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Just the ticket for East Devon Aldermen “Beautiful gesture” for the service of the aldermen Former Distinguished Councilors should be able to keep their free parking, an East Devon District Council (EDDC) committee has concluded. This is despite a controversial council decision to double its parking fees from April in all of its 21 beachfront car parks and by 50% ...

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 09: Brittany Higgins, a former Liberal Party staffer, greets guests after her address to the media at the National Press Club on February 09, 2022 in Canberra, Australia. 2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins, advocates for sexual assault survivors, attended the National Press Club together. Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized directly to ...

JONESBOROUGH — The Heritage Alliance recently received a Support for Humanities Through the US Rescue Plan (SHARP) grant, made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The SHARP grants are part of the US$1.9 trillion bailout act of 2021, and the stipends support and uplift humanities organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this program, Humanities Tennessee, located in ...

CANTON — The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority is part of a new alliance seeking a $2 billion federal grant to help build a center for the hydrogen industry in the region. The public agency — which uses hydrogen to power part of its bus fleet — joined with about 62 other organizations and government leaders last month to form ...

NEW YORK – Heeding complaints about shoplifting and burglaries plaguing small businesses in Manhattan, District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday he has formed a new task force to find solutions to the tendency. The borough’s top attorney announced the formation of the “Manhattan Small Business Alliance,” made up of small business leaders from across the borough, a handful of social ...

When it comes to finding a lasting treatment for depression, a team of researchers in Toronto say it may come down to finding the perfect rhythm. The approach, being developed by scientists at Sinai Health, the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the University of Toronto, has nothing to do with music and everything to do with editing ...

Breadcrumb Links GlobeNewswire End users now have the option to participate in IDSA activities through contributor or corporate memberships, while IDSA technical working groups, content and events can now be submitted for CPE credits Author of the article: Publication date : January 25, 2022 • 42 minutes ago • 3 minute read • Join the conversation Content of the article ...

Life-size board games at the library ALLIANCE – The Rodman Public Library is hosting a day of life-size board games for teens on Tuesday. 12-18 year olds are invited to the Main Library from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. to play classic games – Checkers, Monopoly, Scrabble, Jenga, Trouble and Yahtzee – on a large scale. In Monopoly and Trouble, ...

JACKSON, Tennessee (AP) – The Tennessee Valley Authority says a new solar power cooperative in western Tennessee is illegal, while supporters of the project accuse TVA of trying to maintain a monopoly. The organizers of the Jackson Sustainability Cooperative are asking the Tennessee Public Utilities Commission to either grant a certificate to authorize the new power distribution system or to ...

ELKINS – A local organization based in Elkins is creating a grant program to save certified historic buildings in rural communities from negligent demolition. The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to historic preservation in the Highlands State, recently announced that it is accepting grant applications for its Saving Historic Places grant. . Funding will be ...

TROY – Dana Brighton was too embarrassed to smile. Her mouth of crooked, chipped, decayed and missing teeth is a road map of the hard miles traveled by the 41-year-old. The lack of dental care in Brighton underlines the trauma she experienced: runaway teenage girl, battered woman, homeless person and heroin addict. Today, thanks to the generosity of a socially ...

The Finger Lakes Regional Watershed Alliance (FLRWA) will honor Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association volunteer Maura Toole with its 2021 Citizens’ Award. This award is presented to an individual who makes a significant contribution to the alliance’s cause to protect the water quality of the Finger Lakes. Maura’s leadership efforts to create the first Lake Life Awareness Week, May 2-7, ...

United States, Dec. 16, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ – The Agriculture Fairness Alliance (AFA), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting farmers diversifying into high-fiber food crops, is pleased to announce the Funding a grant for the Center for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Compass Program for Integrated Agriculture Systems for Fruits and Nuts. Under the leadership of John Hendrickson, this grant will help ...

The Summit Alliance of Vacation Rental Managers is hosting a public forum for registered voters and residents of Breckenridge from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, December 17, via Zoom. According to an email from the organization’s executive director, Julia Koster, the purpose of the forum is to “receive public opinion on short-term rentals, workforce housing and other general ...

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, December 14, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Today, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announces this New MexicoHeadquartered in the United States, Eagle Federal Credit Union is the first financial institution to be certified in the country for current US monetary banking protocols in cannabis and hemp banking. This honor is part of a financial services certification ...

A resolution of the CUNY Law School Student Government Association, calling for the city’s public university to sever its ties with Israeli academics and institutions, has been strongly criticized, notably by Chancellor Felix Matos Rodríguez. But the measure expressing solidarity with the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement – aka BDS – was far from an anomaly. This is just ...

Erin burcham VERGE announced the hiring of Erin Burcham as the new president of Verge, the regional technology alliance that includes subsidiaries the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council, the Valleys Innovation Council and RAMP, the region’s accelerator program. Burcham will assume her new role as President effective January 1, 2022. “What’s happening in the tech industry in our Virginia area is really ...

This is the moment the Conservatives have been waiting for. Oral arguments to the Supreme Court on Wednesday represent the best opportunity right-wing leaders have had in decades to gut the landmark Roe v. Wade of 1973, which codified a woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion before a fetus could survive outside the womb. If successful, it could validate ...

Seven California district attorneys have formed an alliance with each other and with local police and state law enforcement agencies to tackle the recent increase in organized theft in retail stores. Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin and San Joaquin county prosecutors say they will share information and pool investigative efforts across jurisdictional boundaries to hold ...

GILBERT, Arizona., November 18, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – The Higher Education User Group â„¢ (The HEUG â„¢), is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Alliance 2022 conference. The Alliance conference is the first annual conference hosted by members with users around the world. Alliance’s expanded vendor inclusion makes this conference a place where higher education ...

Created by the nonprofit Carbon Tracker Initiative think tank and research and analysis organization Global Energy Monitor, the Global Fossil Fuel Register is the first independent and publicly accessible database of its kind. In addition to quantifying what is unearthed and the associated greenhouse gas emissions, it will show how this fits the goal of limiting the global temperature increase ...

The President’s Inaugural Dinner Friday at the Sycamore Banquet Center honored recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana State University and recognized the philanthropy of generous donors. The event, presented by ISU Federal Credit Union, was moderated by Mike Alley, ISU Foundation Board Member Emeritus, and Buffy Boulet, ISU Foundation Board Member. The laureats : Distinguished Alumni Award Since ...

The FIDO Alliance today launched its online authentication barometer to track the adoption of secure authentication technologies by the general public. The Online Authentication Barometer provides basic information on the status of online authentication in 10 countries around the world, including six in Asia Pacific (APAC), with future versions of the barometer capable of comparing changes in behavior and attitudes ...

A broad coalition of healthcare groups on Monday (November 1) tried to draw attention to the personnel and financial issues, saying the state must take action to help cope with what those responsible for the industry describe it as a “crisis”. “The workforce shortage is the worst it’s ever been,” said Emmett Reed, CEO of the Florida Health Care Association, ...

Encinitas – Farmers, restaurateurs and other food producers brainstormed ideas for increasing sustainability and equity in the region’s food industry at the annual meeting of the San Diego Food System Alliance, held on Friday. at Coastal Roots Farm in Encinitas. “We are here today to talk about Food Vision 2030,” said speaker Rio Holaday, referring to the organizations 10-year plan ...

The University of New Jersey City has signed a formal agreement with the Mexican Consulate General in New York to promote academic exchange, community outreach and participation in the newly designed program, “Acelera Nueva Jersey”. The alliance is designed to promote joint opportunities between Mexican businesses, New Jersey City University, and the government of Mexico. The agreement will be administered ...

The NFL has no plans to make public the hundreds of thousands of emails it received in connection with an investigation into the Washington Football Club, some of which led to the resignation of the Las Vegas coach. Raiders Jon Gruden. “Based on the documents we reviewed, we did not identify anything that should be reported to club or league ...

LAS VEGAS – The head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a watchdog group that advocates for diversity in the NFL, said Jon Gruden’s remark in 2011 about players’ union leader DeMaurice Smith was indicative of racism on many levels. professional sport. Rod Graves, the Alliance’s executive director, also hinted at the search for discipline for Gruden. A Wall Street Journal ...

The National Cybersecurity Alliance and CybSafe announced the release of a report that interviewed 2,000 people in the US and UK. The report looked at key cybersecurity trends, attitudes and behaviors ahead of Cyber ​​Security Awareness Month this month. “The cybersecurity threat landscape is as complex and diverse as it has ever been before,” said Lisa Plaggemier, Acting Executive Director, ...

Portland City Council on Wednesday approved a five-year renewal of a contract for downtown security and cleaning services. The council voted 4-1 to approve the $ 25 million contract with Downtown Clean & Safe, a nonprofit that provides additional safety and sanitation services to an area 213 city blocks from downtown. city. The vote came over vehement objections from critics, ...

Illustrated by Chloé Xu By Viola Hsia 09/28/21 10:13 PM September 24 marked climate marches across the country, including one in Houston. Rice Climate Alliance, a club dedicated to defending and educating students about the current climate crisis, did not participate due to poor organization of the Houston march, according to Clara Ursic, the treasurer of the Rice Climate Alliance ...

In June, the federal Liberal government increased its five-year 100% ZEV sales target until 2035. It said it would develop a combination of investments and regulations to help consumers and consumers alike. industry to make the transition. JONATHAN HAYWARD / The Canadian Press Representatives from manufacturing, mining, green groups, academia and labor have formed an alliance to accelerate the development ...

On September 24, the AAPI Victory Alliance and AAPI Victory Fund officially launched their AAPI Ambassador Program, an inaugural cohort of a passionate and influential AAPI group eager to mobilize the rapidly growing AAPI electorate and advocate for issues at the forefront of the AAPI community like voting rights, gun violence prevention, misinformation / disinformation and climate change, three of ...

Claiming that “a strike would effectively shut down California state film and television production,” IATSE told California lawmakers “it is both scandalous and immoral that studios oppose basic workers’ rights , an opposition that could lead to a very successful shutdown of the industry. “ In a letter to state lawmakers, the California IATSE Council said that the Alliance of ...

WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that new people appointed by the Biden-Harris administration have joined the team to help fight climate change and build a more prosperous clean energy future and more equitable. With these new hires, DOE appointees form a historically diverse team with 58% women, 58% BIPOC, and 21% employees identifying as ...

Arielle Levin Becker :: File photo from CTMirror.org Gian-Carl Casa, President and CEO of the CT Community Nonprofit Alliance Community-based nonprofits that care for people with disabilities in Connecticut find themselves in a delicate position as they face an Oct. 5 strike deadline from union caregivers of staff. Governor Ned Lamont and the legislature set aside $ 184 million in ...

By Youmna SukkarBoston University Press Service BOSTON – Palestinian organizers and their allies gathered in downtown Boston this week to deliver a letter of support for the Palestinians to the offices of U.S. senators in Massachusetts. The letter called for an end to all U.S. military funding to Israel, that a version of U.S. House Bill HR 2590 be presented ...

Geneva, Switzerland, September 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Today, 42 companies pledged a pledge of $ 345 million to help end world hunger in a new initiative led by key international organizations. The Zero hunger Private sector Commitment is a revolutionary solution resulting from the lines of action of the United Nations Summit on Food Systems (UNFSS). It recognizes that ...

Greater Baltimore History Alliance press release: September 10, 2021 The Greater Baltimore History Alliance today announced the election of a new leadership to guide the organization for the foreseeable future. Shawn M. Herne, Executive Director of the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, along with Margot Kopera (The Maryland Center for History and Culture), Enrica Jang (Edgar Allan Poe House and ...

Lincoln, Neb. – A dry bean breeder based in western Nebraska and a bean breeder from Tanzania, Africa met in Scottsbluff this week to get to know each other, discuss their breeding work and tour the labs and plots of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research and the CEnter extension to Scottsbluff. The new connection could open a channel for ...

Hello, healthcare colleagues, and welcome to the first weekly update from the European Alliance for Personalized Medicine (EAPM) – we have news of an upcoming EAPM event in September which will take place during the ESMO Congress , writes Denis Horgan, executive director of EAPM. ‘The need for change ‘ The conference, EAPM’s ninth annual event, is titled “The Need ...

DETROIT – Black executives came together to create a new alliance to empower themselves and empower young people. They are executive directors of several nonprofit organizations in Detroit. Their nonprofits are all designed to help children. “We were having conversations and just talking about the lack of support for the well-being of the city’s black executive directors and then long-term ...

New Jersey Alliance of Private Special Education Schools press release: August 27, 2021 Rory Scialabba, a Westfield resident and a graduate of Calais School in Whippany, is one of two recipients of the Joe Gorga Fellowship, awarded by the Alliance of Private Special Education Schools of New Jersey. The Alliance is a nonprofit group of 40 state-approved private special education ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Several Nevada organizations led by women of color have come together to shed light on how low-income and diverse communities in the state are disproportionately affected by climate change and pollution . Advocacy groups create website, Breathefreenv.com, which aims to raise awareness about climate change and the actions that can be taken to reduce pollution and ...

Respected leader to bring solar and energy justice expertise to two national non-profit organizations Vermont Business Magazinee Clean energy group (CEG), a national non-profit advocacy organization focused on building a just and clean energy transition, announced that Melanie Santiago-Mosier will join CEG and its sister organization, the Clean Energy Alliance of States (CESA), as Deputy Director in mid-September 2021. Santiago-Mosier ...

National and local wildlife and conservation experts will host a meeting in Presque Isle next week for anyone interested in understanding a new law to help Maine’s deer population better survive extreme winters. NEAR ISLE, Maine – National and local wildlife and conservation experts will host a meeting in Presque Isle next week for anyone interested in understanding a new ...

Newswise – Robert Winn, MD, director of the VCU Massey Cancer Center, was elected by the members of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) to the position of vice president / elected chair of the board of directors of the AACI. Dr. Winn’s new position is effective immediately. Current AACI President Caryn Lerman, PhD, director of the USC Norris ...

More than 200 home care workers, advocates and partners gathered in Federal Square yesterday afternoon for the #CareIsEssential rally. They demanded better union jobs with decent wages. They also stressed the urgency of prioritizing an industry led by women of color in stimulus packages. At a press conference held before the rally, US Democratic representatives Robin Kelly and Jan Schakowsky ...

Quickly move forward to a Zoom meeting in 2021, where the board consulted Abrahamson and the Exploration Center’s executive director, Alexandria Searls. In 2019, the center expressed interest in taking the statue, and now in 2021, they plan to work with descendants of Sacajawea and other indigenous groups to contextualize it within the new setting. “Our hope is to involve ...

APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD Marcia Minter Dr Grace Odimayo Dr Brad Rand Delta Dental Plan of Maine announced the recent election of three new directors to its board of directors: Marcia Minter from Portland, Dr Grace Odimayo Augusta and Dr Brad Rand of the brewer. Minter is the co-founder and executive director of Indigo Arts Alliance in Portland, a nonprofit ...

There are many adjectives that could be used to describe each of the most influential women in business in Arizona for 2021. Smart. Inventive. Independent. But also solidarity. “What makes me most proud is to see those I have led, mentored or coached – especially those of the next generation of workers – thrive in the best versions of themselves,” ...

Identity and Access Management, Multi-Factor and Risk-Based Authentication, Security Operations Executive Director Andrew Shikiar describes the latest developments Gonzalo de la Hoz Arespacochaga, Arun De Souza, Brian Dean, Benjamin Dean, Dylan DeAnda, Juan Deaton, Subhajit Deb, Global CISO and DPO (APAC), Dr Reddy’s Laboratories • July 7, 2021 Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director, FIDO Alliance The FIDO Alliance, which develops and ...