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Clarkson University Professor Elected to New York State Board of Regents

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Friday, March 8, 2024

POTSDAM, NY, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seema Rivera, an Associate Professor of the Institute for STEM Education at Clarkson University has been elected to the New York State Board of Regents by the State Legislature.

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  • POTSDAM, NY, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seema Rivera, an Associate Professor of the Institute for STEM Education at Clarkson University has been elected to the New York State Board of Regents by the State Legislature.
  • The Board of Regents is comprised of 17 members elected by the Legislature for five-year terms.
  • Rivera has served on her local school board for the past nine years, a role she will step down from to accept the Board of Regents position.
  • Rivera’s election to the New York State Board of Regents is a well-deserved recognition of the quality of her research and experience in STEM education,” said Clarkson University President Marc P. Christensen, Ph.D., P.E.

William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty Expands Into Hudson Valley With New Brokerage in Chatham, N.Y.

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

CHATHAM, N.Y., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, the largest Sotheby's International Realty firm serving the Northeast, has opened a new brokerage in Chatham, N.Y., its first in Columbia County, N.Y. The new opening strengthens the company's commitment to serving the real estate needs of buyers and sellers throughout the Hudson Valley region.

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  • CHATHAM, N.Y., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, the largest Sotheby's International Realty firm serving the Northeast, has opened a new brokerage in Chatham, N.Y., its first in Columbia County, N.Y.
  • The new opening strengthens the company's commitment to serving the real estate needs of buyers and sellers throughout the Hudson Valley region.
  • The new location will service New York's Hudson Valley including Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster and Greene Counties.
  • Now we're proud to join these prized communities with a new physical presence," said Carolyn Fugere, Co-President and Chief Sales Officer for William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty.

Fidelis Care Awards More than $150,000 in Maternal Health Grants to Nine Organizations Across New York State

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

 LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelis Care, a statewide health plan with more than 2.5 million members in New York State and a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, has announced the distribution of $158,000 in grants to nine not-for-profit organizations that support maternal health and wellness. The grants will assist community-based organizations that play a vital role in ensuring safe pregnancies and healthy babies – particularly for underserved, lower-income women and their families across New York.

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  • The preterm birth rate among Black women in New York is 58% higher than the rate among all other women.
  • "Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center is truly thankful to receive a Fidelis Care maternal health grant," said Madeline Ackley, Erie Niagara AHEC Birth Equity Project Manager.
  • "We are grateful that Fidelis Care understands and appreciates the role that community-based organizations have in ensuring access to high quality care and services.
  • The Fidelis Care maternal health grant applications were open to not-for-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status in New York State.

Sumsub Enables Non-Document UK Customer Onboarding in Five Seconds with via Major Banks

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

LONDON, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumsub, the leading global full-cycle verification platform, is announcing the introduction of its Non-Document Verification solution in the UK. Customers across the fintech, crypto, ecommerce, online gaming and transportation industries, among others, can now onboard their users via official bank records securely with near-instant identity verification, while staying compliant with UK regulations. Non-Document Verification is also currently available in Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, Ghana, Bangladesh, India and the Netherlands.

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  • The solution is made possible through its strategic partnership with OneID , a UK Government-certified identity provider.
  • Sumsub is the first global firm to offer document-free verification services as part of a holistic compliance solution across the whole user journey.
  • OneID enables Sumsub to provide lightning-fast verification in less than five seconds - far quicker than the industry's average onboarding time of two minutes.
  • Finally, Sumsub instantly retrieves and verifies the required data, successfully onboarding the new customer without any documents.

Six must-see summer exhibitions – reviewed by our experts

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

Looking for something to do this Summer? Our experts have gone to some of the best exhibitions around the UK and given us their take on it. From retrospectives of painter Peter Howson’s work in Edinburgh and filmmaker Brian Desmond Hurst’s work in Belfast to a groundbreaking photography exhibition in London and a huge inflatable sculpture installation in Manchester. 1. When The Apple Ripens: Peter Howson at 65 – Edinburgh City Arts Centre, Edinburgh Peter Howson’s story is about seeking dignity in human suffering and violence, and finding redemption.

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Looking for something to do this Summer? Our experts have gone to some of the best exhibitions around the UK and given us their take on it. From retrospectives of painter Peter Howson’s work in Edinburgh and filmmaker Brian Desmond Hurst’s work in Belfast to a groundbreaking photography exhibition in London and a huge inflatable sculpture installation in Manchester.

1. When The Apple Ripens: Peter Howson at 65 – Edinburgh City Arts Centre, Edinburgh

    • Peter Howson’s story is about seeking dignity in human suffering and violence, and finding redemption.
    • It is also uniquely Scottish.
    • An unmistakably Scottish feature of Howson’s work is the undertone of Calvinism with its god-fearing, joyless culture of toil and penitence.

2. Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris – Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

    • She didn’t create loud, macho work, nor sexy, objectified nudes, nor abstract forms, like many male modernists.
    • She was fiercely herself, making small, intimate, idiosyncratic paintings that share a definite style and palette over the course of her career.
    • It valiantly takes on the task of proclaiming her importance in the history of modern art.

3. A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography – Tate Modern, London

    • Simultaneously, it stands as a long-awaited affirmation of African photographers, validating their unique use of the medium.
    • The 36 featured photographers tell stories of an Africa that celebrates its spirituality and is untangling itself from its colonial past.
    • By working with masks, mirrors, self-portraiture or consenting sitters, the featured artists all circumnavigate the historic and often still-present exploitative relationship between the camera and the African continent.

4. Film as Art: Brian Desmond Hurst, Film Director – Ulster Museum, Belfast

    • This exhibition at the Ulster Museum presents the story of film director Brian Desmond Hurst’s eventful life and times through archive film posters, production stills, photographs, letters and a video compilation of clips from some of his work.
    • Born in the heart of working-class East Belfast in 1895, Hurst’s long life – like his film œuvre – was a bundle of surprises and contradictions.

5. Dippy in Coventry: The Nation’s Favourite Dinosaur – Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry

    • Billed as the “dinosaur in residence”, Dippy the famous sauropod from the Natural History Museum is on long loan to the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry.
    • This is the 26-metre skeleton of one of the longest dinosaurs ever – the marvel of the Jurassic.
    • What you see is a perfect, life-sized plaster cast of the original skeleton, which is in the Pittsburgh Natural History Museum.

6. Yayoi Kusama: You, me and the Balloons – The Warehouse at Aviva Studios, Manchester

    • The installations provide various levels of engagement, from playful interactions to deeper contemplation of meaning.
    • Kusama’s universe is magic to observe, in the first room visitors are confronted by inflatable tentacles that fill the room with their impressive size.
    • The large mirrored wall also creates distorted reflections, blurring the lines between reality and Kusama’s dream world.

Sinn Féin at the coronation: how to understand Michelle O'Neill's decision to attend King Charles's big day

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Monday, May 1, 2023

Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O'Neill’s acceptance of the offer to attend the coronation of King Charles III may come a surprise to some.

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  • Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O'Neill’s acceptance of the offer to attend the coronation of King Charles III may come a surprise to some.
  • However, history is a complicating factor in this case, and even today Sinn Féin still refuses to take its seats in the Westminster parliament.
  • This is an expression of its refusal to recognise British sovereignty over Northern Ireland.
  • Sinn Féin will argue that attending Charles’s coronation is merely a mark of respectful neighbourly relations rather than any act of fidelity.

Symbolic meetings

    • When the Queen visited Northern Ireland the following year, Martin McGuinness was equally eager to meet her and shake her hand.
    • The Queen’s reciprocation provided an enduring image of the Northern Ireland peace process, and a move that was rich in symbolism.
    • McGuinness was a former commander in the IRA, the organisation responsible for killing the Queen’s cousin, Lord Mountbatten, in 1979.

Smart politics

    • Sinn Féin’s acceptance of the invitation is part of the same effort, but also has a more political intent.
    • Good relations with its nearest neighbour, whatever the difficult past, or the more recent tensions over Brexit, are essential to this.
    • By attending King Charles’ coronation, Sinn Féin is demonstrating that it is up to the task.
    • Sinn Féin, by contrast, is playing a long political game, but one geared towards the same end goal.

Liberty Hall Capital Partners Appoints Susan McKenna as Chief Executive Officer of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

CHARLESTON, S.C. and BIRMINGHAM, England, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Hall Capital Partners ("Liberty Hall"), a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defense industry, announced today the appointments of Susan McKenna to Chief Executive Officer and Shashank Dhawan to Chief Financial Officer of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, a leading independent global designer and supplier of high-quality aircraft tyres serving the commercial, military and freighter aircraft markets.

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  • CHARLESTON, S.C. and BIRMINGHAM, England, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Hall Capital Partners ("Liberty Hall"), a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defense industry, announced today the appointments of Susan McKenna to Chief Executive Officer and Shashank Dhawan to Chief Financial Officer of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, a leading independent global designer and supplier of high-quality aircraft tyres serving the commercial, military and freighter aircraft markets.
  • "Since 1910, relentless innovation has been the heart of the mission for Dunlop Aircraft Tyres.
  • We are thrilled to welcome Susan to lead Dunlop into its next phase of sustained growth," said Rowan Taylor, Liberty Hall's founding and Managing Partner.
  • Ms. McKenna added "Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is well positioned to capitalize on the continuing commercial aerospace recovery and strong secular growth in the military and freighter end markets.

Intentsify Welcomes New Chief Revenue Officer to Expand Global Presence, Support Continued Growth in 2023

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

FRANKLIN, Mass., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Intentsify, the Intelligence Activation Platform for precision buying-intent and intent intelligence activation programs provider, today announced the appointment of Ajay Subherwal, Chief Revenue Officer, EMEA & APAC. With this new strategic leadership change coming on the heels of recent company growth, Intentsify is positioned to offer best-in-class next-generation precision intent data solutions to businesses in 2023.

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  • FRANKLIN, Mass., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Intentsify , the Intelligence Activation Platform for precision buying-intent and intent intelligence activation programs provider, today announced the appointment of Ajay Subherwal, Chief Revenue Officer, EMEA & APAC.
  • With this new strategic leadership change coming on the heels of recent company growth, Intentsify is positioned to offer best-in-class next-generation precision intent data solutions to businesses in 2023.
  • As Intentsify's CRO, Subherwal will support global expansion efforts across revenue and customer growth goals.
  • "Intentsify saw incredible business growth last year, introducing a new Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Product Officer, and VP of People to help meet our goals to continue scaling," said Intentsify CEO Marc Laplante.

Intentsify Welcomes New Chief Revenue Officer to Expand Global Presence, Support Continued Growth in 2023

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

FRANKLIN, Mass., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Intentsify, the Intelligence Activation Platform for precision buying-intent and intent intelligence activation programs provider, today announced the appointment of Ajay Subherwal, Chief Revenue Officer, EMEA & APAC. With this new strategic leadership change coming on the heels of recent company growth, Intentsify is positioned to offer best-in-class next-generation precision intent data solutions to businesses in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • FRANKLIN, Mass., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Intentsify , the Intelligence Activation Platform for precision buying-intent and intent intelligence activation programs provider, today announced the appointment of Ajay Subherwal, Chief Revenue Officer, EMEA & APAC.
  • With this new strategic leadership change coming on the heels of recent company growth, Intentsify is positioned to offer best-in-class next-generation precision intent data solutions to businesses in 2023.
  • As Intentsify's CRO, Subherwal will support global expansion efforts across revenue and customer growth goals.
  • "Intentsify saw incredible business growth last year, introducing a new Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Product Officer, and VP of People to help meet our goals to continue scaling," said Intentsify CEO Marc Laplante.

New 329 Area Code Coming to the 845 Region in New York

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Starting on March 24, 2023, customers in the existing 845 area code overlay region may be assigned a number in the new 329 area code when they request new service or an additional line.

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  • Starting on March 24, 2023, customers in the existing 845 area code overlay region may be assigned a number in the new 329 area code when they request new service or an additional line.
  • The 329 area code will co-exist everywhere in this region with the 845 area code.
  • Customers receiving a 329 area code will be required to dial the area code and phone number for all local calls, just as customers with telephone numbers from the 845 area code do today.
  • Telephone customers should know the following key facts about the 329 area code overlay:
    Telephone numbers, including the current area code, will not change.