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Margaret Atwood, Ann-Marie MacDonald and Atom Egoyan Help Celebrate Salah Bachir's Memoir ″First to Leave the Party: My Life with Ordinary People … Who Happen to be Famous″ at a Star-Studded Fundraiser

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

and included a reading by Ann-Marie MacDonald and performances by music legends Lorraine Segato and Carole Pope.

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  • and included a reading by Ann-Marie MacDonald and performances by music legends Lorraine Segato and Carole Pope.
  • "It's fitting that the launch be held at the 519 to showcase the essential work that they do," said Bachir, a lifetime patron.
  • "The 519 has been dedicated to the health, happiness, and full participation of the 2SLGBTQ-plus community for close to 50 years.
  • The book is a marvelous and compulsively readable collection of stories from the life of Salah Bachir — philanthropist, art collector, and movie industry insider.

#GoBeyondGrades Campaign in St. Louis Underscores the Urgency for Parents to Team Up With Their Child's Teacher

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For parents, student report cards have been the primary way to know how their child is doing in school, but many don't go beyond the report cards to understand how their child is learning overall. There is an urgent need for students to receive academic recovery support this school year, but many parents aren't aware their children are behind and need it. 

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  • 94% of St. Louis K-12 parents believe their child is doing math at or above grade level.
  • The new Learning Heroes research finds that 88% of St. Louis parents report their child receives mostly B's or better on their report cards.
  • Digital ads featuring stories from St. Louis parents and educators emphasize the importance of parent-teacher partnerships, and three billboards in St. Louis highlight the parent perception gap.
  • "This campaign provides crucial information for parents to team up with their teacher and access valuable resources for success."

California State Treasurer, Fiona Ma, and US-India cross-border association, AllianceIndus, congratulate Hemex Health for India partnerships that led to a breakthrough test for sickle cell disease

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The Hemex Diagnostic Platform, Gazelle™, supports a powerful test for hemoglobinopathies including SCD and beta thalassemia and was launched into the Indian market in early 2021.

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  • The Hemex Diagnostic Platform, Gazelle™, supports a powerful test for hemoglobinopathies including SCD and beta thalassemia and was launched into the Indian market in early 2021.
  • It is manufactured in India and currently ships from India to over 30 countries.
  • “Hemex utilized invention from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Hemex’s experience in low-cost design, and India’s competitive manufacturing.
  • This winning combination will help us realize our vision of improving access to accurate testing.”
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ThriftBooks Continues its 20th Anniversary Celebration with Teal Ticket Event at its Largest Processing Center in Phoenix

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

SEATTLE, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ThriftBooks Global, LLC , the world’s largest online independent used bookseller is hosting its Teal Ticket Event, as part of its 20th-anniversary celebration at The Land of Thriftbooks, the company’s Phoenix, Arizona processing center – its largest facility, which houses over 2.4M books.

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  • SEATTLE, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ThriftBooks Global, LLC , the world’s largest online independent used bookseller is hosting its Teal Ticket Event, as part of its 20th-anniversary celebration at The Land of Thriftbooks, the company’s Phoenix, Arizona processing center – its largest facility, which houses over 2.4M books.
  • This milestone event offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience for Teal Ticket Giveaway grand-prize winners and their guests.
  • The Teal Ticket Event provides the winners and influencers with the opportunity to explore the inner workings of ThriftBooks’ flagship processing center.
  • As part of this unique experience, Teal Ticket winners will have the chance to immerse themselves in multiple activations while in Phoenix.

First Trust Advisors Announces Fund Board Approval of Mergers of First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund, First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund, First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund, and First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund...

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Each merger is expected to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes.

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  • Each merger is expected to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes.
  • Each transaction is subject to shareholder approval and is a separate Merger, and no Merger is contingent upon any other Merger.
  • There is no assurance when or whether such approvals, or any other approvals required for the transactions, will be obtained.
  • FTA is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the investment advisor of each Target Fund and EIPI.

Alipay Enhances Accessible Payment Service in Support of Asian Para Games

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

As part of Ant Group’s “Asian Para Games Support Initiative,” Alipay, the leading digital payment and lifestyle service platform, today announced it has further enhanced its accessible payment service to help visually impaired users make payments more easily on their mobile phones.

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  • As part of Ant Group’s “Asian Para Games Support Initiative,” Alipay, the leading digital payment and lifestyle service platform, today announced it has further enhanced its accessible payment service to help visually impaired users make payments more easily on their mobile phones.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231018710387/en/
    Ms. Zhou, a visually impaired user pays via Alipay voiceprint payment (Photo: Business Wire)
    To further bridge the digital divide, empower different communities and better serve the 4th Asian Para Games, Alipay has enhanced four accessible payment features to allow entering payment amount using voice input, audio playback of payment amount, voiceprint payment and payment verification by drawing a pattern.
  • The “Smart Asian Para Games” mini program in the Alipay app serves as the one-stop service platform for the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, offering services such as ticketing, match schedules, competition results and travel route planning.
  • In the Asian Para Games Village, Ant Group has also set up a dedicated service area and experience zone for the athletes.

Palm Beach County Pre-K Students Using Age of Learning’s My Reading Academy and My Math Academy Significantly Reduced the Kindergarten Readiness Gap

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Age of Learning , the leading education technology innovator and creator of the widely popular ABCmouse® Early Learning Academy, today released a new ESSA-validated research report that found Palm Beach County pre-k students using My Reading Academy and My Math Academy dramatically improved their school readiness in reading and math during the 2022-2023 school year.

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  • Age of Learning , the leading education technology innovator and creator of the widely popular ABCmouse® Early Learning Academy, today released a new ESSA-validated research report that found Palm Beach County pre-k students using My Reading Academy and My Math Academy dramatically improved their school readiness in reading and math during the 2022-2023 school year.
  • Through our collaboration with The Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County, and their investment in their educators and students we've been able to effectively bridge this gap with My Reading Academy and My Math Academy," said Sunil Gunderia, Chief Innovation Officer at Age of Learning.
  • “Our partnership with Age of Learning, through My Reading Academy and My Math Academy, brought us proven solutions that validated our investment in early education with tangible results.
  • Our Palm Beach study is the 13th ESSA-aligned validation overall for My Reading Academy and My Math Academy.

School of Rock Hits a High Note with 350 Locations Worldwide, Welcoming Providencia, Chile, as the Newest Addition

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Monday, October 23, 2023

CANTON, Mass., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- School of Rock, a leader in performance-based music education, proudly unveiled its 350th worldwide location in Providencia, Chile, last week. The milestone marks School of Rock's progression to a scale that few franchises achieve and underscores the company's position as the premier music education brand with more than 62,000 active students, and hundreds of thousands of alumni rocking around the globe.

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  • "Opening the 350th School of Rock location in Chile is a significant milestone in our journey.
  • "Opening this School of Rock is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for me.
  • "Being a part of this incredible organization and opening School of Rock's 350th location is a truly special experience."
  • To learn more about School of Rock franchise opportunities head to schoolofrock.com/franchising

Viatris Named to Forbes' Annual List of the World's Best Employers for the Third Year in a Row

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Monday, October 23, 2023

(NASDAQ: VTRS), a global healthcare company, today announced that it has been named to Forbes' list of World's Best Employers 2023 .

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  • (NASDAQ: VTRS), a global healthcare company, today announced that it has been named to Forbes' list of World's Best Employers 2023 .
  • The World's Best Employers 2023 title is intended to reinforce companies that provide excellent employment opportunities at the local and international level.
  • Being named to Forbes' List of the World's Best Employers 2023 follows inclusion on 3BL's 100 Best Corporate Citizens list.
  • Additional accolades for Viatris include inclusion on Newsweek's America's Greenest Companies 2024, TIME's World's Best Companies 2023 list and USA Today's inaugural list of America's Climate Leaders 2023.

"Creative Together" by Dr. Steven Kowalski: A Beacon of Innovation in a Hyper-Connected World

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Monday, October 23, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Steven Kowalski's Creative Together: Sparking Innovation in the New World of Work, published by Page Two Press, serves as a powerful guide for innovative organizations in today's ever-evolving business environment. His illuminating book reveals creativity as the driving force behind innovation, providing invaluable insights on unlocking and effectively utilizing it in collaborative endeavors. It emphasizes the importance of creativity for both pioneering innovation and for excellence in execution, and serves as a call to action to use our creative potential consciously and intentionally.

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  • His illuminating book reveals creativity as the driving force behind innovation, providing invaluable insights on unlocking and effectively utilizing it in collaborative endeavors.
  • Described as a paradigm shifter, "Creative Together" unveils a powerful methodology for turning creativity into innovative results that generate new value, efficiency, and productivity.
  • The San Francisco Book Review praises it as a masterpiece, where "every intricate part of the book comes together to create a brilliant, satisfying work."
  • Learning from his experiences, readers can comprehend how individual perceptions and beliefs influence collective creativity, offering "a clear path" to foster innovation and co-creation.