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• CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Thumb Industries Inc. (“Green Thumb” or the “Company”) (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), a leading national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and owner of RISE Dispensaries , today announced the release of its 2023 Social Impact Report .
• Green Thumb’s second annual Social Impact Report documents and highlights the meaningful progress of its “Growing for Good” program across four key pillars: Community Engagement, Inclusion & Belonging, Restorative Justice and Environmental Stewardship.
• “Our Growing for Good social impact program is deeply embedded in Green Thumb’s DNA and brought to life by our team members every day,” said Green Thumb Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ben Kovler.
• To continue the momentum of the Company’s social impact initiatives, Green Thumb is introducing a matching component to its Round Up program in 2024.

• Synthetic diamond prices are crashing yet some retailers are pricing them high by comparing them to prices for natural diamonds.
• Walmart sells a 3 ct., Round, F-G, VS1-VS2, synthetic diamond solitaire ring for $2,975, while Signet’s Blue Nile sells a similar 3.00 ct., Round, G, VS1 synthetic diamond solitaire ring for $8,190.
• This won’t last because synthetic diamond prices are crashing to hundreds and even tens of dollars per carat.
• There is a high likelihood they may overpay as synthetic prices are crashing.

• ATLANTA, Oct. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- North Highland , the leading change and transformation consultancy, has announced today the addition of Natalie McCullough to its Board of Managers.
• "We are thrilled to welcome Natalie to North Highland's Board of Managers," said Alex Bombeck, CEO.
• McCullough is a seasoned operating executive with deep expertise in enterprise go-to-market strategy, category creation and operational scaling.
• Her expertise will be extremely valuable to North Highland, and we are delighted to welcome her."

• Gamers the world over will be familiar with the incredibly detailed historic cityscapes the Assassin’s Creed franchise has produced so far.
• Following earlier forays into ancient Damascus and Athens, the forthcoming instalment, Mirage, takes players into ninth-century Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid caliphate.

Baghdad, the Round City

• It was a focal point of international politics, intellectual life, the arts and a booming global economy.
• Architectural historians Saba Sami Al-Ali and Nawar Sami Al-Ali have discussed how, despite the lack of archaeological remains, scholars have long reconstructed the Round City’s basic parts.
• The city counted two concentric circular walls, surrounded by a moat and punctuated by four domed gates, each topped with a figure holding a lance.
• This mausoleum and mosque complex features a conical muqarnas dome, the design of which is typical of the region from the 11th century.

A lack of archeological evidence

• The best evidence for what the city looked like at the time is found in other archaeological sites.
• Research has shown that two cities – Al-Rafiqa, at Raqqa in Syria and Qadisiyya (or al-Mubarak), near Baghdad – were effectively imitations of the Round City.
• The archeological site of Samarra provides even more clues.
• What people think they know about the visual culture of Muslim societies is also not supported by historical evidence.