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Technology: Electronics

Skuid Awarded Four Major Federal Contracts to Support IT Modernization for Defense and Civilian Agencies

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In just six short months of partnering with Carahsoft, Skuid has quickly demonstrated that applications in the public sector can be far simpler to use, even when confronted with highly complex processes, consumer-grade design requirements and dynamic contextual constraints in the field.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (PRWEB)

Skuid, the leading no-code cloud application platform, today announced that three Department of Defense (DoD) agencies and the largest civilian agency have awarded contracts to Skuid to support their application development and modernization initiatives. In partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp., the Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, Skuid and the Salesforce Platform will be used to solve unique challenges of designing and deploying user-friendly process-intensive applications for over 600,000 DoD employees and public users.

Skuid’s solution s are available through Carahsoft’s NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V contract and National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ValuePoint and National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA) cooperative purchasing agreements.

“In just six short months of partnering with Carahsoft, Skuid has quickly demonstrated that applications in the public sector can be far simpler to use, even when confronted with highly complex processes, consumer-grade design requirements and dynamic contextual constraints in the field,” said Ken McElrath, Skuid founder and CEO. “Our work with Carahsoft and Salesforce continues to ramp up modernization efforts with some of the largest Federal agencies, delivering best-in-class digital experiences without code.”

Applications developed for Federal agencies must adhere to strict design guidelines and brand specifications to ensure a consistent user experience across every app. With the design-first approach of the Skuid platform, the DoD can create dynamic interfaces and applications, rapidly delivering advanced applications without compromising the user experience or user interface design. This means the DoD and the public get simple, intuitive, pleasing apps that make it easy to interact with the government.

Skuid and the Salesforce Platform have already been implemented for external- and internal-facing applications for DoD and civilian agencies, including custom portals and dynamic forms for asset tracking, fitness management, officer evaluations and field inspections. These customized forms are role- and process-specific to dramatically reduce manual paperwork, clicks or data entry while enhancing data quality and streamlining processes based on relevance to each user. In some cases, paper forms and clipboards have been completely digitized.

“We’ve worked with Skuid on several DoD deals and have been impressed with the momentum our partnership has created,” said Kate McDonald, Federal Sales Manager at Carahsoft. “With Skuid and our reseller partners, our clients are building powerful, consumer-grade applications specific to their processes that result in dramatically improved user adoption rates and productivity. Plus, clients have seen a drastic reduction in the time it takes to prototype, deploy and iterate, so agencies can be more nimble in meeting the evolving needs of their constituents.”

Skuid’s solutions are available through Carahsoft’s SEWP V contracts NNG15SC03B and NNG15SC27B and NASPO ValuePoint and NCPA cooperative purchasing contracts. For more information, contact the Skuid team at Carahsoft at (877) SFD-C007 or salesforceISV@carahsoft.com.

About Skuid

Skuid was founded in 2013 on the simple belief that enterprise software should stop forcing people to behave like machines. Instead, apps should behave more like the humans who use them, so everyone can thrive in the digital world. With Skuid’s simple-to-use but incredibly robust cloud front-end design-and-deploy platform, anyone can connect to disparate data sources, assemble highly complex, made-to-order applications, and instantly make changes—all without writing code. More than 5 million users across 32 countries use Skuid to engage with each other, with data, and with new customers in meaningful ways. For more information, visit http://www.skuid.com.

About Carahsoft

Carahsoft Technology Corp. is The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®. As a top-performing GSA Schedule and SEWP contract holder, Carahsoft serves as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed technology vendors, supporting an extensive ecosystem of manufacturers, value-added resellers, system integrators and consulting partners committed to helping government agencies select and implement the best solution at the best possible value.

The company’s dedicated Solutions Divisions proactively market, sell and deliver Skuid, Salesforce, VMware, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Palo Alto Networks, Symantec, Veritas, McAfee, Dell, Adobe, F5 Networks, Google Cloud, ServiceNow, Open Source, Micro Focus Government Solutions, SAP, and Innovative and Intelligence products and services, among others. Carahsoft is consistently recognized by its partners as a top revenue producer and is listed annually among the industry’s fastest growing and largest firms by CRN, Inc., Forbes, Washington Technology, The Washington Post, Washington Business Journal, and Bloomberg Government. Visit us at http://www.carahsoft.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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Industry: Healthcare

PAINWeekEnd in Charleston, South Carolina, Offers CE/CME Education to Address the Opioid Abuse Public Health Crisis

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As more and more of the fog is lifted from the opioid crisis that we face as a nation, it is extremely important for healthcare professionals to stay abreast of best practices in pain management…


MONTCLAIR, N.J. (PRWEB)

PAINWeekEnd on November 16 at the Charleston Marriott, 170 Lockwood Blvd., in South Carolina, will be an educational and exciting program providing busy clinicians and allied healthcare practitioners with 6.0 hours of relevant, practical instruction in the management of chronic pain.

Charleston County, South Carolina, had the 3rd highest amount of pain medications dispensed in the entire country from 2006 to 2012. During that span, South Carolina dispensed almost 2 billion opioid pills. Where do healthcare professionals even begin to attempt to improve patient care, and ultimately save lives? At PAINWeekEnd, faculty member Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE, will present Pain Management at Ground Zero. He states, “As more and more of the fog is lifted from the opioid crisis that we face as a nation, it is extremely important for healthcare professionals to stay abreast of best practices in pain management in order to prevent the countless speedbumps (such as limited time and patient mindsets) from swaying one away from improving patient care. I look forward to helping PAINWeekEnd attendees wrap their minds around the vast amount of information, and misinformation, within not only the ‘opioid crisis’ but the War on Drugs overall as we know it, or think we know it.” Dr. Garofoli will also present Thug Drugs, a rapid-fire review of dozens of common substances of abuse.

Other course topics to be offered at PAINWeekEnd Charleston include The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight: Reconsidering the CDC Guideline; Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: Evaluating Treatment Options; Migraines and More; and Osteoarthritis Pain: Past, Present, and Future.

Commercially supported activities—addressing a range of product, disease state, and medical information topics—will also be presented.

For more information about this or other regional conferences, and to register for $129, go to the PAINWeekEnd website. BONUS: PAINWeekEnd registrants may register for the 2020 PAINWeek National Conference, September 8-12, in Las Vegas, for $200 off the regular online published price.

PAINWeekEnd is provided by Global Education Group. About Global Education Group:

Global Education Group focuses on producing partnership-based CME for healthcare practitioners. The Global team works with a select group of medical education companies, associations, academic institutions and healthcare facilities to develop and accredit live healthcare conferences and workshops as well as online activities. With each partnership or joint providership, Global brings accreditation expertise, project management excellence and grant funding intelligence. Based in Littleton, Colo., Global has accreditation with commendation from the ACCME. Global also holds accreditations to offer continuing education for nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, dietitians, dentists and psychologists. Global is a division of Ultimate Medical Academy.

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Health: Psychology

Psychedelic Feminism Champions Cultural Evolution in the Age of Extinction

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Cosmic Sister Emerging Voices Award recipient Alice Fortes on location in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by Camilla Coutinho.

“Our species is responsible for this age of extinction. A true balance of power across the gender spectrum—globally—is the only way humans (and non-humans) will survive.” – Zoe Helene


AMHERST, Mass. (PRWEB)

This November, the environmental feminist group Cosmic Sister is sponsoring female thought leaders and emerging voices to represent the medicine at Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, November 1 – 3 on the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus, located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

Cosmic Sister’s Psychedelic Feminism champions women’s empowerment and frontline voices, emphasizing our responsibility—as Earth’s apex predator—to evolve ethically and our natural right to journey with sacred plant (and fungi) such as ayahuasca, cannabis, peyote, iboga and psilocybin mushrooms as a way to jump-start rapid cultural evolution, starting with women.

“Our species is responsible for this age of extinction. A true balance of power across the gender spectrum—globally—is the only way humans (and non-humans) will survive,” said Cosmic Sister founder Zoe Helene, who coined the term Psychedelic Feminism, which she describes as “a realistic, practical, yet hopeful approach to a much-needed shift of global consciousness.”

Cosmic Sister offers an interconnected quartet of merit-based Psychedelic Feminism educational advocacy grants—Women of the Psychedelic Renaissance, Cosmic Sisters of Cannabis and the original, immersive Plant Spirit Grant—to support women’s voices in psychedelics (and cannabis) culture. The new Emerging Voices Award, launched last month in partnership with the Sleeping Octopus Assembly on Psychedelics (SOAP) in Pittsburgh, PA, helps individuals who demonstrate potential in the field of psychedelics strengthen their visibility in the community. Cosmic Sister will also partner with other reputable events and the Spirit Plant Medicine Conference for this award.

Recipients from Canada and the United States share a passion for human and non-human rights and environmental protection and credit psychedelics for changing the course of their lives for the better. Inspired and action-oriented, they remain hopeful amidst the chaos of challenging times. “National borders and territorial boundaries have nothing to do with the natural world,” says Helene.

WOMEN OF THE PSYCHEDELIC RENAISSANCE GRANTS

The following women received Cosmic Sister Women of The Psychedelic Renaissance grants to speak at Spirit Plant Medicine Conference.

Cannabis and hemp activist and cultivator Rachael Carlevale (@Ganjasana) will present “Integration: Building Bridges to Cannabis Spirit with Nature as Our Ally;” Indigenous activist and cannabis ambassador Antoinette Cruz (@dabzilla_antoinette) will present “Decolonization of A Nation: Spirit, Plant Medicine From An Indigenous Perspective;” hashish consultant, writer, educator and media personality The Dank Duchess (@TheDankDuchess) will present “Getting Lit: Spiritual Ascension through Collective Ecstasy;” and master herbalist, psychedelic elder, author and educator Brigitte Mars (@brigitte.mars) will present “Just Say How? Preparation for an Epic Psychedelic Experience.”

Zoe Helene (@CosmicSister), an artist, environmentalist and cultural activist, will present “Psychedelic Feminism—It’s Not All About Us (Humans).” She will not be live-streamed or recorded. “I want to share with those who are present,” she says, “as we would in a sacred space such as a temeno, tipi or maloca. The magic is in the living moment.”

COSMIC SISTER EMERGING VOICES AWARD

The new Cosmic Sister Emerging Voices Award (CS EVA) acknowledges women who work tirelessly in supportive, behind-the-scenes roles, as well as talented newcomers who shine in spotlight positions. “These are women to watch,” Helene says.

In partnership with Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, the following women received a Cosmic Sister Emerging Voices Award, which includes a complimentary ticket to attend SPMC, on-campus accommodations (for recipients traveling from the United States) and an invitation to participate in an intimate, multi-cultural, women-only pre-conference gathering on October 31. “In many ancient spiritual traditions, this is a sacred night when the veil between the worlds is lifted and ancestors feel more present, a night to celebrate the death of the old, clearing space for rebirth,” Helene explains. “The timing feels perfectly apropos.”

Recipients include interdisciplinary artist and storyteller Tonye Aganaba (@tonyeaganaba); community organizer, cannabis yogi and facilitator Celina Archambault (@plant_tigress); social worker and community organizer Anne-Marie Armour; hemp advocate and cannabis entrepreneur and women’s basketball coach Laura Beohner (@TheHealingRose); community diviner and Renaissance woman Mia Cara Cosco (@miacosco); Brazilian photographer, environmentalist and ayahuasca researcher Alice Fortes (@alicecfortes); psychiatric nurse and martial artist Taylor Hayes (@psy.nurse); plant food alchemist and chef and yoga instructor Sarinda Hoilett (@Sarinah); strategist, communicator, connector and social alchemist Andrea Langlois (@andreamlanglois); ethical personal care and natural products independent consultant Caitlin Moakley (@soilandspirit); scientist and pollinator advocate Dawn Musil (@dawn_musil); urban gardener and community artist Sabrina Pilet-Jones (@sabrinas_garden); PhD student, shamanism researcher, and plant-lover Laurel Sugden (@laurel.sugden); performing artist and adventurer Vanessa Yuen (@van_lefan).

For full biographies and photos, please visit Psychedelic Feminism Grant Recipients.

WOMEN OF COLOR IN PSYCHEDELICS

Women of color’s voices are greatly underrepresented in the psychedelic plant community, despite their demonstrated talent for, connection to, and keen interest in these profound medicines. Cosmic Sister is proud to sponsor the panel discussion “Rising Voices: Women of Color in the Sacred Plant Community,” on the main stage. Women of the Psychedelic Renaissance grant recipient and main stage speaker The Dank Duchess will moderate the panel, which includes Cosmic Sister Emerging Voices recipients Tonye Aganaba, Sarinda Hoilett, Sabrina Pilet-Jones and Vanessa Yuen.

MILESTONE YEAR

All speaking grants were covered by donations. Cosmic Sister depends on community support, mostly from individuals. Last month, Women’s Sacred Medicine Alliance, a new group of Canadian psychedelic feminists, hosted the Psychedelic Symposium & Cosmic Sister Fundraiser in Vancouver, BC, featuring local medicine women and a silent auction that included several cruelty-free feather smudge fans by local artist Mari Hashimoto of Trillium Healing Path.

Several sizable donations were made by men. Cosmic Sister’s psychedelic feminism educational advocacy projects are supported in part by influential males in the field, including mycologist and medical researcher Paul Stamets; executive director of Divination Foundation Paulo Obrien, ethnobotanist and medicine hunter Chris Kilham; Spirit Plant Medicine Conference co-organizer Stephen Gray; founder and executive director of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Rick Doblin, Cosmic Sister’s educational advocacy fiscal sponsor; and executive director of MAPS Canada Mark Haden.

“We love and appreciate our male allies,” Helene says, “These men understand that we’re in relationship with each other on the same vulnerable planet and that action is character.”

“We are riding the wave of a revolution in consciousness, a quantum leap in intelligence,” says mycologist and medical researcher Paul Stamets, “If we can harness and use these substances responsibly, we won’t fail to create the paradigm shift so critical for our collective survival. Women’s voices are fundamental to the conversation.”

Kilham, Helene’s husband and partner and founder of Medicine Hunter, a primary Cosmic Sister sponsor, agrees. “These women are not the voices of tomorrow,” he says, “They are the voices of today.”

“As the temple of wisdom is being re-opened,” says Gray, “this emergence is essential for the rebalancing of the feminine and masculine principles and the healing of the Earth and all her inhabitants.”

“We all need to be on the psychedelic healing bus for this movement to be in balance,” says Haden. “No one gets left behind in our collective quest to heal and to offer healing to individuals, couples, communities and our planet as a whole. Equal representation and cooperation at all levels of the psychedelic renaissance is a must.”

These educational grants would not be possible without community support. Cosmic Sister deeply appreciates tax-deductible donations by way of its fiscal sponsorship with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). All contributions made through this form will be allocated to Cosmic Sister’s educational advocacy initiatives, minus modest administrative processing fees.

ABOUT COSMIC SISTER

Cosmic Sister (@CosmicSister) is an environmental feminist collective that connects kindred-spirit trailblazing women who understand that true balance of power across the gender spectrum—globally—as the only way humans (and non-humans) will survive. Cosmic Sister’s psychedelic feminism educational advocacy initiatives promote safe, legal, intentional journeying with sacred plants and fungi as a way for women to explore the wilderness within, where they can discover fresh, liberating perspectives on core women’s rights issues. Contact: media@cosmicsister.com. Connect: @CosmicSister

Cosmic Sister’s immersive Plant Spirit Grant program is funded internally. Cosmic Sister’s Emerging Voices Educational Award program is funded in part by participating partners such as the Spirit Plant Medicine Conference.

Donations for Cosmic Sister’s educational advocacy initiatives are fully tax-deductible through Cosmic Sister’s fiscal sponsor, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). All donations go directly to educational advocacy and are greatly appreciated. To donate, please visit Support Cosmic Sister. #CosmicSister #PsychedelicFeminism #ZoeHelene #Psychedelics #Psychedelic #Earth #ClimateChange #Amazon #Rainforest #Brazil #Peru

For biographies and photos of grant recipients and more information on these projects, visit Psychedelic Feminism.

ABOUT THE LEAD IMAGE

In the Nova Esperança (“New Hope”) village in the Gregório River Indigenous Territory of the Brazilian Amazon, an indigenous Yawanawá woman applies protective jenipapo butterfly markings, using juice from the jenipapo fruit, on Alice Fortes in preparation for medicine work with uni, the Yawanawá name for ayahuasca, in the deep rainforest.

Alice Fortes, a recipient of Cosmic Sister’s Emerging Voices Award, is an environmentalist, photographer, ayahuasca researcher and graduate student studying under the mentorship of anthropologist Wade Davis at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She was nominated by her classmate Laurel Sugden, also a Cosmic Sister Emerging Voices Award recipient.

Photo by Camilla Coutinho (@camillacoutinhosilva).

ABOUT MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES (MAPS)

Founded in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana. For more information, please contact Brad Burge, director of communications and marketing, brad@maps.org Connect: @MAPSnews

ABOUT SPIRIT PLANT MEDICINE CONFERENCE

The intention of Spirit Plant Medicine Conference is to offer accurate, respectful, and most of all beneficial information and inspiration on the use of and larger context around sacred healing plants. Now in its 9th year, the mission of the SPMC is to help guide this work forward by bringing a world-class international group of leading visionary voices to Vancouver. SpiritPlantMedicine.com

ABOUT MEDICINE HUNTER

Founded by medicine hunter, author, and educator Chris Kilham, the three-fold purpose of Medicine Hunter is to promote natural, plant-based medicines, to protect the natural environment, and to support indigenous cultures. MedicineHunter.com Connect: @MedicineHunter

Business: Executives

Allegis Global Solutions Named a Leader in Everest Group’s 2019 North America MSP PEAK Matrix™ Assessment

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AGS named a leader on Everest Group's North America MSP and Global Procurement Assessments

Given Everest Group’s reputation as the definitive MSP market analyst, we are proud once again to be named a Leader for both our market impact and vision & capability.


HANOVER, Md. (PRWEB)

Among 22 North American managed services providers (MSPs) evaluated, Allegis Global Solutions (AGS) secured a Leader position in Everest Group’s 2019 North America MSP PEAK Matrix™ Assessment.

Everest Group’s North America MSP report is the region’s most trusted source for comparative MSP assessments, enabling North American leaders to make informed decisions about providers and service offerings. In its analysis, Everest Group noted AGS’ ability to serve the scope of the North American market by offering small-, mid-, and large-market deals.

“Given Everest Group’s reputation as the definitive MSP market analyst, we are proud once again to be named a Leader for both our market impact and vision & capability. We look forward to continuing to serve North American customers of all sizes with new technologies such as our total talent management system, QuantumWork, and updates to our proprietary analytics tool, ACUMEN.”

— Steve Schumacher, Senior Vice President and Global Product Leader, Allegis Global Solutions

Everest Group PEAK Matrix™ North American MSP Leaders are those that performed highest based on year-round tracking of metrics related to revenue, clientele, and partnership and investment development. This is the first year that AGS was put in the Leader group among North American MSPs. In July 2019, AGS also secured the top positioning of Leader on Everest Group’s 2019 Global MSP PEAK Matrix™ Assessment.

“Allegis Global Solutions is a Leader in a very competitive North America MSP market because of its spot-on, carefully crafted strategy in catering to emerging contingent talent categories, such as SOWs and ICs, as well as its dedicated investments in leveraging next-gen technologies in its digital infrastructure that support clients in achieving enhanced business outcomes from their MSP programs.”

— Arkadev Basak, Vice President, MSP Research at Everest Group

About Allegis Global Solutions:

Allegis Global Solutions is a leader in global talent solutions. To date, we support clients in more than 60 countries through regional hubs, matching our great people with businesses seeking to optimize their permanent and contingent workforce. We deliver scalable, flexible, and customized solutions, shaped around your unique business requirements and culture. We draw upon decades of industry expertise and market insight to design strategies that work. We develop innovative tools, products, and processes that deliver the results you seek. And we do all this better than anyone else. Our passion for talent is the driving force behind everything we do. We live to match exceptional organizations with outstanding people. By creating a culture devoted to great talent, we can deliver client-focused solutions that make a difference for your business.

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Legal / Law: Criminal Law

Farrin Attorney Hoyt Tessener Appointed to Governor’s Crime Commission by NC Speaker of the House

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“I think it’s important in today’s sort of divisive world that all of these people from different walks of life and experiences are willing to give their time to try and get things right,” Attorney Hoyt Tessener said about the GCC.


RALEIGH, N.C. (PRWEB)

After fighting to protect people for decades, Hoyt Tessener, an attorney-shareholder at Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, was recently appointed by North Carolina Speaker of the House, Tim Moore, to serve on the Governor’s Crime Commission (GCC) — an honor entrusted only to a select handful of individuals. His term began August 2019 and will end on February 28, 2021.

Governor Roy Cooper said, “New members will make a real difference by directing resources in ways to help victims, but also by bringing the best ideas that can really get results.”

The goal of the GCC is to help improve law enforcement strategies, find ways to reduce crime rates, and improve criminal laws in the state. The GCC also gives federal block grants each year to different agencies in order for them to start new and innovative programs to further the GCC’s mission, and to continue efforts to reduce crime rates in North Carolina.

Tessener believes he brings a unique perspective to the table because he is not a prosecution or defense attorney, like many other attorneys on the committee – although he does have experience working on both sides of the aisle, and he has tried a capital murder case, which very few lawyers have defended. A well-known litigator in North Carolina, he has tried over 100 cases across the state during the past 30 years, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

“I think it’s important in today’s sort of divisive world that all of these people from different walks of life and experiences are willing to give their time to try and get things right,” Tessener said about the GCC.

One goal of Tessener’s during his appointment on the GCC is to explore other solutions besides just incarceration. Tessener has seen various studies proving that mediation between the victim and criminal can help the criminal get started on the right path. He stressed that this would not be a possibility in every case, but only the ones where the accused is very remorseful and the victim is amenable to an alternative solution. He believes it would be interesting and worthwhile to explore other alternative options to incarceration, which can be not only a drain to the American taxpayer, but also an ineffective solution to recidivism.

Tessener noted that the values of the GCC, his personal values, and the values of his firm, the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, are all aligned. Tessener’s entire career has been based on getting justice for victims, in both civil and criminal court. The goal he has set for himself is to make sure that the victims are heard and those responsible are properly charged, prosecuted, and sentenced.

About the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin

The Law Offices of James Scott Farrin is headquartered in the American Tobacco Historic District, adjacent to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, in Durham, with 14 additional offices statewide: Asheville, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Greenville, Goldsboro, Henderson, New Bern, Raleigh, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Sanford, Wilson, and Winton-Salem. Their nearly 50 attorneys focus on Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, Social Security Disability, Eminent Domain, Whistleblower, Civil Rights, Mass Torts, and Products Liability. Nine attorneys are North Carolina Board Certified Specialists in Workers’ Compensation Law and one is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law. The firm is involved in the community, including sponsorship of philanthropic organizations.

Contact Information:

David Chamberlin

280 S. Magnum Street, Suite 400

Durham, NC 27701

866-900-7078

http://www.farrin.com

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Technology: Electronics

RS Components at Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP 2019); exciting plans leading to 2020

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RS Components at Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP 2019)


SINGAPORE (PRWEB)

RS Components at Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP 2019); exciting plans leading to 2020.

Singapore, 23 October 2019 : RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global ecommerce distributor for engineers, has successfully opened at ITAP 2019 known as Industrial Transformation Asia Pacific, with an exciting session featuring a stellar range of products, parts and components across the design, produce and maintain cycles, together with our partners and clients ABB and Phoenix Contact.

Mr. Syed Suroor Anwar, Vice President of Asia Pacific, Strategy and Business Development says: “The turnout for ITAP 2019 has been rewarding. It allowed RS Components to feature our products and our high service capabilities and allowed our customers to experience and understand the products, services & solutions.

It gave us confidence that our current and future clients will be able to see RS Components as a one stop full solutions provider for engineers and buyers, meeting their requirements across the design, production and maintain life cycles while saving our customers valuable time and money. Our strategy will generate more partnerships, as attendees have given useful input related to present and combined quantitative analytics and case studies.”

Apart from a world leading product offer of more than 650000 SKU’s from 2500 global suppliers served from a global network of warehouses with a world leading ecommerce platform, RS also offers a range of value-added services that offers customers the ability to reduce costs, improve efficiency and get the latest and market leading solutions

DesignSpark is RS Components’ free online design community and resource centre for makers, students and design engineers sharing content ranging from designs & prototypes to final products. The sign-ups for DesignSpark have also been successful with many prizes to be won with a spin of the wheel, games and quizzes. New and current users can sign up to DesignSpark and enjoy an exclusive 10% discount on

RS PRO products with promo code ITP10 and available for a special period only.

RS also offers an eProcurement platform which is key in Industry 4.0 support and assists with clients’ sourcing costs, consolidate users purchasing processes and saves time for the users.

Product Plus solution helps consolidating users’ supplier database for long tail requirements, leverages spend, speeds up sourcing, tightens purchasing controls and sources all the products that our clients need via RS Components in build catalogue functions

All together resulting in reducing total costs of ownership and most importantly let our clients focus on what matters for them.

Mr. Syed Suroor Anwar, Vice President of Asia Pacific, Strategy and Business Development for RS Components says:

“With Industrial Transformation 2019, it is with utmost importance to consistently engage current clients and potential users with our latest products and solutions by harnessing RS Components’ digital expertise, data and insights while taking advantage of the challenging market dynamics and new opportunities for growth.”

Case studies are important in regards to applications of RS Components and solutions, for example the case of “Cutting the MRO costs of a confectionary giant”.

RS has helped a leading confectionery manufacturer achieve significant cost savings in the indirect procurement process through its Purchasing Manager™ system.

The challenge: An example of how RS has been able to help a customer take better control of its process costs is our work with a well-known confectionery manufacturer, a market leader within its category with a turnover in excess of £100 million.

RS found that the simplest way to remove many of the issues (and additional cost) in the process was to introduce PurchasingManager™ to the customer.

PurchasingManager™ is a web-based order management system used alongside the RS website. Buyers can create account structures across their organisation, assign spend controls, cost centres and approval limits to help manage all RS Online purchasing.

The system allows the end user, usually an engineer, to go onto the RS website, choose the product they need, order it and see when the delivery will be made. Behind the scenes a confirmation request is sent to a senior colleague who can quickly approve the cost and the order is processed.

PurchasingManager™ addressed the authorisation process and became the only authorisation required to approve an order from RS. Once an order is approved, it is sent directly to RS without procurement being involved. The confectionery customer was able to use a single monthly blanket order rather than individual POs, meaning that the only PO processing now takes place at the end of the month.

The customer now has a simplified workflow with empowered end users, which has significantly reduced processing costs, enabling all functions involved in the indirect purchasing process to focus on value added activities in their respective roles.

The entire purchasing process has been greatly speeded up, more employees are ordering from trusted suppliers (rather than using local or online purchases), which improves contract compliance, and parts are being successfully delivered when engineers want them, which means there is far less downtime.

The result is that the customer has gone from an inefficient, costly process with duplication of tasks and a lack of clarity to becoming highly efficient with real transparency throughout the purchase-to-pay process.

For more information please find at:

http://www.rs-online.com

DesignSpark

https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/home

DS FREE Software

https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/our-software

The DesignSpark Toolbox App is available to download now from:

App Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/app/rs-toolbox/id747957895?ls=1&mt=8

Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.roskosch.rstb

Microsoft Store (Windows): https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9WZDNCRCS18T

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About RS Components

RS Components and Allied Electronics & Automation are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. We offer more than 500,000 industrial and electronic products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, and provide a wide range of value-added services to over one million customers. With operations in 32 countries, we trade through multiple channels and ship around 50,000 parcels a day.

For more information, please visit the website at http://www.rs-online.com

OUR TRUSTED BRANDS

RS Components The leading multi-channel industrial and electronics provider across EMEA and APAC as well as electronics in the Americas.

Allied Electronics & Automation – A leading multi-channel industrial provider in the Americas with a focus on automation and control (A&C).

IESA – IESA provides outsourced procurement, inventory and stores management services, in addition to transactional processing services (P2P).

RS PRO – Our own-brand range of more than 58,000 high-quality, competitively priced industrial products and electronic components.

DesignSpark – Our online design community and resource centre for makers, students and design engineers.

Further information is available via these links:

RS Components Singapore

http://sg.rs-online.com

RS Components on Linkedin

http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components

RS Components on Facebook @RSComponents

RS Components on Twitter @RSComponents

RS Components on Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ6UzLdlJ8cLRcn5ooclCtA

Relevant Links:

Electrocomponents plc

http://www.electrocomponents.com

DesignSpark

http://www.designspark.com

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For enquiries please reach:

Minradee Wongwanichpokhin

SEA Digital Business Specialist, RS Components

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Business: Executives

Allegis Global Solutions Named a Leader in Everest Group’s 2019 Services Procurement PEAK Matrix™ Assessment

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AGS named a leader on Everest Group's North America MSP and Global Procurement Assessments.

“This recognition from a world-class research group validates the effort we have put in to differentiating our Procurement Solutions product within the market.”


HANOVER, Md. (PRWEB)

Among 15 services procurement and statement of work (SOW) services providers evaluated, Allegis Global Solutions (AGS) secured the top positioning of Leader on Everest Group’s 2019 Services Procurement PEAK Matrix™ Assessment.

Everest Group’s services procurement report is the definitive source for comparative provider assessments worldwide. Leaders are the providers that performed highest based on year-round tracking of revenue, clientele, partnership and investment development, vision and strategy, as well as other metrics.

“We are thrilled to be named a Leader in Everest Group’s 2019 Services Procurement PEAK Matrix™ for the second consecutive year. This recognition from a world-class research group validates the effort we have put in to differentiating our Procurement Solutions product within the market. It also serves as a testament to the customers who trust AGS with this important component of their spend portfolio and to our internal teams who are delivering this capability today while supporting our vision for the future.”

— Jon Kesman, Global Executive Director and Head of Procurement Solutions, Allegis Global Solutions

In the report, Everest Group noted AGS’ cross-regional success as the provider with the largest SOW spend under management globally. The report also named AGS as one of the few providers with strong SOW capabilities in strategic areas such as category management, supplier sourcing, and contract negotiation.

“Allegis Global Solutions’ targeted SOW offering, as well as its full-stack technology solution for SOW that leverages several next-gen technologies, has helped it significantly bolster its transactional and strategic SOW capabilities and establish it as one of the largest SOW bases across geographies, thus positioning itself as a clear Leader on the services procurement PEAK Matrix™ 2019.”

— Arkadev Basak, Vice President, MSP Research at Everest Group

About Allegis Global Solutions:

Allegis Global Solutions is a leader in global talent solutions. To date, we support clients in more than 60 countries through regional hubs, matching our great people with businesses seeking to optimize their permanent and contingent workforce. We deliver scalable, flexible, and customized solutions, shaped around your unique business requirements and culture. We draw upon decades of industry expertise and market insight to design strategies that work. We develop innovative tools, products, and processes that deliver the results you seek. And we do all this better than anyone else. Our passion for talent is the driving force behind everything we do. We live to match exceptional organizations with outstanding people. By creating a culture devoted to great talent, we can deliver client-focused solutions that make a difference for your business.

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Society: Christianity

Christ, the Anointed One” is a wholesome tome that provides the readers with knowledge about the risen Christ.

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MEADVILLE, Pa. (PRWEB)

“The Third Dimensional Man: Christ, the Anointed One”: a soul-refreshing memoir that presents a contemporary message to the readers about the begotten Son of God who saved the world from darkness. “The Third Dimensional Man: Christ, the Anointed One” is the creation of published author Paul A. Barham, a pastor of a home church and operates a phone-line ministry. He was commissioned by God to write books and to teach and open the eyes of believers about the untold truths and mysteries in the Word of God.

Barham writes, “Paul Barham is married to Michelle Barham and they have four beautiful daughters. They currently reside in Naples, Florida. One morning on his way to work in August 2012, the Lord spoke to him in a vision and said: Paul, listen. I need you to understand the third-dimensional man. Meditate on it, and I will tell you what it means. You are going to minister on the topic. Paul immediately saw the drawing of the image of a man as it morphed into three different stages. He understood the vision clearly and the meaning behind it as it appeared before him in his spirit, but he was unable to explain and communicate clearly to others what he had seen and experienced. Later, it was revealed to him that the third-dimensional man is the Man Christ Jesus in His resurrected and ascended state, a state that we as Christians and believers will also be in when the rapture occurs. What this book reveals is spiritual awareness and empowerment that the children of God possess, and the ability to do great and mighty works in the name of Jesus Christ. Praise the Lord.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Barham’s new book shares a wonderful reading experience as this narrative allows the readers to feel the spirit of the risen Christ, the anointed one.

This book urges the readers to read it as much as they could as it provides them a detailed look at the fall of the Devil and how the darkness was established.

View a synopsis of “The Third Dimensional Man: Christ, the Anointed One” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase “The Third Dimensional Man: Christ, the Anointed One” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “The Third Dimensional Man: Christ, the Anointed One,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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Technology: Electronics

Ballot Boxes Available Now From Sunrise Hitek

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Ballot Boxes / Information Collection Boxes

Ballot Boxes / Information Collection Boxes

Ballot boxes are of course an election day staple and a no brainer for voting and anonymous data collection. They are also handy for feedback and customer survey forms as well as for postcard collection.


CHICAGO (PRWEB)

Sunrise Hitek are pleased to debut their free-standing custom printed Ballot Box. This is a durable and reusable item designed for indoor use. It is printed on Coroplast, which is the same material used for outdoor political signage. Customers can choose from two pre-fabricated sizes: 14″ x 14″ x 24″ or 14″ x 14″ x 50″ or create their own custom size upon request. An optional flag can also be added.

Ballot boxes are of course an election day staple and a no brainer for voting and anonymous data collection. They are also handy for feedback and customer survey forms as well as for postcard collection. These are also useful at different events for raffles, or information collection at trade shows.

Many studies have shown that it is much more profitable to keep an existing customer than to acquire a new one. With an all digital workflow Sunrise can help make that personal connection. Data collection directly from customers can be key in customer retention. In addition to anonymous data collection boxes, Sunrise Hitek can provide an entire suite of customer retention materials.

What differentiates Sunrise Hitek from most other printing companies is one word – DIGITAL. Sunrise employs an all-digital workflow that delivers fast results at affordable prices, without the time and expenses of conventional printing and tooling. Popular retail store display products include shelf wobblers, channel strips, display boxes, aisle violators, shelf blades, metallic foil labels, clear labels, shelf talker hoop, shelf flags, and more. In addition, Sunrise prides itself on making custom display products that help their customers stand out in the retail crowd.

About Sunrise Hitek

Sunrise Hitek is an Inc. 5000 company established in 1988 and offers speedy and innovative print marketing execution for the world’s leading brands. Sunrise employs the most advanced equipment and technology, such as G7-certified HP Indigo & UV flatbed presses, digital die-cutting, and specialty coating/lamination, to create best-in-class color printing, packaging, trade show & display graphics, plus a wide variety of promo products. A privately-owned enterprise, the company is based in Chicago and sells products worldwide.

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Health

The National Safety Council Creates Opioids at Work Toolkit to Help Employers Reduce the Impact of Opioids in the Workplace

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OSHA Training Institute Education Center

The Opioids at Work Employer Toolkit is designed to help employers understand how opioids impact the workplace, recognize signs of impairment, educate employees on the risks of opioid use, develop drug-related HR policies and support employees who are struggling with opioid misuse.


DUBLIN, Calif. (PRWEB)

The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, the only OSHA authorized OTI Education Center headquartered in Northern California, is highlighting the National Safety Council’s Opioids at Work Employer Toolkit to help employers address the impact of the opioid epidemic in their workplaces. The employer toolkit features sample policies, fact sheets, presentations, safety talks, posters, white papers, reports, videos and more, to guide employers in the implementation of workplace opioids programs.

“Employers across the US are being impacted by the opioid epidemic, and many are working to help reduce the negative effects of opioid abuse in their workplaces,” says Cari Elofson-Callahan, Assistant Director of the OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. “The Opioids at Work Employer Toolkit is designed to help employers understand how opioids impact the workplace, recognize signs of impairment, educate employees on the risks of opioid use, develop drug-related HR policies and support employees who are struggling with opioid misuse.”

The Opioids at Work Employer Toolkit is organized into several key subject matter areas, including the Basics, Human Resources, Safety Professionals, Supervisors, Employee Education and Other Resources. Each subject matter area features links to a variety of topics. For example, topics under the Basics include Opioids in the Workplace, Understanding Treatment and Recovery, How Opioids Impact Employees’ Safety and Your Bottom Line, Month-by-Month Implementation Plan and Building a Recovery-Friendly Workplace.

The structure of the Opioids at Work Employer Toolkit allows employers to address specific relevant topics or develop a comprehensive program, depending on the needs and internal capacity of each organization. Regardless of approach, the National Safety Council strongly recommends that the entire organization, including management, marketing and communications, human resources, environmental health and safety, legal and frontline workers, is represented from the onset to ensure buy-in and enhance the effectiveness of the program.

Visit the National Safety Council’s Opioids at Work Employer Toolkit website to access additional information, extensive materials and other employer resources.

About the OSHA Training Institute Education Center

The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District offers high quality Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) standards-based training for construction, maritime and general industries in Dublin, California, conveniently located in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as twelve additional locations throughout California, Nevada and Hawaii. Programs offered include OSHA safety standards, Outreach Trainer courses, Cal/OSHA standards and customized on-site safety training. For more information, including a complete course schedule, visit the OSHA Training Institute Education Center website, email otc@clpccd.org or call (866) 936-OSHA (6742).

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