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CITGO CEO Carlos Jordá Among Six Alumni Honored by Michigan Tech

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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HOUSTON, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlos Jordá, President and CEO of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, was recently honored by the Department of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University.

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  • HOUSTON, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlos Jordá, President and CEO of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, was recently honored by the Department of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University.
  • Jordá, a 1971 graduate of Michigan Tech, was one of six alumni named to the department's Distinguished Academy.
  • "I was honored to receive this recognition from my alma mater, Michigan Tech," said Jordá.
  • "I hope my career inspires current and future chemical engineering students at Michigan Tech," said Jordá.

Beware red flags and fakes: how to buy authentic First Nations designs that benefit creators and communities

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Monday, May 1, 2023
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Australia’s Productivity Commission estimates about $250 million of Indigenous-style art and consumer products are sold annually.

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  • Australia’s Productivity Commission estimates about $250 million of Indigenous-style art and consumer products are sold annually.
  • To support First Nations artists and communities, here’s what you need to know, and need to ask, before buying.

Home is where the art is

    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art is more than aesthetically pleasing shapes and colours.
    • It is a cultural expression, a means of passing information from one generation to the next, of telling stories.
    • Dot painting, for example, is specific to the desert interior of Western Australia, Northern Territory and South Australia.

What’s the story?

    • Artists have two main ways to sell their art.
    • For original art, it’s through a gallery, which takes a hefty commission.


    If there’s no information on who created an artwork and where they’re from, it is most likely fake. In short: buy from sellers with transparent policies. On their website and in person they should provide clear information on all off the above. Reluctance to share this information is a red flag.

Look for community connections

    • Private businesses can be highly ethical and reinvest in their community, but there is greater assurance of this happening with collectively owned businesses established specifically for the benefit of local artists, to employ local people and fund community projects.
    • Founded in 1985, the company uses its surpluses to fund community projects such as a health program and a dog program, which cares for the local dog population.
    • They may have arrangements to sell artwork through commercial galleries nearer population hotspots.
    • In the wider market for First Nations designs and products, look for evidence of Indigenous ownership, commitment to compensate artists, and other evidence of community engagement.
    • But because this is focused on government and commercial procurement, it has few listings for arts, craft, and design business.

What about product certification?

    • The problem, according to the Productivity Commission, is that certification schemes need high producer take-up and high consumer recognition to succeed.
    • The commission has recommended an alternative approach, mandatory labelling of inauthentic products, through amending the Australian Consumer Law.
    • So far, however, the federal government has given no indication of if and when it will act on these recommendations.

James Shapiro's 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare Wins the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of Winners Award

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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Shapiro's 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare won the prize in 2006 and explores the year that Shakespeare produced some of his greatest works

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  • Shapiro's 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare won the prize in 2006 and explores the year that Shakespeare produced some of his greatest works
    Edinburgh, Apr 28, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro is tonight, Thursday, April 27, named winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 'Winner of Winners' Award.
  • Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners James Shapiro with 1599: A Year in the Life of William
    The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of Winners Award marks the 25th anniversary of the UK's premier non-fiction book prize by crowning the best work of non-fiction from the last 25 years of the prize.
  • Shapiro finds one question the most pressing: how did Shakespeare become Shakespeare - one of the greatest writers who ever lived?
  • Peter Singlehurst, Partner at Baillie Gifford, says: "The strapline for the Baillie Gifford Prize is 'all the best stories are true'.

Grom’s Curiosity Ink Media and Toon2Tango Earn Prestigious Award Nominations at Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film for Santa.com Screenplay

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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He is also the bestselling author of Save The Cat!® Writes for TV, a step-by-step guide to television screenwriting.

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  • He is also the bestselling author of Save The Cat!® Writes for TV, a step-by-step guide to television screenwriting.
  • Widely considered to be among the most prestigious animated film industry gatherings in the world, the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film routinely attracts over 100,000 attendees annually.
  • Hollywood-based Curiosity Ink Media and Germany-based Toon2Tango are readying the film for release in Fall 2025.
  • “The Stuttgart Festival award nominations reinforce our belief that Santa.com has all of the key elements of a commercial success and an enduring holiday classic film,” explains Wolfson.

Stella Prize shortlist 2023: your guide to 6 gripping, courageous books

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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At its outset, in 2013, it drew attention to the lack of women on prize shortlists.

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  • At its outset, in 2013, it drew attention to the lack of women on prize shortlists.
  • Over time, it appears to have shifted prize culture in this county to the point that it seems unlikely that we’ll see a “sausagefest” shortlist again any time soon.
  • This year’s shortlist is no exception, for the most part steering away from established authors and major presses.

We Come With This Place by Debra Dank

    • Here, Debra Dank pulls the reader close and shares stories not only about her childhood, but also her ancestors and her children.
    • I emerged from this book grateful to Dank for being willing to share it with us as readers.

big beautiful female theory by Eloise Grills

    • This is a work of memoir, theory, art history and visual essay, in which Eloise Grills tackles the big question of how women are impacted by how their bodies are seen by others.
    • Read more:
      Big beautiful females and familiar dystopias: new graphic nonfiction interrogates 21st-century life

The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt

    • Sarah Holland-Batt is the most established author on this year’s shortlist.
    • The Jaguar, her third book, is a powerful collection of poetry.

Hydra by Adriane Howell

    • In this evocatively spooky place she falls in thrall to a mysterious creature that may or may not be an urban myth.
    • I love this novel’s attention to the world of work and its expectations, and the complexities of female friendship.
    • Hydra is a new take on the gothic representation of a place with a layered history.

Indelible City by Louisa Lim

    • Louisa Lim uses a combination of memoir, biography and historical research to tell a layered story about Hong Kong’s history and present.
    • Indelible City ends up eschewing the possibility of journalistic detachment in the face of seeing a vibrant city become subject to an authoritarian regime.
    • Read more:
      Louisa Lim's 'outstanding' portrait of a dispossessed, defiant Hong Kong is the activist journalism we need

Bad Art Mother by Edwina Preston

    • The figure of Veda Gray, the mother of this novel’s title, draws from many female artists across history who have produced art in the face of a social structure that makes it very difficult to do so.
    • In her anger, Harwood published a sonnet that said, when read acrostically: FUCK ALL EDITORS.
    • She is joined in an evocatively detailed world of restaurants and art in 1960s Melbourne by a cast of other women artists whose brilliance finds varied paths to light.

Police Brutality and Media Cover-Up Of 10 Protesters Killed in 1937 Chicago Tragedy Explored in KCET and PBS SoCal Premiere MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE: WORKERS DIE FILM BURIED

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California's flagship PBS stations, announced today the world broadcast premiere of the half-hour documentary MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE: Workers Die, Film Buried revealing a largely forgotten episode in labor–and media–history devoted to the tragic events in Chicago in 1937. At the height of union activity across America, police opened fire on striking steel workers and their supporters in an open field, killing ten. MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE, narrated by actor Josh Charles ("Sports Night," "The Good Wife," "Dead Poets Society"), also tells the story of the film cover-up that followed via interviews with first-hand observers, graphic news photos and unseen or rarely screened Paramount News footage.

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  • MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE: Workers Die, Film Buried will debut on Sat., May 6 at 9 p.m. PT on KCET with an encore airing on Thurs., May 18 at 7 p.m. PT on PBS SoCal.
  • The film will also air on The World Channel and will be distributed nationally via NETA with PBS SoCal | KCET as the Presenting Station (check local listings.)
  • Featuring an introduction by Chicago writer/historian and broadcasting legend Studs Terkel, MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE is the first film to fully explore the 1937 tragedy in Chicago.
  • MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE: Workers Die, Film Buried is directed by Greg Mitchell and produced by Lyn Goldfarb.

Oklahoma Math Teacher Named 2023 National Teacher of the Year

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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WASHINGTON, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today announced that Rebecka Peterson, a high school math teacher, is the 2023 National Teacher of the Year.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today announced that Rebecka Peterson, a high school math teacher, is the 2023 National Teacher of the Year.
  • Peterson has taught high school math classes ranging from intermediate algebra to Advanced Placement calculus for 11 years at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  • As Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, she has visited teachers across the state to highlight their important work through the Teachers of Oklahoma campaign.
  • We know people across the country will connect with the stories she shares as the 2023 National Teacher of the Year."

Travel Lemming Names Taylor Herperger as New Director of Marketing, Seeking to Expand Its Brand

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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DENVER, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel Lemming (https://travellemming.com/), a US-based online travel guide with an annual readership of over 10 million, has appointed Taylor Herperger as its new Director of Marketing.

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  • Winnipeg local and travel expert Taylor Herperger steps up to the role of Director of Marketing, setting sights on elevating Travel Lemming into a leading global travel brand.
  • DENVER, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel Lemming ( https://travellemming.com/ ), a US-based online travel guide with an annual readership of over 10 million, has appointed Taylor Herperger as its new Director of Marketing.
  • Taylor Herperger will be charged with growing the Travel Lemming brand and expanding the publication's position as the go-to source for travelers seeking authentic, local travel advice and reviews.
  • Nate Hake, CEO & Founder of Travel Lemming, commented: "Taylor is an exceptionally gifted creator who has already crafted over 60 original travel guides for Travel Lemming.

Dr. Jackie Freiberg to Help Business Leaders Navigate Today’s Recruiting and Retention Challenges at 2023 UCCS McConkie Leadership Conference April 27

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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The theme of Freiberg’s presentation is “Leading for Retention,” designed to help employers develop strategies for creating an engaging workplace to keep their best employees during the ongoing tight labor market.

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  • The theme of Freiberg’s presentation is “Leading for Retention,” designed to help employers develop strategies for creating an engaging workplace to keep their best employees during the ongoing tight labor market.
  • According to recent research by the UCCS Economic Forum, the Colorado Springs area currently has roughly four job openings for every unemployed person, making recruiting and retention critical for every business.
  • “We’ll also explore how retention is everyone’s responsibility across an organization, it’s not just an HR issue.
  • Her books include “NUTS!” a biography of Southwest Airlines’ founder Herb Kelleher, and “Bochy Ball!” featuring the leadership insights of World Champion baseball manager Bruce Bochy.

FIT PRESENTS FUTURE OF FASHION CELEBRATION AND HONORS HOSTED BY ASHLEY GRAHAM, HONORING KARLIE KLOSS AND VICTOR GLEMAUD

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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NEW YORK, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) announced today that the Future of Fashion Celebration and Honors will take place at the college on Wednesday, May 10, at 7 pm ET. The evening—which will be hosted by supermodel and entrepreneur Ashley Graham—will honor notable fashion industry leaders Victor Glemaud and Karlie Kloss award-winning students, and include the annual Future of Fashion runway show featuring looks created by a select group of 2023 graduates of FIT's Fashion Design BFA program. The event will benefit the FIT Foundation, which helps nurture the next generation of FIT students by facilitating programs, developing new initiatives, and providing scholarships.

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  • The evening—which will be hosted by supermodel and entrepreneur Ashley Graham—will honor notable fashion industry leaders Victor Glemaud and Karlie Kloss award-winning students, and include the annual Future of Fashion runway show featuring looks created by a select group of 2023 graduates of FIT's Fashion Design BFA program.
  • The event will benefit the FIT Foundation, which helps nurture the next generation of FIT students by facilitating programs, developing new initiatives, and providing scholarships.
  • The event will spotlight two leaders in the fashion world—designer and FIT alumnus Victor Glemaud will be celebrated as the Outstanding Alumni honoree, and supermodel and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss will be recognized as the Fashion Icon honoree.
  • Both individuals have made momentous contributions to the industry throughout their respective careers and have consistently been at the forefront of defining the future of fashion.