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Rizzoli New York to Publish BARBIE™: THE WORLD TOUR on March 8, 2024, in Partnership with Mattel

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Rizzoli and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today BARBIE™: THE WORLD TOUR (ISBN: 9780789345578, $55.00 US, Rizzoli New York), a new illustrated book capturing all the glamour and high style of the most popular doll in the world.

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  • Rizzoli and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today BARBIE™: THE WORLD TOUR (ISBN: 9780789345578, $55.00 US, Rizzoli New York), a new illustrated book capturing all the glamour and high style of the most popular doll in the world.
  • “Margot and I felt compelled to share this with the world.
  • “It’s been inspiring to see the world follow the designs curated by Margot and Andrew in celebration of the movie, Barbie.
  • Credit line for the book must read: © Barbie™: The World Tour by Margot Robbie and Andrew Mukamal, Rizzoli New York, 2024.

ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC FINTECH INVESTMENT IN PAYZLI

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

JERICHO, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ) (the "Company"), the financial holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association (the "Bank"), today announced that it closed on its committed investment of $6 million in United Payment Systems, LLC (doing business as Payzli) representing a 24.99% ownership interest in Payzli.

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  • JERICHO, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ) (the "Company"), the financial holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association (the "Bank"), today announced that it closed on its committed investment of $6 million in United Payment Systems, LLC (doing business as Payzli) representing a 24.99% ownership interest in Payzli.
  • Payzli is an end-to-end payment technology company that acts as a single source for payment services, business management software, web enablement and mobile solutions.
  • "Payzli has forged its reputation on a straightforward mission - empowering individuals and enterprises to achieve excellence through exceptional fintech solutions.
  • This strong and unique strategic partnership with Esquire, combined with our Visa-direct platform, enables Payzli to bring to market technology and products that will revolutionize the merchant and partner experience," said the Payzli Founding Team.

National Academy of Sports Medicine® Premieres Mindful Drinking as its Latest Wellness Course

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

The mindful drinking movement is trending - fueled primarily by Gen Z, who in 2022 was the fastest growing demographic of non-alcoholic-drink consumers.

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  • The mindful drinking movement is trending - fueled primarily by Gen Z, who in 2022 was the fastest growing demographic of non-alcoholic-drink consumers.
  • This mindful drinking trend, amplified by social media influencers, has contributed to the popularity of increasingly sophisticated no and low alcohol cocktails.
  • “The end goal of the Mindful Drinking course is to empower people with strategies for making choices and changes related to drinking alcohol,” said Brown.
  • To explore NASM’s Mindful Drinking course and what you can expect to learn, visit: www.nasm.org/mindfuldrinking

Ned Blackhawk's Landmark History of America Wins National Book Award in Nonfiction

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday night, Ned Blackhawk won the National Book Award in nonfiction for his groundbreaking history The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History .

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  • NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday night, Ned Blackhawk won the National Book Award in nonfiction for his groundbreaking history The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History .
  • Hundreds attended the 74th National Book Awards in New York City, raising more than $1 million for the National Book Foundation, which oversees the event and provides a wide range of public and educational programs.
  • Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone) is the Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, where he is the faculty coordinator for the Yale Group for the Study of Native America.
  • He is author or co-editor of three other books in Native American and Indigenous history.

Swiftwick announces Mark Chou as new CEO, welcomes two new board members

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swiftwick, the made-in-USA performance sock brand, is pleased to announce the hiring of former Away executive Mark Chou as CEO, along with the appointment of new board members Jimmy Leach, former VP of International Sales at TOMS and K.P. McNeill, CEO of Imogene + Willie and co-founder and former CEO of Billy Reid. These new additions to Swiftwick's leadership come as the company has raised new capital to continue scaling the business, now in its 15th year.

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  • Former Away executive Mark Chou is joined by new board members Jimmy Leach, former TOMS executive, and K.P.
  • Chou joins Swiftwick after nearly four years as the Founder and Managing Partner of Bradhurst Ventures, a consultancy providing fractional COO/CMO services to consumer brands.
  • Chou brings over a dozen years of experience in consumer / retail, venture capital, and investment banking to Swiftwick.
  • Mark was a shoe-in for the role, and we're excited to have him on board to lead Swiftwick through its next chapter."

TASTE Hall of Fame Inductees include Harry Styles, Oprah Winfrey, Linda Evangelista, Bob's Burgers, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana

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Monday, October 23, 2023

LOS ANGELES and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The TASTE AWARDS Committee, organizers of the Annual TASTE AWARDS celebrating the best in Food, Fashion, Travel, Health and Lifestyle programming on Television, in Film, in Online & Streaming Video, and in Apps, Radio, Podcasts and Photography, is pleased to announce the inductees in the Eleventh Class of the TASTE HALL OF FAME.

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  • The TASTE Awards celebrate the year's best in food, fashion, travel and lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online and Streaming Video, and in Podcasts and on Radio.
  • Eleventh year TASTE HALL OF FAME Inductees are selected based on either having received numerous TASTE AWARDS or finalist nominations over the years, or having made a significant impact in the world of taste and broadcast entertainment.
  • Inductees range from television and movies, to online video, radio, and real world experiences.
  • 11th TASTE Hall of Fame Inductees are:

LegalMatch Remains Largely Immune to Negative Economic Trends Caused by Recessions

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Recent case intake data collected by the company demonstrates steady performance in spite of negative economic trends seen in many other industries.

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  • Recent case intake data collected by the company demonstrates steady performance in spite of negative economic trends seen in many other industries.
  • The legal industry as a whole often experiences economic downturns differently from other industries.
  • LegalMatch is a unique online marketing service for lawyers that provides a steady stream of clients across broad geographical regions.
  • In contrast, LegalMatch's nationwide network has been in existence since November 1999, providing a stable source of clients and revenues in a way that appears largely independent of recessions and other economic factors.

John Fetterman might be the first to try to bare his legs in the Senate, but shorts have been ticking people off for almost a century

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Friday, September 29, 2023

Apparently, it was enough to compel senators to unanimously pass a resolution on Sept. 28, 2023, mandating a coat, tie and slacks for men on the Senate floor.

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  • Apparently, it was enough to compel senators to unanimously pass a resolution on Sept. 28, 2023, mandating a coat, tie and slacks for men on the Senate floor.
  • As a fashion historian, I’ve heard this tune before.
  • It’s the same one sung by college administrators in the late 1950s when women wanted to wear pants to the campus cafeteria.
  • The people living through these changes often consider them devolution rather than evolution.

‘Brainless’ students bare their legs

    • The Shorts Protest of 1930 brought more than 600 students to the hallowed steps of Robinson Hall at then-all-male Dartmouth College to defy the much-hated dress codes outlawing exercise clothing in campus buildings.
    • The Associated Press picked up the story and took it national.
    • Student papers at Princeton and Harvard covered it, too, and Fox Movietone News showed up to record the day’s events.

Regulating women’s bodies

    • Beginning in the late 1920s, shorts worn by women in public spaces were the subject of intense debate for more than 30 years.
    • Social critics, boyfriends and fashion writers tried to put parameters on “when” and “where” the garment could be worn.
    • And some country clubs in the 1930s made women wear trenchcoats to the tennis court in order to cover their shorts.

Pants pushback

    • For decades, written or unwritten dress rules also forbade women from wearing pants to formal settings.
    • Etiquette writers explained that slacks “insulted the aesthetic sense of men” and were appropriate in only one setting: when “you’re roughing it.” Nonetheless, women continued to wear pants in many varieties.
    • The criticisms surrounding Schumer’s decision sound a lot like the complaints against female politicians wearing pants.

Independence and individuality

    • As sartorial standards change, what people wear in public becomes ground zero for hashing out new ideas of race, class and gender.
    • When John Fetterman wears gym shorts in public, I see him tapping into his personal identity and his political brand.
    • Despite the buttoned-up outrage and jokes from Susan Collins about wearing a bikini, fashion is born of culture, and culture is dynamic.

Ned Blackhawk's Landmark History of United States Longlisted for 2023 National Book Award

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Saturday, September 16, 2023

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Book Foundation has announced its longlists for the 2023 National Book Awards, tapping The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History , by Ned Blackhawk, for its nonfiction longlist.

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  • NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Book Foundation has announced its longlists for the 2023 National Book Awards, tapping The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History , by Ned Blackhawk, for its nonfiction longlist.
  • Ned Blackhawk is the Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, where he serves as faculty coordinator for the Yale Group for the Study of Native America.
  • The finalists for the 2023 National Book Awards will be named on October 3, 2023.
  • The winners of the 2023 National Book Awards will be announced live at the 74th National Book Awards Ceremony on November 15, 2023, in New York City.

Dean William C. Koch Jr. to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court A. Sherman Christensen Award

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

William C. Koch Jr. has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court A. Sherman Christensen Award , which recognizes an Inn member who has provided distinguished, exceptional, and significant leadership to the American Inns of Court movement at the local, state, or national level.

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  • William C. Koch Jr. has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court A. Sherman Christensen Award , which recognizes an Inn member who has provided distinguished, exceptional, and significant leadership to the American Inns of Court movement at the local, state, or national level.
  • Koch, president and dean of the Nashville School of Law, will receive the award in October at the 2023 American Inns of Court Celebration of Excellence at the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • At the local level, he is a founder of the Harry Phillips American Inn of Court and has served as the Inn’s president for over three decades.
  • Earlier in his career, Koch served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Tennessee from 2007 to 2014.