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Cronos Group Reports 2023 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results¹

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

In Israel, Cronos launched three new flower offerings under the Peace Naturals® brand in the fourth quarter, Rockstar, Dancehall, and Sonic Fuel.

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  • In Israel, Cronos launched three new flower offerings under the Peace Naturals® brand in the fourth quarter, Rockstar, Dancehall, and Sonic Fuel.
  • Cronos GrowCo reported to the Company preliminary unaudited net revenue to licensed producers excluding sales to the Company in the fourth quarter and full-year 2023 of approximately $6.6 million and $19.6 million, respectively.
  • In addition to principal repayment, Cronos also received approximately $10.3 million in interest payments from GrowCo in 2023, resulting in a total of approximately $15.9 million in cash payments to Cronos in 2023.
  • ET to discuss 2023 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year business results.

City State Entertainment Rebrands to Unchained Entertainment, Readies Reveal Of Next-Gen Game Development Engine

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Led by video game industry veteran Mark Jacobs, City State Entertainment has rebranded to Unchained Entertainment.

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  • Led by video game industry veteran Mark Jacobs, City State Entertainment has rebranded to Unchained Entertainment.
  • The company is readying the official launch of Early Access for Final Stand: Ragnarok, a multiplayer, co-op PvE hack and slasher action game.
  • Powered by Unchained Engine, the game will be able to support scenarios such as swarm-based PvE action, PvEvP extraction, as well as Battle Royales of unprecedented-scale in any combination.
  • “The Unchained Engine is realizing a dream I’ve been obsessing over for more than 30 years,” said Mark Jacobs, President and CEO of Unchained Entertainment.

A.D. King Foundation Announces Passing of Naomi King, Civil Rights Activist and King Family Matriarch, at Age 92

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

ATLANTA, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the King family are saddened to announce that after 92 remarkable years, Mrs. Naomi Ruth Barber King, a matriarch of the family and a celebrated civil rights activist, passed away peacefully on March 7th, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Mrs. King will be remembered as a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and a beacon of light to those in the churches and communities she served.
  • Alfred Daniel (A.D.) Williams King, a Baptist minister, civil rights leader, and the younger brother of Rev.
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mrs. King and A.D. were frequently by Dr. King's side supporting him and his leadership in the civil rights movement.
  • In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the A.D. King Foundation at www.adkingfoundation.com .

She Lived As A Lesbian And Male Impersonator Until She Saw God's Plans For Her Life

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Monday, March 4, 2024

HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Miriam Passmore tells how her life was forever changed after she met the Lord, and accepted The Confirmation Of A Divine Call ($10.99, paperback, 9781662876936; $4.99, e-book, 9781662876943).

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  • I know He can do it for someone else
    Before she was delivered, Passmore was miserable.
  • She escaped her unhappy life with cocaine and alcohol, and struggled with suicidal thoughts because she did not want to be gay.
  • She experienced godly love through a prayer group filled with Christian men who encouraged her, and she eventually found peace through Jesus Christ.
  • She has appeared on The 700 Club, an affiliate of TBN, Atlanta 57, and several magazines, local radio and Christian stations.

Historic church in Washington, D.C., preserved as sacred space

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Church of the Advent, an Anglican congregation in Washington, D.C., has completed the purchase of the historic Third Baptist Church in the Shaw neighborhood. Advent, founded in 2007, has been meeting in rented buildings and will put down permanent roots for the first time, while Third Baptist Church's members have chosen to continue as a congregation in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Church of the Advent, an Anglican congregation in Washington, D.C., has completed the purchase of the historic Third Baptist Church in the Shaw neighborhood.
  • "Worship sites are attractive for redevelopment," commented Evan Sparks, a member of Church of the Advent and a board member of Sacred Spaces Conservancy.
  • We're thrilled that Third Baptist chose to work with Advent and protect this historic sacred building."
  • "Sacred Spaces Conservancy was instrumental for Church of the Advent to launch the process of buying a building in D.C." said Deborah Tepley, executive director at Church of the Advent.

Wives, Ask Yourself: Are You Giving Up Your Marriage Without Remembering Your Wedding Vows?

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

CAHOKIA, Ill., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Tiffany T. Helms provides women readers with valuable marital advice in Saving The Wife! THIS IS KEY!: To Keep the Vow "For Better or For WORST" ($13.99, paperback, 9781662890963; $5.99, e-book, 9781662890970).

Key Points: 
  • CAHOKIA, Ill., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Tiffany T. Helms provides women readers with valuable marital advice in Saving The Wife!
  • I always thought about writing a book, but I never thought that I would write this book with the God given content inside.
  • When Helms was experiencing the worst season of her own marriage, God provided her with the strength and endurance to persevere.
  • Discover the main ingredients to a successful marriage including how to re-build trust, re-kindle the flame and remain faithful to the marriage vows even when it seems impossible.

BUXTON HELMSLEY NOMINATES FOUR HIGHLY QUALIFIED DIRECTORS TO FOSSIL GROUP BOARD TO HELP END YEARS OF SHAREHOLDER SUFFERING

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Buxton Helmsley Group, Inc. (together with certain of its affiliates, "BHG" or "we"), which has an approximate 1.4% interest in Fossil Group, Inc. ("Fossil" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FOSL), today announced its intention to nominate four highly qualified director candidates to the Fossil Board of Directors (the "Board") at the Company's 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Key Points: 
  • Alexander Parker, Senior Managing Director at BHG, said, "Fossil is a beloved brand that has delighted millions of customers for years.
  • "Given the Board's abysmal judgement and failure to oversee management for years, the need for immediate change at Fossil is abundantly clear.
  • As a result, Buxton Helmsley is nominating four highly qualified directors with the required skillsets, financial and operational acumen, track records of creating shareholder value, and integrity to restore Fossil's credibility and rebuild trust with investors.
  • She is also Head of Strategy, Consulting at Seramount, a professional services and research firm committed to advancing high-performing, inclusive workplaces.

As a rabbi, philosopher and physician, Maimonides wrestled with religion and reason – the book he wrote to reconcile them, ‘Guide to the Perplexed,’ has sparked debate ever since

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Friday, February 16, 2024

Reason, meanwhile, means inquiry that draws on logic and deductive reasoning.

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  • Reason, meanwhile, means inquiry that draws on logic and deductive reasoning.
  • For Maimonides, a 12th century theologian, philosopher, rabbi and physician, there is no true faith without reason.
  • In this rabbi’s view, the idea of a battle between faith and reason sets boundaries where none need exist.
  • This synthesis is at the heart of Maimonides’ most famous philosophical work, “The Guide for the Perplexed.”

Jerusalem and Athens

  • Some philosophers have described them as two different cities, as when University of Chicago professor Leo Strauss wrote of “Jerusalem and Athens.” Both cities love wisdom, Strauss wrote, but attribute it to different things.
  • In “Athens,” on the other hand, symbolized by the ancient Greek philosophers, “the beginning of wisdom is wonder” – the wonder of inquiry and reason.
  • As a doctor, astronomer and philosopher, however, he was just as knowledgeable about the science of his day.
  • In Part II of his “Guide,” Maimonides credits Aristotle with helping to prove three key principles about God: God is incorporeal, without a physical body; God is one; and God transcends the material world.

Science and scripture

  • Rather, he argues that the truths of science and philosophy must inform how people interpret the Bible.
  • If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.
  • And if God does not literally speak, then the Bible cannot be the literal word of God.


Maimonides insists that the Bible be appreciated as an esoteric text. Any part of the revealed text that does not fit with a true understanding of God and the universe must be read allegorically. Reason does not eliminate his faith in God, or the power of scripture. Instead, reason protects people from believing something incorrect about God’s nature. Maimonides insists that we have faith in reason and that reason ground our faith.

The palace of God

  • Reason was the tool needed to make sense of sacred texts, and philosophical inquiry was the process needed to get it right.
  • Toward the end of his “Guide for the Perplexed,” Maimonides lays out what he believes are different levels of enlightenment.
  • The allegory centers on a king’s palace: Only a select few, those who pursue truest wisdom grounded in philosophy and science, will reach the room where the king – God – resides.


Randy L. Friedman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Larger-than-life bugs, world-class minerals and more!

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

The amazing superpowers of bugs are revealed —from fast flight to powerful exoskeletons, camouflage, swarms and more.

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  • The amazing superpowers of bugs are revealed —from fast flight to powerful exoskeletons, camouflage, swarms and more.
  • Some star mineral specimens from one of the most mineralogically diverse places on the planet are coming to the Earth Gallery.
  • From the mid-1980s to 2007, Haineault and his wife assembled the finest collection of minerals from Mont Saint-Hilaire, which the museum acquired in 2020.
  • And, of course, the dinosaurs, dazzling minerals, awe-inspiring mammals and other great favourites of the museum’s permanent galleries continue to amaze and delight visitors, young and old.

Wedding Guests Take Center Stage. The Knot 2023 Real Weddings Study Reveals 75% of Couples Prioritize The Guest Experience when Planning their Weddings

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

The Knot , a digital wedding planning authority and the largest Vendor Marketplace in the US, today releases The Knot 2023 Real Weddings Study , a study of nearly 10,000 U.S. couples married in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The Knot , a digital wedding planning authority and the largest Vendor Marketplace in the US, today releases The Knot 2023 Real Weddings Study , a study of nearly 10,000 U.S. couples married in 2023.
  • “The Knot 2023 Real Weddings Study provides a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of wedding celebrations.
  • 75% of couples deem the guest experience to be the most crucial part of the planning process—a figure that rose to 80% among couples who have over 100 guests.
  • In a typical year, The Knot Worldwide conducts research with more than 300,000 couples, guests and wedding professionals globally.