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$25 Million Gift from Aerospace Leader Kent Kresa Fuels California Science Center Foundation's EndeavourLA Campaign, Names New Space Gallery of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Science Center's Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center project has received another major boost with a $25 million gift from aerospace leader Kent Kresa and the Kresa Family Foundation.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Science Center's Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center project has received another major boost with a $25 million gift from aerospace leader Kent Kresa and the Kresa Family Foundation.
  • In recognition of this significant investment in science education, the Science Center will name the Kent Kresa Space Gallery, one of three galleries to be part of its 200,000 square-foot expansion, currently under construction.
  • The Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center is the last major expansion envisioned in the Science Center's three-decade Master Plan vision.
  • Three major galleries – Shuttle Gallery, Space Gallery, and Aviation Gallery – will integrate a diverse collection of aircraft and spacecraft with immersive experiences and the California Science Center's signature hands-on exhibits.

Philadelphia Insurance Companies Gives 400 Kids a Step Towards a Brighter Future

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Monday, October 23, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids can't enjoy typical childhood experiences without proper shoes. With footwear prices increasing, it can be challenging for low-income families to keep up with how quickly their kids outgrow shoes and need a new pair.

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  • This was the first of two giveaways made possible through a $100,000 donation by Philadelphia Insurance Companies to Shoes That Fit.
  • Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY), one of the largest writers of nonprofit insurance in the country, made a $100,000 donation to Shoes That Fit, a nonprofit that provides new athletic shoes to underserved children.
  • "The teamwork by Shoes That Fit, LA Galaxy, Dignity Health Sports Park and Philadelphia Insurance Companies is a win for kids in the LA community," said John Glomb, president and CEO of Philadelphia Insurance Companies.
  • This was the first of two Shoes That Fit giveaways funded by Philadelphia Insurance Companies.

GREATER GOOD CHARITIES AND JACKSON GALAXY WELCOME SPONSOR INABA CHURU TO CAT PAWSITIVE 360 INITIATIVE, ENABLING SHELTERS WITH LIMITED FUNDS TO TRAVEL TO WORKSHOPS

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Seattle, Wash., Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Greater Good Charities, a global nonprofit, and Jackson Galaxy welcome Inaba Churu, a premium, lickable cat treat brand, to Cat Pawsitive 360, an initiative dedicated to saving more cat lives and improving their well-being in and out of the shelter.

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  • Seattle, Wash., Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Greater Good Charities, a global nonprofit, and Jackson Galaxy welcome Inaba Churu, a premium, lickable cat treat brand, to Cat Pawsitive 360, an initiative dedicated to saving more cat lives and improving their well-being in and out of the shelter.
  • The Inaba Churu sponsorship will allow shelters with limited funds to travel to the Cat Pawsitive 360 events, which are being hosted in local communities across the U.S. to engage and immerse animal welfare representatives in a wide range of sheltering topics approached from a cat-centric point of view.
  • “This generous donation from Inaba Churu will enable shelters to attend Cat Pawsitive workshops, regardless of their travel budget.
  • The next workshop will take place in San Diego in early November, and there are 10 more cities planned throughout 2024.

Introducing New Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2: Smarter Ways to Keep Track of Valuables

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Samsung Electronics Canada today announced the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2, available starting October 11. Galaxy SmartTag2 brings design and usability enhancements to the Galaxy SmartTag line that enable new ways to keep track of valuables.

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  • MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Samsung Electronics Canada today announced the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2, available starting October 11.
  • Galaxy SmartTag2 brings design and usability enhancements to the Galaxy SmartTag line that enable new ways to keep track of valuables.
  • “With the Galaxy SmartTag2, we set out to make sure Samsung Galaxy users can find their belongings in an easy and intuitive way.
  • Finally, when switching Galaxy smartphones, the Galaxy SmartTag2 automatically re-syncs with your new Galaxy smartphone using your Samsung account6.

Why is space so dark even though the universe is filled with stars?

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Why is space so dark despite all of the stars in the universe?

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  • Why is space so dark despite all of the stars in the universe?
  • – Nikhil, age 15, New Delhi
    Why is space so dark despite all of the stars in the universe?
  • – Nikhil, age 15, New Delhi People have been asking why space is dark despite being filled with stars for so long that this question has a special name – Olbers’ paradox.
  • The study of distant stars and planets helps astronomers like me understand why space is so dark.

Imagine a bubble

    • If the bubble were about 10 light years across, it would contain about a dozen stars.
    • If you keep enlarging the bubble to 1,000 light years across, then to 1 million light years, and then 1 billion light years, the farthest stars in the bubble will look even more faint.
    • But there would also be more and more stars inside the bigger and bigger bubble, all of them contributing light.

Age matters

    • Even though that’s an amazingly long time in human terms, it’s short in astronomical terms.
    • It’s short enough that the light from stars more distant than about 13 billion light years hasn’t actually reached Earth yet.
    • And so the actual bubble around Earth that contains all the stars we can see only extends out to about 13 billion light years from Earth.

The Doppler shift

    • But that brings me back to the other thing I told you to imagine: that all of the stars are not moving.
    • The universe is actually expanding, with the most distant galaxies moving away from Earth at nearly the speed of light.
    • Because the galaxies are moving away so fast, the light from their stars is pushed into colors the human eye can’t see.
    • This effect is called the Doppler shift.

Transact Mobile Credential to Offer the First Mobile Student ID on Samsung Galaxy Watch with Samsung Wallet Integration

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Transact Campus, Inc. , “Transact,” the award-winning leader in innovative campus technology and payment solutions, today announced a newly available integration for its Mobile Credential with Samsung Galaxy Watches1.

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  • Transact Campus, Inc. , “Transact,” the award-winning leader in innovative campus technology and payment solutions, today announced a newly available integration for its Mobile Credential with Samsung Galaxy Watches1.
  • Transact is paving the way for the Mobile Credential space with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Watch1 into its ecosystem.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231012498224/en/
    Transact Mobile Credential to Offer the First Mobile Student ID on Samsung Galaxy Watch with Samsung Wallet Integration (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Earlier this year, Transact and Samsung announced student ID availability within Samsung Wallet on Galaxy devices for a number of higher education institutions across the nation.
  • Now, students can also conveniently access and use their student ID via Samsung Wallet right from their wrist with Galaxy Watch6.

Galaxy Theatres elevates movie experience with Christie RGB pure laser cinema projectors in select auditoriums

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Friday, October 13, 2023

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Oct. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Galaxy Theatres is elevating the cinematic experience for its guests by introducing Christie® RGB pure laser cinema projectors in select recently updated Digital Fusion Experience (DFX) auditoriums.

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  • Galaxy Theatres is elevating the cinematic experience for its guests by introducing Christie® RGB pure laser cinema projectors in select recently updated Digital Fusion Experience (DFX) auditoriums.
  • SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Oct. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Galaxy Theatres is elevating the cinematic experience for its guests by introducing Christie® RGB pure laser cinema projectors in select recently updated Digital Fusion Experience (DFX) auditoriums.
  • To complete this luxury cinematic experience, Christie CP4430-RGB pure laser cinema projectors, featuring Real|Laser™ illumination, have recently been installed by Southern California Cinetech Services in the DFX auditoriums located at Galaxy Theatres Cannery in Nevada and Gig Harbor and Monroe in Washington.
  • "We're thrilled that Galaxy Theatres has continued to place their trust in Christie to help them deliver a premium moviegoing experience for their guests through a self-branded large format DFX experience."

Galaxy Schedules Webcast and Investor Call to Review Third Quarter 2023 Results on November 9, 2023

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2023 /CNW/ - Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) ("Galaxy", "GDH Ltd." or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it will report third quarter 2023 financial results before the opening of the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday, November 9, 2023.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2023 /CNW/ - Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) ("Galaxy", "GDH Ltd." or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it will report third quarter 2023 financial results before the opening of the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday, November 9, 2023.
  • Michael Novogratz, CEO and Founder of Galaxy, and members of management will host a conference call to provide an update to shareholders on the Company's activities and results on the same day at 8:30 AM Eastern Time.
  • A replay of the webcast will be available and can be accessed in the same manner as the live webcast on the Company's Investor Relations website.
  • Through December 9, 2023, the recording will also be available by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or 1-412-317-6671 (outside the U.S. and Canada) and using the passcode: 10183468.

Samsung Health Taps b.well Connected Health To Make Personalized Healthcare A Reality

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Monday, October 9, 2023

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- b.well today announced at the HLTH 2023 conference that Samsung Health will use the b.well Connected Health platform to transform how consumers manage their health and engage with healthcare solutions and services. This new offering will enable Samsung Health users to create a longitudinal health record, receive proactive health insights, and conveniently access care from a growing network of trusted providers — all through a single secure application on Galaxy smartphones.

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  • Samsung Health selects b.well to transform how users manage health and engage with healthcare solutions and services.
  • The seamless integration between Samsung Health with the b.well Connected Health platform is a significant step toward providing consumers with a unified and holistic health experience.
  • Beyond a longitudinal health record, Samsung Health users will receive deeply personalized insights and proactive health recommendations, driven by the b.well platform's algorithmic approach using Clinical Quality Measures and advanced analytics.
  • Additionally, HLTH attendees can learn more about Samsung Health and the b.well Connected Health Platform by visiting Samsung at Booth #4424 or b.well at Booth #2035.

Gravitational distortion of time helps tell modified gravity apart from a dark force

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Einstein’s equations described how stars, galaxies and all other matter curve or warp space and time.

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  • Einstein’s equations described how stars, galaxies and all other matter curve or warp space and time.
  • The galaxies and the light rays then travel in this distorted space-time according to the equation provided by the 18th-century Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler.
  • But can we differentiate a universe where Einstein’s equations were violated from a universe where Euler’s equation were modified?

A universe filled with unknowns

    • The reason to put those to the test comes from the fact that our universe is filled with unknowns.
    • In the 1930s, the Swiss-American astrophysicist Fritz Zwicky observed that there was five times more matter in the universe than we can detect with our telescopes.
    • Then, in 1998, two groups of astrophysicists observed that the expansion of our universe is accelerating, contrary to the deceleration expected because of the gravitational attraction between galaxies.

Vast distances of the universe

    • Checking if Einstein’s gravity works over the vast distances of the universe has become an active field of research.
    • Theoreticians propose new ideas for how gravity could work differently, while astronomers use increasingly advanced facilities to provide the data needed to test them.
    • The latter would be different if, for example, the dark matter in the galaxies were subject to a new force.

Gravitational slips

    • To our surprise, while both of us came into this thinking that the answer would be obvious, our initial answers were opposite to each other.
    • Our conclusion was that, despite the common expectation, measuring the gravitational slip would not allow one to distinguish a modification of Einstein’s laws from a modification of Euler’s equation.
    • So, if a galaxy were to fall into a gravitational potential in a way that was not consistent with our expectations, we would be unable to tell if it’s because the dark matter is doing something, or because gravity was modified.

Light and gravity

    • These differences are extremely tiny but are, in fact, very important in the design of satellite navigation systems.
    • When the light from a galaxy escapes the gravitational potential it is falling into, its colour shifts closer to red.
    • In time, new technologies will be able to detect the tiny effects of gravitational redshift, and consequently distinguish a modification of Euler’s equation for dark matter from a modification of gravity.