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Princeton Longevity Center Announces First Northeast US Installation of Siemens’ State-of-the-Art SOMATOM go.Top CT Scanner

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The go.TOP was named the Best New Radiological Devise in 2017 by Aunt Minnie for a good reason; this scanner has more artificial intelligence on board than any other CT on the market today.


PRINCETON, N.J. (PRWEB)

Princeton Longevity Center, the premier preventive medicine center in the Northeast and leading international health advisory company, is pleased to announce their installation of the new SOMATOM go.TOP computed tomography (CT) system. Princeton Longevity is the first healthcare facility in the Northeast to acquire this advanced imaging technology, continuing their long tradition of providing the highest levels of expertise and care to their patients.

Exceptional Technology

The go.TOP was named the Best New Radiological Devise in 2017 by Aunt Minnie for a good reason; this scanner has more artificial intelligence on board than any other CT on the market today. The go.TOP includes many second reader capabilities such as lung CAD, anatomy coverage, and contrast enhancement features and has the ability to lay out anatomy in multiple planes for an easier, more accurate diagnosis. Additional features include a 0.33-second rotation time, Stellar detector technology, and the ability to deliver personalized, precise radiation doses. These features, along with the system’s advanced mobile, tablet-based workflow, give Princeton Longevity technologists the ability to optimally adapt to each patient and offer a full spectrum of clinical care.

Exceptional Patient Care

The SOMATOM go.TOP CT is a 128-slice scanner with a patient-centered mobile workflow; with the go.TOP, technologists spend 50% more time in direct contact with patients. Patients can be scanned in seconds with minimized doses of radiation. Safer, faster scans serve more patients and the innovative design of the go.TOP offers the ability to scan a wider array of patients; factors such as patient size, claustrophobia, or the presence of implants or pacemakers are no longer limitations to care. Flexibility and mobility options give technologists at Princeton Longevity the freedom to provide greater comfort to patients.

Princeton Longevity Center is a premiere preventative medicine center and executive health center with locations throughout the Northeast.

If you would like more information about this topic, please call Andrea Lanza or to locate a center at our website.

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Cybereason is Joined by Veteran FBI, DHS, U.S. Secret Service and Arlington, VA Officials to Protect Free Elections in 2020

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During Operation Blackout members of many law enforcement agencies strategized on how to respond to direct attacks against the city of Adversaria during the Presidential Election on November 3, 2020


BOSTON (PRWEB)

Cybereason, creators of the leading Cyber Defense Platform, and members of both federal and local law enforcement agencies came together on Tuesday, November 5, at Operation Blackout in Washington, DC. The event was hosted by Venable LLP. Operation Blackout is a simulation of a 2020 Presidential Election hack in a fictitious swing state city, Adversaria.

During the Operation Blackout simulation, Red and Blue teams faced off in a strategic duel. The Red team, led by Yonatan Striem-Amit, Cybereason’s CTO and Co-founder and other hackers, were bent on disrupting voting on election day in a moderately-sized swing state city. The Blue team, led by Danielle Wood, Cybereason’s Director of Advisory Services, also included the FBI, DHS, U.S. Secret Service and Arlington, VA Police.

The goal of the tabletop exercise was to examine and advance the preparedness of local and federal law enforcement agencies in the event that nation-state actors try to undermine free elections by attacking infrastructure on election day, November 3, 2020. To date, most election hacking simulations have focused on hacking voter rolls or electronic voting machines.

“Operation Blackout reinforced the fact that the line between the digital and physical world is blurred and keeps getting more so. The rate at which we have developed digital lives and seen digital touch everything is unprecedented. That means we have to practice, and get the protocols, relationships and contingencies right in peacetime for election security and public safety around them. With one year to go until the 2020 elections, what could be more important than to start exploring the possibility that democracy could be disrupted by nation-states,” said Sam Curry, Cybereason’s Chief Security Officer and Operation Blackout White Team Leader.

Both the Red and Blue teams performed well during the simulation. The Red team carried out a series of four moves but overall, their mission failed due to overkill. They wanted to undermine the election, but instead it was cancelled by law enforcement agencies after more than 30 citizens died and 200 were injured. The Blue team took decisive, immediate action throughout the exercise. The integrity of votes wasn’t compromised, but due to public safety concerns the election was rescheduled.

“What a great day in Washington, DC running a simulation with the goals of protecting free elections. It wouldn’t have been possible without the great work of the Cybereason team, Venable LLP, the FBI, DHS, U.S. Secret Service and Arlington, VA Police. Cybereason is on a mission to help train and enable federal and local law enforcement agencies to strategize and defend democracy in the leadup to the 2020 election. Globally, Cybereason is turning the tables on adversaries determined to hack critical infrastructure such as elections and cellular communications,” said Roi Carmel, Cybereason’s Chief Product and Marketing Officer.

About Cybereason

Cybereason, creators of the leading Cyber Defense Platform, gives the advantage back to the defender through a completely new approach to cybersecurity. Cybereason offers endpoint prevention, detection and response and active monitoring. The solution delivers multi-layered endpoint prevention by leveraging signature and signatureless techniques to prevent known and unknown threats in conjunction with behavioral and deception techniques to prevent ransomware and fileless attacks. Cybereason is privately held and is headquartered in Boston, with offices in London, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Asia-Pacific and continental Europe.

Learn more: https://www.cybereason.com/

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Bill Keeler

Senior Director, Global Public Relations

Cybereason

bill.keeler@cybereason.com

(929) 259-3261

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Report about Homeschooling Overreaches on Claims

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BOULDER, Colo. (PRWEB)

The Cato Institute recently released a report arguing that homeschoolers should support school choice proposals because greater educational freedom empowers parents to provide richer learning opportunities for their children.

Robert Kunzman, Managing Director of the International Center for Home Education Research and a professor at Indiana University, reviewed Homeschooling and Educational Freedom: Why School Choice is Good for Homeschoolers. He found that while the report does identify some ways that homeschooling can contribute to educational innovation, its primary theme—repeated suggestion of a strong relationship between homeschooling growth and the expansion of other school choice policies—is not adequately established.

Drawing on four states with expansive education choice programs, the report’s rationale is grounded on a purported chain of causation from robust school choice policies to homeschooling growth to educational innovation.

Professor Kunzman explains that these causal contentions are purely speculative and are not borne out by the broader state-level data. In fact, he writes, at least half of all states lack reliable data. Among states with data, some that do show dramatic homeschooling growth have regulatory environments more favorable to school choice, but enough counterexamples exist to make even simple conclusions uncertain.

While these problems compromise the usefulness of this new report, Kunzman notes that homeschooling is indeed a context in which educational innovation can flourish. The flexibility of homeschooling provides ample room for learning experiences that can meet the needs of individual students. But beneficial innovations are not the sole province of homeschoolers, since we find compelling examples in all sectors of schooling.

Professor Kunzman concludes that homeschooling serves as one potentially effective option for a good education. He also cautions that modest state oversight of homeschooling is useful to protect children’s basic educational interests while preserving freedom for parents and their delegates to tailor the learning experience.

Find the review, by Robert Kunzman, at:

http://nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/homeschooling

Find Homeschooling and Educational Freedom: Why School Choice is Good for Homeschoolers, written by Kerry MacDonald and published by the Cato Institute, at:

https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/bp_124.pdf

NEPC Reviews (http://thinktankreview.org) provide the public, policymakers, and the press with timely, academically sound reviews of selected publications. NEPC Reviews are made possible in part by support provided by the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice: http://www.greatlakescenter.org

The National Education Policy Center (NEPC), a university research center housed at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education, produces and disseminates high-quality, peer-reviewed research to inform education policy discussions. Visit us at: http://nepc.colorado.edu/

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FieldCentric Participates in KronosWorks 2019, the World’s Leading Workforce Information Exchange

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FieldCentric for Healthcare optimizes the delivery of home health services and simplifies the workflow for caregivers in a secure, mobile platform. This provides each caregiver more time with their patients to focus on providing individualized care.


LAS VEGAS (PRWEB)

FieldCentric today announced it is participating in KronosWorks 2019, the world’s leading workforce information exchange, taking place next week at the ARIA in Las Vegas. Hosted by Kronos Incorporated, a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions, KronosWorks brings together 3,000 Kronos customers, partners, product experts, and industry thought leaders to celebrate innovation, data insights, and the importance of meaningful work.

As a Kronos Partner and sponsor of KronosWorks, FieldCentric is showcasing its products, services, and solutions in the KronosWorks Expo Hall. FieldCentric for Healthcare optimizes the delivery of home health services and simplifies the workflow for caregivers in a secure, mobile platform. This provides each caregiver more time with their patients to focus on providing individualized care. At KronosWorks, the FieldCentric team will demo key features, including:

  • Service scheduling & route optimization

  • Secure service & visit verification

  • Communications & collaboration

  • Robust reporting & simple administration

  • A.I.-powered support

  • Increased caregiver engagement


“The growing demand for home healthcare requires new, smarter approaches to managing services and caregivers. That is why we’ve teamed up to build a multi-vendor solution designed to meet increasingly complex compliance requirements, support an inherently mobile workforce, boost efficiency to keep pace with accelerating demand and help workers provide high quality care,” said Liam Davies of Form.com, one of the software providers behind FieldCentric. “Workforce Dimensions from Kronos provides the underlying workforce management layer for FieldCentric that allows Form.com, Passport and Rodio to seamlessly combine technologies into one user experience for a complete, integrated platform for optimizing the communications and workflow at the core of home healthcare services.”

Each year, KronosWorks provides attendees with exclusive first-looks at new and enhanced Kronos technologies and product integrations while delivering hundreds of interactive learning sessions and networking opportunities with Kronos experts, business and technology partners like FieldCentric and customers to drive best practices around workforce management, human capital management (HCM), preparing for the future of work, and improving workforce productivity through the employee experience.

In line with the Kronos GiveInspired corporate giving charter, KronosWorks attendees are invited to join the Putt for a Purpose “Get Social, Give Back” event in the Expo Hall where Kronos will donate $10 for every putt made – with an additional $5 for every picture posted to social media with #KronosWorks – up to $20,000 to the One Bahamas Fund to support hurricane relief and rebuilding efforts.

About FieldCentric

FieldCentric is a secure, mobile platform that optimizes the delivery of home health services and simplifies workflow, giving each caregiver more time with their patients to focus on providing individualized care. The FieldCentric platform integrates with service providers’ electronic healthcare record systems and leverages the features of industry-leading software from Rodio, Passport Corporation and Form.com to provide a unified mobile experience.

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Temeda Announces Partnership with Globalstar to Sell Its Advanced Satellite Asset Managers Globally

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Temeda is always on the hunt for innovative solutions and technologies that equip our customers with advanced decision-making data to optimize their operations.


NAPERVILLE, Ill. (PRWEB)

Temeda, the Industrial IoT company that helps commercial and enterprise firms make and save money through total asset lifecycle management software, announced today its sales partnership with Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT), a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments, and individuals. Temeda will be selling Globalstar’s SmartOne C™ and SmartOne Solar™ satellite asset managers to Temeda clients ranging from Oil and Gas industry giants to multi-national rental equipment firms.

“Temeda is a professional asset management platform, able to gather and display information from all types of mobile and fixed assets. For this, we only provide the most functional, highest value asset management tools and equipment available on the market today. We use these to produce the in-depth data that we turn into useful information for our Customers,” said Temeda President and CEO Scott Morey. “The SmartOne C and SmartOne Solar cover both bases of mobile and fixed asset tracking – either by way of cellular or satellite reporting – these devices allow us to track any asset no matter where it is.”

About the SmartOne C™

Designed for the intelligent management of fixed and mobile assets, the SmartOne C is a small, portable asset monitor that is easily installed and field managed and can either be powered by four AAA Lithium batteries. The SmartOne C utilizes motion sensors, comparative GPS positions and custom configured sensors to gather and transmit asset status information. It can also provide intermediate and emergency alerts by email and/or text/cellular. The configuration software offers a wide range of customizable configuration options such as message frequency, movement and motion sensitivity levels and geofencing.

About the SmartOne Solar™

Integrating the Globalstar STX3 module, the SmartOne Solar is a solar-powered asset manager with a battery life of up to 10 years. This low maintenance IoT device provides near real-time critical monitoring, tracking and automated data collection for countless industries with remote assets that are beyond the reach of traditional wireless networks. The SmartOne Solar is certified Intrinsically Safe and has also received OSHA Hazard Location Classification of Class 1, UL 60079-0, CSA STD C22.2, HERO (Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance) and others to meet strict safety requirements within certain industries.

“Temeda is always on the hunt for innovative solutions and technologies that equip our customers with advanced decision-making data to optimize their operations,” said Morey. “Partnering with firms such as Globalstar, and bringing quality equipment like these two units to our customers, are just two of the mechanisms we use to achieve that goal.”

“We help companies keep track of and monitor assets and personnel through our Commercial IoT product line,” said David Kagan, CEO at Globalstar, Inc. “The SmartOne products operate on the Globalstar Satellite Network providing global and dependable connectivity via our second-generation Low Earth Orbiting satellite fleet,” Kagan said. “The SmartOne Solar IoT device provides excellent remote monitoring and tracking capabilities without the need to recharge or replace batteries and has ATEX and Intrinsically Safe certifications allowing them to be used in harsh operating environments. The SmartOne C asset tracker is smaller, not solar powered and is sold at a lower price point. Both devices provide intelligent management of fixed and mobile assets especially when utilized on the Temeda back office,” Kagan concluded.

About Temeda

Temeda is an industry-leading, software-driven desktop and cellular platform focused on building value in the industrial workplace. We provide products that assemble, simplify, and display large and complex data sets from various systems. We aim to give our customers a clear view of where their equipment is and how well it’s performing, combining real-time machine/GPS data with easy to use business tools. These tools are built to help cut production costs, boost employee efficiency, and give management the full bird’s eye view of all their assets in one place.

About Globalstar, Inc.

Globalstar is a leading provider of customizable Satellite IoT Solutions for customers around the world in industries such as oil and gas, transportation, emergency management, government, maritime and outdoor recreation. A pioneer of mobile satellite voice and data services, Globalstar allows businesses to streamline operations by connecting people to their devices, supplying personal safety and communication, and automating data to more easily monitor and manage mobile assets via the Globalstar Satellite Network. The Company’s Commercial IoT product portfolio includes the industry-acclaimed SmartOne asset tracking products, Simplex satellite transmitters and the SPOT® product line of personal safety, asset and communication devices, all supported on SPOT My Globalstar, a robust cloud-based back office solution. Completing the satellite product suite are Duplex satellite data modems, the innovative Sat-Fi2® satellite Wi-Fi hotspot, and the Sat-Fi2 Remote Antenna Station with all product solutions offering a variety of data service plans. Learn more at Globalstar.com.

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A Study of When, How and Why to Digitize, Upcoming Webinar by leading MES supplier Werum IT Solutions

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Xtalks Life Science Webinars

When pharmaceutical companies manufacture medicines that save lives, they must always be right the first time. Technology and software systems can help, but implementation is key.


TORONTO (PRWEB)

We are living in a world of digitization. From the moment we wake up and check our smartphones to when we fall asleep at night asking Alexa to turn off the lights — almost every aspect of what we do is touched by technology. We have become accustomed to it and most of us would not have it any other way.

The benefits and pitfalls of digitization are especially heightened when it comes to highly regulated industries. When pharmaceutical companies manufacture medicines that save lives, they must always be right the first time. Technology and software systems can help, but implementation is key.

Join Mucahit Agirtmis, MES Consultant at Werum IT Solutions, in a live webinar on Friday, November 22, 2019 at 1:00pm EST where he will discuss the distribution of functionality across different IT systems as it pertains to the pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing processes.

Specific topics of discussion include:


  •     The long-term outcomes of digitization and how it can affect the efficiency of manufacturing

  •     Case study: benefits and challenges of digitization

  •     How to build a more organized and agile system with less downtime and more efficient output

  •     Manufacturing processes (inventory, production systems, master batch records) are fully connected and can ‘learn’ from each other

  •     Seamless data interchange which all manufacturers can benefit from

For more information or to register for this event, visit The Digitization of your Pharma Factory: A Study of When, How and Why to Digitize.

About Werum IT Solutions

Werum IT Solutions is the world’s leading supplier of manufacturing execution systems (MES) and manufacturing IT solutions for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Its PAS-X software product is run by the majority of the world’s top 30 pharmaceutical and biotech companies and also by many mid-sized manufacturers. Werum’s manufacturing IT solutions help pharma manufacturers to increase efficiency, improve productivity, and meet regulatory requirements. Founded in 1969, Werum is headquartered in Lüneburg, Germany, and has many locations in Europe, America, and Asia.

Contact:

Dirk Ebbecke, Director Corporate Communications

Tel. +49 4131 8900-689

Email: dirk.ebbecke@werum.com

ABOUT XTALKS

Xtalks, powered by Honeycomb Worldwide Inc., is a leading provider of educational webinars to the global life science, food and medical device community. Every year thousands of industry practitioners (from life science, food and medical device companies, private & academic research institutions, healthcare centers, etc.) turn to Xtalks for access to quality content. Xtalks helps Life Science professionals stay current with industry developments, trends and regulations. Xtalks webinars also provide perspectives on key issues from top industry thought leaders and service providers.

To learn more about Xtalks visit http://xtalks.com

For information about hosting a webinar visit http://xtalks.com/why-host-a-webinar

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Smile Brands Announces Partnership with New Multi-Location Affiliate in South West Florida

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Dr. Crupi

I look forward to working with Smile Brands’ administrative support services, so we can focus more on what matters most – delivering high-quality care to my patients.


IRVINE, Calif. (PRWEB)

Smile Brands Inc., one of the nation’s leading dental support organizations (DSO) providing business support services to more than 440 affiliated offices across 18 states, is pleased to announce the addition of two new practices in Englewood and Venice, FL.

Dr. Brian Crupi and his team provide full service preventative, restorative and cosmetic dental care from their modern facilities in Englewood and Venice, FL, including; dental implants, root canal therapy, sedation dentistry, crowns, veneers and more. Dr. Crupi is one of the leading implant dentists in the area having achieved Diplomate status with the International Congress of Oral Implantologists’ Advanced Credential program.

Smile Brands will provide full-service administrative support to the practices, including; purchasing, payroll, accounting, IT, billing, facilities management and marketing. The existing staff will remain in place and the offices will continue to operate under the South County Dental Care and Venice Island Dental brand names.

Dr. Crupi and team are looking forward to leveraging their partnership with Smile Brands. “This is an exciting new era for my practices,” explains Crupi. “I look forward to working with Smile Brands’ administrative support services, so we can focus more on what matters most – delivering high-quality care to my patients. They have strong clinical and operating teams here in South West Florida that we can tap into for support and new ideas.”

Smile Brands co-founder and CEO, Steve Bilt is thrilled to welcome South County Dental Care and Venice Island Dental to the Smile Brands family. “Dr. Crupi and his team are at the forefront of modern dentistry. We are eager to partner with them to help simplify practice management while continuing to provide the highest level of patient care.”

About Smile Brands Inc.

Based in Irvine California, Smile Brands Inc. is one of the largest providers of support services to dental groups in the United States. The culture-driven organization is the #1 ranked multi-location healthcare provider on Glassdoor’s 2019 Best Places to Work list. Smile Brands provides comprehensive business support services through exclusive long-term agreements with affiliate dental groups, so dentists can spend more time caring for their patients and less time on the administrative, marketing, and financial aspects of operating a dental practice. Smile Brands supports 440 Bright Now!® Dental, Monarch Dental®, Castle Dental®, A+ Dental Care, OneSmile Dental, Johnson Family Dental, P3 Dental Group, and DecisionOne Dental Partners offices in 18 states, including Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Smile Brands is a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, a leading middle-market private equity firm based in San Francisco, CA. For more information, visit http://www.smilebrands.com.

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Interim HealthCare Looks to Veterans to Alleviate Caregiver Shortage

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Honoring the brave individuals who have battled for this country is something we commit to every day. This Veterans Day, however, we are also inspired to help veterans feel confident in finding a rewarding career path that allows them to continue to serve one of our most vulnerable populations.


SUNRISE, Fla. (PRWEB)

Interim HealthCare Inc., a leading national franchisor of home care, hospice and healthcare staffing, stands today in thanks to the men and women of the armed forces past and present. Interim HealthCare is especially appreciative of the many veterans who have applied their skills to a new battleground, taking on roles as caregivers to the nation’s rapidly growing aging population.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the overall employment of home health aides and personal care aides will grow 36 percent from 2018 to 2028, which is faster than the average growth of all other occupations combined. As 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, the need for caregivers grows more acute. Essential skills acquired in the military, such as adherence to standards, timeliness and attention to detail, as well as interpersonal skills, dependability and persistence, are highly transferable to careers in the caregiving field.

“Honoring the brave individuals who have battled for this country is something we commit to every day. This Veterans Day, however, we are also inspired to help veterans feel confident in finding a rewarding career path that allows them to continue to serve one of our most vulnerable populations with their unique skills,” said Jennifer Sheets, Interim HealthCare CEO and President. “At Interim HealthCare, we see the incredible impact veterans have on their communities–some as caregivers and others as home care franchise owners–and we are committed to helping more veterans find post-military careers in home care.”

Interim HealthCare believes the skills and attributes which drew them to defend our country uniquely positions veterans to help alleviate the caregiver crisis plaguing our healthcare system. Here are three considerations for veterans exploring careers in caregiving.

1. Ability to work in a demanding environment: Being a caregiver to the elderly or someone needing in-home care means every day can bring new challenges and new rewards. An ability to quickly problem-solve and the flexibility to adapt to changing situations are extremely useful skills for caregivers.

2. Put military skills to work in home care immediately: While a career as a home care aide or caregiver does require some certification or training, it does not require a medical school degree or years of in-practice experience. Skills learned while serving, like leadership, critical thinking and commitment, can immediately be put into play as a caregiver.

3. Shared connection with many seniors: Over 12.4 million people aged 65 and older once served in the armed forces. Their ability to share that experience with a retired military caregiver creates an innate connection that can be invaluable for a senior and their loved ones.

For more information about Interim HealthCare, visit: https://www.interimhealthcare.com/about-interim-healthcare/honoring-veterans/.

About Interim HealthCare

Interim HealthCare Inc., founded in 1966, is a leading national franchisor of home care, hospice and healthcare staffing. It is part of Caring Brands International, which also includes UK-based Bluebird Care and Australia-based Just Better Care, both well-known franchise brands in their countries. With more than 530 franchise locations in seven countries, Caring Brands International is a global healthcare leader.

Interim HealthCare in the United States is unique in combining the commitment of local ownership with the support of a national organization that develops innovative programs and quality standards that improve the delivery of service. Franchisees employ nurses, therapists, aides, companions and other healthcare professionals who provide 25 million hours of home care service to 190,000 people each year, meeting a variety of home health, senior care, hospice, palliative care, pediatric care and healthcare staffing needs. For more information or to locate an Interim HealthCare office, visit http://www.interimhealthcare.com.

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The Dugger Law Firm, PLLC Has Filed a Disability Discrimination Case on Behalf of Jamal Othman Against NYC Mayoral Candidate and Former DVS Commissioner Loree Sutton

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NEW YORK (PRWEB)

On November 7, 2019, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jamal Othman filed a disability discrimination, retaliation, and interference complaint against the City of New York’s Department of Veterans’ Services (“DVS”), New York City mayoral candidate and former DVS Commissioner Ret. Gen. Loree Sutton, and current DVS Assistant Commissioner Jason Parker. 

Most recently the Assistant Commissioner for Engagement & Community Services for DVS, Mr. Othman worked as an Assistant Commissioner for DVS from 2016-2019.  He previously served as the Chief of Staff for Mayor Bloomberg for the New York City Mayor’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs (2012-2014) and the Deputy Director of the New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs (2014-2016). 

Mr. Othman’s complaint alleges that, despite DVS’s stated mission of supporting NYC veterans, including those with mental health disabilities, former Commissioner Sutton engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against DVS’s military veteran employees with mental health disabilities, including targeting them for termination of employment from DVS.

The complaint alleges that shortly after Mr. Othman disclosed his service-connected mental health disability, former Commissioner Sutton demoted him, pressured him to resign, terminated his employment (by way of an armed escort out of DVS’s offices), and banned him from entering any property under the jurisdiction of DVS.

The complaint further alleges that former Commissioner Sutton created a hostile work environment for veterans with mental health disabilities.

The complaint alleges that her conduct included: (1) telling Mr. Othman that she wanted to find a reason to fire a veteran with a mental health disability in part because of their mental health disability (in addition to their political views); (2) expressing her pleasure, and becoming visibly giddy, after hearing of the departure of a veteran with a mental health disability from DVS; and (3) repeatedly instructing Mr. Othman “no more troubled veterans.”

The complaint additionally alleges that five days after former Commissioner Sutton terminated his employment because of his mental health disability and/or protected activity, she testified about veteran mental health to the New York City Council’s committees on Veterans and Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction, Oversight Hearing on “Veteran Suicide and Mental Health.”

Filed in the Southern District of New York pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), and the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”), the fourteen-count complaint’s claims include: (1) disability discrimination; (2) retaliation; (3) harassment and hostile work environment; (4) failure to accommodate; (5) interference; and (6) aiding and abetting liability.  The complaint also utilizes the NYCHRL’s 2017 amendments enacting anti-discrimination protections for uniformed service members (i.e. veterans), which Mr. Othman assisted in passing while at DVS.

Mr. Othman’s complaint seeks back pay, front pay, reinstatement, compensatory damages, declaratory relief, and injunctive relief, as well as punitive damages and FMLA liquidated damages from former Commissioner Sutton and Assistant Commissioner Parker in their individual capacities.

On November 6, 2019, The New York Times reported that former Commissioner Sutton had declared her candidacy for Mayor of New York City.

The case is Othman v. The City of New York et al., No. 19 Civ. 10351, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Media Contact: Cyrus E. Dugger, The Dugger Law Firm, PLLC (646) 560-3208 cd@theduggerlawfirm.com

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EF Go Ahead Tours and America’s Test Kitchen Combine Travel and Food Expertise to Create Fully Immersive Culinary-Led Travel Experience to Italy

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EF Go Ahead Tours and America’s Test Kitchen combine travel and food expertise to create fully immersive culinary-led travel experience to Italy

“We’re beyond thrilled about this partnership as you can learn so much about a culture through its mealtime traditions, making food such a unifier,” says Heidi Durflinger, President, EF Go Ahead Tours.


BOSTON (PRWEB)

EF Go Ahead Tours (GAT), a premier provider of culturally immersive experiences offering more than 175 guided trips to all seven continents, announces a new partnership with America’s Test Kitchen (ATK), a go-to resource for home cooks. The two cultural powerhouses join forces to create a new one-of-a-kind, hands-on, fully immersive, culinary led travel experience through Italy called A Food and Wine Adventure through Tuscany and Piedmont with America’s Test Kitchen.

“We’re beyond thrilled about this partnership as you can learn so much about a culture through its mealtime traditions, making food such a unifier. When people from all different backgrounds come together at a table to eat, it connects them as they share stories and traditions around their food,” says Heidi Durflinger, President, EF Go Ahead Tours.

“This partnership is the perfect combination of the unique, local experiences we provide on all of our tours together with America’s Test Kitchen’s deep understanding of all things culinary,” continues Durflinger. “While on our tour, travelers will learn about recipes that have been passed down for generations while visiting a Tuscan Agriturismo. They’ll have the opportunity to attend the annual Alba White Truffle Fair and learn how experienced hunters, with their dogs, use smell to determine the key characteristics of fungi and how to select the best truffles for food. It’s truly a special itinerary that travelers will never forget.”

This 11-day immersive gastronomical adventure will be capped at 28 travelers and departs October 2020 at a cost of $3,079 per person (land-only). Sites visited include Turin, Alba, Barolo, Bologna, and a 3-day stay in a charming Tuscan agriturismo (working farmhouse) via the famous wine towns of San Gimignano and Chianti.

Celebrating the region’s notorious wine, parmesan and olive oil are akin to the sun coming up every day, but this tour goes a step beyond with standout itinerary highlights including:

  • The two Cs of Turin: Coffee and Chocolate. Sip famous Bicerin coffee at Caffè al Bicerin before a private tour and chocolate-making lesson with world-famous chocolatiers.

  • The Dog Days of… Truffle Hunting. Attend the seasonal Truffle Hunt and Alba White Truffle Fair and learn how these delicacies are hunted!

  • Shop like a local. Visit local fish and vegetable markets with experienced shoppers… one night in Florence, a trip to the market becomes a casual picnic dinner!

  • Live like a Tuscan. Spend three nights at a Tuscan working farm, located between tiny villages and the cultural centre of Florence. Spa treatments, wine and olive oil tastings, cooking classes and excursions create the quintessential experience.

  • Apprentice-style cooking lessons to bring home. In Bologna, learn how to make pasta, eat your creation for dinner and tour a family-run balsamic vinegar villa.


“Bologna is one of my favorite food cities on the planet. The fresh pasta is so good, especially filled pasta like tortellini, which travelers will learn to make on this trip. Some of Italy’s most famous ingredients, including balsamic vinegar, come from the regions featured on this tour,” says Jack Bishop, Chief Creative Officer, America’s Test Kitchen. “We’re so excited to participate in this unique culinary and travel experience and to provide information and recipes that will help travelers continue the experience back in their home kitchens.”

Book today with only $450 in deposit at https://www.goaheadtours.com/americastestkitchen. An online concierge is available to answer any and all questions!

Additional America’s Test Kitchen tours may be added per demand throughout 2020.

About EF Go Ahead Tours

EF Go Ahead Tours offers more than 175 guided trips across all seven continents. Each carefully planned, expertly led tour makes it easy for curious travelers of all ages to get to the heart of a destination. With a maximum group size well below the industry average, each trip has the perfect balance of planned sightseeing and free time to explore. EF Go Ahead Tours is a division of EF Education First, the world’s largest international education company that was founded in 1965. With a mission of opening the world through education, EF Education First has 612 offices and schools in 50 countries.

About America’s Test Kitchen

America’s Test Kitchen, based in a state-of-the-art 60,000 sq. ft. facility with over 15,000 sq. ft. of test kitchens and studio space, in Boston’s Seaport District, is dedicated to finding the very best recipes for home cooks. Over 50 full-time (admittedly obsessive) test cooks spend their days testing recipes 30, 40, up to 100 times, with help from a panel of 40,000 volunteer home cooks, tweaking every variable until they understand how and why recipes work. They also test cookware and supermarket ingredients so viewers can bypass marketing hype and buy the best quality products. As the home of Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines, and publisher of more than one dozen cookbooks each year, America’s Test Kitchen has earned the respect of the publishing industry, the culinary world, and millions of home cooks. America’s Test Kitchen the television show launched in 2001, and the company added a second television program, Cook’s Country, in 2008.

*Pricing based on double occupancy hotel room. Airfare is available for purchase, pricing varies by departure city.

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