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UMe Celebrates Hip Hop 50 With 80,000 Collectible Metro Cards Featuring Cam’Ron, LL COOL J, Rakim, & Pop Smoke

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Friday, August 4, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230804648793/en/
    UMe CELEBRATES HIP HOP 50 WITH 80,000 COLLECTIBLE METRO CARDS FEATURING CAM’RON, LL COOL J, RAKIM, & POP SMOKE
    Together with the MTA, UMe have created 80,000 “Metro Cards” available in subway vending locations across New York City.
  • These collectibles feature four generational East Coast hip-hop icons, namely Cam’Ron, LL COOL J, Rakim, and Pop Smoke.
  • But it doesn't get closer to real city life than swiping a metro card and standing clear of the closing doors.
  • UMe just released a new “Best Hip Hop Hits – HIP HOP 50 Edition” Spotify playlist.

The Netsmart Digitized Platform and CCBHC Leadership Take Center Stage at NatCon23

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Monday, May 1, 2023

This platform leverages technology to improve population health and care coordination in support of Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs).

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  • This platform leverages technology to improve population health and care coordination in support of Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs).
  • Proven results will be on display at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing 2023 Conference ( NatCon23 ) in Los Angeles from May 1-3.
  • Come visit Netsmart at booth 601 and the CCBHC Lounge to engage with industry experts from the National Council, connect with Netsmart clients, and explore our advanced solutions.
  • Alternatively, you can schedule a meeting to discover how Netsmart is empowering organizations to digitize their enterprise and optimize efficiencies.

FIU breaks ground for the Trish and Dan Bell Chapel

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

MIAMI, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction has begun for the Trish and Dan Bell Chapel, a nondenominational gathering place for worship, contemplation, spiritual strengthening, and mutual understanding on FIU's main campus.

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  • MIAMI, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction has begun for the Trish and Dan Bell Chapel, a nondenominational gathering place for worship, contemplation, spiritual strengthening, and mutual understanding on FIU's main campus.
  • The Bell Chapel will be located on the lake adjacent to the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential House.
  • "The Trish and Dan Bell Chapel will be the pivotal place on campus that enhances the spiritual component of the student experience."
  • Construction of the chapel is made possible through the lead commitment of philanthropists Trish and Dan Bell, as well as other notable FIU donors.

Festival Napa Valley Announces Carrie Underwood, Matteo Bocelli, Pablo Sáinz Villegas, Lucas Meachem, and Time for Three to Headline 2023 Summer Season, July 8-23

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

NAPA, Calif., March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- California wine country's flagship festival, Festival Napa Valley, returns for its 17th season with a rich lineup of music, food and wine events for every taste and budget, July 8-23, at venues throughout Napa Valley.

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  • "Our 2023 summer season features one-of-a-kind performances and events surrounded by the incomparable beauty and enchantment of Napa Valley," said Festival President & CEO Richard Walker.
  • "We are thrilled to offer affordable programming and food and wine events that showcase the very best of Napa Valley."
  • Furthering Festival Napa Valley's commitment to making the arts assessable to all, admission to daytime concerts is free, including the daily Festival Live!
  • Festival Napa Valley 2023 Premier sponsors are Bouchaine Vineyards, Kaiser Permanente/Thrive, Audi, Pomellato, and The Meritage Resort and Spa.

Higher-Ed AV Pioneer, Mike Pedersen, Honored As Hero By CTI

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Friday, February 24, 2023

Imagine, however, that you're in charge of a small AV team, and the president of your university announces that commencement will be virtual this year because of COVID.

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  • Imagine, however, that you're in charge of a small AV team, and the president of your university announces that commencement will be virtual this year because of COVID.
  • That's what happened to Mike Pedersen, the audiovisual experience manager at Iowa State University in April 2020.
  • Conference Technologies, Inc.® (CTI), a leading custom audio-visual systems integration solutions specialist, announced today that it is recognizing Pedersen as part of a "Heroes" campaign that honors outstanding people in the AV industry.
  • Pederson's team, in tandem with other university departments, had less than four weeks to pull off something that had never been done before.

MAGICAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY RAISES $24,000 FOR MAKE-A-WISH

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

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  • The luxe and magical evening was further enhanced by:
    900 North Michigan Shops – The iconic shopping center turned itself into a winter wonderland, with whimsical forest-inspired decor.
  • Holiday garland flanked the atrium where the storybook, 54ft tall tree held court, while digital canopies overhead projected custom, dynamic holiday content.
  • Ballet Chicago – Chicago-based ballet company, Ballet Chicago, brought a multitude of costumed dancers to perform excerpts from the fabled holiday classic, “The Nutcracker”.
  • Sur La Table – The purveyor of cooking and entertaining products delighted children and parents alike with sugar cookie decorating.

Ukrainian Singer Shares Her Powerful Performance of a Holiday Classic

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Monday, December 5, 2022

TORONTO, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Undoubtedly you've heard carolers sing "Carol Of The Bells" every holiday season.

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  • TORONTO, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Undoubtedly you've heard carolers sing "Carol Of The Bells" every holiday season.
  • Castlehill Entertainment artist Usanova, a young female singer from Ukraine, passionately offers the original version in her native tongue along with a powerful visual performance .
  • Wanting to deliver a message of her and her country's distress to the world, she put a new spin on the holiday classic.
  • For "Schedryk" she enlisted the help of Hollywood music producer/composer Fingazz to modernize the holiday classic and deliver her compelling message.

CHLOE FLOWER RELEASES NEW HOLIDAY EP - CHRISTMAS WITH CHLOE FLOWER - OUT NOW ON SONY MUSIC MASTERWORKS

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Friday, December 2, 2022

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following CHLOE FLOWER's performance on ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration, the acclaimed pianist, composer and producer releases her new holiday EP, Christmas With Chloe Flower available now from Sony Music Masterworks - listen here. Accompanying today's release is a new music video 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence' directed by Deb Tam, and inspired by the pioneering, influential, experimental, multi-award-winning, visionary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto – watch here.

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  • On her new EP, Christmas with Chloe Flower, fans can enjoy new arrangements of holiday favorites "The First Noel" and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," as well as Chloe's recording of the 1983 film- and chart-topping hit "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
  • Plus, "A Liberace Christmas" features melodies from beloved Christmas classics "Jingle Bells," "White Christmas," "O Come All Ye Faithful," and "Silent Night" seamlessly woven together to create a festive musical masterpiece.
  • Chloe Flower is an official Steinway Artist, composer, producer, activist, and fashion icon who began playing piano at the age of two.
  • Chloe Flower proudly celebrates her Asian heritage and culture and is a fierce advocate for women's representation particularly women of color in the music industry.

TURNING 'MINES TO VINES'--MINEFIELDS INTO VINEYARDS--IN UKRAINE

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Roots of Peace, a humanitarian non-profit organization, is pleased to announce the first MINES TO VINES program in Ukraine—transforming minefields into vineyards on former war-torn lands. The Rotary E-Club of Ukraine will partner with Roots of Peace to remove landmines in the Mykloaiv region of Ukraine, where winemakers have cultivated vineyards for thousands of years. Today, these vineyards yield the perils of landmines due to the recent invasion in February 2022, where the land is now held hostage by lethal landmines and explosive remnants of war.

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  • The Rotary E-Club of Ukraine will partner with Roots of Peace to remove landmines in the Mykloaiv region of Ukraine, where winemakers have cultivated vineyards for thousands of years.
  • The announcement will be livestreamed globally on Friday December 2 @ 1pm PST, here .
  • The 2022's Festival is a celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Signing of the Ottawa Treaty to Ban Landmines.
  • Confirmed speakers include Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, President Emeritus, The World Food Prize; Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim of Azerbaijan; Dmytro Kushneruk, SF Consul General of Ukraine and others.

Nations Lending Hits Southern Nevada with New Las Vegas Branch

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Nations Lending , a leading full-service national mortgage lender, today announced the launch of its latest branch in Las Vegas.

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  • Nations Lending , a leading full-service national mortgage lender, today announced the launch of its latest branch in Las Vegas.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220301005023/en/
    The Bells have long been top performers in the Las Vegas market.
  • They come to Nations from Planet Home Lending and were previously with imortgage/loanDepot for more than nine years.
  • Since its founding in 2003, Nations Lending has become one of the fastest-growing independent lenders in the country.