The organization’s mission is to solve a growing problem in the divorce world – a rapidly changing economy.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB)
December 21, 2019

The CFL™ designation has taken Palm Beach by storm with the recent launch of the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators (AACFL) Palm Beach Chapter in December of 2019. The AACFL is proud to announce the creation of this chapter and applauds the commitment of its Founding Members. The organization’s mission is to solve a growing problem in the divorce world – a rapidly changing economy.

A common path for these attorneys is to study liberal arts at the undergraduate level, then to go to law school, and then to be fighting for their clients’ financial future without any formal financial training. The mission of this group is to fix that problem because of how complex today’s financial economy has become. A solid understanding of the financial fundamentals taught in the CFL™ Training course can make the difference between an attorney’s client struggling after their divorce and the client being able to start the next chapter of their life with more financial security for their family. While years of experience as a divorce attorney is undoubtedly valuable, imagine the power and benefit to clients of combining that legal knowledge with enhanced financial knowledge!

An additional goal for the group is to raise the level of financial knowledge in the family law community, freeing up the judge’s schedules from having to deal with these matters. This will allow judges to spend more time on areas such as domestic abuse, custody problems, and other important, non-financial, family matters. The organization believes that this is a goal that society would benefit from greatly.

The uniqueness of the CFL™ designation and training program is that it was developed by nationally recognized financial firms, financial experts, attorneys and judges who believe in the mission. To create public confidence, the CFL™ designation is only awarded to members of the AACFL who have taken the time to study and receive a passing grade on an objective, comprehensive exam covering these concepts. Not all divorce lawyers would make the commitment of time and effort to obtain and prove their knowledge in these areas. The AACFL seeks to publicly recognize the dedication of these Founding Members and will be indicating those who have earned the designation on their Palm Beach Chapter website, available for public viewing: http://www.aacfl.org/chapter-pb/

The AACFL is hopeful that this trend will continue in South Florida and that its mission of helping the public and the court system will be achieved through the dedication of its members. Currently, the Founding Membership represents some of the finest divorce attorneys and firms in Palm Beach. The organization has been growing rapidly and currently has membership in over ten states. Congratulations to the following Palm Beach Founding Members!

Curtis Witters – Glickman, Witters & Marrell, PA. – Advisory Board Member    

Dave Ellrich, CPA – Ellrich, Neal, Smith & Stohlman, P.A. – Advisory Board Member    

David Hirschberg – Law Offices of David L. Hirschberg, P.A. – Advisory Board Member    

Jeffrey Weissman – Gladstone & Weissman, P.A. – Advisory Board Member    

Mark Luttier – Critton Luttier Coleman LLP – Advisory Board Member    

Abigail Beebe – The Law Office of Abigail Beebe, P.A. – Founding Member    

Curt Sanchez – The Law Offices of Curt Sanchez, P.A. – Founding Member    

Debra Welch – The Law Firm of C. Debra Welch, P.A. – Founding Member    

Elisha Roy – Ciklin Lubitz – Founding Member    

Gary Weiner – Weiner & Weiss, LLC – Founding Member    

Howard Rudolph – Rudolph & Associates LLC – Founding Member    

Jaclyn Soroka – Rudolph & Associates LLC – Founding Member    

Jason Brodie – Brodie & Friedman, P.A. – Founding Member    

Jodi Colton – Brinkley Morgan – Founding Member    

Joel Weissman – Joel M. Weissman, P.A. – Founding Member    

John Schutz – John F. Schutz, P.L. – Founding Member    

Joshua Friedman – Brodie & Friedman, P.A. – Founding Member    

Kristina Candido – Shutts & Bowen LLP – Founding Member    

Martin Haines    Law Office of Martin L. Haines – Founding Member    

Molly O’Donnel – The Law Office of Abigail Beebe, P.A. – Founding Member    

Nicole Nicoletti – The Law Offices of Curt Sanchez, P.A. – Founding Member    

Odette Bendeck – Odette Mediation Master, LLC – Founding Member    

Samuel Troy – Troy Legal, P.A. – Founding Member    

Stacy Beaulieu-Fawcett    Beaulieu-Fawcett Law Group    – Founding Member    

Stuart Manoff    Manoff Mediation LLC    Founding Member    

Taryn Sinatra – Law Office of Taryn G. Sinatra, P.A. – Founding Member    

Troy Klein – Troy W Klein Esq – Founding Member    

Zachary Potter – Fisher Potter Hodas, PLLC – Founding Member

For more information, the National AACFL website is http://www.aacfl.org.

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Joe Saunders

“As 80% of security decisions are made by software developers in the DevOps process and 75% of kill chains involve a step using a memory corruption vulnerability, RunSafe allows a massive reduction in attack surface with ease of deployment.

MCLEAN, Va. (PRWEB)
December 20, 2019

RunSafe Security, the pioneer of a patented process to immunize software without developer friction from cyber attacks, today announced the closing of a $6.3 million series A funding round led by Alsop Louie Partners, an early-stage, risk-oriented technology venture capital firm in San Francisco. New investors, Working Lab Capital, Inner Loop Capital and Renegade Ventures, also participated in the round. The investment brings RunSafe’s total funding to $8.7 million and will help the company aggressively expand its sales and marketing efforts, as well as broaden and accelerate product development.

Inoculate All Types of Software in Any Environment

RunSafe’s product Alkemist hardens software binaries using runtime application self-protection (RASP) and Moving Target Defense (MTD) methods to significantly reduce risk by precluding exploits from spreading across multiple devices and networks. Originally born out of a research project for the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Department of Defense, Alkemist is the only automated tool to protect open source, in-house developed code, or third-party binaries, while leaving each system functionally identical, but logically unique.

“As 80% of security decisions in DevOps software teams are made by software developers and 75% of kill chains involve a step using a memory corruption vulnerability, RunSafe allows a massive reduction in attack surface with ease of deployment. This boost in cyber immunity fundamentally disrupts hacker economics and allows a reallocation of scarce cybersecurity resources overwhelmed with patching and related basic cyber hygiene efforts,” said Joe Saunders, RunSafe Security’s founder and CEO. “We founded RunSafe Security to disrupt hacker economics at the root cause in order to render cyber threats inert – and we are delighted with the widespread adoption of Alkemist across DevSecOps toolchains. My team and I are extremely gratified by the continued financial support of our initial investors in RunSafe Security and are thankful to our new investors for their support of our vision.”

RunSafe Security was a graduate of Virginia Center for Innovative Technology’s Mach37 Cyber Accelerator Fall ’17 cohort. Its initial customer base includes organizations across enterprise, suppliers and manufacturers, and national security industries. Additionally, RunSafe Security has consistently garnered third-party awards and recognition for its technology, including:

• Named Winner, 2019 TechConnect Defense Innovation Award
• Named Winner, Cybertacos 2019 Cybersecurity Impact Awards
• Named Finalist, Cybersecurity Innovator of the Year, Greater Washington Innovation Awards, March 2018
• Named Info-Security Products Guide Gold Winner, Security Start Up of the Year, February 2018
• Named Key Innovator “RASP Global Forecast to 2022” Research and Markets Study, December 2017

The Department of Homeland Security released its first update in eight years to the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) list of the 25 most dangerous software errors. The 2019 list identified a new top weakness: “Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer.” This top weakness and many other memory based vulnerabilities is exactly the weakness in software code RunSafe Security addresses.

About RunSafe Security

RunSafe Security’s mission is to immunize software without developer friction from cyber attacks, disrupting hacker economics. RunSafe’s security techniques inoculate our customers’ systems from an entire class of cyber attacks. Our customers integrate our product across build and deploy tools chains without developer friction protecting open source, in house code, and 3rd party binaries. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with an office in Huntsville, Alabama, RunSafe Security’s customers span the enterprise, suppliers and manufacturers, and national security industries.

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wedding rings on a certificate of marriage

The state’s definition of marriage implicates the civil rights of the ministers in regard to the liberty of conscience guaranteed to them under the Tennessee Constitution and in regard to the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment…

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (PRWEB)
December 19, 2019

Today, 11 Christian ministers from across the state of Tennessee, along with Tennessee Independent Baptists for Religious Liberty, Inc., filed a Petition for Declaratory Order with the Tennessee Department of Health and Dr. Lisa Piercey, commissioner of health, in regard to the Certificate of Marriage issued by the department. Ministers must sign the certificate if they solemnize a licensed marriage in Tennessee.

“The state’s definition of marriage implicates the civil rights of the ministers in regard to the liberty of conscience guaranteed to them under the Tennessee Constitution and in regard to the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment promise not to prohibit the free exercise of religion and its prohibition on government-compelled speech,” noted David Fowler, general counsel for The Family Action Council of Tennessee’s Constitutional Government Defense Fund, which represents the petitioners.

Fowler said that the state has effectively conscripted ministers into administering the state’s civil law policy in regard to a licensed form of marriage and, because the state does not allow anything but “licensed marriages,” ministers must sign the department’s Certificate of Health in order for the couples whose marriages they solemnize to have even the most basic rights inherent in a marital relationship recognized.

According to Fowler, the ministers do not want to sign a government form that affirms an understanding of marriage that is contrary to what they believe and teach, but at the same time, they believe that, under God, civil rulers should ensure enforcement of the rights that naturally arise out of the obligations assumed in a marital relationship, thereby upholding societal respect for marriage.

“The civil law,” Fowler said, “puts these ministers in a position in which they may have to forego one or the other of these beliefs in the conduct of their ministry to married couples. However, if the Certificate of Marriage purports to define marriage without regard to the sex of the two parties, which appears to be the case, then the certificate itself may be ‘void and unenforceable’ anyway under the Tennessee Constitution.”

The petition notes that under former-Governor Bill Haslam, the department changed the Certificate of Marriage form following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Tanco v. Haslam (a companion case to Obergefell v. Hodges involving certain Ohio laws). But the petition, quoting Federal District Court Judge Aleta Traugher and the legal arguments submitted by Tennessee’s Attorney General & Reporter Herbert Slatery, states that Judge Trauger’s Final Order and Permanent Injunction did not enjoin enforcement of the provision in the Tennessee Constitution making “void and unenforceable” any “policy, law, or judicial interpretation purporting to define marriage as anything other than the historical institution and legal contract between one man and one woman.”

Based on this, the petition asks the department and commissioner either to reinstate the Certificate of Marriage that was issued prior to the Obergefell decision or discontinue issuing a certificate until such time as the statutory requirement that marriage licenses be issued only to “male and female contracting parties” is changed in a constitutional manner.

The Department of Health and Commissioner Piercey have 60 days in which to decide what they will tell these ministers. If the department takes no action, then petitioners will be authorized by law to pursue a lawsuit against the department in state court.

Petitioners hope Governor Lee will make clear to these ministers and ministers across the state the position of his administration in regard to the effect of Judge Trauger’s Final Order on the Tennessee Constitution. Fowler said he hopes Governor Lee will not take the extreme position that the U.S. Supreme Court has the power to actually change the language in Tennessee licensing statutes when the plaintiffs in Tanco did not even sue over them.

David Fowler, general counsel for the Constitutional Government Defense Fund, a division of The Family Action of Council of Tennessee, is available for comment.

The Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT) was formed in 2006 by a group of citizens concerned about the growing negative impact of public policies on marriage, families, life, and religious liberty. It is led by former Tennessee state senator and attorney David Fowler. FACT’s mission is to secure the blessings of liberty by advocating for God’s design for the family. For more information, visit factennessee.org.

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Visiting with Grandma can be a time to observe if she’s ok

For many families, the holidays are the first visit they’ve had with an aging relative in a year or longer.

TUCSON, Ariz. (PRWEB)
December 17, 2019

Aging Life Care Professionals® across the country notice an increase of inquiry calls during and immediately after the holiday season.

Aging Life Care Association® incoming Board of Directors’ President Liz Barlowe, MA, CMC states that amidst the hustle and bustle, families should take time to observe any changes in an aging family member’s behaviors or lifestyle. These changes may vary widely. Bruises or cuts may indicate a recent fall, while a damaged car may indicate difficulty driving. “These signs show serious and immediate risk for the individual as well as others around them,” states Barlowe. “But taking stock of general, subtle signs of decline is important too.”

“For many families, the holidays are the first visit they’ve had with an aging relative in a year or longer,” says Kate Granigan an Aging Life Care Professional practicing in Boston, MA. “It’s the first time they can see that their mother’s house is more cluttered than before, or that she’s shuffling more down the hallway or has strategically placed furniture to hold onto for balance.”

Social isolation for seniors is a big concern, especially after the holidays Barlowe adds. The attention and activities around the holidays quickly fades and many aging relatives are left alone until the next big family event. “Loneliness and seclusion can be just as harmful to a senior as unhealthy habits.”

So how do you start a conversation with your loved one that they consider outside help? Granigan suggests to take the cues of what may be challenging them without confronting them. Ask questions about how their life could be easier or more enjoyable and then you can gently lead into a service you learned about to help out-source challenging tasks or to be a go-to assistant for support. “Not pressuring but leaving the door open with a ‘let’s think about it’ tone allows you to revisit the subject.”

Here are four key areas to examine during your holiday visits:

• Environment: is there damage or disrepair around the house; are there piles of unopen mail; does the car have dents or scratches?
• Food: is there adequate food; do you notice weight-loss or extreme weight gain?
• Mood or behavior: do you notice increased confusion; have they given up hobbies or social outings; do you notice increased irritability or apathy?
• Personal hygiene: do they not dress like they used to; do clothes seem unkempt or dirty; have they lost interest in personal grooming?

These are just a few warning signs that your elder loved one needs assistance. By initiating conversation and reaching out for support and information, you can help your loved ones as they navigate this new stage of their lives.

For more information or to find an Aging Life Care Professional near you visit aginglifecare.org.

ABOUT the Aging Life Care Association® (ALCA): ALCA was formed in 1985 to advance dignified care for older adults and their families in the United States. Aging Life Care Professionals® have extensive training and experience working with older adults, people with disabilities, and families who need assistance with caregiving issues. They assist families in the search for a suitable nursing home placement or extended care if the need occurs. The practice of Aging Life Care™ and the role of care providers have captured a national spotlight, as generations of Baby Boomers age in the United States and abroad. For more information or to access a nationwide directory of Aging Life Care Professionals, please visit aginglifecare.org.

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Greed, the deadliest of the seven sins.

Avoid the seven deadly sins of pride, sloth, lust, envy, wrath, gluttony and greed when you prepare your trust.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB)
December 12, 2019

Mark W. Bidwell, an attorney licensed in California, identifies how to avoid the seven deadly sins in a trust. The primary purpose of a revocable trust is for the timely, economical and orderly transfer of assets when one dies. But the sins of pride, sloth, lust, envy, wrath, gluttony and greed defeat this purpose.

The first sin is pride or hubris for ruling from the grave. Instead of distribution on death, people want to control the behavior of their loved ones by restricting access or use of assets after death. This is referred to as ruling from the grave.

Ruling from the grave may be appropriate. The classic example is the drug addicted child. Any money given to the child will only go to drugs and most likely kill the child. Here detailed restrictions and safeguards are needed.

But ruling from the grave that comes not from a place of caring, but from a sense of

ego creates hardship and bitterness. The parent while living had little influence on a child. A last shot at control is on death, the withholding of assets until an event occurs; such as marriage, a college degree or birth of a grandchild. This is akin to withholding of love with the same effects.

The second sin is sloth. Trusts avoid probate of real property. But to avoid probate court the real property must be owned by the trust. A trust transfer deed must be prepared and recorded to change owners. The effort to change owners is perceived as too great of an effort and so it does not get done.

The third sin is feeding the lust of youth. Persons under 18 years of age cannot receive assets. Any distributions directly to a minor will go through probate under court supervision. While the assets are under supervision of the court they are not wasted. But at age 18, the court must release the assets to the minor. The minor then spends the assets to feed his or her lust for life.

If there is a potential distribution to a minor, the trust should have a “children’s trust” provision. A children’s trust keeps the minor’s assets under control of the trust until the child has reached an age of financial maturity, such as 25 years.

The fourth sin of envy is created by one trust when there are children from a prior marriage. Often persons in their second marriage create one trust. Typically, the trust does not provide for distribution to children on the death of the first spouse. This is because the surviving spouse needs to live on the assets of the marriage.

The children are envious and covet the assets of their parent as a rightful inheritance. The period of time from the death of the first spouse to the death of the second spouse can be a period of conflict between the step-parent and the children.

The typical trust can be changed by the surviving spouse and in the process of change, the terms of the trust are less favorable to children of the deceased spouse. Spouses with children from a prior marriage should avoid a joint trust. This means two trusts at twice the cost. But both surviving spouse and children will be protected.

The fifth sin is wrath incurred by an amendment instead of a restatement.

Amendments must be read with the original. The heirs see what they would have received and what they now receive. The situation causes wrath in the heirs who receive less and is ripe for litigation or at the very least, creates bitter resentment. Restatement replaces the entire prior document and does not waive red flags in the face of heirs.

The sixth sin is gluttony and undue influence. People will put off their estate planning until their later years. In the later years, objectivity is lost and dependency on others is created. Persons befriend the elderly in anticipation of a windfall at death. Heirs’ and friends’ gluttony for the elder’s assets only increase as the elder’s capacity decreases. Trusts and wills should be prepared while the elder has capacity. Subsequent changes should only be made judiciously when there is a substantial change in circumstance.

The seventh sin is greed. Sibling rivalries create greed for the deceased parent’s assets. One child feels entitled and wants more than the parent intended. If there are unequal distribution of assets or an entitled child, the parent should address why he or she made the decision to distributed the assets as provided in the trust or will. This can be either while the parent is living, in writing to be read after death or both.    

The primary purpose of a trust is for the timely, economical and orderly transfer of assets when one dies. But the sins of pride, sloth, lust, envy, wrath, gluttony and greed defeat this purpose. An affordable, basic trust is a wise investment when the seven deadly sins are avoided.

This press release provided by Mark W. Bidwell, a trust and probate attorney. Office is at 4952 Warner Avenue, Suite 235, Huntington Beach, California 92649. Phone number is 714-846-2888. Website is http://www.BidwellLaw.com.

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2019 Q4 U.S. Fertility Forecast

Demographic Intelligence attributes the stabilization of the birthrate to three factors.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (PRWEB)
December 11, 2019

New data from the Centers for Disease Control confirms Demographic Intelligence’s new forecast that “called the bottom” for births in the U.S. in 2020.

“For the first time in years, the total fertility rate stabilized in the second quarter of 2019,” said Demographic Intelligence Chief Information Officer Lyman Stone. “In fact, the CDC estimates that age-specific birth rates rose for every group over age 20, consistent with D.I.’s forecast for that period. Our ability to correctly forecast within-year variation in births and birth rates, even when those forecasts represent significant deviations from recent trends, speaks to the reliability of our method.”

But this apparent plateau is at a historically low mark; final 2018 data published by the CDC just before Thanksgiving shows that the nation’s fertility rate dropped 2% year over year to 1.729 births per woman.

D.I. predicts the total fertility rate will further tick down to 1.71 in 2019 and remain basically steady at 1.70 in 2020. D.I. attributes the stabilization of the birthrate to three factors:

• 
  The biggest cohort of Millennials is now moving toward their late twenties and early thirties, which is now the prime time to have children;
• The share of Millennials who are marrying looks like it will tick slightly upwards;
• Data from the American Family Survey indicates an increase in the share of women who say that it is at least somewhat likely that they will have a child in the next two years.

Stone cautions that births temporarily flattened out in 2014 and then continued their long fall. “Furthermore, many economic observers have raised worries about recession risks,” he said. “While D.I. does not forecast recessions (and does not generally share the view that a major recession is imminent), it is nonetheless important to understand that current growth conditions, which may be supportive of positive fertility decisions, will not persist forever. The stabilization of births and birth rates is a welcome change, but it remains to be seen if there will be any actual recovery from the declines in recent years.”

About Demographic Intelligence

Demographic Intelligence (DI) is the premier provider of U.S. birth forecasts and fertility analytics for businesses with an interest in birth trends in the U.S. Its U.S. Fertility ForecastTM is typically more than 98% accurate in predicting U.S. birth trends. DI has recently added the State Fertility Forecast TM to its list of reports.

DI provides reports and consulting services to companies in the following sectors: juvenile products, healthcare, media, financial services, consumer food, and household products. Demographic Intelligence is advised in its work by five leading family scholars: Princeton economist Alicia Adsera, University of Pennsylvania demographer Hans-Peter Kohler, University of North Carolina demographer Philip Morgan, economist Lyman Stone, and University of Virginia sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox.

CONTACT:

S.Morales

Chief Operating Officer

Demographic Intelligence

434-284-0808

Steve@USbirthrate.com

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MEADVILLE, Pa. (PRWEB)
December 11, 2019

“Don’t Wait, Won’t Wait!”: an eye-opening read that informs this generation how to reach success in life and why waiting until marriage remains important and will give time for a person to be prepared without the rush. “Don’t Wait, Won’t Wait!” is the creation of published author John 3:16, a college student from Baltimore, Maryland. She attended Western High School from 2009 to 2011, then transferred in 2012 to Liberty University Online Academy to complete twelfth grade. In the future, she desires to have a big family.

John 3:16 writes, “Don’t Wait, Won’t Wait is an educational book about why in the twenty-first century it is still important to wait until marriage. Waiting until marriage is the best way to get to know yourself and your potential partner. This book gives you revolutionary wisdom for success in your life, marriage, and career. With this life-changing information, you will have the tools you need to be able to successfully win in relationships.

“We are all fearfully and wonderfully made creations- created by a creator that wants the best for us. When it comes to human relationships, placing sex where it belongs- in marriage will naturally reduce sexual attacks on females as well as those against men. There is hope for our society as we begin to embrace God’s principles around sex. Waiting cuts down the high rates of unwanted pregnancies; stds, emotional breakdowns, and failed marriages. Young people will be more fully capable to focus on their dreams, and maximize their full potentials. You will now be better positioned for success, and be able to screen potential partners that come your way with a clear head. Live your best life, dream big, explore, and stay woke.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, John 3:16’s new book is an essential guide for everyone, no matter what gender or sexuality, age, ethnicity, or background; for the victims of sexual assault who, until now, feel that what has happened is their fault; and for everyone who is waiting, sexually active, separated, divorced, or a parent—that they may be illuminated on the concept of waiting.

View a synopsis of “Don’t Wait, Won’t Wait!” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase “Don’t Wait, Won’t Wait!” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “Don’t Wait, Won’t Wait!,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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(PRWEB)
December 06, 2019

Since the first arrival of the “Michelin Guide Taipei” in Taiwan two years ago, the gastronomic bible “Michelin Guide” has caught the attention of Taiwan’s food service industry. The Michelin Guide has successfully caused a food sensation in Taipei, attracting many food lovers from all around the world to discover a taste of Taipei. After the triumph of the “Michelin Guide Taipei”, it was announced on November 14 that “The Michelin Guide” will be stepping out of Taipei for the first time. 2020 The Michelin Guide will include “Taichung”, the city which diversified Culinary Culture. The very first “Michelin Guide Taipei And Taichung” that combines the charms of both cities will be introduced to the public. Nicolas Achard, Managing Director of Michelin Food & Beverage Asia said: “During the past two years, the Michelin Guide has discovered that there are many cities with gourmet potential in Taiwan aside from Taipei. With the bigger scope of the 2020 Michelin Guide and Selections, we look forward to showing the world the beauty of Taiwanese food.”

The Michelin Guide Sets up the Platform

Local Ingredients are Well-Liked by World-Renowned Chefs

The Michelin Guide introduces each country’s special cuisine which also represents the country’s rich food culture. Since its first edition in 2018, Taipei is the 31th destination to have the Michelin Guide, following the big cities of Paris, New York, and Tokyo. The restaurants and chefs that were selected and those who successfully obtained Michelin stars have increased their status and reputation immeasurably.

The Michelin Guide Taipei has built a platform to showcase the food service of Taiwan to the world. Not only has it spread the fame of Taiwanese chefs, but the abundance of local produce has also drawn the attention of many internationally renowned chefs to pay a visit to the island and exchange knowledge and experiences. Chef of the 3 Michelin starred restaurant Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, Alain Ducasse, once said during a visit to Taiwan: “Since Taiwan has so many natural, delicious, and nutritious ingredients, it definitely deserves the world’s attention.” Aisha Ibrahim, known as a future star chef, who once worked in the 3 Michelin starred Azurmendi Executive Chef, is also amazed by the sweetness, taste, and quality of Taiwan’s agricultural products. He even created a new menu using 90% local ingredients from Taiwan’. In the past two years, Taiwan’s overall food service industry has been thriving, attracting Michelin starred chefs and gourmet fans from all over the world to experience the local culinary culture as well as the charm of the country.

2020 The Michelin Guide Sets Foot in “Taichung”

A Favorite Location for the Overseas Food Service Industry to Open Restaurants in Taiwan, “Taichung” Shines Internationally with its Diversified Culinary Culture

The Michelin Guide is optimistic about the development of Taiwan’s food service industry and thinks it has great potential. The scope of “The Michelin Guide 2020 Selection” will expand from the existing city of Taipei to “ Taichung”, hoping to show the world the abundant culinary culture that Taiwan possesses. Taiwanese food is renowned internationally and each city has its own special dishes and culinary culture. Through “The Michelin Guide”, Michelin is proud to introduce more unique Taiwanese cuisine, as well as restaurants and chefs with exceptional gourmet techniques.

“Taichung” is the second largest city in Taiwan, situated in the center of Taiwan’s transportation hub. In recent years, the city has made rapid progress and the food service industry has also been booming. “Taichung” has many local dishes that leave people impressed at first taste. The creativity of Taichung’s food and beverages might be described as the most inspiring in Taiwan. Local specialty dishes are very popular among both Taiwanese and foreigners. The famous Fengjia Night Market has approximately 1,800 food stalls and shops which accommodate all manner of Taiwanese food, creating an output value close to NT$10 billion each year. Taichung cuisine integrates with the best food in the world. With the advantage of many stylish restaurants, and restaurants filled with all types of overseas inspiration, the food and beverage opportunities in Taichung are truly incredible.

About the Michelin Guide

The Michelin guide selects the best restaurants and hotels in the over 30 countries and regions it covers. Providing a showcase of gourmet dining around the world, it highlights the culinary dynamism of a country, as well as new trends and emerging young chefs. Creating value for restaurants through the distinctions that it attributes each year, the MICHELIN guide contributes to the prestige of the local gastronomy, thereby making cities and countries more attractive to tourists. Backed by its rigorous selection method and longstanding knowledge of the hospitality industry, the MICHELIN guide provides customers with unique expertise that enables it to offer them a true quality service. The different selections are available in both print and digital versions. They are accessible via the Web and on a full range of mobile media that offer navigation capabilities adapted to individual usage as well as an online booking service. With the MICHELIN guide, the Group continues to support millions of travellers, allowing them to live a unique mobility experience.

About Michelin

As the world’s leading tire manufacturing enterprise, Michelin has devoted itself to promoting sustainable mobility of goods and humans. The tires it produces and sells are widely applied to multiple transportations, such as airplanes, cars, bicycles/motorcycles, construction trucks, agricultural vehicles and transportation trucks, etc. Meanwhile, Michelin offers digital supportive mobility service with touring information through the website of ViaMichelin.com, and it also publishes tour guides, hotel and culinary guides, and road map collections. The headquarters of Michelin Group is located in Clermont-Ferrand in France, and it operates in 17 countries with 70 factories and the number of its employees is over 114,000 across more than 171 countries. Michelin has established its technology centers, and numerous research and operation departments in Europe, North America, and Asia. (For details, please browse http://www.michelin.com)

In 1972, Michelin was officially launched in Taiwan and based in Xizhi Dist. in New Taipei City with the business target of selling Michelin tires ranging from passenger cars, light trucks, truck-buses, engineering trucks, agricultural vehicles, bicycles or motorcycles. (For details, please browse http://www.michelin.com.tw)

For more information, please contact

Irene

iren.shih@michelin.com

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LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
December 05, 2019

BuzzFeed’s hit series “Worth It” is partnering with the Taiwan Tourism Bureau for a three-episode special, “Worth It Goes To Taiwan,” which debuted Sunday, October 13 at 8:00 am PT on the BuzzFeed YouTube channel.

Through the partnership, “Worth It” hosts Steven Lim and Andrew Ilnyckyj and cameraman Adam Bianchi will travel through Taiwan, celebrating Taiwanese culture and visiting restaurants in Taipei, Tainan and Taichung. The trio embarks on the ultimate Taiwanese food adventure, trying delicious foods at their famous three different price points: affordable, middle tier, and luxury. At the end of the episode, the group decides which item is the most “worth it” at its given price. BuzzFeed’s “Worth It” has received 1.2 billion lifetime video views to date.

Taiwan Tourism Bureau’s expert itinerary coordinators organized travel, transportation and hotel accommodations for the “Worth It” cast and crew for ten days, and conducted outreach to several establishments featured throughout the special. The Bureau’s long-running connections with local businesses and operations provided “Worth It” with exclusive access and permissions to locations across the country.

“Taiwan’s geographic advantage provides an abundance of fresh ingredients and its historic background shapes the wide variety of dishes available, from street food and night markets to the many restaurants that serve creatively plated meals with farm/ocean-to-table ingredients. In ‘Worth It Goes to Taiwan,’ international audiences will learn about the accessibility of Taiwanese cuisine, convenient transportation throughout the cities, and lush countryside through the lens of ‘Worth It.’ We are pleased to have this opportunity to work with BuzzFeed’s most popular culinary series and are touched by the team’s strong sense of creativity, responsibility and devotion to their work,” said Brad Shih, Director of Taiwan Tourism Bureau’s Los Angeles office.

“Food has always been a cultural touchpoint — ‘Worth It’ fans have traveled the world to try the dishes featured in the series. For this special edition of ‘Worth It,’ we’re excited to expose our audience to Taiwanese culinary culture, working with the Taiwan Tourism Bureau to highlight the best the country has to offer in a fun and truly unique way,” said BuzzFeed showrunner Katie LeBlanc.

View the first episode of “Worth It Goes to Taiwan” here. Download show art here and credits below.

Showrunner: Katie LeBlanc

Executive Producers: Steven Lim, Andrew Ilnyckyj, Adam Bianchi

Line Producer: Yidi Li

Post Supervisor: Avery Kotzur

Cast: Steven Lim, Andrew Ilnyckyj

About Taiwan

Taiwan is a beautiful mountainous island nation that contains a diverse range of natural wonders, ecotourism activities, rich culture, and culinary opportunities. From experiencing the lively cities, eating through colorful street markets, touring historical temples and museums, relaxing in mountain resorts, sunbathing on tropical beaches, to driving through national forests, travelers can indulge in a wide variety of different landscapes, cultures and cuisines all within short distances given the island’s size. Taiwan is an ideal gateway to the rest of Asia; many airlines fly directly to Taiwan, making it a perfect travel destination.

About BuzzFeed

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LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
December 05, 2019

Special Offers to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Tourism Bureau Los Angeles Office and the U.S. – Taiwan Travel Year

The Taiwan Tourism Bureau is devoted to promoting Taiwan tourism to the world while pursuing the goals of globalization, digitalization, localization and sustainability. In November of 1999, the Chicago office was relocated to Los Angeles where the population and household average income were higher to strategically penetrate to and develop the Southern California tourism market. After two decades of effort, the number of American travelers to Taiwan has seen an 82.53% increase, from 317,801 in 1999 to 580,072 in 2018. With the implementation of “Project Vanguard for Excellence in Tourism” and the “Tourism 2020 Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy”, the number of US visitors to Taiwan has shown a rapid growth of 40.99% from 2012 to 2018.

2019 marks the “Year of Taiwan Small Town Ramble” and the “U.S.-Taiwan Travel Year” which celebrates 40 years of friendship and partnership between the United States and Taiwan since the signing of the Taiwan Relations Act. “Human rights protection is the core value of Taiwan’s freedom and democracy. The passing of same sex marriage this year further highlights Taiwan’s respect for basic human rights. This brings Taiwan in alignment with the core values of California, the world’s fifth largest economy with a population of nearly 40 million,” says Abraham Chu, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles.

Thank-you cards with the Chinese calligraphy message of “Visit Taiwan. Feel the Hospitality” by Yung-Hui Chou, Director General of the Tourism Bureau along with the premium Taiwanese tea gift sets from our cross-industry ally Ten Ren’s Tea were shared to our long-term partners who have been promoting Taiwan tourism. Social media influencer Owin Pierson was also invited to the event to share his latest experience in Taiwan.

“The State of California has the most flights to Asia, with a total of 66 weekly direct flights to Taiwan operated by Taiwan’s China Airlines and EVA Air, flying out directly from Los Angeles (31), San Francisco (28), and Ontario (7) respectively. We continuously work on ‘deepening existing markets and diversifying the sources of visitors’. In the next 6 months, we will collaborate with travel agencies and airlines to provide limited-time offers targeting younger baby boomers, Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z. This segment marketing strategy is going to take Taiwan tourism to new heights,” says Brad Shih, Director of Taiwan Tourism Bureau’s Los Angeles office.

Among our cross-industry allies are well-known gourmet, and chain restaurants such as Boiling Point, Meet Fresh, Ten Ren’s Tea, Pine & Crane, Joy, and others. They have all joined us in this event of celebration and within the next 6 months, they will invite Taiwan’s Oh!Bear mascot to pop up at various flash mob events at their restaurants to promote Taiwanese cuisine and offer travel sweepstakes to southern Californians.

Please follow our Tour Taiwan Facebook fan page (https://www.facebook.com/TourTaiwan) and the TripAdvisor Taiwan page (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Profile/TourTaiwan) for offers and great deals on Taiwan tourism!

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The Latest BuzzFeed Hit Series “Worth It” on Taiwanese Cuisine (total of 3 episodes)：

Episode 1：https://youtu.be/w3XS900kg1U

Episode 2：https://youtu.be/xscOXwsaGLQ

Episode 3：https://youtu.be/JCHttVEG_Lk

The Latest Promotional Video on Taiwan Transit Tourism (Taipei City and Sanxia Yingge Town)：https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Dp7rc-XbOgcz5BE5w5nqAq_nK2SCXb4E

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