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Economist Impact organises the eleventh annual World Ocean Summit, Lisbon

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

LISBON, Portugal, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The eleventh World Ocean Summit, a leading annual global event on the marine economy, today announced the final speaker line-up for the 2024 event, which will run from Monday, March 11th to Wednesday, March 13th in Portugal at the Lisbon Congress Center. The summit is hosted under the patronage of the President of Portugal and Visit Portugal.

Key Points: 
  • LISBON, Portugal, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The eleventh World Ocean Summit , a leading annual global event on the marine economy, today announced the final speaker line-up for the 2024 event, which will run from Monday, March 11th to Wednesday, March 13th in Portugal at the Lisbon Congress Center.
  • The theme of the two and a half day event, organised by Economist Impact, is 'turning the tide to a sustainable ocean economy' with an emphasis on action and how to regenerate ocean health.
  • The summit offers a great opportunity for the community to come together again under one roof, to network and build on discussions held at last year's World Ocean Summit and plan ahead for the forthcoming United Nations Ocean Conference 2025.
  • To stay-up-date with the topics throughout the year, visit the World Ocean Initiative website .

Economist Impact organises the eleventh annual World Ocean Summit, Lisbon

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

LISBON, Portugal, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The eleventh World Ocean Summit, a leading annual global event on the marine economy, today announced the final speaker line-up for the 2024 event, which will run from Monday, March 11th to Wednesday, March 13th in Portugal at the Lisbon Congress Center. The summit is hosted under the patronage of the President of Portugal and Visit Portugal.

Key Points: 
  • LISBON, Portugal, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The eleventh World Ocean Summit , a leading annual global event on the marine economy, today announced the final speaker line-up for the 2024 event, which will run from Monday, March 11th to Wednesday, March 13th in Portugal at the Lisbon Congress Center.
  • The theme of the two and a half day event, organised by Economist Impact, is 'turning the tide to a sustainable ocean economy' with an emphasis on action and how to regenerate ocean health.
  • The summit offers a great opportunity for the community to come together again under one roof, to network and build on discussions held at last year's World Ocean Summit and plan ahead for the forthcoming United Nations Ocean Conference 2025.
  • To stay-up-date with the topics throughout the year, visit the World Ocean Initiative website .

What is 'reverse racism' – and what's wrong with the term?

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

“Reverse racism” claims have surfaced in the current debate around the Voice to Parliament referendum.

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  • “Reverse racism” claims have surfaced in the current debate around the Voice to Parliament referendum.
  • “The concept looks racist to me,” wrote Sky News commentator Kel Richards last August.
  • Such views misrepresent the Voice as preferential treatment of First Nations peoples, falsely suggesting it would somehow weaken the political say of non-Indigenous Australians.
  • Put simply, the concept of “reverse racism” – or “anti-white racism” – just doesn’t work, because racism is more than just prejudice.

Why ‘reverse racism’ is a myth

    • Prejudice and discrimination are inherently tied to historically rooted and entrenched, institutionalised forms of systemic racism and racial hierarchies, injustices and power imbalance.
    • Read more:
      Explainer: what is systemic racism and institutional racism?
    • They may be discriminated against: for example, by an ethnic business owner who prefers to employ someone from their community background.

How common are reverse racism claims?

    • A more recent US survey, in 2022, concluded that 30% of white respondents saw “a lot more discrimination against white Americans”.
    • But there is evidence a significant minority of Australians seem convinced anti-white racism is a thing.
    • A 2018 Australian survey found that around 10% of respondents who stated they had witnessed racism as bystanders said the victim of the allegedly “racist” incident was a white person.
    • Actually, that’s reverse racism!” But as he has argued, “To be called racist for identifying actual racist behaviours and rhetoric is not OK.”

      Read more:
      How believers in 'white genocide' are spreading their hate-filled message in Australia

Backlash against racial justice

    • “Reverse racism” sometimes reflects a naïve but profound lack of racial literacy.
    • But more often, it’s a defensive backlash against societal reckoning with racial injustices, both past and present.
    • And it’s often an expression of “white fragility” in the face of an increasing awareness of racism in Australia – as epitomised by Hanson’s political career.

ConsumerCoverage Regenerative Futures Program Helps Fund the Green Dreams of Three Sustainably-Minded Americans

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

From sustainable agriculture to technology to finance, the recipients of the first-ever Regenerative Futures funding are tackling the biggest issues facing climate action.

Key Points: 
  • "We're humbled and inspired by the passion and commitment so many Americans have toward changing the world for the better."
  • "I am honored to be one of the three inaugural recipients of the Regenerative Futures program ," Terry says.
  • "I am extremely grateful for the support and recognition of the Regenerative Futures program .
  • "The Regenerative Futures program has given me the opportunity to be a person of action toward climate and a more sustainable world.

DentaQuest Observes National Children’s Dental Health Month With New And Ongoing Partnerships

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Monday, February 27, 2023

Boston, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DentaQuest, part of Sun Life U.S., recognizes and celebrates National Children’s Dental Health Month, a time when oral health professionals, health care providers and educators work together to promote the benefits of good oral health to children and their support systems.

Key Points: 
  • Boston, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DentaQuest, part of Sun Life U.S., recognizes and celebrates National Children’s Dental Health Month, a time when oral health professionals, health care providers and educators work together to promote the benefits of good oral health to children and their support systems.
  • Though the February observance is almost over, DentaQuest will continue support for and celebration of the ongoing, important work to promote children’s oral health beyond the annual observance.
  • This year, DentaQuest is helping kickoff Whiz Kids’ oral health literacy initiative to teach the important connection between oral health, literacy and reaching success in adulthood.
  • In Los Angeles County, DentaQuest is supporting the Brush it Up campaign of the Los Angeles Trust for Children’s Health.

As Veteran GI Bill® Enrollment Declines in Universities, Hunting Guide Schools and Trades are Seeing a Sharp Increase in Veteran Enrollment

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Monday, February 27, 2023

WHITEFISH, Mont., Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- According to statistics provided by VA.gov, veterans leaving the military who are looking to utilize their educational benefits have enrolled in a typical 4-year college or university.

Key Points: 
  • (source: VA.gov )
    While this is still true over the last few years, new reports are starting to see veterans shift away from traditional college enrollment due to a variety of reasons.
  • (source: MilitaryTimes.com )
    Many foreign schools are no longer accepting GI Bill® enrollment due to VA red tape and cumbersome reporting rules.
  • One such owner is Larry Keyes, owner of a world-class Hunting Guide School facility located in Whitefish, MT called The Bridger Institute.
  • His school teaches the hands-on skills necessary to become a wilderness and hunting guide.

American Technologies Network (ATN) Expands Footprint in Texas: Third Location Opens in Houston

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

DORAL, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Technologies Network (ATN Corp.), a leader in the tech optics industry, is bringing high-performance night vision and thermal imaging smart optics to Houston, Texas with the opening of its new retail store located at the Houston Galleria, 5015 Westheimer Road, Suite A1192, Houston, Texas 77056.

Key Points: 
  • "Our newest location is a sign of the rapid growth and expansion that ATN has experienced due to our industry-leading products and technology."
  • ATN's Houston store allows customers to fully experience the brand and gain knowledge about its products in a city that appreciates the hunt.
  • American Technology Network is an innovative industry leader and manufacturer of night vision and thermal Smart Optics products.
  • Founded in 1995, ATN is known for creating high-quality products that enhance the outdoor experience and connect more people with nature.

More Than Half of Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Have Challenges When Using Bluetooth® Glucose Monitoring Devices

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Of particular interest is the challenge survey respondents face when using Bluetooth-connected devices to send their glucose results to their physicians.

Key Points: 
  • Of particular interest is the challenge survey respondents face when using Bluetooth-connected devices to send their glucose results to their physicians.
  • "Connection issues with Bluetooth devices are a common problem and patients become less likely to utilize the technology.
  • In addition, cellular-connected devices can help close the healthcare equity gap that affects many minority populations in the United States.
  • Without broadband, Bluetooth devices will not connect or transmit the results of a blood glucose test.

Pushpay’s ParishStaq Illuminates Catholic Faith Formation Journey with Sacrament Tracking

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

The seven sacraments are spiritual traditions of Catholic practice, each marking an important milestone in a parishioner's faith journey.

Key Points: 
  • The seven sacraments are spiritual traditions of Catholic practice, each marking an important milestone in a parishioner's faith journey.
  • It's been incredible to see how far the ParishStaq product has come in the last year.
  • ParishStaq delivers technology that enables us to engage with peoplewhich at the end of the day, is really what we're here to do.
  • New features improve workflows and provide faith formation and religious education leaders with the confidence they need to engage, track and support a parishioner's sacramental journey.

Recce Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Safety Data from Seventh Cohort of Phase 1 Clinical Trial Evaluating Healthy Subjects Intravenously Dosed with RECCE® 327

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:RCE, FSE:R9Q) (the Company), the company developing a new class of synthetic anti-infectives, is pleased to report that in cohort seven of a Phase 1 clinical trial, RECCE® 327 (R327) intravenously dosed at 6,000mg (a 120-fold increase from cohort one at 50mg) over a 1-hour infusion demonstrated no serious adverse effects among 10 healthy male subjects.

Key Points: 
  • An Independent Safety Committee is reviewing cohort seven data and is expected to recommend the initiation of cohort eight.
  • infusion in our Phase 1 clinical trial, said James Graham, Chief Executive Officer of Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
  • The Phase 1 trial is an ascending dose, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel, double-blind, single-dose study conducted at Adelaide's CMAX clinical trial facility.
  • The study is evaluating the safety and pharmacokinetics of R327 in 7-10 healthy subjects per dose across eight sequential dosing cohorts (Trial ID ACTRN12621001313820).