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2022 Water Quality Report Available Online for Missouri American Water Customers

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Missouri American Water customers are encouraged to visit the company website to learn more about the source and quality of their drinking water.

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  • Missouri American Water customers are encouraged to visit the company website to learn more about the source and quality of their drinking water.
  • The 2022 water quality reports, also referred to as Consumer Confidence Reports, are now available for all of Missouri American Water’s operations throughout the state.
  • The drinking water for the company’s customers in St. Louis County and St. Charles County comes from the Missouri River and Meramec River.
  • This year Missouri American Water is investing more than $425 million to upgrade its water and wastewater treatment plants and pipeline systems across the state to further enhance water quality and service reliability.

Exhibition Exploring the Guitar's Place in American Art and Society Features Paintings, Photography, and Seminal Instruments

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Frist Art Museum presents Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art, the first exhibition to explore the instrument's symbolism in American art from the early nineteenth century to the present. Featuring 125 works of art as well as thirty-five exceptional instruments, Storied Strings will be on view in the Ingram Gallery from May 26 through August 13, 2023.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Frist Art Museum presents Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art , the first exhibition to explore the instrument's symbolism in American art from the early nineteenth century to the present.
  • Featuring 125 works of art as well as thirty-five exceptional instruments, Storied Strings will be on view in the Ingram Gallery from May 26 through August 13, 2023.
  • "Over a third of the works in the exhibition are by Black artists or depict Black musicians.
  • Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art is organized by Dr. Leo Mazow, curator of American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

CBS WILL FINISH THE 2022-2023 SEASON AS AMERICA'S MOST-WATCHED NETWORK IN PRIMETIME FOR 15TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

This Ties Broadcast Television's Longest Winning Streak on Record, Also Held by CBS from 1955-1970

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  • This Ties Broadcast Television's Longest Winning Streak on Record, Also Held by CBS from 1955-1970
    NEW YORK, May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Network research projections, CBS will finish the 2022-2023 season as "America's Most-Watched Network" in primetime for the 15th consecutive season.
  • This ties broadcast television's longest winning streak on record, also held by CBS from 1955-1970.
  • The Network has also been #1 in daytime for 37 straight years, #1 in late night for six consecutive years and is #1 among African American viewers.
  • CBS' winning season features the #1 broadcast series/drama (NCIS), the top broadcast new series/drama (FIRE COUNTRY), top comedy (YOUNG SHELDON), top news program (60 MINUTES) and 14 of the top 20 primetime series.

2023 International Day of Vesak: Zhong Hua Chinese Buddhist Monastery in Nepal to Host A Series of Celebration Events

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Buddhist Master Yin Shun, head of the BAC delegation, joined the event as one of the representatives of the global Buddhist community in Lumbini.

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  • Buddhist Master Yin Shun, head of the BAC delegation, joined the event as one of the representatives of the global Buddhist community in Lumbini.
  • Buddhist Master Yin Shun highlighted the importance of the International Day of Vesak in Nepal.
  • "Shakyamuni Buddha who made the pursuit of peace his lifetime mission, was one of the world's original peacemakers," said the Buddhist Master.
  • The donation delivery ceremony of the 2023 Silk Road Charity and Brightness Action for Students and Physicians was held at Zhong Hua Chinese Buddhist Monastery in Nepal, bringing goodwill from China to over 300 inhabitants in Lumbini, Nepal.

2023 International Day of Vesak: Zhong Hua Chinese Buddhist Monastery in Nepal to Host A Series of Celebration Events

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Buddhist Master Yin Shun, head of the BAC delegation, joined the event as one of the representatives of the global Buddhist community in Lumbini.

Key Points: 
  • Buddhist Master Yin Shun, head of the BAC delegation, joined the event as one of the representatives of the global Buddhist community in Lumbini.
  • Buddhist Master Yin Shun highlighted the importance of the International Day of Vesak in Nepal.
  • "Shakyamuni Buddha who made the pursuit of peace his lifetime mission, was one of the world's original peacemakers," said the Buddhist Master.
  • The donation delivery ceremony of the 2023 Silk Road Charity and Brightness Action for Students and Physicians was held at Zhong Hua Chinese Buddhist Monastery in Nepal, bringing goodwill from China to over 300 inhabitants in Lumbini, Nepal.

Quantum Source Raises $12M to Propel Continued Development in Photonic Quantum Computing

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

The extension brings Quantum Source’s seed round total to $27M, one of the largest total seed financings in the field of Quantum Computing.

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  • The extension brings Quantum Source’s seed round total to $27M, one of the largest total seed financings in the field of Quantum Computing.
  • Founded in 2021 by a team of semiconductor industry veterans and accomplished physicists, Quantum Source is developing technology to enable the efficient implementation of large scale, fault-tolerant, photonic quantum computers.
  • “We founded Quantum Source with the belief that photonic quantum technologies are the best route to achieve large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers.
  • Quantum Source utilizes a unique approach for generating photons and quantum gates that is five orders of magnitude more efficient than state-of-the-art implementation.

VIEWERS WATCHED MORE THAN 281 BILLION MINUTES OF CBS PROGRAMMING IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2023 - 90 BILLION MINUTES MORE THAN ITS CLOSEST BROADCAST COMPETITOR

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Monday, April 17, 2023

NEW YORK, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --

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  • Broadcast Totals Include All Titles (Specials, Amended, Sustainers, Breakouts)
    According to Nielsen Total Day "Most Current" data for Q1 2023, viewers have watched over 281 billion minutes of CBS programming across all dayparts, +90 billion minutes more than the closest broadcast competitor.
  • This aggregate viewership includes more than 92 billion minutes watched of CBS primetime entertainment programming – nearly +25 billion more than the closest broadcast network.
  • News content on the Network has aggregated more than 57 billion minutes, with CBS MORNINGS amassing nearly 18 billion minutes of viewing, THE CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O'DONNELL has garnered nearly 10 billion minutes in Q1 2023.
  • In late night, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT has amassed 8.5 billion minutes, beating its closest competition by +43%.

Montavista Product News: METARY®EL Lithium Metal Batteries Retain 400 Wh/kg after 250 Deep Charge-Discharge Cycles

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

HEFEI, China, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The new METARY®EL series products have implemented a different lithium metal anode modification solution and a new flame-retardant electrolyte, featuring a significantly improved cycling stability over the previous METARY®Ex series announced in 2020. At the same time, the new products still keep the features of high specific energy, operation safety, and environmental adaptability. The new METARY®EL battery demonstrates a high capacity retention over 90% after 300 cycles, and the mass-specific energy density retains 400Wh/kg after 250 deep charge-discharge cycles.

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  • Montavista began delivery of its new innovative METARY®EL series lithium metal batteries to international customers on March 21, 2023.
  • The new METARY®EL battery demonstrates a high capacity retention over 90% after 300 cycles, and the mass-specific energy density retains 400Wh/kg after 250 deep charge-discharge cycles.
  • Now the lithium metal batteries with an energy density of over 400Wh/kg, such as METARY®EL, have become the enabler for its practical payload applications.
  • To meet such requirements, Montavista has developed the new METARY®EL lithium metal battery series products.

Smartcard Marketing Systems Inc. (OTCQB:SMKG): Our Pursuit of Artificial Intelligence With Chatbot AI in the Payments, Fintech, Cross-Border and Digital-ID Issuance Sectors

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

NEW YORK, NY, March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc (OTCQB: SMKG) is an industry leader in specialized industry e-Commerce, Cloud and Mobility applications delivering White-Label solutions to the global PayTech and FinTech markets. The company is providing Business Intelligence, Chatbot AI and Digital Transformation Strategies with a proprietary portfolio of applications and wireframes for Banking, Enterprises, IoT and Retail e-Wallets/m-Wallets offering Blockchain Protocols, Crypto Issuing, NFT Minting, Digital Assets Tokenization, Digital-ID, -e-KYC/e-KYB, Events Management and Task Automation Strategies with “License to Own” marketplaces and applications.

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  • Massimo Barone, CEO, stated, “It’s an exciting time in AI and Payments, as the Digital Transformation of Commerce and Data combine in a methodical and seamless analysis  to form ‘synthetic intelligence’ allowing to optimize task automation.
  • SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc. (OTC:SMKG) achieves a combination of offerings for digital transformation with over 22+ IP portfolio for clients.
  • The use of embedded payments, blockchain utilities, AI, compliance and regulatory framework create efficiencies and fast-track deployments.
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RALIANCE Awards $300,000 in Grants for Projects to End Sexual Harassment, Misconduct and Abuse

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RALIANCE, a national partnership dedicated to ending sexual violence in one generation, announced today that it will award a total of $300,000 grants to six organizations across the United States that will deploy tools of survivor empowerment and community education to prevent sexual harassment, misconduct and abuse. 

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  • This year's cohort is broad and diverse which reflects our belief that everyone in every place deserves a safe society."
  • Healing to Action is a Chicago-based non-profit transforming survivors into organizers and activists in the fight to end sexual violence.
  • The RALIANCE grant will help Together for Change teach leaders of the faith community about the dynamics and risks for sexual abuse and create a commitment to integrate sexual abuse prevention into programming, curriculum and structure.
  • The HEAL Project is a QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color), disabled and survivor-led educational initiative working to prevent and end child sexual abuse.