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Colossal Raises over $2.2 Million for Kind Campaign and Announces 2023 Bar Boss, Mirian Dautaj of Drinkology NYC

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

PHOENIX, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Colossal, the global leader in fundraising through online competitions, proudly announces the phenomenal success of its Bar Boss competition presented by Dos Hombres, raising over $2.2 million for the Kind Campaign. This groundbreaking initiative brought together thousands of bartenders nationwide to vie for the prestigious title of Bar Boss, with Mirian Dautaj emerging as the People's Choice for 2023.

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  • PHOENIX, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Colossal, the global leader in fundraising through online competitions , proudly announces the phenomenal success of its Bar Boss competition presented by Dos Hombres, raising over $2.2 million for the Kind Campaign.
  • This groundbreaking initiative brought together thousands of bartenders nationwide to vie for the prestigious title of Bar Boss, with Mirian Dautaj emerging as the People's Choice for 2023.
  • Colossal, known for its impactful fundraising campaigns, proudly supports the Kind Campaign through the Bar Boss competition.
  • Crucially, the funds raised through the Bar Boss competition will aid Kind Campaign in delivering its impactful programs.

Colossal Raises over $2.2 Million for Kind Campaign and Announces 2023 Bar Boss, Mirian Dautaj of Drinkology NYC

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

PHOENIX, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Colossal, the global leader in fundraising through online competitions, proudly announces the phenomenal success of its Bar Boss competition presented by Dos Hombres, raising over $2.2 million for the Kind Campaign. This groundbreaking initiative brought together thousands of bartenders nationwide to vie for the prestigious title of Bar Boss, with Mirian Dautaj emerging as the People's Choice for 2023.

Key Points: 
  • PHOENIX, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Colossal, the global leader in fundraising through online competitions , proudly announces the phenomenal success of its Bar Boss competition presented by Dos Hombres, raising over $2.2 million for the Kind Campaign.
  • This groundbreaking initiative brought together thousands of bartenders nationwide to vie for the prestigious title of Bar Boss, with Mirian Dautaj emerging as the People's Choice for 2023.
  • Colossal, known for its impactful fundraising campaigns, proudly supports the Kind Campaign through the Bar Boss competition.
  • Crucially, the funds raised through the Bar Boss competition will aid Kind Campaign in delivering its impactful programs.

Grace Cathedral Names Louise Gregory, Chief Development Officer

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grace Cathedral will be naming Louise Gregory as its new Chief Development Officer.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grace Cathedral will be naming Louise Gregory as its new Chief Development Officer.
  • "We are delighted to welcome Louise to Grace Cathedral as our new Chief Development Officer.
  • "I am very excited to assume the role of chief philanthropy officer for Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
  • Grace Cathedral is an Episcopal church in the heart of San Francisco and the third-largest Episcopal cathedral in the United States.

College Cliffs Reveals Its List of The 20 Most Beautiful Chapels and Cathedrals on College Campuses

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating landmarks of historic aesthetic value, College Cliffs has identified the most stunning chapels and cathedrals on college campuses.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating landmarks of historic aesthetic value, College Cliffs has identified the most stunning chapels and cathedrals on college campuses.
  • Coming in behemoth sizes, the college cathedrals take us on a journey to European architectural arts.
  • The college chapels, in comparison, resemble smaller yet remarkable structures with interiors that are just as exquisite.
  • Our list was put together with beautiful design, rich history, and the popularity of the religious structures in mind.

Cornerstone Building Brands Partners with Dave and Jenny Marrs to Showcase Leading Products on Season 5 of Fixer to Fabulous

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231107450426/en/
    Cornerstone Building Brands Partners with Dave and Jenny Marrs to Showcase Leading Products on Season 5 of Fixer to Fabulous (Photo: Business Wire)
    Season 5 of the show, premiering this fall, follows Cornerstone Building Brands Brand Ambassadors Dave and Jenny Marrs as they transform historic houses into charming forever homes around their hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas.
  • Three leading product brands from the Cornerstone Building Brands family — Ply Gem, Mastic Siding & Accessories and Reed’s Metals — will be featured in six episodes throughout the season.
  • On this season of Fixer to Fabulous, we use siding, stone, windows, metal roofing, trim, shutters and fencing — all provided by Cornerstone Building Brands," says Dave Marrs, Host of Fixer to Fabulous.
  • For more information on Cornerstone Building Brands’ partnership with Dave and Jenny Marrs, visit: https://www.plygem.com/siding/dave-and-jenny-marrs/

Amphenol Ardent Concepts Introduces Low-Profile Right Angle Configurations in TR90™ Multicoax Series

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

HAMPTON, N.H., Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Amphenol Ardent Concepts, a pioneering leader in advanced connector solutions, is pleased to introduce a pivotal expansion to the TR™ Multicoax Series. The newly introduced 8 and 16 channel Right Angle configurations within the TR90 series extend the product line's versatility, enhancing engineers' design flexibility. These innovative configurations seamlessly complement the existing 4, 8, and 16 channel straight mount designs, and importantly, they maintain the same mechanical PCB footprint. This holistic approach fortifies the TR90 series, enabling engineers and designers to tailor their solutions with precision to cater to the intricate demands of high-frequency applications, notably in the realms of semiconductor, test & measurement, mobile communication, and automotive radar designs. The new part numbers for the Right Angle configurations can be found below:

Key Points: 
  • The newly introduced 8 and 16 channel Right Angle configurations within the TR90 series extend the product line's versatility, enhancing engineers' design flexibility.
  • The new part numbers for the Right Angle configurations can be found below:
    "The release of low-profile Right Angle configurations in our TR90 Multicoax Series ... aligns with our commitment to delivering solutions that excel in signal integrity, solderless, compression mount technologies, signal density, and mechanical reliability in challenging environments."
  • Now, with the addition of low-profile Right Angle configurations, Amphenol Ardent Concepts empowers engineers to tackle the unique challenges posed by high-frequency, space-constrained environments.
  • Low-Profile Right Angle Configurations: The TR90 series now includes low-profile Right Angle configurations in 8 and 16 channel options.

Integra Connect to Present Key Clinical Research at the ASCO Quality Care Symposium

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Integra Connect, LLC., the leading provider of value-based, precision medicine solutions and services for specialty care, today announced results from three studies that will be presented during the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium on October 27 - 28, 2023. The findings from these three studies – two done in conjunction with UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Pittsburgh, PA and one done in conjunction with South Carolina Oncology Associates (SCOA) – emphasize the critical role quality initiatives play in identifying gaps in care and driving action to improve patient outcomes. Findings for all three posters will be presented at ASCO Quality Care Symposium from 7:00 - 8:00 AM ET, and then again from 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM ET on October 28, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • , the leading provider of value-based, precision medicine solutions and services for specialty care, today announced results from three studies that will be presented during the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium on October 27 - 28, 2023.
  • Findings for all three posters will be presented at ASCO Quality Care Symposium from 7:00 - 8:00 AM ET, and then again from 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM ET on October 28, 2023.
  • The studies were conducted with Integra Connect as part of its Quality Initiatives program, which is designed to help oncology practices, cancer institutes, and health systems make well-informed clinical decisions to ensure patients are receiving the best possible care.
  • Integra Connect does this by bringing together clinical data from disparate systems and sources, organizing the information into complete, longitudinal patient journeys, and conducting in-depth analyses with its AI-enabled solutions.

Monumental di Suvero Sculpture To Be Installed at Petaluma River Park - on Oct. 2nd and 3rd

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

The installation of Huru by internationally acclaimed sculptor Mark di Suvero will be happening at Petaluma River Park.

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  • The installation of Huru by internationally acclaimed sculptor Mark di Suvero will be happening at Petaluma River Park.
  • A large crane will be placing the 38-foot sculpture at Petaluma River Park, transforming the landscape with its bold angles and scale.
  • The welcome event will celebrate Huru’s new home at Petaluma River Park, which underscores the Petaluma River Park Foundation’s mission to be a park that connects people, art, and nature.
  • Petaluma River Park sits on 24 acres of undeveloped land on the McNear Peninsula and connects people, art and nature.

Kwame Nkrumah: memorials to the man who led Ghana to independence have been built, erased and revived again

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Monday, September 25, 2023

Recently renovated, it is dedicated to the memory of Kwame Nkrumah, the leader of Ghana’s independence struggle and its first president.

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  • Recently renovated, it is dedicated to the memory of Kwame Nkrumah, the leader of Ghana’s independence struggle and its first president.
  • Marking the spot of his final resting place at the park is a massive statue.
  • The statue has been continuously contested since its original commission in 1956 and its unveiling at the first anniversary of independence in 1958.
  • Attitudes have shifted from straightforward veneration to confrontation and destruction and, finally, to more subtle forms of remembrance.

The birth of a monument

    • After his overthrow, several of his statues and images had been destroyed by the military government.
    • Acheampong discussed the possibility of creating a mausoleum, adorned with an imposing new statue, on the grounds where the ex-president had declared independence.
    • The statue was commissioned in Italy but before it could be erected the Acheampong government was toppled by Flight Lieutenant Jerry J. Rawlings in 1979.
    • The memorial project was finally realised in 1992 based on the design of Ghanaian architect Don Arthur.
    • This proliferation of historical monuments can be read as an attempt to neutralise the commemoration of Nkrumah.

Strong memories remain

    • It has been reproduced over and over again on thousands of private photographs, and is marketed on postcards, posters, calendars, T-shirts, bags, towels, tea cups and similar souvenirs.
    • National heroes, as the case of Nkrumah shows, can divide people just as much as they can unite.

Contaminations, revisions, reinventions: how cultures, ancient and modern, have influenced each other

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Monday, September 18, 2023

He reflects on the creation of this ancient art across generations, and the recovery of its remnants by new generations.

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  • He reflects on the creation of this ancient art across generations, and the recovery of its remnants by new generations.
  • It is well written, nuanced and light in style, spinning a series of historical narratives in an erudite and engaging way.
  • It begins with Queen Nefertiti (c.1370-c.1330 BCE), and ends with Nigeria declaring its independence from Great Britain in 1960.
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Cultural interaction

    • This, in turn, leads to a discussion of Nefertiti and her husband, the pharaoh Akhenaten, experimenting with monotheism.
    • And there is the epic journey of the Chinese Buddhist explorer, Xuanzang (602-664 CE), author of the Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, which Puchner describes as “a classic in cultural mobility”.
    • Puchner is not naïve about the realities underpinning his stories of cultural interaction, replete as they are with colonialism, destruction, theft, and getting it wrong as much as getting it right.
    • It entails educating the next generation, entrusting them with the preservation of “human inheritance”, so they may proceed with “humility”.

The necessity of education

    • He discusses the necessity of education – written and spoken – as a mechanism of preserving culture.
    • Puchner’s heroic tales of creative and intellectual interaction are chronicled in historical artefacts and documents, such as The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon (c. 966–c.1017).
    • The Pillow Book is a hybrid text in the form of a diary, which includes stories, anecdotes, gossip, poems and character portraits.

Methods and paradigms

    • The chapter on Plato, for example, shows Puchner to be out of his depth, with ideas not always meshing.
    • His accounts of the Egyptian influence on Greek culture and Plato the young playwright falling under the spell of Socrates and turning to philosophy are messy and uncertain.
    • Puchner nevertheless challenges us not to get caught up in the traditional Western paradigm of the ancient Greeks as the creators of culture.