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Wall Street Journal Author Releases Revolutionary Entrepreneurial Book

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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For Dr. Kary Oberbrunner , a Wall Street Journal and USA Today best selling author and the Berry chair of entrepreneurship at Cedarville University , the idea of writing his newest book — The E-Mind — came while cycling the highest paved mountain in the Alps, Col de l'Iseran.

Key Points: 
  • For Dr. Kary Oberbrunner , a Wall Street Journal and USA Today best selling author and the Berry chair of entrepreneurship at Cedarville University , the idea of writing his newest book — The E-Mind — came while cycling the highest paved mountain in the Alps, Col de l'Iseran.
  • Cycle some of the most difficult mountains from the Tour De France routes all by himself or cancel the trip.
  • As a result, the concepts in the book The E-Mind were developed as he cycled throughout the Alps, sometimes for 11 hours a day.
  • It is the 13th book written by Oberbrunner — a Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author.

BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL TO HONOR GLOBAL AMBASSADOR TOM BRADY AT THE 25TH ANNUAL BEST BUDDIES GALA: MIAMI

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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MIAMI, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Buddies International, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is thrilled to present its Best Buddies Challenge: Miami and the 25th Annual Best Buddies Miami Gala on Friday, November 17.

Key Points: 
  • MIAMI, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Buddies International, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is thrilled to present its Best Buddies Challenge: Miami and the 25th Annual Best Buddies Miami Gala on Friday, November 17.
  • Best Buddies is thrilled to honor Global Ambassador Tom Brady with the 2023 Spirit of Leadership Award.
  • This year, Best Buddies is proud to award Best Buddies Global Ambassador Tom Brady with the Spirit of Leadership Award, Best Buddies' highest accolade presented to distinguished luminaries who have shown great leadership, generosity and spirit in supporting the organization's mission.
  • "The Miami Gala celebrates the united efforts that make Best Buddies' mission possible," said Anthony K. Shriver, founder, chairman and CEO of Best Buddies International.

Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – here's how physically demanding this lifesaving job is

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Up the fireline, firefighters in yellow jerseys are swinging Pulaskis, axlike hand tools, to carve a fuel break into the land.

Key Points: 
  • Up the fireline, firefighters in yellow jerseys are swinging Pulaskis, axlike hand tools, to carve a fuel break into the land.
  • By 10 a.m., these firefighters have already hiked 3 miles up steep, uneven terrain and built nearly 1,200 feet of fireline.
  • But that increase expires after Sept. 30, knocking many federal firefighters back to earning the minimum $15 per hour.
  • The National Federation of Federal Employees warns that a large number of firefighters could quit if their pay also drops.

Firefighters push their bodies to extremes

    • It’s a constant reminder that everything wildland firefighters need, they carry – all day.
    • Hiking with a load and digging firelines with hand tools burns about 6 to 14 calories per minute.
    • Measured with the same techniques used to quantify the energy demands of Tour de France riders, wildland firefighters demonstrate an average total energy expenditure approaching 4,000 to 5,000 calories per day.

The physical demand of a day on the fireline

    • Each participant swallows a temperature-tracking sensor before breakfast that will record core body temperature each minute throughout the work shift.
    • The highest-intensity activity is generally during the early morning hike to the fireline.
    • However, regular breaks and having a strong aerobic capacity provides some protection by reducing heat stress and overall risk.

The season takes a toll

    • Hotshots are physically fit, and they train for the fire season just as many athletes train for their competition season.
    • Most crew members are hired temporarily during the fire season – typically from May to October, but that’s expanding as the planet warms.
    • Pollutant and smoke exposure, lapses in nutrition, sleep disorders and chronic stress during the season seem to gradually poke holes in the Hotshot armor.
    • Many Hotshots have bounced back and returned season after season.

#PlumeStrong Cycling Challenge 2023 Raises €550,000 to Benefit Children Affected by the Turkey-Syria Earthquake

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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PALO ALTO, Calif. and ZURICH, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Network services and consumer experience pioneer Plume® recently completed its third annual #PlumeStrong Cycling Challenge, a five-day ride across the arduous mountain passes of Switzerland and France. Employees from Plume and its partners were joined by Tadej Pogačar, a two-time Tour de France winner and currently the No.1 ranked cyclist in the world by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and collectively raised over €550,000 to surpass the initiative's target of €500,000.

Key Points: 
  • All of the funds raised will help provide vital educational support to children affected by the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February 2023.
  • At last year's #PlumeStrong Cycling Challenge, 50 riders, including Plume's employees and partners, cycled 675 kilometers through the Swiss Alps, raising €250,000.
  • Cumulatively, Plume's riders who took part in the Cycling Challenge completed:
    Distance: 19,090 kilometers; nearly halfway around the world.
  • Save the date: The PlumeStrong Cycling Challenge 2024 (#PSCC24) will take place from September 2 through September 6, 2024.

#PlumeStrong Cycling Challenge 2023 Raises €550,000 to Benefit Children Affected by the Turkey-Syria Earthquake

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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PALO ALTO, Calif. and ZURICH, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Network services and consumer experience pioneer Plume® recently completed its third annual #PlumeStrong Cycling Challenge, a five-day ride across the arduous mountain passes of Switzerland and France. Employees from Plume and its partners were joined by Tadej Pogačar, a two-time Tour de France winner and currently the No.1 ranked cyclist in the world by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and collectively raised over €550,000 to surpass the initiative's target of €500,000.

Key Points: 
  • All of the funds raised will help provide vital educational support to children affected by the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February 2023.
  • At last year's #PlumeStrong Cycling Challenge, 50 riders, including Plume's employees and partners, cycled 675 kilometers through the Swiss Alps, raising €250,000.
  • Cumulatively, Plume's riders who took part in the Cycling Challenge completed:
    Distance: 19,090 kilometers; nearly halfway around the world.
  • Save the date: The PlumeStrong Cycling Challenge 2024 (#PSCC24) will take place from September 2 through September 6, 2024.

Tourissimo Announces New Italy Tour for Grand Départ of the 2024 Tour de France

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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TURIN, Italy, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Screens are not the only way to watch the Tour de France. Fans are more than well aware of this, because each year millions flock curbside to cheer on the riders and celebrate the spirit of cycling. But Next year will not be an ordinary year. The Tour de France will begin in Tuscany in 2024, marking the first time in the race's history that it will depart from Italy. Join Tourissimo June 28 - July 5, 2024 in Emilia Romagna, Italy for a once-in-a-century tour. Guests will stay at the luxurious Lungomare 4-Star Bike Hotel in Cesenatico, homeland of cycling legend Marco Pantani. For more information, visit https://www.tourissimo.travel/tour-de-france-2024-italy-start.

Key Points: 
  • TURIN, Italy, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Screens are not the only way to watch the Tour de France.
  • The Tour de France will begin in Tuscany in 2024, marking the first time in the race's history that it will depart from Italy.
  • Join Tourissimo June 28 - July 5, 2024 in Emilia Romagna, Italy for a once-in-a-century tour.
  • This new Tour de France Italy tour will lead guests between the Adriatic Sea and the majestic Apennine Mountains.

ICEMULE Coolers Revolutionizes Adventure with its New Bike Handlebar Cooler

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ICEMULE Coolers—makers of the most portable, premium backpack coolers—introduces the Impulse, a new hands-free cooler inspired by the traditional "musette" bags made famous by Tour de France cyclists. The ICEMULE Impulse triples as a bike handlebar bag, crossbody tote and lunch cooler, all-in-one. The addition to ICEMULE's product lineup merges convenience, functionality and adventure, enabling outdoor enthusiasts to keep refreshments ice-cold while on the move.

Key Points: 
  • The ICEMULE Impulse triples as a bike handlebar bag, crossbody tote and lunch cooler, all-in-one.
  • The addition to ICEMULE's product lineup merges convenience, functionality and adventure, enabling outdoor enthusiasts to keep refreshments ice-cold while on the move.
  • The Impulse is the third ICEMULE product to include a DeVoe print, designed in partnership with local Jacksonville artist, Claire DeVoe.
  • For more information about the ICEMULE Coolers, visit the ICEMULECoolers.com and follow on Instagram at @icemulecoolers .

Yellow jerseys of the fireline: A day fighting wildfires can require as much endurance as riding the Tour de France

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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Nearly 5,000 miles away in the mountains of North America, radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post, air operations and other crews fighting a wildfire.

Key Points: 
  • Nearly 5,000 miles away in the mountains of North America, radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post, air operations and other crews fighting a wildfire.
  • Up the fireline, the swings of Pulaskis, axlike hand tools, are carving a fuel break into the land.
  • The day is just beginning, the first day of a 14-day rollout.

Measuring the physical strain

    • The sounds of sleeping bag and tent zippers signals the beginning of a new day in a remote Montana fire camp.
    • The crew is participating in a study that my team from Montana is conducting to measure the physical strain and total energy demands of work on an active wildfire, with the goal of finding ways to improve firefighter fueling strategies and ultimately health and safety on the line.
    • Each swallows a temperature-tracking sensor before breakfast that will transmit measures of core body temperature each minute throughout the work shift.

Burning 6-14 calories per minute

    • It’s a constant reminder that everything wildland firefighters need, they carry, all day.
    • Hiking with a load and digging firelines with hand tools burns about 6 to 14 calories per minute.
    • Measured with the same techniques used to quantify the energy demands of Tour de France riders, wildland firefighters demonstrate an average total energy expenditure approaching 4,000 to 5,000 calories per day.
    • Some days can exceed the Tour’s average of about 6,000 calories.

Impact on the wildland firefighter’s body

    • During intense activity in high heat, their fluid intake can increase to 32 ounces per hour or more.
    • However, the metabolic demands can sharply increase if crews are forced into a rapid emergency evacuation from the fire, as more than 25 years of wildland firefighter physiology research shows.
    • However, regular breaks and having a strong aerobic capacity provides some protection by reducing heat stress and overall risk.

The season takes a toll

    • Hotshots are physically fit, and they train for the fire season just as many athletes train for their competition season.
    • Most crew members are hired temporarily during the fire season – typically from May to October, but expanding as the planet warms.
    • Many Hotshots bounce back and return season after season.

Back in camp

    • Back in camp, the crew provides another urine sample, and I download their monitors’ data.
    • I will use that data combined with our previous research to help crews develop early-season training and advanced nutrition strategies.

Colnago's Gioiello Numero 1: A True Masterpiece Celebrating the 106th Giro d'Italia Sets Record as The Most Expensive Bike the Storied Brand Has Ever Sold

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Friday, May 19, 2023
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GENEVA, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Italian luxury cycling brand Colnago announced today that they have sold the most expensive bike in their nearly 70 year history—and one of the most expensive bikes ever sold. The Colnago Gioiello Numero 1, a unique work of art, was built to celebrate the 106th Giro d'Italia and to showcase Italian beauty to the world. It was presented alongside magnificent jewels, one-of-a-kind watches, and other impossible-to-find collectables as part of Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week.

Key Points: 
  • The Colnago Gioiello Numero 1, a unique work of art, was built to celebrate the 106th Giro d'Italia and to showcase Italian beauty to the world.
  • It was presented alongside magnificent jewels, one-of-a-kind watches, and other impossible-to-find collectables as part of Sotheby's Geneva Luxury Week.
  • At the auction's closing in Switzerland, the Colnago Gioiello Numero 1 (gioiello means 'jewel' in English) officially became the most expensive Colnago ever sold, fetching the record-breaking amount of 120,650 CHF (approximately $135,000 USD or 125,000 €).
  • The Colnago Gioiello Numero 1 is the most precious piece of the limited edition Gioiello bike line, with only 50 bikes to be made in total.

100% NORG SNOW GOGGLE WINS 2022 ISPO AWARD

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Friday, December 2, 2022
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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 100% is proud to announce that the Norg Snow Goggle has won the 2022 ISPO AWARD for Design and Innovation. The Norg is the flagship model in the 2022-23 Snow Goggle Collection, which made its global debut last month.  Norg is equipped with 100% proprietary 3DPlane Molded Lens Technology first introduced in 2019 with their revolutionary MX & MTB goggle, the Armega.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --100% is proud to announce that the Norg Snow Goggle has won the 2022 ISPO AWARD for Design and Innovation.
  • The Norg is the flagship model in the 2022-23 Snow Goggle Collection, which made its global debut last month.Norg is equipped with 100% proprietary 3DPlane Molded Lens Technology first introduced in 2019 with their revolutionary MX & MTB goggle, the Armega.
  • 100% CEO and Co-founderLudo Boinnard said, "When we began building our new Collection of Snow Goggles over 2 years ago, we focused on the features that matter most to skiers and snowboarders.
  • The introductory styles Norg , Snowcraft , and Okan are purpose-built to enhance the on-snow experience for riders of all levels.