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Spokane astronaut Anne McClain in space: ‘I am finally where I was born to be’

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The Spokane native decided at age 3 that she wanted to be an astronaut. Today, she's lapping Earth 16 times a day aboard the International Space Station. Reported by Seattle Times 6 hours ago.

Radiant Earth Foundation CEO Anne Hale Miglarese Appointed to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Commercial Remote Sensing Federal Advisory Committee

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Non-profit Radiant Earth Foundation announced today that its Founder and CEO, Anne Hale Miglarese, has been appointed to the Federal Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) to serve for the next two years.The ACCRES Charter is as an expert and independent advisory body.  ACCRES members evaluate economic, technological, and institutional developments relating to commercial remote sensing, and submit recommendations to the Under Secretary on promising new ideas and approaches for Federal policies and programs.  ACCRES serves as a discussion forum on issues involving the relationship between industry activities and government policies, programs, and regulatory requirements. The Committee is comprised of seventeen leaders from across the remote sensing community, including commercial satellite operators, satellite manufacturers, space policy experts, legal professionals, and academics.

Ms. Miglarese has worked in the field of remote sensing for over 30 years, first with the Federal Government and then the private sector, and now as the CEO of a non-profit. Before establishing Radiant Earth Foundation in 2016, Ms. Miglarese led two commercial remote sensing companies and worked for, as well as directed, several of NOAA’s remote sensing and GIS programs from 1994 to 2004. Ms. Miglarese is the Founding Chairperson of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee, a role that taught her the importance of an engaged, balanced and thoughtful membership in a Federal Advisory Committee to maximize impact.

“I welcome the opportunity to support the committee during this exciting time in the remote sensing industry, which is experiencing dramatic increases in the supply of satellite data, rapid innovation made possible by cloud computing and machine learning, and new entrants in the market,” says Ms. Miglarese. “As a neutral organization, Radiant Earth Foundation has a unique outlook on the needs of both the end-user and the remote sensing operators. Understanding these dynamics allows us to convene collaborative activities to benefit commercial, non-profit, and government data providers and users alike.”

Radiant Earth Foundation harnesses the power of geospatial data to drive solutions for the world’s most difficult problems. Their goals are to aggregate the world’s open Earth imagery, provide easy access, and guide users on how to analyze imagery. The team also works closely with commercial companies to expose its data to the Radiant Earth Foundation’s platform users.

*About Radiant Earth Foundation*
Founded in 2016, Radiant Earth Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to aggregating the world’s open Earth imagery and providing access and education on its use to the global development community. Visit us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Medium, and GitHub.

*Media Contacts:*
Louisa Nakanuku-Diggs
Louisa@radiant.earth 
+1.202.596.3603 Reported by GlobeNewswire 7 hours ago.

Watch the brilliant Geminid meteor shower celebrated by today’s Google Doodle

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Watch the brilliant Geminid meteor shower celebrated by today’s Google Doodle Today’s Google Doodle takes its viewers on a short, astronomical journey, showing how the combination of a distant space rock, the Sun, and Earth’s atmosphere manage to bring us an incredible natural light show.

Right now, the Earth is traveling through a trail of dust and rubble sloughed off by a strange space rock called 3200 Phaethon, which means it’s time for this year’s Geminid meteor shower. The Geminids tend to be the strongest, brightest meteor shower of the year, but according to the American Meteor Society, they often lose the meteor shower popularity contest. Stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere tend to prefer to stay up and watch the Perseids meteor shower in August’s warmer weather. In fact, the Perseids were the first... Reported by The Verge 5 hours ago.

Upgrades to Thailand's Easter Economic Corridor Help Drive Global Tech Innovation

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Thailand Board of Investment expands programs to attract companies to EEC’S Digital Park Thailand.

BANGKOK (PRWEB) December 13, 2018

The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) announced a recently approved public-private partnership plan for Digital Park Thailand (EECD), one of the key components of the Thai Government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development initiative. Digital Park Thailand is a 115-hectare site strategically located within the EEC. The tech friendly plan is intended to transform the region into a global destination for digital innovators.

“Digital Park Thailand will be central to Thailand’s future tech innovation ecosystem,” said Mr. Chokedee Kaewsang, Deputy Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment. “This park will serve as a hub for start-ups and companies looking to tap into Thailand and ASEAN’s digital economy.”

Designed to meet the needs of companies looking to establish a presence in ASEAN, Digital Park Thailand will serve as a data hub comprised of three zones: an innovation space, a university and digital academy, and a living space. The park will be equipped with an ultra-high-speed broadband infrastructure powered by CAT, including an international submarine cable station, data center and satellite earth station, to help meet the technical requirements of global digital companies.

The Thai government has already launched incentive packages that will reduce regulations, provide exemptions on corporate income tax, and offer additional privileges for investors and digital specialists. Smart visas, for example, will be issued to foreign talents, executives, start-up entrepreneurs and investors for up to four years at a time to simplify the immigration process.

In line with Thailand’s efforts to boost its digital ecosystem, private investors recently launched True Digital Park, another innovation hub which opened in November 2018. That same month, The National Innovation Agency (NIA) of Thailand and True Digital Park announced the launch of Bangkok CyberTech District, an innovation district that will serve as a launchpad for both domestic and international startups. True Digital Park also partnered with Google to open its first Learning Center in Asia by the end of 2018.

In parallel with private sector incentives, BOI approved a new investment promotion category for companies that operate co-working spaces to attract members of the global developer community. This incentive is intended to connect local Thai programmers with foreign ones and encourage digital startup entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from all over the world to invest in Thailand.

Thailand is already recognized by the digital community as an excellent place to live, work and start a business. Thailand is consistently ranked at the top of lists for remote workers looking to relocate internationally, and cities like Chiang Mai even host annual conferences for digital nomads such as the Nomad Summit, now in its fifth year. This accolade is in large part due to the country’s strong digital infrastructure, cost of doing business, and excellent quality of life. Thailand’s bustling culture of innovation is also being recognized by global experts -- according to the Global Innovation Index report, Thailand has made enormous progress this year, moving up seven positions and reaching 44th place in said ranking. Thailand’s efforts in fostering innovation and recent investments in digital infrastructure are intended to help propel the Kingdom to rank within the top 30 by 2030.

About BOI
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) is the investment promotion agency for Thailand that facilitates foreign direct investment. BOI’s services are free of charge and customized to help business succeed in Thailand. For more information, please visit http://www.boi.go.th and http://www.thinkasiainvestthailand.com Reported by PRWeb 5 hours ago.

Virgin Galactic flies to the edge of space for 1st time, setting the stage for commercial missions

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And just like that, Virgin Galactic made it to space.

For the first time in the company's 14-year history, the Richard Branson space outfit has sent one of their suborbital SpaceShipTwo spacecraft to space — at least by their definition. 

A test flight on Thursday brought the company's VSS Unity ship — carrying two co-pilots — 51.3 miles up above Earth, making it the company's highest flight yet, once confirmed, according to Virgin Galactic. 

Some define space as 100 kilometers — or 62 miles — above Earth, but others, use 50 miles as the boundary.

The Thursday flight could pave the way for the company to begin flying their commercial customers to suborbital space sometime in the relatively near future, a huge boon for the company that has faced its fair share of setbacks on the road to spaceflight.  Read more...

More about Space, Science, Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson, and Science Reported by Mashable 4 hours ago.

How SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic plan on taking you to space

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How SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic plan on taking you to space· *Virgin Galactic just flew its SpaceShipTwo over 50 miles above the Earth's surface — putting the company one step closer to sending civilians to space. *
· *Billionaire-owned companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic are all in a modern space race to make space travel more accessible to private citizens. *
· *It's estimated that space tourism could generate $1.6 billion in revenue in the next decade.*

Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson all want to send private citizens to space. Their respective companies, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic are dedicated to making space travel and space tourism more accessible. 

*Narrator*:  SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic are in a modern space race. Similar to when the United States and the Soviet Union competed to get astronauts on the moon, these billionaire-run companies are racing to bring people like you and me to space. But how will they do it?

Let's start with Blue Origin, the passion project of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Blue Origin's focus is on commercial space flight, or space tourism. It plans to shoot a booster rocket with an attached passenger capsule to 60 miles above the surface into sub-orbital space. At the top of the rocket's arch, the capsule will detach, and for about four minutes, passengers will experience weightlessness. They'll be allowed to unbuckle their seat belts and float around the cabin, looking out the window at the curvature of the Earth. The capsule will then start to fall back into the atmosphere, and parachutes will deploy to bring it down slowly. The whole trip only lasts about 11 minutes. A ticket on Blue Origin's New Shepard will likely cost more than $200,000. That's over $18,000 a minute. Blue Origin has tested the New Shepard rocket nine times, and the company still hopes to send civilians into space in 2018.

Virgin Galactic also aims to make commercial space travel accessible. But the vehicle it's using looks quite different. Virgin Galactic's SS Unity looks more like a plane than a rocket. The ship is made up of the WhiteKnightTwo, a carrier airplane, and SpaceShipTwo, a passenger spaceship. SpaceShipTwo can carry six passengers and two crew members. The passenger ship detaches from the carrier plane about nine miles above the Earth's surface. The ship then fires its rocket engines to blast about 50 miles further until it reaches sub-orbital space. Similar to Blue Origin, passengers will experience four to five minutes of weightlessness before the ship re-enters the atmosphere. The total trip should last about two and a half hours. Virgin Galactic has conducted three rocket-powered test flights of the SS Unity and it hopes to get its first passengers to space by the end of 2018. Founder Richard Branson will be one of the first people to take the trip. And Virgin Galactic has already sold 700 tickets for future flights, costing $250,000 each.

Elon Musk's company SpaceX also wants to send people to space. SpaceX's ultimate goal is to establish colonies on other planets. The ship SpaceX intends to send to Mars could hold 100 people, and the ride would be a lot longer than four minutes. But SpaceX also plans to send people to space on their way to other earthly destinations. The Big Falcon Rocket will briefly enter space to make long-distance travel shorter. Traveling by rocket from New York to Tokyo, for example, would only take 37 minutes. And it would take no more than an hour to get anywhere on Earth.

Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, and SpaceX are major players in the modern space race, but there are even more companies out there. It's estimated that space tourism could generate $1.6 billion in revenue in the next decade. So no matter which company crosses this finish line first, there will inevitably be another race. After all, space is infinite.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This video was originally published on September 21, 2018.

Join the conversation about this story » Reported by Business Insider 4 hours ago.

HPE Financial Services Announces Capabilities to Guide Customers Toward Circular Economy

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New Circular Economy Report helps organizations measure contribution to corporate sustainability goals when retiring end-of-use assets

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, HPE Financial Services (NYSE:HPE) announced a new Circular Economy Report that provides IT and sustainability organizations with a tool to estimate and share the carbon, energy and landfill waste savings achieved by returning retired or end-of-use assets to HPE, for processing through HPE Technology Renewal Centers.Based on deep material science and product manufacturing information, the Circular Economy Report shows a breakdown by category of the products that were refurbished, remarketed and reintroduced into the economy, as well and those materials that were put back into the economy as recycled materials. The report can be used by organizations when disclosing their indirect (Scope 3) greenhouse gas emissions to investor and customer-driven disclosures such as the CDP.^1

Additionally, HPE announced it has joined the Ellen McArthur Foundation’s CE 100 group – a pre-competitive innovation program established to enable organizations to develop new opportunities and realize their Circular Economy ambitions faster. It brings together enterprises, governments and cities, academic institutions, emerging innovators and affiliates in a unique multi-stakeholder platform.

“A Circular Economy commitment helps IT meet business and sustainability goals, while reducing the world’s growing e-waste problem,” said Irv Rothman, President and CEO of HPE Financial Services. “Our aspiration is to help customers think about their infrastructure in new ways, build strategies to extend and extract value from what they have, and use retired assets to help fund the transition to new infrastructure.”

As companies leverage the power of connectivity and data to generate business value, they are investing in expanding their IT infrastructure to store and process exponentially more information. There is an opportunity and imperative to invest in technology that will allow businesses to operate and thrive in a resource-constrained world and find new ways to manage the explosive demand for data by using far less space, materials, and energy; this is the Circular Economy.

A Circular Economy reimagines a take-make-dispose system to a circular and regenerative economy. It considers the full product lifecycle: from resource extraction, to product design and use – all the way to end-of-use management to extend product and material life and lower total cost of ownership. From a customer perspective, key drivers for a Circular Economy approach are new sources of business value and infrastructure efficiency. From a sustainability perspective, the need to move to a Circular Economy is driven by a consumption rate that is beyond the earth's ability to replenish.

Applying Circular Economy principles to the IT industry drives a more effective use of products and materials and enables businesses to retire their IT assets in a secure, compliant, and environmentally responsible manner. A recent HPE Financial Services study^2 showed that sustainability is critical, with 79 percent of companies committing to an environmental sustainability strategy, and 69 percent specifically having an IT sustainability strategy in place. In addition, 48 percent of the companies surveyed are highly regulated and must report on environmental impacts.

*First-of-its-kind Circular Economy Report Helps IT Measure Sustainability Impact*

HPE’s new Circular Economy Report gives customers key information to estimate IT’s contribution to their Sustainability and Environmental Reporting (SER) requirements; it provides an analysis of the re-use to recycling ratio, as well as estimates of savings in energy, materials, greenhouse gas emissions and landfill volume avoided, so customers can track progress toward goals. At the same time, the report shows how through refurbishing and recycling their retired IT products, customers can return value to their business while helping to meet their sustainability goals.

The report is part of the *IT Asset Lifecycle Solutions* delivered by HPE Financial Services that include:

· *Asset Upcycling Services* – By providing true market value for resold equipment, Asset Upcycling Services can maximize the value of end-of-use assets, providing money back that customers can reinvest in other innovation projects. Asset Upcycling Services also help protect stored data by providing data overwriting and environmentally responsible removal and recycling.
· *Certified Pre*-*owned Products* – Companies can extend the life of legacy systems with tested, certified, used IT equipment, including the entire current HPE portfolio, from 18 months up to 25 years old. These products are available to purchase, lease, or rent.
· *Virtual Warehouse Services *– Customers can save costs and extend legacy system life by supporting their future needs with their existing assets; they can store, update, or redeploy decommissioned equipment from HPE’s centralized warehousing facilities.
· *Datacenter Consolidation Services *– By renting HPE’s pre-configured, customized systems, customers can ensure an interruption-free transition during their data center relocation or consolidation.
· *Proof of Concept Enablement Services *– HPE’s pool of IT technology can be deployed and redeployed to demo a design concept to OEMs and application vendors, or for extended usage in a real business production environment.

HPE’s global expertise and understanding of the requirements and options for safe recycling helps customers do the right thing, while maximizing their IT investments by putting equipment with value back into the world as a working asset for other customers. HPE’s Technology Renewal Centers (TRCs) in Andover, Massachusetts and Erskine, Scotland help extend the life of technology whenever possible, and securely and responsibly recycle materials where appropriate. In 2018, HPE Technology Renewal Centers processed over 4 million units, including HPE and non-HPE equipment. Of that, 89% was refurbished and resold, and the rest was recycled in a secure and environmentally responsible way.

The new Circular Economy Report is available to HPE Lease Return customers and Asset Upcycling Services customers. More information on HPE Financial Services capabilities to advance Circular Economy is available at http://www.hpefs.co/CircularEconomy.

*About Hewlett Packard Enterprise*
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. HPE enables customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future.

Editorial contact:

*Angela Chatzidimitriou, HPE
*angela.chatzidimitriou@hpe.com

^1 Information contained in the Circular Economy Report does not replace the advice of an accountant, lawyer or other advisor, which advice should be sought independently in order to determine how to complete disclosure requirements.

^2 HPE Financial Services Study – Circular Economy and the IT Mindsets, 2018 Reported by GlobeNewswire 3 hours ago.

Virgin Galactic Successfully Tests Commercial Spacecraft

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Virgin Galactic Successfully Tests Commercial Spacecraft Watch VideoVirgin Galactic just became the first commercial company to send a human to space. Well, kind of. 

The company's SpaceShipTwo launched from the Mojave Desert in California Thursday morning. It was flown by a larger carrier plane before being released and firing its rockets. 

From there, the spacecraft and its two pilots traveled about 2,200 miles per hour, reaching a maximum height about 51 miles above the ground — which is the edge of Earth's mesosphere. 

Technically, the pilots didn't reach outer space, which is generally defined as 62 miles above sea level. But that didn't stop Virgin Galactic from welcoming its ship to space.

The company is working toward space tourism, so part of this test flight was seeing how the craft performed with increased weight. Since the ship only had two pilots on board, it also carried four payloads for a NASA research program to simulate the weight of commercial passengers. 

The successful flight is a big win for Virgin Galactic in the space tourism race. It beat multiple other companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, to this milestone. 

It was the fourth powered test flight for SpaceShipTwo. The craft safely landed about an hour after takeoff.  Reported by Newsy 3 hours ago.

Virgin Galactic completes manned space test, more flights soon

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A Virgin Galactic rocket plane reached space on Thursday and returned safely to the California desert, capping years of testing to become the first U.S. commercial human flight to breach Earth's atmosphere since America's shuttle program ended in 2011. Reported by Reuters 2 hours ago.

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo reaches space for the first time

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Virgin Galactic has come a long way since its tragic 2014 crash. The company's SpaceShipTwo has reached space after months of testing, flying to an altitude of 271,268 feet before returning to Earth. The stay was brief (SST fired its rocket for all... Reported by engadget 2 hours ago.

New Kistler Aerogel Jacket, Inspired by NASA, Provides Extremely Lightweight Warmth

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Supield Inc. has pioneered an aerogel single-layer composite, which enables the application of aerogel within clothes production much more efficiently

SAN JOSE, Calif. (PRWEB) December 13, 2018

Supield Inc. introduces a better way to insulate winter jackets — with NASA inspired aerogel technology. Today, Supield Inc. launched a Kickstarter campaign introducing Kistler Aerogel Jacket, the warmest and thinnest jacket on earth, promising to keep people warm in temperatures as low as -320°F (-196°C). The company hopes to raise $25,000 to help bring a new level of warmth to people worldwide.

Aerogel was created by Samuel Stephens Kistler in 1931. It is the lightest solid in the world with the lowest thermal conductivity, which makes it perfect for use in NASA spacesuits. However, outerwear companies struggled to incorporate aerogel into clothing — they could not find the perfect balance of warmth, lightweight and thickness. The Supield team spent three years researching and developing to make a breakthrough in innovative aerogel technology. They advanced the insulative component to produce materials perfect for an easily-wearable winter jacket. Supield’s jacket line is named in honor of Dr. Kistler’s impactful discovery.

“We believe that if aerogel is good enough for NASA, it’s good enough for you,” said Jie Yan, founder and CEO of Supield Inc. “Kistler Aerogel Jacket is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts, such as skiers, snowboarders, hikers, rock climbers, or fans of winter sports. People who live in colder climates, or travel the globe to colder countries, can take advantage of how thin and lightweight the Kistler Aerogel Jacket is. It’s easy to pack in a suitcase or store in off-season storage.”

Kistler Jackets have an ultra-thin 3D mesh composite of aerogel that is placed between the outer layer and the inner lining of the jacket to provide the perfect amount of heat insulation. The jackets are offered in various styles to meet consumers needs. The lightest and thinnest jacket, Kistler Series 3, resists temperatures as low as 14°F, is only 0.5 mm in thickness and weighs less than one pound. The warmest, thickest version of the jacket, the Kistler Series 7, has a 3mm aerogel insulation layer, which is only about 1.5kg in weight — 50 percent lighter than the leading aerogel jacket on the market. The Kistler Series 5 is the best option for those looking for a warm, hooded jacket. The Kistler Series R used the first single-layer aerogel composite, which is a revolutionary way to incorporate aerogel into clothing production.

The Kistler Aerogel Jacket adopts a customer-centric design, with a super sleek exterior, the jacket has a NASA-inspired shiny, silver, detailed interior. Each jacket has a thermometer that constantly monitors body temperature and ventilation zippers below the armpits to help the wearer survive harsh weather without overheating. The zippers on the opening of the jacket and all four pockets — two exterior and two interior — have been heat sealed to keep persons and belongings safe from the elements. Equipped with an elastic band around the waist that snaps together like a belt, the jacket prevents snow from entering through the bottom. For wearers looking to listen to music or communicate via headphones, an elastic loop on the interior of the jacket lets people thread a pair of headphones. The outer layer has nano-waterproof fabric that prevents the coat from freezing in extremely cold environments. Additionally, the Kistler Series 7 includes RECCO reflector, which can provide location information of the wearer in the incident of an extreme search.

Kistler Aerogel Jacket is currently available for pre-order on Kickstarter for $199 USD, which includes one Kistler Series 3 jacket for 20% off the retail price. For more information about the campaign, or to place an order, visit pr.go2.fund/kistler.

About Supield Inc.
Aerogel technology was initially used in industry insulators, but was not ideal for daily clothing due to various challenges such as stiffness and powder leakage. In early 2018, the Supield team created a light, thin and soft aerogel fabric that does not compromise warmth. By introducing the first aerogel fabrics that are available in different thickness, and by pioneering the aerogel single-layer composite, the team brings a new level of warmth to people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Shanghai, China with an additional office in California, United States. Reported by PRWeb 1 hour ago.

Jeff Flake Leaves The Senate Warning That America Is ‘By No Means Immune’ To Tyranny

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'We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth' Reported by Daily Caller 17 minutes ago.

SwissX and Convenience Store Empire Launch Luxury CBD Takeover of Southern California

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The favorite CBD oil of Scott Disick, Snoop Dogg, Tommy Chong, Dave Navarro and more, just got even easier to find, with hundreds of new distribution points in Kohanoff Affiliated gas stations across Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- *Swissx Oil & Confectionary Inc.* and *Kohanoff Affiliated* have launched a partnership to distribute Swissx CBD products in over 500 convenience stores and gas stations across the Southern California region. Swissx products are made from hemp seed grown and processed in Switzerland to create the purest and most powerful CBD possible, with zero THC. Learn more at https://swissx.com/.The completely legal products being distributed with Kohanoff Affiliated are from the Swissx Gold Line and the launch product is a 1000 ml, 5 dose oral dispenser for $19.95. The ingredients include 70% Swissx CBD, bee pollen, Vitamin E, Ormus gold and cocounut oil. A handsome cabinet has been placed on counters at outlets with literature and video about Swissx and the wellness benefits of CBD. More products, including Swissx’s CBD infused chocolates, are planned for the distribution deal soon.  

Swissx, which is owned by Greek billionaire and media mogul *Alki David*, has received testimonials from all over the globe including from Keeping up With the Kardashians’ *Scott DIsick*, Cheech and Chong’s *Tommy Chong*, *Chief Keef*, *Snoop Dogg*, *Dave Navarro* and former NFL star *Tully Banta-Cain*.  CBD oil has been shown to aid with pain and anxiety associated with many conditions including M.S., P.T.S.D., cancer treatment side effects, and more. Swissx Labs’ devotion to delivering the purest product on earth aids in the powerful healing effects.

Kohanoff Affiliated is the new generation of the Kohanoff family business, known for its extensive network of gas stations and retail outlets. Led by Justin Kohanoff, Kohanoff Affiliated is involved in bringing new products to market with a millennial focus, as well as music partnerships, streaming video projects and new marketing strategies.

Swissx was the first CBD product allowed to distribute at Coachella VIP areas and also has an exclusive contract with Hologram USA to be available at the snack bars of its planned network of 100 theaters nationwide. It’s first theater is open in Hollywood with exclusive Swissx parties and guests are thrilled with the combination of CBD oil chocolates and hologram entertainment.

Go to https://swissx.com/ to find locations or purchase directly.

About Swissx Oil & Confectionary Inc.:

Swissx Oil & Confectionary has developed a patented technique for extracting cannabinoids from hemp seeds, yielding a CBD that is more pure and potent than other CBD extracts anywhere in the world. While most CBD oils contain only 10% cannabinoids, the rest being waxy plant byproducts, Swissx CBD oil is 57% pure CBD and a blend of organically grown essential oils including bee pollen and coconut that truly enhances the wellness effects of Swissx CBD. Rich in neuroprotectants antioxidants immune and nervous system supporting compounds, Swissx is a powerful addition to your daily wellness routine through a patented formula of CBD that genetically multiplies hemp seed extract. The seeds are harvested from an exclusive strain of CBD rich plants in the Swiss alps near Gstaad. Our plants thrive on pure mountain air and water--there are never any pesticides just love. Swssx headquarters is in Delaware, USA.  For The Higher Good. Learn more at: https://swissx.com/

CONTACT: Owen Phillips
Swissx
310-383-4991
owen@hologramusa.com Reported by GlobeNewswire 27 minutes ago.

The annual PornHub year in review tells us what we’re really looking at online

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PornHub, a popular site feature people in various stages of undress, saw 33.5 billion visits in 2018. There are currently 7.53 billion people on Earth. Y’all have been busy. The company, which owns most of the major porn sites online, produces a yearly report that aggregates user behavior on the site. Of particular interest, aside […] Reported by TechCrunch 10 minutes ago.

Media Literacy: Media Education, Or Education Of The Media – Essay

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Media messages are carefully formulated by their creators, unless it is civilian journalism1 which has emerged as a form of presentation of media content without the conditioned appearances of an organization, but is often generated by events that are suddenly and unplanned (The attack in Paris, 2015)2, for which we need a special study, but it should be emphasized that this form of civic (non)awakening is also conditioned by the appropriate media literacy.Within media education, it is necessary to develop skills that help to look below the surface of media messages to understand the way in which they are designed. Media messages, news, information are the form of presentation of events and ideas. The problem of real-time events within postmodern – understanding of media literacy – is that manipulations can be minimized if people are involved in information exchange also technologically educated. Namely, the media technologically educated person has the advantage of the other because he/she knows how to arrive and check, using new technologies, all the information that comes to him/her daily through the all “vessels” of media appearances.

It is necessary to work on creating the assumptions of media education aimed at developing the skills of translating3 the presented texts, news and information so that they can demonstrate the difference between reality and the presented reality. The audience, at the same time, certainly negotiates the meanings within the media. What is it about? The audience is interacting with the media text in a way that is unique4 to a specific audience in relation to a concrete example of media text. Everything is happening in an idiosyncratic way. 5*Alternatives for the “facts“
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One part of the audience, without questioning, accepts immediately “on the first”, while the other part of the audience refuses media text, disagreeing and not approving the messages from media text, considering it undesirable and/or unpleasant. At the same time, a third audience, uncertain whether to accept or reject media text, will try, through specific questions, to come to conclusions, seeking the opinion of others and/or finding other stands on the subject, creating assumptions for their own, final, conclusion. Media educated personalities should be open to different interpretations of the media text and be aware that reaction to the text itself is a common product of the medium text itself but also what the audience, to whom it is intended, enters into it based on their’s own life experiences.

The media also have commercial implications – one of the most important goals of the media in today’s burdened society, on planet Earth, with neo-liberalism, globalization, and populism, is also the promotion of consumerism. Media literate person, even while enjoying the reading of the magazine/portal that he/she considers to be the best for him/her, is to know how to differentiate media texts that are designed for the public with the aim of delivering commercials of certain products than those ones that are referring to the usual media coverage of the general public on certain issues.The media certainly contain both ideological and valuable messages – if we only take the example of the realization of the Hollywood Dream through the movie, where there is always present happy end and where love wins, it is enough to realize that there are valuable messages within the media texts. Media literate will even be able to make and differentiate at certain Radio/TV stations, newspapers and/or magazines/portals by “reading and watching” them as a representative of a certain ideological appearance. At the same time, the media have a social and political meaning & message & implication – the media literate person will certainly be able to recognize the appropriate positive, although also negative orientations realized through the media messages with the goal of gaining public attention to a particular issue of social and/or political interest. Recognition of social and political meaning of meaning & message & implication is a very important skill that should be a part of media literate persons. Each media has its own and unique aesthetical but also an ethical form of appearance, although mass communication is a source of invaluable pleasures and entertainment. Media literate people are enriched not only with the ability to enjoy the analysis of certain media messages and contents, but also to further develop themselves within the understanding of how media messages affect the audience and vice versa. The question of the great appearance of apathy and non-including is going hand in hand with political polarization and division. That is why media literacy is extremely needed within societies worldwide in accordance with the above-mentioned guidelines.*Being ethical, above all, in understandings
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First and foremost, media literate person will know to recognize propaganda because propaganda awakes strong emotions for media illiterate audience, and simplifies information and ideas (Chomsky N., 2010). At the same time, propaganda has a problem with an image, apropos how to make someone better and/or weaker related to the targeted intentions towards the audience. Propaganda can be found in Journalism; Public Relations; advertising; governments; education; culture; art; advocacy; entertainment … A media literate person will certainly be able to recognize propaganda in these forms of presentation, by developing an understanding of the positive propaganda messages, and negating all the negativities the person faces. To be able to properly consider propaganda within the media literacy, or to think about what is causing welfare or damage, we must consider, above all:· What is the nature of the information and ideas that are presented when the media message is concerned
· Which symbols and rhetoric strategies were used to attract and activate emotional responses – techniques of use
· How did the media messages reach the audience and in what form they reached it – what makes them effective means of communication
· Where, where and how much of the audience was influenced by the media message – the environment inside which the message is placed
· How big or the small part of the audience has expressed, in a certain way, about the media message itself and how free they are to accept and/or refuse as such – the way in which a media message is received by the audience.

“Media literacy is an extremely important step in the long march towards truly participative democracy, and the democratization of our institutions. The expansion of media literacy is extremely important if all citizens exercise the power, make rational decisions, become effective representatives of change, and have effective participation in the media themselves” (Masterman L., 1985).

In accordance with the above, critically observing reality, media literacy invites citizens to identify cultural codes that shape the author’s work, understand the way these codes function as part of the social system and distort the text through alternative interpretations. Through learning how to read the media messages in a critical way, the media literate audience develops opportunities to collect ethical and, above all, accurate and relevant information about the society in which they live and work while questioning the authority, both textually and institutionally (Hobbs R., 1998).

When the audience6 have the capacity for media literacy both for traditional and new generation of media7, it can identify personal, corporate or political agendas and are then empowered to speak in the name of missing perspective in our communities. By identifying and trying to solve the problem, people use their own strong voice of media literate people and their rights under the law to enhance the world around them.

The greater level of critical thinking and the higher level of participation inspire cooperation and creative efforts to reduce inequality – if we became media literate within the educational process.

*Notes:*

1. Civic
2. CNN, 2016 (last accessed 12.12.2018): http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/08/europe/2015-paris-terror-attacks-fast-facts/
3. Interpreting
4. Read: media (non)literacy
5. Attributive
6. Read: people individually, of course.
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Raisio plc, Stock Exchange Release 14 December 2019

RAISIO’S SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN FOR 2019 - 2021

The Board of Directors of Raisio plc has on 13 December 2019 approved a new share based incentive plan for the Group key employees. The performance period of the plan will begin on January 1, 2019 and will end on December 31, 2021. The potential reward for the performance period 2019 – 2021 is based on the total shareholder return (TSR) of Raisio free shares (series V).

Any rewards for the performance period 2019 – 2021 will be paid partly as free shares and partly in cash in 2022. The cash proportion is intended to cover taxes and tax-related costs arising from the rewards to the key employees. No reward will principally be paid, if a key employee’s employment or service at the Company ends before reward payment.

The Plan is directed to approximately 20 persons. The reward to be paid on the basis of the performance period 2019 – 2021 corresponds to a total maximum of 1,000,000 free shares, including the amount to be paid in cash.

The Board of Directors recommends that the key employees belonging to the target group will continue to hold a considerable portion of shares received on the basis of this plan until the value of their share ownership corresponds to six months gross salary.

The plan now approved for the performance period 2019 - 2021 is the seventh under the long term incentive scheme approved by the Board of Directors in February 2013. The aim of the plan is to combine the objectives of the shareholders and the key employees in order to increase the value of the Company, to commit the key employees to the Company, and to offer them a competitive reward plan that is based on the increase of shareholder value and earning of Raisio shares. The Board of Directors of the Company will annually decide on the potential launch of a new performance period, the length of such a performance period and on the performance criteria and their targets for the performance period.

RAISIO PLC

Board of Directors*
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*Further information:*
President and CEO Pekka Kuusniemi, tel. +358 50 537 3883
Communications and IR Manager Heidi Hirvonen, tel. +358 50 567 3060

*Raisio plc*

Raisio is an international company specialised in healthy, responsibly produced food. Our well-known brands include, for example, Benecol, Elovena, Nalle and Sunnuntai. In Raisio’s products, the focus is on well-being, health, good taste and sustainable development. Profitable growth is ensured through our strong expertise and passion for creating new. Raisio’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. In 2017, the Group’s net sales for continuing operations totalled EUR 235 million and comparable EBIT was EUR 36 million. Our food is good for Health, Heart and Earth. For more information on Raisio go to www.raisio.com.

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