketeering, murder and gang-related charges. Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, was acquitted of all charges and Shannon Stillwell was found guilty only of gun possession. The verdicts came nearly two years after jury selection began and a year after opening statements in a trial plagued with problems. The original, sweeping indictment used song lyrics and social media posts as evidence and charged 28 people with conspiring to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Young Thug, a Grammy-winning artist whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was set free on probation after he pleaded guilty in October to gang, drug and gun charges. RELATED STORY | Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges Kendrick and Stillwell were charged in a 2015 drive-by shooting outside an Atlanta barbershop that killed Donovan Thomas Jr., also known as “Big Nut,” who prosecutors said was in a rival gang. Stillwell also was charged with fatally shooting Shymel Drinks at a red light in 2022, allegedly in retaliation for the killings days earlier of two associates in a gang known as YSL, which prosecutors said was co-founded by Young Thug. Stillwell was sentenced to the 10-year maximum for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon previously convicted of a felony involving a gun, with credit for the two years he already served and the balance to be served on probation. Nine of the defendants, including the rapper Gunna, accepted plea deals before the trial began, and four more pleaded guilty during the trial, in October. Charges against 12 others remain pending. Prosecutors dropped charges against one defendant after he was convicted of murder in an unrelated case. That left Kendrick and Stillwell, both of whom were stabbed while in jail — Stillwell last year and Kendrick on Sunday. Tuesday's verdicts were a major setback for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Critics had criticized her use of the state’s anti-racketeering law, which she also used to bring charges against President-elect Donald Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. “We always respect the verdict of a jury,” said Jeff DiSantis, a spokesperson for Willis. Defense attorneys said the state relied on faulty evidence — song lyrics, cherry-picked social media posts and unreliable witness testimony — to create a misleading narrative about young men who turned to music to escape economic hardship and difficult pasts. The jury's decision left Tasha Kendrick, Kendrick's mom, in tears. “I’m just thankful for a lot of things right now,” she said. “My emotions are all over the place right now." RELATED STORY | Judge removed from gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug Prosecutors said Williams and two others founded Young Slime Life in association with the national Bloods gang in 2012. The 33-year-old artist also has a record label called Young Stoner Life. Kendrick is featured on two of the most popular songs from the label’s compilation album Slime Language 2, “Take It to Trial” and “Slatty,” as well as Young Thug’s “Slime Sh-t," which prosecutors presented as evidence. Williams entered a risky “blind” plea — meaning he pleaded guilty without an agreement on his sentence — in October. Williams’ lawyer said he felt like they were winning, but the rapper complained that sitting in court felt like “hell” and wanted to go home to his family. Judge Paige Reese Whitaker let him out of jail on probation with tight restrictions, including a 10-year ban from metro Atlanta except for certain occasions. The trial shook Atlanta’s rap scene. Williams grew up in a violent Atlanta housing project and became a highly successful artist who added his own melodic twist to the modern Southern trap sound he helped popularize. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville was removed from the case in July after he met with prosecutors and a state witness without defense attorneys present. Kendrick’s attorney Doug Weinstein said defendants got a “fair trial” once Whitaker took over. Among other things, she reprimanded the prosecution for being disorganized and not sharing evidence. During closings, Stillwell’s defense attorney Max Schardt sought to cast doubts on the gang investigators and other state witnesses. Several alleged YSL members testified they had lied to police to stay out of prison. Schardt said officers had threatened them with long prison sentences if they didn’t say the right thing. Prosecutors said those witnesses were honest with police but lied on the stand, in front of the people they had “snitched” on. They said their statements were corroborated by other evidence such as songs and social media posts where they said defendants were “bragging about murder.” RELATED STORY | Why Young Thug's popularity is making his court case so complex Prosecutors threw together lyrics, social media posts and irrelevant evidence to “see what sticks,” Weinstein argued, but did not prove they were connected to a criminal enterprise. While defendants did commit crimes in the past, Schardt said during closings, it was to make money for themselves in communities stripped of economic opportunity — not to advance a gang. And music let some of them move on. “As a whole, we know the struggles that these communities have had,” Schardt said. “A sad, tacit acceptance that it’s either rap, prison or death.” Both defense attorneys said Kendrick and Stillwell have other pending charges but hope to get them released from jail as soon as possible. Stillwell is not “blind to the fact that he is getting a second chance at life," Schardt said. Weinstein said Kendrick, who is close friends with Young Thug, was laser-focused on his music career before the state pulled him back into the criminal justice system. “I’m so happy that he can kind of draw a line in the sand now,” Weinstein said. “All of this is behind him. He can get on with his life and not worry about this nonsense.”
Predators are using artificial intelligence apps to “nudify” children using regular family photographs taken from social media, while a fifth of schools have reported that pupils as young as eight are accessing nude content online. MPs are pushing the government to ban the apps and websites used to create the deepfake content, after it was found that more than 24 million people globally accessed the nudification tools every month. Head teachers and school leaders have said that they are unable to keep up with the technology and are now regularly dealing with deepfake images depicting children in sexualised settings. Labour pledged in opposition to tackle deepfake content. Alex Davies-Jones, the justice minister, said this week that the government would introduce legislation during this parliamentary sessionThe Nashville Predators have worked plenty of overtime lately but have yet to be rewarded. They will try to escape their rut when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. Nashville has lost three straight games 3-2 in overtime. Its latest sudden-death setback came on Saturday at Minnesota in the opener of a four-game road swing. The trip moves to three Canadian cities, with games against the Maple Leafs, the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators on tap. The Predators are hunting ways to energize their offense. They have scored two goals in each loss of their current four-game skid. "The last few games, we only scored two goals and it's tough because (goaltender Juuse Saros) is playing outstanding, giving us a chance," said Ryan O'Reilly, who scored a goal for Nashville on Saturday. "We can't (get over) that hump, that next goal is huge for us. It's frustrating, we get to OT and hopefully squeak it out there, and we just don't right now, and it's just extremely frustrating. "Obviously, there's some things with our effort that we have to be consistent with. But I know for myself, just as quick, it's a mental reset, usually when you're ready for this swing. And you know, it's a great opportunity to go on this (Canadian) swing and get some points and kind of rejuvenate ourselves. The opportunity is there. We have to kind of reset, refocus, and come out, guns blazing in Toronto." The Predators exchanged backup goaltenders with the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday when they acquired Justus Annunen, 24, and a 2025 sixth-round pick for Scott Wedgewood, 32. "We're getting a goaltender that's quite a bit younger," Nashville coach Andrew Brunette said. "(Wedgewood) was a really good veteran, really good for us, was a good personality. We'll probably miss that." The Maple Leafs have flourished since early November, winning nine of their last 11 games. Toronto has also won both games since Auston Matthews returned to the lineup after he missed nine contests with an upper-body injury. Matthews had two assists in his return Saturday, a 5-3 win at Tampa Bay, and he scored the Maple Leafs' first goal in Monday's 4-1 home win over Chicago. "Maybe not the cleanest game, definitely some things we can take away, but two points are two points," said Matthews, who has 14 points in 15 games this season. "Just try to clean it up and just try to be better here in the next game." The Maple Leafs killed off four penalties, including a five-on-three situation for 28 seconds in the second period, while Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves. Mitchell Marner earned two assists to extend his points streak to seven games (five goals, eight assists). "I thought we started off the way we wanted to and played our game," Toronto coach Craig Berube said after Monday's win. "Second period not so much, we just didn't make a play, couldn't win a battle, couldn't advance the puck well enough. "We just got hemmed in our own zone and then we took penalties, but our penalty kill was excellent and that was the difference in the game. And then our goalie, that's what it boils down to." Toronto defenseman Jake McCabe (upper-body injury) did not play on Monday but participated in practice on Tuesday. --Field Level MediaRFK Jr. to meet Romanian presidential frontrunner in Bucharest next week, local TV says
ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of RGC Resources, Inc. RGCO , at its meeting on November 22, 2024, declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2075 per share on the Company's common stock. The indicated annual dividend is $0.83 per share, a $0.03, or 3.8%, per share increase over the prior annual level. The Company has now increased the annual dividend 21 consecutive years. Paul Nester, CEO of RGC Resources, Inc., stated, "The Roanoke Gas utility continues to deliver solid operational and financial performance. Further, we are pleased that the MVP was completed in 2024 and now delivering affordable, reliable natural gas to Southwest Virginia. This dividend increase, our 21 st annual increase, reflects our commitment to deliver long-term shareholder value." The dividend will be paid on February 1, 2025 to shareholders of record on January 17, 2025. This is the Company's 323 rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. RGC Resources, Inc. provides energy and related products and services to customers in Virginia through its operating subsidiaries including Roanoke Gas Company and RGC Midstream, L.L.C. The statements in this release that are not historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results and experience to differ materially from any expectations expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements, regarding customer growth, infrastructure investment and margins. These risks and uncertainties include gas prices and supply, geopolitical considerations and regulatory and legal challenges and those set forth in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 and Item 1-A in the Company's fiscal 2023 10-K. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current expectations only as of the date they are made. The Company assumes no duty to update these statements should expectations change or actual results differ from current expectations except as required by applicable laws and regulations. Past performance is not necessarily a predictor of future results. Contact: Timothy J. Mulvaney VP, Treasurer and CFO Telephone: 540-777-3997 © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Massive new pickleball complex planned for Scottsdale