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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Safi: The World's Best Wave That Was Kept Secret For Decades
It is with great pleasure that we announce our partnership with Now Now Media, led by legends Alan van Gysen (AVG) and Will Bendix, on their latest film Le Jardin: The Secret Story of Morocco's Most Incredible Wave. The film is part of Now Now's 'Origin Series' where they examine the history of the world's greatest waves and document all the chapters that came along ever since the first known surfers made the discovery. With Safi, that story begins with one man. 'While Anchor Point became the pride of Moroccan surfing, Safi remained hidden in plain sight. An industrial harbor town that sits halfway between Casablanca and Agadir and was known for its Sardines, not waves. Then, in the early 1980's, a surfer from Casablanca, Louic Soutif, got a job working in the port. When he arrived at work one morning, he looked across the bay, and could hardly believe what he saw. He told his friends about the wave but they found it hard to believe…so he surfed it on his own for the next two years.' When it's on, all agree it is one of the best right-handers in the world, if not the best. The only thing is that it's fickle, very fickle. Over the past few years, the miraculous wave also known as Ras Lafaa (The Head of the Snake), has only come to life a handful of times. Its reputation for perfection, along with good surf forecasting, has meant that it draws quite the crowd. But we're getting ahead of ourselves… The name Le Jardin (The Garden) was bestowed upon the wave to help keep it secret by the lucky few friends of Louic that surfed it for years to themselves. They used to rent a cheap house on the hill overlooking the wave and when one of their girlfriends came, she said, 'the house is eh, ok, but look at the garden', as she signaled to the view in front of the house. With their secret name, they could talk about it openly and not give away the location but, slowly but surely, the word started to get out. Knowing that one day the whole world would know about the perfect wave at Safi, they felt the need to call in a 'master', someone who could come and really show what could be done. That master was none other than Australian hellman, Ross Clarke Jones, who redefined what was possible at Safi by surfing the wave farther up the point than anyone had even seen. As he recalls, 'We showed up in the dark and slept in a little tent right there on the cliff. In the morning I woke up and saw the best right-hander I've ever seen in my life. Better than Jbay, better than Kirra, better than everything.' Le Jardin joins the Now Now Origin Series, alongside these other incredible films: Place of Thorns, The Story of Puerto Escondido. Chasing The Unicorn, A Mozambican Surf Story. Mirage, The Ever-Changing Story of Skeleton Bay. We caught up with AVG to hear about how he and Bendix approach their films. 'Well, coming from our perspective with Now Now Media, we find it super important to always work with local DPs, local filmers, and local talent. It's crucial to the success of these collaborative projects where you're bringing so many different things together–different eras, different decades–you really need to dig deep and work with the locals. Because you could never really know the full extent of things and I can only get so much content on one or two trips. I also don't have that history with the place. So when you identify someone who is exceptionally talented and very connected like Edwin Morales in Puerto Escondido and Amine Nader in Morocco, they've been a part of the community for a long time, they have respect. They've paid their dues and the community loves to see them be recognized. When we do our local premieres, like in Puerto or Safi, the whole community comes out to support and they get to stand on the stage and know that the film was possible because of their efforts. They deserve to shine as directors of photography and co-producers of these stories." The surfing and storytelling make this a must watch film for all surfers, and even non surfers would appreciate the cinematography, soundtrack, and overall experience of Le Jardin. Do yourself a favor and go and subscribe to the Now Now Media page on Youtube and like, comment, and share their films to support these stories and the incredible effort that goes into them. PS- keep your eyes peeled for a very special US premiere that is the The World's Best Wave That Was Kept Secret For Decades first appeared on Surfer on May 28, 2025
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Phraxis Announces FDA Approval of EndoForce™ Connector for Endovascular Venous Anastomosis, Advancing Dialysis Access Innovation
MINNEAPOLIS, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Phraxis Inc., a Minneapolis-based medical device company, marks a major milestone with FDA approval of the EndoForce™ Connector for Endovascular Venous Anastomosis (EndoForce™) — a pivotal development in the evolution of dialysis access technology. EndoForce™ is a patented endovascular implant designed to simplify and modernize the creation of arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) for hemodialysis. The device enables a unique endovascular anastomosis, eliminating the need for surgical dissection of the venous anastomosis and promoting precise, coaxial vessel-to-graft alignment. EndoForce™ is engineered to reduce tissue trauma, streamline procedural workflow, and support long-term graft performance. John Ross, MD, lead principal investigator for the pivotal study, commented:"I'm excited to see the EndoForce™ provide a novel anastomotic option for AVG creation. This straightforward and innovative approach enhances procedural efficiency while addressing key challenges in vascular access. Its unique design has the potential to reduce complications such as intimal hyperplasia at the graft-to-vein anastomosis, ultimately supporting improved long-term outcomes for dialysis patients." The device is compatible with standard 6mm ePTFE AVGs and incorporates several proprietary elements: anchoring barbs that secure the device within the vein; a flexible, ePTFE-covered nitinol segment that conforms to the graft and vessel wall; and a compressible section that expands securely within the AVG upon deployment. This configuration supports a stable, end-to-end anastomosis intended to promote laminar blood flow and reduce turbulent shear stress—factors that contribute to endothelial buildup and graft failure. In a pivotal, multicenter, single-arm study, EndoForce™ achieved procedural success, meeting its primary endpoint of cumulative patency at six months, with a 92% patency rate. Secondary endpoints—including primary patency and technical success—further reinforced the device's strong clinical performance. Alexander Yevzlin, MD, CEO of Phraxis Inc., stated:"FDA approval of the EndoForce™ Connector marks a major advancement for the dialysis community. The device introduces a new standard for AVG creation and has demonstrated exceptional ease of use and procedural reliability. While long-term outcomes are still being evaluated, we remain optimistic about its potential to improve dialysis care." The EndoForce™ Connector is now available to healthcare providers and clinicians, offering an innovative, minimally invasive solution for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Phraxis remains committed to supporting the successful integration of EndoForce™ into clinical practice and enabling providers to deliver improved, durable dialysis access outcomes. About Phraxis Inc. Based in Minneapolis, MN, Phraxis Inc. is a medical device company committed to advancing vascular access technologies for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Through innovative solutions like the EndoForce™ Connector for Endovascular Venous Anastomosis, Phraxis is focused on improving patient care by addressing critical challenges in dialysis access and delivering durable, long-term solutions for ESRD patients worldwide. For more information: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Phraxis Inc. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Several Insiders Invested In Australian Vintage Flagging Positive News
When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in Australian Vintage Ltd's (ASX:AVG) instance, it's good news for shareholders. While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. This technology could replace computers: discover the 20 stocks are working to make quantum computing a reality. The Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Elaine Teh made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$100k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.13 each. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of AU$0.092. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. While Australian Vintage insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. They paid about AU$0.15 on average. These transactions suggest that insiders have considered the current price attractive. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction! View our latest analysis for Australian Vintage Australian Vintage is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of under-the-radar companies with insider buying. Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Our data indicates that Australian Vintage insiders own about AU$4.0m worth of shares (which is 13% of the company). But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership. There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think Australian Vintage insiders are doubting the company. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Be aware that Australian Vintage is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those shouldn't be ignored... Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies. For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.
Forbes
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Mariners Early AL West Favorite Despite Little From Julio Rodriguez
Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodríguez is greeted in the dugout after hitting a home run against the ... More Texas Rangers during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 2, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press All Rights Reserved A couple of common narratives have emerged regarding the recent iterations of the Seattle Mariners ballclub. They're an all-pitch, no-hit team that just can't seem to put a productive offense together. And their ownership group and management seems content with winning 55% or so of their games and being in the hunt, and are reluctant to step up and act like the big market club they should be. I pretty much agree with the second point. The Mariners' deep, talented starting rotation is built to win now, and if there ever was a time for them to seek impact offensive talent, last winter was the time. Alas, they added only utilityman Donovan Solano, who has done very little to date. The premise of the first point is somewhat flawed, however. Their offense, even in their disappointing 2024 campaign, was pretty much league average, with its overall performance tamped down a bit by their pitcher-friendly home field, T-Mobile Park. Its one year batted ball-based park factor was an MLB-low 86 in 2024, and it was the only MLB park to have below average singles (98), doubles (86), triples (58) and homer (93) park factors. My 2024 Team True-Talent Rankings, cited in my 2025 season preview, rated the Mariner offense as 16th best. Combined with their 2nd ranked pitching and 4th ranked team defense, the club clearly should have been a playoff team last season. To wit, despite ranking 29th in team AVG, 15th in OBP and 25th in SLG (and 21st in runs scored), the Mariners fared much better in a bellwether split that I often consult - team production in road games. In 2024, the M's were 20th on the road in AVG, 12th in OBP and 15th in SLG. Not great, but certainly adequate. Despite his production declining for the third straight season, CF Julio Rodriguez, along with C Cal Raleigh was the centerpiece of this underrated offense. Mariner fans - and myself - believed that with help, the team could have an offense that could be a true asset. Team management instead banked on rebounds from players who slumped in 2024. And so far that's exactly what has happened. SS JP Crawford looks like the player he was in 2023 - one of the best all-around players in the game at his position. LF Randy Arozarena looks like the player the club thought they acquired at last year's trading deadline. DH Jorge Polanco, a total washout last season in his first year with the club, is cruising along with a .750ish SLG in the early going. Raleigh is finally the legit short-list MVP candidate that he should have been in 2023 and 2024, when he finished 18th and 12th in the voting. The team is raking on the road, with a .267 (2nd)-.359 (1st)-.429 (3rd) slash line. And they are actually leading the majors in walks (after finishing 4th in 2024). But the club has gotten very little from their marquee player, Rodriguez, who is crowding the Mendoza Line with a sub-.400 SLG in the early going. While the 24-year-old has averaged over five WAR per season in his first three major league campaigns, it's fair to say that most prognosticators thought he'd be a little farther along in his development at this stage in his career. Instead, his AVG-OBP-SLG slash line has slid backward in each component category each season, to .273-.325-.409 in 2024. As we speak, he's measurably below each of those numbers again in 2025. Is this indicative of his true talent level, or has he been unlucky, and is now ready to bust out? My batted ball-based system saw him as properly rated in 2024 - his 115 'Tru' Production+ nearly exactly matched his 116 wRC+. His K/BB profile was uninspiring, with his 25.4% K rate near the top of the league average range and his 6.2% BB rate over a half standard deviation lower. His batted ball profile was a little grounder-heavy (44.3% grounder rate), but his average liner (96.5 mph) and grounder (90.0 mph) exit speeds were both over a full standard deviation above league average. His average fly ball exit speed (91.6 mph) was only in the league average range, however. All in all, he posted a solid 139 Adjusted Contact Score - with improvement in his K/BB profile, more fly balls, and with the ample speed and defensive contributions he offers, you could still see MVP contention in his future. Thus far in 2025, there are an awful lot of reasons for optimism. His K/BB profile is much improved - his K rate is down to 21.2%, at the other, better side of the league average range, and his BB rate is way up to 10.9%, over a full standard deviation higher. And while his overall average exit speed is down a tad (from 91.7 to 91.5 mph), he is hitting his fly balls an awful lot average fly ball exit speed has spiked to 95.2 mph, over a standard deviation above league average. He's been very unlucky on fly balls, due in part to his suppressive home park. In fact, he's been unlucky on ball batted ball types, with huge disparities between his Unadjusted and Adjusted Contact Scores with regard to fly balls (83 vs. 148), line drives (85 vs. 117) and grounders (88 vs. 125). Overall, he has an 82 Unadjusted and 126 Adjusted Contact Score. Negatives? Well, his main negative is actually kind of a positive. His 2025 liner rate is way down at 15.5%. Liner rates tend to be quite volatile, so I would expect his to regress upward as the season unfolds. Overall, Rodriguez 'should be' hitting .257-.340-.463 for 128 'Tru' Production+, way above his 103 wRC+, through Monday's games. Does that fully support what we thought Rodriguez would become when he signed his 12-year, $209.3 million contract in the summer of 2022? Perhaps not. But that, combined with his speed and defense, would deserve plenty of down-ballot MVP support. And that also offsets the likely imminent regression of certainly Polanco and perhaps others toward league average as the season plays out. The AL West is ripe for the Mariners' taking. Though the pitching staff has taken a baby step backward with the injuries to stars Logan Gilbert (forearm strain) and George Kirby (shoulder inflammation), the Astros just aren't the same without Alex Bregman or Kyle Tucker, the Rangers seemingly just can't hit, it's not yet the Athletics' time, and the Angels are…..well, the Angels. They just need to get to the postseason, and get their pitching staff healthy. Then they'd be a tough out for any club. Of all the playoff-seeking teams, the Dodgers, Mariners and Phillies stand apart as teams with rotation depth that could go the distance. With players like Rodriguez and Raleigh leading the way, their position player group also could be better than 'good enough'.
Associated Press
03-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Gen Brands Norton, Avast, AVG and Avira Earn 16 Award Recognitions Across Third-Party Testing Institutions AV-Comparatives, AV-Test, and AVLab
TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom, today announced that independent testing institutions AV-Comparatives, AV-Test and AVLab have recognized multiple products across Gen trusted consumer brands: Norton, Avast, AVG and Avira. 'We recognize the rigor of these tests and are honored to receive awards from three of the leading cybersecurity benchmarking institutions,' said Siggi Stefnisson, Cyber Safety CTO at Gen. 'The threat landscape is changing at a rapid pace, and our team works tirelessly to adjust both our core technology and our products to ensure our customers are protected from the latest threats, year after year.' During the testing process, cybersecurity products go through structured evaluations that measure real-world protection, malware defense, and overall performance. The recognition from these independent testing labs across four Gen brands highlights the company's industry-leading technology, powered by advanced machine learning and AI capabilities. 'At Gen, we are committed to delivering the industry's most innovative Cyber Safety solutions, that address people's unique needs in an ever-changing threat landscape. This recognition reinforces the impact and peace of mind we always strive to provide our customers,' said Leena Elias, Chief Product Officer at Gen. 'These awards from independent labs further validate the trust in our technology.' Gen Brands Recognized for 'Top Rated Products' AV-Comparatives named Avast and AVG 'top rated products,' awarding Gold to Avast, AVG and Avira for Real World Protection, Bronze to Avast for Malware Protection and Bronze Avast and AVG for Advanced Threat Protection. The institute also awarded Norton, Avast and AVG for 'Outstanding Protection Against Fake Online Shops'. Norton, Avast and AVG were additionally recognized as the Best MacOS Security for home users by AV-Test, and AVLab recognized Avast Free Antivirus as winner of the Product of the Year award for its advanced in-the-wild malware protection test as well as recognizing the product for Top Remediation Time. Andreas Clementi, CEO of AV-Comparatives said, 'Our testing process is designed to objectively evaluate product performance under real-world conditions. Gen's products met the criteria for top recognition in multiple categories, indicating reliable security performance across their consumer portfolio.' About Gen Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN) is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted Cyber Safety brands, Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner. The Gen family of consumer brands is rooted in providing safety for the first digital generations. Now, Gen empowers people to live their digital lives safely, privately, and confidently today and for generations to come. Gen brings award-winning products and services in cybersecurity, online privacy and identity protection to nearly 500 million users in more than 150 countries. Learn more at .
