Mes: agosto 2020

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — New COVID-19 projections released today by PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) show clear evidence that mitigation efforts recommended by the White House Coronavirus Task Force are working to reduce risk of continued widespread transmission in states that have adopted them. Conversely, the model’s four-week forecasts have worsened for states that have not enacted masking mandates or adopted strong social distancing practices, such as Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee and Georgia.

In addition to their regular four-week COVID-19 case projections for 747 counties across the U.S., the researchers have been closely following a special analysis of rollback scenarios involving universal masking and tightening of social distancing and occupancy policies in 158 of the country’s largest counties. These modeled scenarios reflect guidance being shared with state governments by the White House Coronavirus Task Force, for whom the scenarios were originally prepared. The researchers are beginning to see improved forecasts in the states that have adopted these policy recommendations, many of which are considered hotspots. For example, transmission risk for the next four weeks has consistently decreased in communities across Louisiana, Alabama, Ohio, Indiana, Arizona and Colorado, which have all established universal masking mandates.

Still, many hotspots continue to see concerning forecasts for continued resurgence. The Upper Midwest and communities along the western coast of Lake Michigan, including Chicago and Milwaukee, continue to have high risk for resurgence in the coming weeks. The model shows heightened risk for growing case counts to quickly reproduce in Baltimore and the Virginia and Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., which will likely threaten the nation’s capital in the coming weeks. Forecasts for Boston now look worse than those of New York City, which has been largely insulated from current resurgence in the Northeast, but still remains at risk from increasing infections in New Jersey, the Philadelphia region and south following the I-95 corridor. Data from the model also shows that residents in states across the Heartland and to the south, including Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas and, once again, the Dallas and Houston metro areas, are not practicing enough social distancing to reduce the surging spread of the virus in those regions.

«In the face of unwillingness to invoke federal powers mandating practical, evidence-based strategies to combat widespread transmission of coronavirus throughout the county, it’s encouraging to see that the White House Coronavirus Task Force’s work to align state leaders on sensible distancing and masking policies is gaining traction with most governors, leading to improved forecasts and declining national daily case rates,» said David Rubin, MD, MSCE, director of PolicyLab at CHOP and a professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. «We can only hope that other governors who have been holding out on enacting these strong public health measures will fall in line to unify our response as a nation and sufficiently protect all communities as we head towards fall.»

For additional comments from lead investigators Dr. Rubin, Dr. Gregory Tasian, and Dr. Jing Huang on their updated forecasts and findings, read this blog post; https://policylab.chop.edu/blog/covid-19-outlook-regaining-control

Background
Researchers at PolicyLab at CHOP and the University of Pennsylvania developed the model, known as COVID-Lab: Mapping COVID-19 in Your Community, which tracks and projects COVID-19 transmission across 747 U.S. counties with active outbreaks, representing 80% of the U.S. population and 89% of all identified coronavirus cases. The researchers built their model to observe how social distancing, population density, daily temperatures, and humidity affect the number and spread of COVID-19 infections over time across a county, accounting for test positivity rates and population characteristics such as age, insurance status, crowding within homes and diabetes prevalence. COVID-Lab’s projections forecast the number of coronavirus cases communities could experience over the next four weeks based on a three-day average of their current social distancing practices, defined by the change in travel to non-essential businesses as compared to pre-epidemic. The application of this model, which focuses on time-varying transmission rates during the early months of the pandemic in the U.S., was released on July 23, following peer review, in JAMA Network Open. You can read more about how the team validates their models for accuracy in this blog post. The data are publicly available in the form of interactive maps and graphs.

About PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is dedicated to achieving optimal child health and well-being by informing program and policy changes through interdisciplinary research. Founded in 2008, PolicyLab is a Center of Emphasis within the CHOP Research Institute, one of the largest pediatric research institutes in the country. With more than 30 highly regarded faculty and 60 passionate staff who bring expertise from myriad of fields covering health, research and health policy, our work focuses on improving public systems, improving health care delivery and improving child health outcomes. For more information, visit http://www.policylab.chop.edu. 

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MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Five attorneys from the Minneapolis office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, have been recognized in the 2020 issue of Super Lawyers magazine. This list includes three attorneys recognized as «Super Lawyers,» and two as «Rising Stars.»

According to the publication’s website, Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.

Recognized as «Super Lawyers»:

• Stephen Baird, Intellectual Property – Trademark
• Tiffany A. Blofield, Intellectual Property – Litigation
• Craig S. Krummen, Intellectual Property – Litigation

Recognized as «Rising Stars»:

• Cody J. Blades, Litigation
• Draeke H. Weseman, Intellectual Property – Trademark

About Greenberg Traurig’s Minneapolis Office: Established in 2019, Greenberg Traurig’s Minneapolis office provides clients with an innovative, business-minded perspective along with strong location connections to business, industry, and government. The office’s core capabilities include commodities and structured finance, restructuring and bankruptcy, corporate trust and structured products litigation, finance and financial services litigation, intellectual property, complex commercial litigation, environmental litigation, tax, and agribusiness.

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has 2200 lawyers in 41 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.

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IRVING, Texas, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — TFORM today announced the launch of its new data center and workload assessment solution by the same name, which provides the most comprehensive view of any IT environment, whether on premises or in a public or private cloud. This unrivaled capability creates a new category of data center analytics that will fundamentally change how technology leaders achieve workload optimization and digital transformation and modernization.

Stoney Gwitira, COO at TFORM, said, «After assessing the data centers of so many companies over the years, we’ve learned that many leaders feel a lack of control simply because they don’t know everything that is in their data centers. They can’t see the vulnerabilities that are lying in wait to disrupt business. They can’t see how their applications and devices depend on one another. TFORM solves these problems.»

TFORM is a proprietary engine with an agentless, organic discovery that finds all the needles in the IT environment haystack. The result is unmatched visibility and context that empowers better decision-making.

Asked about how TFORM was conceived, CEO Andy Abbas explained, «TFORM is the culmination of many years of migrating client environments using third party tools that were not optimized for assessing data centers with complex or legacy configurations.» He added, «The discovery tools we once used were not organically discovering and omitting data that was crucial to the IT environment, so we decided to build our own.»

Tech expert and renowned industry analyst Bill Kleyman adds, «Ultimately, this is a master tool…to sort through the vast array of data flowing through a network. What makes TFORM unique is the visualization and control you have over the data flow. Unlike other platforms, this solution will allow administrators to granularly and contextually understand where data resides and how it interacts with internal systems.»

The first application to sit on the TFORM platform is the data center and workload assessment module, to be quickly followed by the second module, an end-user computing digital workplace automation solution to be available in Fall 2020.

About TFORM
TFORM is a Hybrid Digital Infrastructure Management (HDIM) foundation for technology applications that bring visibility, intelligence and automation to everything in an IT environment. See everything you have, it’s health, where it’s operating, how it’s connected and who owns it. Know when to retire, consolidate or migrate workloads and assets based on utilization and inter-dependencies. Quickly address vulnerabilities, enabling you to successfully mitigate business risks. Monitor all of this – from one dashboard. Using advanced analytics, TFORM pulls together disparate data sets, transforming them into actionable intelligence. Further, TFORM automates the many tasks needed to act upon the intelligence it delivers. TFORM simplifies modernization and operations by combining compute, storage, network, security, migration and optimization into one solution.

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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Off Duty Officers, one of the leading security companies in the nation, continues to build its security operations capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to increasing need for private security guards. With our additional resources, we have responded to requests for security guards for site security during protests, retail loss prevention, personal protection, traffic and crowd control for social assistance locations, food distribution and COVID-19 testing sites. Off Duty Officers is unique in its ability and willingness to provide security guards on short notice for short term assignments.

Off Duty Officers have also implemented extensive internal control and incentive processes to assure guards are on-site as contracted. These protocols include attendance pay incentives, extended sick pay and quarantine pay to assure guards are not carriers and are fully capable and focused on providing professional security service.

As part of our adherence to safety guidelines, Off Duty Officers will:

• Review relevant local/state regulative agency policies and orders.
• Implement safety and security measures when a company and/or event creates a plan to conduct daily health checks (e.g., temperature screening and/or symptom checking) of staff and attendees.
• Restrict staff or participants that display symptoms or have a fever.
• Ensure adherence by security personnel for social distancing before, during, and after shifts and events, including restricting participation to an event, manning physical barriers and restricting access to your preset limits, and staggering exit times.

Our Security company continues to deliver professional security services as we operate alongside companies and event organizers, to implement the emergency plans they have in place. Having a uniformed guard takes YOUR employees off the front line of enforcing whatever guidelines you need implemented. Locations with visible, uniformed security guards experience an immediate broader acceptance of Coronavirus safety precautions and an overall less stressful environment.

Off Duty Officers provides security guard services in all 50 states with regional office locations in Colorado, California, Florida, and Texas. Our security personnel, regardless of their assignment, are committed to the health and safety of our clients and their customers.

ABOUT OFF DUTY OFFICERS
Off Duty Officers, Inc., excels in tailoring specific security details for every possible security requirement. You will receive licensed, experienced professional security personnel when and where you need them. Whether you require off duty law enforcement or standard, licensed guards for temporary security or long term security services, Off Duty Officers will tailor the right security detail to meet your safety, security, and budget requirements.

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Christelyn Karazin’s The Pink Pill online courses created to address the unique cultural experience and social needs of black women has quickly become the most successful online course for black women and the first of its kind, attracting the attention of celebrities, both black and white.

Media personality Omarosa has touted The Pink Pill For Business as «the first business online style and strategy course that is just for us.»

Actress Gloria Reuben of Law & Order and Lincoln fame stated, «The second phase of The Pink Pill, The Pink Pill For Business is live, and this is exciting news because I know this course if specifically for black women to help them with relationship building and business etiquette. Brava Christelyn!»

Now, the Millionaire Matchmaker, herself, Ms. Patti Stanger, has come on board and endorsed Christelyn Karazin’s Pink Pill courses, most specifically the recent launch of The Pink Pill For Business.

Today at 10 AM PST/1 PM EST Christelyn Karazin will be taking over Patti Stanger’s Instagram story for 24 hours to announce The Pink Pill For Business course to Patti’s 887K Instagram followers.

Be sure to catch Christelyn Karazin’s announcement of the launch of The Pink Pill For Business on Patti Stanger’s Instagram today at 10 AM PST/1 PM EST and for 24 hours @pattistanger and follow Christelyn Karazin at @christelyn.

Expressing her excitement, Christelyn says, «I want to thank Patti Stanger for using her platform to amplify my melanated voice and to bring the messaging of The Pink Pill to her audience.»

Catch Patti Stanger’s IG Story takeover with Pink Pill founder Christelyn Karazin today at 10 AM PST/1 PM EST (24 hours)… and don’t forget to swipe up for details about The Pink Pill For Business!

FOR ALL MEDIA INQUIRIES
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Full Scale Media
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NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Committee of 100 (C100), a non-profit U.S. leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, healthcare, and the arts, announced today a donation of 850,000 N95 masks, valued at over $3 million, to around 100 hospitals and healthcare institutions in underserved communities. Through a partnership with the American Federation of Teachers, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, Jewish Federations of North America, KAHAL, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Alliance for Hispanic Health, National Urban League, Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, Partnership With Native Americans, and US Heartland China Association, this donation is geared to assist disproportionately impacted minority communities and the healthcare institutions that serve them in the fight against COVID-19.

«With this donation of 850,000 N95 masks, C100 seeks to provide much-needed support to nearly 100 hospitals and healthcare institutions in the communities of color that continue to bear the brunt of this pandemic,» said Zhengyu Huang, President, C100. «This project is a continuation of our ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19 and collaborate on important issues that affect all Americans, but especially communities of color.»

In order to directly support those in need, C100 is partnering with leaders among American communities of color to donate high quality FDA-approved, NIOSH-certified N95 masks straight to hospitals operating in underserved American communities. These masks were purchased using private donations and secured in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Flexport, NYU Langone Health, and Asian Tigers Moving & Storage. C100 is covering all associated shipping costs, with support from Flexport’s Frontline Responders Fund. The masks will be used by the brave doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers who continue to fight the pandemic on the frontline.

«On behalf of the City of New York, I would like to thank the leaders of C100 for donating lifesaving personal protective equipment (PPE),» said COVID-19 Public-Private Partnership Czar Peter Hatch. «Our healthcare workers appreciate the generosity you have shown throughout the pandemic.»

According to a joint effort between the COVID Tracking Project and Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, Black people are dying from COVID-19 at 2.5 times the rate of white people. Indigenous, Hispanic, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are also affected at rates higher than white communities. The donation of N95 masks to hospitals serving these communities is part of C100’s continued commitment to addressing the effects of systemic racism and racial inequality in the country through cross-community collaboration.

«As we continue to see surges of COVID-19 cases in Hispanic communities, we thank the Committee of 100 for their generous donation of N95 masks to 15 of our member community health centers. More than ever we need to support each other,» said Jane L. Delgado, PhD, MS, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health.

«In this time when hospitals and health centers across the country are continuing to face shortages, the donation of PPE – N95 masks in particular- is crucial to the health and safety of the doctors, health workers serving Black and Latino communities,» added Dr. Marjorie Innocent, Senior Director of Health Programs at the NAACP. «African-Americans continue to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19 pandemic at alarming rates and the need for quality care could not be more urgent. We are grateful to C100 for this generous gift.»

Since the pandemic began, C100 and its membership have been a leader in fundraising and donating needed PPE to hospitals and communities throughout the United States. Earlier this year, C100 raised over $1 million from members and distributed high-quality FDA-approved, NIOSH-certified N95 masks, coveralls, and isolation gowns to 40 hospitals and healthcare institutions in communities hardest hit by the pandemic. C100 members have also individually donated more than $7 million to combat the pandemic.

«Native American communities grapple with the reality of limited resources every single day, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only magnified the critical need for supplies,» said Joshua Arce, President and CEO of Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA). «C100’s significant donation will allow PWNA to provide thousands of masks to our health partners in reservation communities who are doing all they can to protect those who are most vulnerable.»

Committee of 100 (C100) is a non-profit U.S. leadership organization of prominent and extraordinary Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, healthcare, and the arts. Founded by the late world-renowned architect I.M. Pei and internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, among others, it is an institution of U.S. citizens of Chinese heritage. For over 30 years, C100 has served as a preeminent organization committed to the dual missions of promoting the full participation of Chinese Americans in all aspects of American life and constructive relations between the United States and Greater China. www.committee100.org. Please follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn for updates.

Contact: Zhengyu Huang, C100 President 
media@committee100.org or 212-371-6565

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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Inclusion 1st Project isn’t holding back – and neither are the antiracism allies who have submitted their most uncomfortable questions drawn from navigating tenuous conversations on race at work, home, and everywhere in-between. The Inclusion 1^st Project is a new platform that explores inclusion via the questions and discourse of allyship in the Antiracism Movement. This project is dedicated to educating allies who are ready and willing to take meaningful action but might not know where to begin, so they start with the questions in their head. In an anonymous and judgement-free format, the organization encourages community members (no matter their level of awareness) to submit questions about the antiracism movement that are then answered during a live Q&A session every Tuesday at 4:00 pm PST. «We want to meet people right where there are», explains Carrie Sawyer, the Founder of the Inclusion 1^st Project. «When it comes to race, there are certain things we just don’t question or discuss. Well we’re here to turn all that on its head. If we’re going to change things for the better, we have to get the real questions out in the open. We have to start talking in a new way.»

ABOUT INCLUSION 1ST PROJECT

Inclusion 1st Project believes in facilitating discussions that not only bring people together but examine and address the racism that is embedded in everyday life. By targeting those who identify as allies within the Anti-racist Movement, the organization aims to understand the experience of allies in their most uncertain moments. The project has set an ambitious and exciting goal to collect 500 questions by September 1^st. They’ll use the collected questions to develop new action-oriented tools that make it easier for allies to navigate as strong and effective antiracism advocates at work, at home, and in their communities.

Learn more about the Inclusion 1^st Project and submit an antiracism question at: www.inclusion1stproject.org. Join the community to stay up to date on the latest antiracism resources and to get your free invite to the weekly Ally Q&A Sessions. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch up on previous answers to antiracism questions!

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