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Eisai to Present Latest Data on Lemborexant at the 37th Annual Sleep 2023 Meeting

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Friday, June 2, 2023

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TOKYO, June 2, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced a total of eight poster presentations, including the latest data on its in-house discovered orexin receptor antagonist lemborexant (product name: DAYVIGO), will be given at the 37th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (SLEEP 2023), to be held from June 3 to 7, 2023 in Indianapolis, IN, the United States.

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TOKYO, June 2, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced a total of eight poster presentations, including the latest data on its in-house discovered orexin receptor antagonist lemborexant (product name: DAYVIGO), will be given at the 37th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (SLEEP 2023), to be held from June 3 to 7, 2023 in Indianapolis, IN, the United States.
Major poster presentations include new data about the effects of lemborexant on obstructive sleep apnea (poster numbers: #298, 299 and 300).
Eisai considers neurology, including insomnia, a therapeutic area of focus.
Eisai strives to create innovative products as soon as possible in therapeutic areas with high unmet medical needs, and will further contribute to addressing the diverse needs of, as well as increasing the benefits provided to, those living with neurological diseases and their families.

Press Club Event: 'Why Are They Not Home?; Challenges Faced By US Government In Resolving Journalist Hostage Cases' August 14

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

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Held in Syria 11 years, Austin Tice is the longest-tenured U.S. hostage.

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Held in Syria 11 years, Austin Tice is the longest-tenured U.S. hostage.
Almost twice as long as Terry Anderson of the Associated Press was held.
It is honestly hard to find a recent government success story when it comes to freeing journalist hostages.
When a journalist is taken hostage, it deprives citizens of the information they need to participate in a functioning democracy.

Air travel is in a rut – is there any hope of recapturing the romance of flying?

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Earlier that year, Earhart had flown as an observer on a Northwest Airways winter flight across the U.S., testing the possibilities of a “Northern Transcontinental” route.

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Earlier that year, Earhart had flown as an observer on a Northwest Airways winter flight across the U.S., testing the possibilities of a “Northern Transcontinental” route.
Meanwhile, the ecosystem of air travel has grown more elaborate, often leaving passengers squirming in their seats on the tarmac before or after flight.
Coast-to-coast air travel is in a rut – but there are still efforts to improve this mode of transit.

Just another ordinary miracle

Transcontinental air journeys are clearly different 90 years after Earhart’s record-breaking exploratory flights: Travelers now take such trips for granted, and often find them to be pure drudgery.
In 2018, travel blogger Ravi Ghelani reviewed in minute detail a United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Seattle – roughly the same northern route that Earhart explored in 1933.
But for Ghelani, seated in first class, it wasn’t the terrain or frigid temperatures that were the most cumbersome part of his adventure.

Little indignities multiply

The high-risk adventure of air travel has been subdued, yet long flights today can paradoxically feel torturous.
As philosopher Michael Marder puts it in his 2022 book “Philosophy for Passengers”: “When crew members wish passengers a ‘pleasant journey,’ I hear a dash of cruel irony in their words.
Still, it’s worth noting that the majority of the human population has never boarded an airplane; flying cross-country remains a relatively exclusive experience.

2 futures of cross-country flight

Where are the new frontiers for transcontinental flight today?
One area of innovation is in a greener form of flight.
Theirs is the high-flying equivalent of the Tesla electric sports car.” Solar Impulse was more recently reconfigured as a remotely piloted aircraft, with new experiments in long-distance solar flight underway.
These are two starkly different visions of coast-to-coast flight, one a dystopian nightmare and the other a utopian dream.

Authors are resisting AI with petitions and lawsuits. But they have an advantage: we read to form relationships with writers

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

In the United States last week, the Authors Guild submitted an open letter to the chief executives of prominent AI companies, asking AI developers to obtain consent from, credit and fairly compensate authors.

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In the United States last week, the Authors Guild submitted an open letter to the chief executives of prominent AI companies, asking AI developers to obtain consent from, credit and fairly compensate authors.
The letter was signed by more than 10,000 authors and their supporters, including James Patterson, Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen and Margaret Atwood.
Unpacking these concerns often reveals as much about existing practices of writing and publishing as it does about the new technology.

How does AI work?

Such models examine how text is constructed, and essentially calculate the statistical likelihood certain words will appear together.
In other words, generative AI creates a purely structural, probabilistic understanding of language and uses that to guess a plausible response.
If you can access writing in your browser, it’s safe to assume AI models are using it.
In the world’s first copyright-related ChatGPT lawsuit, two US authors (Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay) are currently suing OpenAI, claiming their books were used to train the AI software without their consent.

Can AI generate ‘human’ writing?

Browsing Amazon in July 2023, 984 books explicitly attribute ChatGPT, the best-known and most widely used generative AI, as an author.
But can generative AI produce acceptably human creative writing?
These articles, however, are procedural, fill-in-the-blanks style affairs: a kind of computational madlibs of exchange rates and share prices.
Similarly, unlike the AP example, this work is “original” insomuch as it is a new, previously non-existent piece of creative text.
Read more:
Replacing news editors with AI is a worry for misinformation, bias and accountability

AI and ‘the bestseller code’

The flurry of replies included authors such as Jennifer Brody, who managed to include AI protections in recent contract negotiations.
Overwhelmingly, however, provisions regarding AI are not yet explicitly included in author contracts.
At what point does a clause in an author contract regarding AI usage mean an author can’t use their own writing to generate new work?
Publishers acquiring the right to use manuscripts to train generative AI is speculative.
Some are suggesting AI will render the author disposable: publishers will be able to package and market any piece of AI-generated text.

What do we value?

It’s that these are values are at the heart of reading and writing.
Henry James wrote that the:
deepest quality of a work of art will always be the quality of the mind of the producer.
deepest quality of a work of art will always be the quality of the mind of the producer.

Media OutReach Newswire Launches Industry-First Press Release Distribution Campaign Intelligence Report

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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Hong Kong SAR, China--(Newsfile Corp. - July 25, 2023) - Media OutReach Newswire , Asia's first global newswire, has launched the next-generation SaaS integrated communications portal that offers three simple steps in press release submission, centralised post-release reports and a groundbreaking Press Release Distribution Campaign Intelligence Report that provides holistic insights of press release distribution campaign performance for the first time in the newswire industry.

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Hong Kong SAR, China--(Newsfile Corp. - July 25, 2023) - Media OutReach Newswire , Asia's first global newswire, has launched the next-generation SaaS integrated communications portal that offers three simple steps in press release submission, centralised post-release reports and a groundbreaking Press Release Distribution Campaign Intelligence Report that provides holistic insights of press release distribution campaign performance for the first time in the newswire industry.
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With proprietary technology at its core, the Press Release Distribution Campaign Intelligence Report gives PR professionals a full and complete view of press release campaign performance over customised period.
As a newswire focused on providing solutions to the PR industry, Media OutReach Newswire's intelligence report measures the performance of press release distribution by evaluating interactions between journalists and the press release.
Penn Leung, Director at Creative Consulting Group, a PR consultancy which has partnered with Media OutReach Newswire since 2016, says the new intelligence service will transform how they plan and report the effectiveness of the press release distribution campaign to clients.

Reflect Scientific, Inc. Seizes Significant Market Opportunity with Breakthrough Liquid Nitrogen Technology as EPA Enforces Stricter HFC Limits

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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He remarked, "Reflect Scientific, a cryogenic temperature management technology pioneer, anticipates tremendous growth potential with this EPA action.

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He remarked, "Reflect Scientific, a cryogenic temperature management technology pioneer, anticipates tremendous growth potential with this EPA action.
The enormity of this market opportunity drives Reflect to actively seek strategic partnerships to leverage its position and lead the charge in the fight against global warming."
Hydrofluorocarbons, known for their high greenhouse gas potency , have been a significant driver of climate change.
However, using liquid nitrogen (liquid air) as a refrigerant presents a clean and sustainable solution, generating no emissions and marking a substantial milestone in the battle against climate change.

EQS-News: Media OutReach Newswire Launches Industry-First Press Release Distribution Campaign Intelligence Report

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 25 July 2023 - Media OutReach Newswire , Asia’s first global newswire, has launched the next-generation SaaS integrated communications portal that offers three simple steps in press release submission, centralised post-release reports and a groundbreaking Press Release Distribution Campaign Intelligence Report that provides holistic insights of press release distribution campaign performance for the first time in the newswire industry.

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HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 25 July 2023 - Media OutReach Newswire , Asia’s first global newswire, has launched the next-generation SaaS integrated communications portal that offers three simple steps in press release submission, centralised post-release reports and a groundbreaking Press Release Distribution Campaign Intelligence Report that provides holistic insights of press release distribution campaign performance for the first time in the newswire industry.
With proprietary technology at its core, the Press Release Distribution Campaign Intelligence Report gives PR professionals a full and complete view of press release campaign performance over customised period.
As a newswire focused on providing solutions to the PR industry, Media OutReach Newswire’s intelligence report measures the performance of press release distribution by evaluating interactions between journalists and the press release.
Penn Leung, Director at Creative Consulting Group, a PR consultancy which has partnered with Media OutReach Newswire since 2016, says the new intelligence service will transform how they plan and report the effectiveness of the press release distribution campaign to clients.

WNBA Breakout All-Star Aliyah Boston Partners with U.S. Virgin Islands as Official Tourism Ambassador

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism proudly announces a multi-year partnership with WNBA All-Star Aliyah Boston.

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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism proudly announces a multi-year partnership with WNBA All-Star Aliyah Boston.
As part of the deal, Boston will serve as an official tourism ambassador for the U.S. territory, which includes the islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix.
As a native of St. Thomas, Boston's partnership with the Department of Tourism aims to promote the destination through local and national campaigns.
"The U.S. Virgin Islands mean so much to me and my family and I couldn't be happier to be an official ambassador for my hometown," Boston said.

AC Reports Preliminary June Book Value of $41.35 to $41.55 Per Share

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Monday, July 10, 2023

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Associated Capital Group, Inc. (“AC” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AC), announced today a preliminary range for its second quarter book value of $41.35 to $41.55 per share.

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Associated Capital Group, Inc. (“AC” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AC), announced today a preliminary range for its second quarter book value of $41.35 to $41.55 per share.
This compares to $41.30 per share at March 31, 2023, $40.48 per share at December 31, 2022 and $40.30 per share at June 30, 2022.
Assets under management were $1.55 billion at June 30, 2023, compared to $1.80 billion at June 30, 2022.
AC will be issuing further details on its financial results in August.

AGC of California launches Culture of CARE program to bolster inclusion in the construction industry

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 6, the Associated General Contractors of California (AGC of California) launched Culture of CARE, a collection of resources designed to aid construction industry companies and organizations' understanding and implementation of belonging and diversity, equity & inclusion's (DE&I) best practices.

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"Our Culture of CARE initiative allows our industry to work together to address long-standing underrepresentation in the construction workforce and provide an environment where every worker feels welcome and included."
"Since its launch in 2021, the AGC of California Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Steering Committee has been working to adapt AGC of America's Culture of CARE initiative to maximize its impact on the California construction industry," said Erin Volk, AGC of California's senior vice president, workforce & community development, and executive director, AGC Construction Education Foundation.
AGC of California, based in Sacramento, California, and the state's largest construction advocacy association that represents over 900 contractors, is dedicated to inspiring a culture shift in the construction industry.
Culture of CARE resources are on AGC of California's new branded Culture of CARE website complete with actionable tools and resources.