Consciousness

Australian music festivals are increasingly affected by climate change. But is the industry doing enough to mitigate its impact?

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The live music and festival industry is currently struggling with significant challenges, including expensive insurance premiums and the cost of living crisis impacting ticket sales.

Key Points: 
  • The live music and festival industry is currently struggling with significant challenges, including expensive insurance premiums and the cost of living crisis impacting ticket sales.
  • In particular are the challenges associated with climate change, as extreme weather events becoming more frequent, severe and unpredictable.
  • Severe weather impacts on music festivals and concerts have ranged from delays and cancellations, to the evacuation of venues and areas mid-festival or mid-performance.

Death, injury and cancellations

  • In my research, I also looked at where and why events were being cancelled in the United States, finding at least 21 cancellations in 2022–23.
  • I also found similar cases in New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands.
  • In November, we saw the tragic death of a fan due to extreme heat at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Brazil.

The environmental impact of festivals

  • The UK’s live music industry produces 405,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually.
  • The primary sources of these emissions are audience travel, accounting for 43%, and the operations of live music venues, contributing another 23%.

Music festivals can make a change

  • The live music industry can reduce its environmental impact by adopting more renewable energy, and using sustainable transport options for artists and audiences.
  • Read more:
    The environmental cost of abandoning your tent at a music festival

    Tree planting has emerged as a popular strategy for music festivals and bands to offset their carbon footprint and contribute positively to the environment.

  • Challenges such as rising supply chain costs and the cost of living are testing the viability of festivals.
  • It is important the event industry and festival-goers acknowledge their contributions to these escalating challenges, and take proactive steps towards greening music festivals.


Milad Haghani receives funding from the Australian Research Council (Grant No. DE210100440).

One of 2024's Must Read Books on Spirituality is 'God Doesn't Care As Much As You Do' by Author Matthew E. Dedewo

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

It explains consciousness and challenges the human-based limitations on scientific laws and theories on energy.

Key Points: 
  • It explains consciousness and challenges the human-based limitations on scientific laws and theories on energy.
  • Unlike many books written on spirituality, God Doesn't Care… As Much As You Do is science-based.
  • However, this powerful read will benefit anyone with an interest in religion, spirituality, or the philosophical questions of humanity's place in existence.
  • God Doesn't Care… As Much As You Do is available for purchase on Amazon.com or wherever books are sold.

Intent Gallery Unveils Chromatic Reflection by Izvor Pende in a Landmark Middle Eastern Debut

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Dubai, United Arab Emirates--(Newsfile Corp. - February 21, 2024) - Intent Gallery is proud to announce the Middle Eastern debut of Izvor Pende, an influential figure in abstract expressionism, with the much- anticipated solo exhibition "Chromatic Reflection."

Key Points: 
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates--(Newsfile Corp. - February 21, 2024) - Intent Gallery is proud to announce the Middle Eastern debut of Izvor Pende, an influential figure in abstract expressionism, with the much- anticipated solo exhibition "Chromatic Reflection."
  • Intent Gallery is delighted to host "Chromatic Reflection," a celebration of Izvor Pende's ongoing legacy in abstract art.
  • We invite you to celebrate this monumental exhibition as we welcome Izvor Pende and his mesmerizing works to Dubai.
  • Please visit the Intent Gallery website or contact our press office for further information, including visitor information and exhibition hours.

HKTDC MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse set to return on 13 March

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

This year?s conferences will feature heavyweight speakers, including AI Futurist Zack Kass, the former Head of Go To Market at OpenAI.

Key Points: 
  • This year?s conferences will feature heavyweight speakers, including AI Futurist Zack Kass, the former Head of Go To Market at OpenAI.
  • He has been demystifying AI and making it accessible and understandable for everyone, helping leaders from different areas navigate the rapidly evolving environment.
  • Creating opportunities for start-ups and a new generation of entrepreneurs is a key area for the HKTDC.
  • For interviews with speakers, please email [email protected] and [email protected] and we will be in touch to follow up.

One Dollar Media Presents "MAHAYOGI: HIGHWAY 1 TO ONENESS"

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Prepare to embark on a transformative journey with "MAHAYOGI: HIGHWAY 1 TO ONENESS," a groundbreaking film set to release on March 8th, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Prepare to embark on a transformative journey with "MAHAYOGI: HIGHWAY 1 TO ONENESS," a groundbreaking film set to release on March 8th, 2024.
  • 'Mahayogi Highway 1 to Oneness' is a testament to the transformative power of storytelling."
  • In conjunction with the film's release, Luthra unveils One Dollar Media, www.onedollar.media a groundbreaking online distribution and streaming platform, aiming to bridge gaps between Hollywood, Bollywood, and the global entertainment industry.
  • Song from Movie Mahayogi Highway 1 to Oneness - Produced & Directed by Rajan Luthra (youtube.com)

aNUma Contracted by University of California at Berkeley’s Center for the Science of Psychedelics Certificate Program to Explore Psychedelic Facilitation Training With Innovative Digital Platform

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

aNUma is proud to announce a new project with the University of California at Berkeley’s Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP) Certificate Program investigating the potential benefits of using aNUma's Experience Platform to complement psychedelic facilitation training.

Key Points: 
  • aNUma is proud to announce a new project with the University of California at Berkeley’s Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP) Certificate Program investigating the potential benefits of using aNUma's Experience Platform to complement psychedelic facilitation training.
  • According to aNUma CEO Gregory Roufa: "aNUma is thrilled by this exploratory collaboration with the BCSP Certificate Program demonstrating our platform’s flexibility and potential.”
    BCSP is an academic center focused on training, public education, and research.
  • The Psychedelic Facilitation Certificate Program — an interdisciplinary training program designed for religious, spiritual-care, and health-care professionals — prepares advanced professionals to serve as psychedelic facilitators.
  • BCSP’s Psychedelic Facilitation Certificate Program Staff Director, Moana Meadow, joined seven BCSP students for their first aNUma experience.

SHE Media's Second Annual Co-Lab at SXSW® Elevating Leading Voices in Women's Health to the Mainstage

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Friday, March 8, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, SHE Media, a mission-driven media company, announced its full agenda and latest speaker lineup for the Co-Lab: Whole Life Health at South by Southwest® (SXSW®). The highly anticipated activation, in its second year, will take place March 9, 10 and 11 in Downtown Austin at 206 E 4th St. Attendees will hear from experts, advocates, and thought leaders as they share both the science and stories of women's whole life health including the latest innovations and how technology is revolutionizing healthcare. Doors will open daily at 9am and close at 5pm with panel discussions and fireside chats programmed throughout the day. Full agenda details and updates can be found here.

Key Points: 
  • Doors will open daily at 9am and close at 5pm with panel discussions and fireside chats programmed throughout the day.
  • The Co-Lab at SXSW marks the one-year anniversary of launching Flow Space , SHE Media's proprietary digital and live media platform providing content, community, and commerce in service of women's health.
  • Learn how we can better care for our hearts, including how symptoms differ in women, preventative measures and innovations that can reduce risk.
  • plusOne® Sexual Wellness in Full Bloom | Attendees can celebrate sexual wellness by stopping by the plusOne® flower cart to receive a tote and Rose Arouser.

Dr. Ben Carson & Dr. Michael Beckwith Pray for the Nation on Super Tuesday, Hosted by Soaak Technologies

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

TULSA, Okla., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Soaak Technologies, Inc. (https://www.soaak.com/), a health-tech company known for their clinically proven sound frequency composition therapies, welcomed Dr. Ben Carson and Dr. Michael Beckwith for Super Tuesday 2024 to visit the new state of the art Soaak Clinic located in Tulsa Oklahoma, noting the importance of advancements in technology in health and wellness being a matter that should have extreme attention on both sides of the political aisle heading into the 2024 elections. Dr. Ben Carson being the Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Former Presidential Candidate (2016), and Dr. Michael Beckwith, author, and founder and spiritual director of the Agape International Spiritual Center, along with Soaak Executives, led a prayer focused on healing and uniting the nation. The visit comes on the heels of the U.S. Air Force Awarding Soaak Technologies a second contract to Enhance Airmen's Performance, using their proprietary Sound Frequency Compositions.

Key Points: 
  • "We are honored that Dr. Ben Carson and Dr. Michael Beckwith joined us at our Soaak Clinic to bear witness to how we are affecting change on such a notable day for America.
  • To kickstart the Super Tuesday event, Soaak Executive Chairman Henry Penix, alongside Dr. Ben Carson and Dr. Michael Beckwith, led a prayer for the Nation.
  • Dr. Ben Carson began the prayer by saying, "Heavenly Father, we gather here in gratitude for the peace, safety, and freedom we enjoy.
  • "I was honored to meet Dr. Carson for the first time and join him in prayer for our Nation on this Super Tuesday," stated Dr. Michael Beckwith.

VGXI Welcomes Michael Stewart as New Chief Operating Officer

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Monday, March 4, 2024

CONROE, Texas, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VGXI, Inc., a leading contract developer and manufacturer (CDMO) specializing in nucleic acid biopharmaceuticals, including gene therapies, DNA vaccines, and RNA medicines, proudly announces the appointment of Michael Stewart as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Key Points: 
  • CONROE, Texas, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VGXI, Inc., a leading contract developer and manufacturer (CDMO) specializing in nucleic acid biopharmaceuticals, including gene therapies, DNA vaccines, and RNA medicines, proudly announces the appointment of Michael Stewart as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).
  • Stewart brings over 20 years of extensive experience in the viral vector therapy and vaccine production industry, which will be instrumental to VGXI's continued growth and success.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Michael Stewart to VGXI as our new Chief Operating Officer," said VGXI's CEO, Young Park.
  • Please join VGXI in extending a warm welcome to Michael Stewart as he assumes his new role as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.

CurePSP Elects Longtime Board and Community Member as Its Board Chair

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Phillips will work closely with CurePSP's executive director and chief science officer, Kristophe Diaz, PhD, and the Board, to advance CurePSP's mission and strategic objectives.

Key Points: 
  • Phillips will work closely with CurePSP's executive director and chief science officer, Kristophe Diaz, PhD, and the Board, to advance CurePSP's mission and strategic objectives.
  • He has seen progress accelerate exponentially each year and is poised to continue that momentum as Board Chair.
  • Phillips served on the CurePSP Board on the Executive Committee, the Finance Committee, the Centers of Care Steering Committee and the Strategy Committee.
  • "We are entering a new era at CurePSP and I'm pleased to find an astute business leader at the helm of the Board."