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Standard Media CEO, Deb McDermott, Recognized as a Giant of Broadcasting by LABF

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Standard Media Group LLC ("Standard Media"), an affiliate of Standard General L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Standard General"), today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Deb McDermott, was recognized at the 19th Annual Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts Award.

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  • Standard Media Group LLC ("Standard Media"), an affiliate of Standard General L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Standard General"), today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Deb McDermott, was recognized at the 19th Annual Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts Award.
  • We are thrilled to celebrate Deb as one of the most prominent and influential leaders in broadcasting, said Joyce M. Tudryn, Chair, Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts Luncheon.
  • Paducah Television Operations LLC dba Standard Media Group is an innovative and diverse media company committed to serving local communities.
  • Standard Media Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard General L.P.
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Pew Commends Fisheries Commission for 'Seminal Moment' Towards Sustainably Managing Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

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Monday, November 21, 2022

VALE DO LOBO, Portugal, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable Trusts today praised the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) for adopting a modernized fisheries management plan for Atlantic bluefin tuna, one of the most valuable fishes in the world.

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  • VALE DO LOBO, Portugal, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable Trusts today praised the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) for adopting a modernized fisheries management plan for Atlantic bluefin tuna, one of the most valuable fishes in the world.
  • Significantly, the management procedure will allow the western Atlantic population of the species to achieve a healthy level and lock in the recent recovery of the once highly depleted eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna population.
  • "Atlantic bluefin, with commercial fisheries worth more than $1 billion each year, was once the poster child for overfishing.
  • "That could change when the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meets 27 November-3 December in Da Nang, Vietnam.

Pew Commends Fisheries Commission for 'Seminal Moment' Towards Sustainably Managing Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

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Monday, November 21, 2022

VALE DO LOBO, Portugal, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable Trusts today praised the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) for adopting a modernized fisheries management plan for Atlantic bluefin tuna, one of the most valuable fishes in the world.

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  • VALE DO LOBO, Portugal, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable Trusts today praised the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) for adopting a modernized fisheries management plan for Atlantic bluefin tuna, one of the most valuable fishes in the world.
  • Significantly, the management procedure will allow the western Atlantic population of the species to achieve a healthy level and lock in the recent recovery of the once highly depleted eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna population.
  • "Atlantic bluefin, with commercial fisheries worth more than $1 billion each year, was once the poster child for overfishing.
  • "That could change when the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meets 27 November-3 December in Da Nang, Vietnam.

Pew Among Organizations Making Expansive Commitment to Map Indian Ocean Seagrass

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable Trusts today committed to a broad, multilateral effort to map seagrass in the Indian Ocean with field verification in specific countries.

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  • SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable Trusts today committed to a broad, multilateral effort to map seagrass in the Indian Ocean with field verification in specific countries.
  • But the addition of seagrass to climate response policies has been hinderedby a lack of standardized data regarding seagrass coverage.
  • The new mapping initiative will seek to scale this approach throughout the entire Indian Ocean to support stronger protection and management of seagrass ecosystems.
  • The project aims to develop a standardized map of seagrass habitats throughout the Indian Ocean by 2025 and will support regional capacity building and locally led in-country field verification in several nations across the western Indian Ocean.

Pew Bertarelli: Nations Agree on Much-Needed Update to Krill Fishery Management

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Friday, November 4, 2022

HOBART, Australia, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Project was pleased today as delegates from 26 nations and the European Union agreed to renew a krill fishery management measure while developing a new one that will further spread out the catch, closely monitor impacts on predators, and incorporate a proposal for an Antarctic Peninsula marine protected area (MPA) into the fishery's management.

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  • The decision came at the close of the 41st annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).
  • As part of the Antarctic Treaty System, CCAMLR is the governing body responsible for protecting Southern Ocean wildlife.
  • These effects are expected to increase as climate change affects the region and krill fishing expands in the Antarctic Peninsula.
  • But while the krill conservation measure is a good first step, new evidence underscores that the best precautionary approach to Southern Ocean conservation couples ecosystem-based fishery management and marine protected areas.

More Than 100,000 People Die Annually Across Global Fishing Sector, New Research Shows

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100,000 fishing-related deaths occur each year, a new study finds. Nearly 300 fishers die each day—a much higher estimate than all previous assessments—according to research from the FISH Safety Foundation (FSF) commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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  • Nearly 300 fishers die each daya much higher estimate than all previous assessmentsaccording to research from the FISH Safety Foundation (FSF) commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts .
  • The FSF identified several factors responsible for fisher mortality, including poverty; geopolitical conflict; overfishing; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and climate change.
  • Industrial illegal operators cut corners and ignore safety rules while contributing to the overexploitation of highly profitable catch.
  • "While fishing can be inherently risky, the harsh reality is that many of these deaths were and are avoidable.

More Than 100,000 People Die Annually Across Global Fishing Sector, New Research Shows

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100,000 fishing-related deaths occur each year, a new study finds. Nearly 300 fishers die each day—a much higher estimate than all previous assessments—according to research from the FISH Safety Foundation (FSF) commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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  • Nearly 300 fishers die each daya much higher estimate than all previous assessmentsaccording to research from the FISH Safety Foundation (FSF) commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts .
  • The FSF identified several factors responsible for fisher mortality, including poverty; geopolitical conflict; overfishing; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and climate change.
  • Industrial illegal operators cut corners and ignore safety rules while contributing to the overexploitation of highly profitable catch.
  • "While fishing can be inherently risky, the harsh reality is that many of these deaths were and are avoidable.

National Moving and Storage Company 1-800-PACK-RAT Reveals Societal Shift Towards Lifestyle-Based Relocation

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Friday, September 23, 2022

The moving and storage company tracks reservations and through that data, identified the five cities with the most destination-based moving and storage activity.

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  • The moving and storage company tracks reservations and through that data, identified the five cities with the most destination-based moving and storage activity.
  • Offering portable storage containers for moving and storage solutions, 1-800-PACK-RAT is ideal for those putting more consideration into moves based on preferred lifestyle.
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    1-800-PACK-RAT, LLC, is the portable storage and moving company that makes moving and storage simple.
  • Each year welcomes new market locations, increased assets and new technologies to make storage and moving easier for our customers!

Pathway Deep in the Brain Makes It Resilient after Injury

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For days, and even years, after someone suffers a stroke or traumatic brain injury, they have an increased risk of developing epilepsy. Now, researchers at Gladstone Institutes discovered that star-shaped cells called astrocytes in the thalamus play a key role in making mice with brain injuries susceptible to seizures.

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  • The team also analyzed human post-mortem brain tissue and showed that the same cells identified in mice might be altered in the thalamus of people affected by brain injury and stroke.
  • The findings, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, suggest that targeting a protein in these cells could prevent the long-term damage that follows brain injury.
  • At the time of a stroke or traumatic brain injury, many cells at the site of the injury die almost immediately.
  • Previous studies from the team have shown, in rodent models, that activation of astrocytes in the thalamus is a common consequence of brain injury.

6 Pew-Stewart Scholars Selected to Advance Innovative Cancer Research

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

These six scientists will receive four-year grants to explore some of the most pressing questions in cancer research.

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  • These six scientists will receive four-year grants to explore some of the most pressing questions in cancer research.
  • These early-career scientists will receive four-year grants to explore the complexities underpinning how cancer develops and novel ways to treat it.
  • This is the ninth year the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust has partnered with Pew to advance a legacy of cutting-edge cancer research.
  • The 2022 Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research are:
    Dr. Abu-Remaileh will determine how lysosomes help to orchestrate the rewiring of metabolic processes to fuel tumor growth in KRAS-driven cancers.