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New Docuseries about Tim & Katherine Ballard - UNFOUNDED: The TRUTH about the BALLARD case -- Released by Veteran Podcaster Troy Ables

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Friday, February 23, 2024

HANFORD, Calif., Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran podcaster Troy Ables has released the first episode of a brand new multi-episode docuseries about the allegations made against Tim and Katherine Ballard: UNFOUNDED – The TRUTH about the BALLARD case. Featuring new interviews with the Ballards and evidence that the legal cases against them are "a shakedown" and a "sad and troubling attack," UNFOUNDED encourages viewers to donate to a new Ballard Family Legal Defense Fund.

Key Points: 
  • HANFORD, Calif., Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran podcaster Troy Ables has released the first episode of a brand new multi-episode docuseries about the allegations made against Tim and Katherine Ballard: UNFOUNDED – The TRUTH about the BALLARD case .
  • "We've been traumatized and our work damaged by these false allegations," said Tim Ballard.
  • UNFOUNDED includes information allowing supporters of the Ballards to donate to a new Ballard Family Legal Defense Fund.
  • Together, we can ensure that this injustice does not derail their lifelong commitment to rescuing the most vulnerable among us."

Lavras Gold Corp. Featuring Fazenda do Posto Discovery in Southern Brazil at Vancouver AME BC Roundup Conference Core Shack on January 22-23

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lavras Gold Corp. (TSX-V:LGC, OTCQX:LGCFF) (“Lavras” or the “Company”) will be participating in the Core Shack Exhibit at the Vancouver AME BC Roundup conference, held on January 22 to 25.

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  • TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lavras Gold Corp. (TSX-V:LGC, OTCQX:LGCFF) (“Lavras” or the “Company”) will be participating in the Core Shack Exhibit at the Vancouver AME BC Roundup conference, held on January 22 to 25.
  • Lavras will be featuring a selection of drill core from the Company’s 2023 Fazenda do Posto Discovery, LDS project in southern Brazil on January 22 and 23.
  • CEO Michael Durose and Senior Geologist Joao Moller will be on hand for details on this new discovery, the geology of the Lavras do Sul Intrusive Complex and the prospectivity of the broader area around the complex.

Hollyland LARK M2: Unparalleled Lightweight Wireless Lavalier Microphone Available Now

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollyland is pleased to announce the LARK M2, a new top level consumer-grade wireless lavalier microphone. At only 9 grams, it stands out as an impressively lightweight lavalier microphone, making it the best choice for filmmakers, vloggers, and podcasters. It is small and light enough to attach comfortably, securely, unobtrusively to any type of clothing. With lossless sound reproduction and top-of-the-line capabilities, the LARK M2 ensures users get the best possible results out of every recording opportunity. Owners can confidently rely on it for up to 10 hours of uninterrupted use and expect consistent audio quality with each use.

Key Points: 
  • SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollyland is pleased to announce the LARK M2, a new top level consumer-grade wireless lavalier microphone.
  • At only 9 grams, it stands out as an impressively lightweight lavalier microphone, making it the best choice for filmmakers, vloggers, and podcasters.
  • The LARK M2 is launching globally on January 10th, 2024, and is available through local distributors as well as at Hollyland's Amazon store https://amzn.to/3NQ7MLE.
  • Find out more about the new lightweight LARK M2 wireless microphone at: [ https://hollyland.info/larkm2 ]

Lavras Gold Drills 204 metres Grading 1.0 g/t gold starting at a drill hole depth of 31 metres at its Fazenda do Posto Discovery, LDS Project in Southern Brazil

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Monday, November 27, 2023

TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lavras Gold Corp. (TSX-V: LGC, OTCQX: LGCFF) reports that follow up drilling at the Fazenda do Posto discovery on the Company’s LDS Project in southern Brazil has validated the discovery reported in August 2023 (Lavras Gold press release August 29, 2023). The discovery has been confirmed in terms of gold grades, widths and continuity and remains open in several directions to resource expansion.

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  • Vertical Hole 23FP003 drilled 58 metres grading 1.0 g/t gold starting at a drillhole depth of 80 metres within a larger gold mineralized interval of 214 metres.
  • Continuous gold mineralization was encountered in 23FP006 starting at a drill hole depth of 31 metres (vertical depth of about 27 metres) for 230 metres.
  • The highlights of drill hole 23FP002 are 340 metres grading 1.1 g/t gold from 117 metres including:
    This hole confirms gold mineralization to a vertical depth of about 390 metres.
  • The hole returned assay results with continuous mineralization of 230 metres grading 0.9 g/t gold starting at 31 metres and including:
    204 metres grading 1.0 g/t gold from 31 metres including:
    65 metres grading 1.9 g/t gold from 149 metres; and including
    10 metres grading 3.0 g/t gold from 154 metres.

AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Louisiana Dealer Services Insurance, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The outlooks of these Credit Ratings (ratings) are stable.

Key Points: 
  • The outlooks of these Credit Ratings (ratings) are stable.
  • For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best's Credit Ratings .
  • For information on the proper use of Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessments, Best’s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best’s Ratings & Assessments .
  • AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry.

Latter-day Saints lawsuits raise questions over Mormon tithing – can churches just invest funds members believe are for charity?

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Three men have filed a lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – also known as the LDS or Mormon church – and its investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc.

Key Points: 
  • Three men have filed a lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – also known as the LDS or Mormon church – and its investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc.
  • LDS church doctrine requires its members to tithe – that is, give 10% of their income to the church.

3 kinds of relief

  • The men are seeking three forms of relief.
  • They’re also requesting other monetary relief, including that the LDS church pay their legal fees.
  • In February 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission found that Ensign Peak, the church’s investment arm, had failed to make required disclosures of its securities portfolio.
  • By a whistleblower’s estimate, it may be as high as $100 billion.

Donors generally have no say

  • Charitable donations, generally of money or property, are often deductible for tax purposes because churches qualify as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  • While donors cannot get their money back when they are disappointed by a charity, they will probably stop making donations.

Fiduciary duty – for the institution

  • They argue that the church breached its fiduciary duties to its members – all of whom are also its donors.
  • Fiduciary duties encompass a special duty to act in the best interests of someone or something, based on certain legal relationships.

Allegations of fraud

  • In Utah, plaintiffs must file fraud suits within three years of when they discover or should have discovered fraudulent behavior.
  • And the Ensign Peak allegations first surfaced in 2019 – four years before the plaintiffs filed this lawsuit.
  • Their lawyers argue that the statute of limitations does not bar the case, because the LDS church hid how it used the money and plaintiffs could not have discovered the alleged fraud until recently.

Seeking relief

  • But they are also asking for the court to order the LDS church to make periodic financial disclosures and to appoint an independent authority outside the church to oversee the church’s finances.
  • Appointing somebody to oversee how the LDS church raises and spends its money would violate this doctrine.


Samuel Brunson is practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

VIP Successfully Delivers Fairfax County's Land Management and Licensing Transformation

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Friday, October 20, 2023

FOLSOM, Calif., Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The project commenced in September 2019 and was successfully rolled out in several releases, providing a modern unified system with global standards across multiple key departments, including the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), Land Development Services (LDS), Fire and Rescue (FRD), Health Department (HD), the Department of Code Compliance (DCC), and Department of Public Works & Environmental Services (DPWES). With the final release now live, VIP continues to provide maintenance and operations support and guidance to county staff in the Accela Competency Center headed by Randhir Singh, IT Director of Land Planning and Development Systems Branch.

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  • Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) proudly announces the successful implementation of the Fairfax County Planning and Land Use System (PLUS) project, a landmark initiative aimed at revolutionizing land management and licensing processes.
  • Fairfax County is the largest county in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with a county population of over 1.1 million.
  • "With our strong track record in Accela projects and our multifaceted skillset, VIP was primed to lead the Fairfax County PLUS project," said Jonna Ward, CEO of VIP.
  • "With our strong track record in Accela projects and our multifaceted skillset, VIP was primed to lead the Fairfax County PLUS project," said Jonna Ward, CEO of VIP.

Guidance And Hope For Followers Of The Church Of Latter-Day Saints

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

RONAN, Mont., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Nace Howell exposes the false teachings found within the Church of Latter-Day Saints, and also offers apologetic tools for witnessing to followers of this faith in Mormonism: Impossible: Refuting a Fundamental Mormon Doctrine and Using Apologetics to Reach the Latter-Day Saints ($16.49, paperback, 9781662885372; $26.49, 9781662885389; $7.99, e-book, 9781662885396).

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  • "In my heart, I want to see Mormons come to the real Jesus and leave behind the damaging, false, deceptive beliefs that Mormonism teaches," said Howell.
  • in Apologetics from Luther Rice College and Seminary; and a B. S. in Bible from Lancaster Bible College.
  • He has been teaching apologetics, Bible, and theology for over two decades in church, small group, and high school settings.
  • Xulon Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world's largest Christian self-publisher, with more than 20,000 titles published to date.

Lavras Gold drills 340 metres grading 1.09 g/t gold at Fazenda do Posto discovery

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Good, old-fashioned boots on the ground field exploration has yielded a potentially game-changing discovery for Lavras Gold Corp. (TSXV: LGC, OTCQB: LGCFF). Drilling at the new Fazenda do Posto discovery on the Company’s LDS Project in southern Brazil has returned assay results with remarkably continuous mineralization of 340 metres grading 1.09 g/t gold from 117 metres including:

Key Points: 
  • Drilling at the new Fazenda do Posto discovery on the Company’s LDS Project in southern Brazil has returned assay results with remarkably continuous mineralization of 340 metres grading 1.09 g/t gold from 117 metres including:
    68 metres grading 2.09 g/t gold from 293 metres.
  • “This new discovery on our Fazenda do Posto claim block is a potential game changer for Lavras Gold,” said Michael Durose, Lavras Gold’s President and CEO.
  • The highlights of drill hole 23FP002 gold assay results are 340 metres grading 1.09 g/t gold from 117 metres including:
    68 metres grading 2.09 g/t gold from 293 metres.
  • Indications are that a significant gold mineral system is developing at the Fazenda do Posto gold discovery and the adjacent Butiá Gold Deposit.

Lavras Gold adds to wealth of gold discoveries in second quarter

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

TORONTO, Aug. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lavras Gold Corp. (TSXV: LGC, OTCQB: LGCFF) highlighted two new gold discoveries, as well as the expansion of Zeca Souza, as it reported on its second quarter today.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Aug. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lavras Gold Corp. (TSXV: LGC, OTCQB: LGCFF) highlighted two new gold discoveries, as well as the expansion of Zeca Souza, as it reported on its second quarter today.
  • During the first quarter, the Company built on this wealth of discoveries with yet another one, the Matilde Extension gold discovery .
  • Then in the second quarter, Lavras Gold added to its wealth of discoveries, announcing results from the Vila Marieta and Galvao targets.
  • The Galvao gold discovery is important because it shows how deep the gold system at Lavras could go.