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As ABC chair, Ita Buttrose stood up for the broadcaster's independence. It's time others did the same

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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Ita Buttrose has announced she will not seek a second term as ABC chair, which means her term will expire in March 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Ita Buttrose has announced she will not seek a second term as ABC chair, which means her term will expire in March 2024.
  • Four of the seven non-executive directors already there had been appointed outside the merit system by Mitch Fifield as minister for communication.
  • Buttrose herself put ABC independence at the centre of her commitments.
  • I will fight any attempts to muzzle the national broadcaster or interfere with its obligations to the Australian public.
  • He sued the ABC for defamation but the ABC defended it vigorously and he discontinued the action.
  • There have been many analyses of how nine years of Coalition government attacks demoralised the ABC.
  • But with Buttrose’s departure now on the horizon, it is time for others at the top to stand up.

The Tonto Apache Tribe to Partner with Heritage Distilling Company to Develop Arizona’s First Tribally Owned and Operated Distillery on Native Land

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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The distillery will produce and serve both Heritage’s portfolio of award-winning spirits, as well as exclusive Tonto Apache created brands, crafted to reflect tribal flavors and the local region.

Key Points: 
  • The distillery will produce and serve both Heritage’s portfolio of award-winning spirits, as well as exclusive Tonto Apache created brands, crafted to reflect tribal flavors and the local region.
  • “We have spent considerable time with the team from Heritage and we have toured their facilities in the Pacific Northwest.
  • Chairman Johnson noted, “Apache Corners is a multi-year community and economic planning effort by the Tonto Apache Tribal Nation.
  • For more information on Heritage Distilling Company and the Tribal Beverage Network, visit heritagedistilling.com .

Health research must be ethical – we can do more to make sure that's the case for young trans people and their families

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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Since the Four Corners episode, the New South Wales health minister has announced a review of the scientific evidence related to health care for young trans people.

Key Points: 
  • Since the Four Corners episode, the New South Wales health minister has announced a review of the scientific evidence related to health care for young trans people.
  • How can we ensure ethical principles for young trans people and their families are met – especially when they might see research as one of few avenues for accessing care?
  • How do young trans people and their families know when they should or shouldn’t sign up?

Obligations and oversight

    • They include a chairperson, members of the public and people with expert knowledge and current experience in research.
    • These say research should be respectful, culturally safe and undertaken in the best interest of the individuals and communities.
    • This includes trans young people, many of whom experience anxiety and depression as a result of stigma and discrimination.

What about young trans people and their families?

    • Accordingly, it is expected research with young trans people and their families is undertaken ethically, responsibly and with integrity.
    • Young trans people and their families need to be involved throughout the research process.
    • When young trans people and their families are not meaningfully included as research partners, research findings can be misinterpreted.

How can young trans people and their families assess research ethics?


    Participants should be presented with clear information about what the study will involve and the implications of participation. Before deciding on whether to participate in research, young trans people and their families should know their rights in research settings including the right to complain and what happens to their personal data if they withdraw. Helpful questions to ask before consenting to participate in research include:
    Participation in research should be a choice. It should not involve any kind of coercion, such as feeling that not participating in the research would mean a person would not get the same access to gender-affirming health care.

Robust research is needed

    • Robust research is vital to reducing this health inequity and improving the health and wellbeing of young trans people.
    • To ensure this research is of the highest standard, ethics committees must have the expertise to uphold ethical principles in research involving trans children and adolescents.
    • As the Four Corners program shows, high-quality guidelines specifically for research with trans people, including children and adolescents, are urgently needed.

Audi Joins Leading Smart City Peachtree Corners to Advance C-V2X Deployment Pathways Aimed at Improving Roadway Safety

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Thursday, June 15, 2023
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PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Peachtree Corners – one of the nation's first smart cities powered by real-world connected infrastructure – and Audi of America Inc. announced a collaboration to advance cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) practical deployment pathways as part of the city's Curiosity Lab ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Peachtree Corners – one of the nation's first smart cities powered by real-world connected infrastructure – and Audi of America Inc. announced a collaboration to advance cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) practical deployment pathways as part of the city's Curiosity Lab ecosystem.
  • "We are honored to have been selected by Audi to define how automakers and cities can together unlock the future in the world's most unique smart city environment, which includes the first-ever full C-V2X system to be implemented by a U.S. city," said City of Peachtree Corners City Manager Brian Johnson.
  • Audi has been working with various private and public partners since 2020 to improve C-V2X technologies and protect vulnerable road users.
  • For more information, or to schedule a briefing with city officials and executives from Audi and Spoke, contact [email protected] .

Digital Twin Consortium Welcomes Corners Global as Member

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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BOSTON, MA, May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Digital Twin Consortium ® today announced Corners has joined the consortium.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, MA, May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Digital Twin Consortium ® today announced Corners has joined the consortium.
  • Corners recently presented a showcase of digital twins for public safety at the DTC Quarterly Member Meeting in Reston, Virginia from March 21 - 23, 2023.
  • The showcase focused on the use of digital twin technology to provide 3D intelligence: detect, determine, direct, which accelerates the digital transformation for public safety.
  • “We’re excited about working with Corners Global as a member of the consortium,” said Dan Isaacs, GM, and CTO of DTC.

Tropical Forest Products Teams Up with Four Corners of South Carolina to Distribute Black Label™ Sustainable Tropical Hardwoods

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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Headquartered in North Charleston, SC, Four Corners serves the Low Country as a leading distributor of premium building materials.

Key Points: 
  • Headquartered in North Charleston, SC, Four Corners serves the Low Country as a leading distributor of premium building materials.
  • "The high standards of our Black Label architectural grade lumber meet the quality and service needs of Four Corners' customers," said Brian Lotz, Technical Director for Tropical Forest Products.
  • "I have been buying tropical hardwood decking for over 30 years in the Charleston area," said Larry Broadway, Four Corners Purchasing Manager.
  • Black Label exceeds Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Unifloresta standards for Ipe, Cumaru, Jatoba, Garapa, BulletWood and Tigerwood, all 100% legally sourced from South America.

Winners Named in IDC Government Insights' Sixth Annual Smart Cities North America Awards

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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IDC Government Insights named winners this week in the sixth annual Smart Cities North America Awards (SCNAA).

Key Points: 
  • IDC Government Insights named winners this week in the sixth annual Smart Cities North America Awards (SCNAA).
  • The awards were designed to recognize the progress North American states and municipalities have made in executing Smart Cities projects, as well as providing a forum for sharing best practices to help accelerate Smart City development in the region.
  • Winners will be honored at Smart Cities Connect being held May 16-18, 2023, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. To learn more about the event, please visit https://spring.smartcitiesconnect.org/ .
  • Urban Planning and Land Use (e.g., Permitting, Licensing, Inspection & Zoning; Digital Twins, Community Resiliency)
    Smart Data Management Platform - Colorado Springs, CO
    "Our annual Smart Cities North America Awards recognize the best of the best among smart city initiatives, and we congratulate our nearly 20 municipalities in our annual awards.

4 Corners Carbon Coalition Funds First-of-its-Kind Project to Turn Air into Concrete at Scale

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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The project will be developed by CarbonBuilt (an ultra-low carbon concrete technology developer), Aircapture (a modular DAC technology developer) and Block-Lite (a concrete products manufacturer).

Key Points: 
  • The project will be developed by CarbonBuilt (an ultra-low carbon concrete technology developer), Aircapture (a modular DAC technology developer) and Block-Lite (a concrete products manufacturer).
  • The process is expected to reduce the embodied carbon of the resulting concrete blocks by more than 70 percent compared to traditional concrete.
  • Aircapture’s modular DAC technology reliably supplies commercial and industrial customers with clean CO₂ captured from air onsite, when and where needed.
  • CarbonBuilt: “Large scale, durable carbon utilization can play a critical role in driving down the cost of DAC and accelerating atmospheric carbon removal.

AFC Foundation Announces Charitable Donation to Corners Outreach

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Monday, December 5, 2022
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AFC Foundation, a nonprofit organization that was established by the management team of the Advanced Flower Capital platform ("AFC"), seeks to collaborate with the companies that AFC works with to give back and support communities in states in which they operate. AFC is a financing platform to the cannabis industry that includes, among other funds, AFC Gamma, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFCG), a Nasdaq-listed real estate investment trust.

Key Points: 
  • AFC Foundation is thrilled to announce that it has donated to the Corners Outreach nonprofit organization in Georgia.
  • This donation marks AFC Foundation's latest charitable contribution to a service-based organization.
  • Previously, AFC Foundation has supported Pennsylvania Court Appointed Special Advocates Association ("PA CASA"), Yo Soy Ella and The Weldon Project.
  • "We are thrilled to learn that AFC Foundation has identified Corners Outreach as a worthy charity and appreciate their support.

22nd Century Group (Nasdaq: XXII) to Expand VLN® Sales in Three Additional States: Arizona, Utah and New Mexico

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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22nd Century will leverage both existing partners and new distribution networks in the additional states to make its VLN products available to adult smokers in these markets.

Key Points: 
  • 22nd Century will leverage both existing partners and new distribution networks in the additional states to make its VLN products available to adult smokers in these markets.
  • We made clear that our statewide launch in Colorado and continued expansion in Illinois were just the first steps of our accelerated VLN rollout.
  • As noted on the packaging, VLN is the only cigarette in the world purposefully designed to Help You Smoke Less.
  • 22nd Century Groups Chicago pilot sales program demonstrated that in-store outreach was highly effective, and once adult smokers had tried VLN, the vast majority were quick to recommend VLN to other adult smokers.