Art and Dan dig deeper to talk about the actual heart and essence of your customer service philosophy.

BluSky Restoration Contractors, LLC, raised $150,000 for ALS research through its seventh annual Rakers Classic charity golf tournament, an event inspired by Lyle Rakers, an employee diagnosed with a rare form of ALS in 2017, which has become a cornerstone of the Lyle Rakers Charitable Foundation.

Our series on Maternal & Early Childhood Issues continues today with a look at the extensive work being done by the Community Based Services segment of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. https://fb.watch/bHhrh-1oe7/

Two years ago we spent time talking about the issues facing mothers and children during our nine-month series on Maternal & Early Childhood Issues. Part of that focus was on the work done by doulas, particularly by Amy Wilt and her group at Dauphin County Doulas. Since then, doulas have received a lot of attention across Pennsylvania, with lawmakers in Harrisburg taking the lead on working to increase the access to doulas and their coverage by insurance. Doula services are now covered under Medical Assistance after changes by the Shapiro Administration. In order to be recognized by Medicaid, doulas must be certified through the Pennsylvania Certification Board. Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh and Department of Health Acting Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen recently stressed the importance of doulas as part of care teams for historically underserved populations. With this in mind, we talked once again with Amy Wilt to see what she though of the increased awareness. “I’m so happy about that. That’s great movement,” she said. “Even two years ago when we first spoke, we weren’t recognized as a profession. Nobody talked about us. Nobody knew what we did….There’s a lot more who are learning about us, which is fabulous. “I’ve seen this huge shift, with late-in-pregnancy moms–‘oh I just learned what a doula is and I really need you on board.’ We’re filled up until August and September is my first opening.” But there is still progress to be made. Wilt says she is grateful for the increase in insurance coverage. But she would like to see the coverage give doulas more up-front coverage to ensure client commitment. “I’m not allowed to charge you a deposit to hold your spot. I’m not allowed to charge you anything,” Wilt said, referring to the restrictions involved with the current form of insurance coverage. “That then causes a problem because I don’t know that you are going to call me for your birth. They need to take a look at that. ” Wilt says she has found that moms without a financial commitment, like a deposit, are less likely to call for the birth. “If they don’t call for the birth, then we lose a significant amount of money. We’re just getting paid for a pre-natal visit.” And they have difficulty knowing whether or not to reserve time for moms in the months ahead. Wilt says it will end up hurting the doula industry if things don’t change.  

According to the religious liberty advocacy group Becket, Philadelphia-based foster families will be in court Monday fighting to end a new City of Philadelphia policy that is currently leaving numerous foster homes empty. In Sharonell Fulton, et al. v. City of Philadelphia, the City issued a new policy barring Catholic Social Services from placing children with foster families, solely because the City disagrees with the agency’s religious beliefs. That policy is causing serious problems for foster kids and families, and Catholic Social Services has asked a court for an urgent ruling by June 30. In March, the City of Philadelphia issued an?urgent call for 300?new foster parents to provide loving homes for some of the over 6,000 kids in Philadelphia foster care. That same month, the City abruptly barred Catholic Social Services, one of the city’s top-rated foster agencies, from placing children with foster parents like Sharonell Fulton, who has fostered over 40 kids in the last 25 years. This decision makes it exponentially harder for hundreds of children in need of foster care to find homes. Represented by Becket, Sharonell Fulton, Cecelia Paul, Toni Simms-Busch, and Catholic Social Services are asking the court to halt the City’s harmful policy and allow kids to be placed in a loving home.   What:  Oral Argument in Sharonell Fulton et. al. v. City of Philadelphia   Who:  Lori Windham, senior attorney at Becket Philadelphia foster families  When:  Monday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m. EST (arguments are expected to go three hours)   Where:  U.S. District Court 601 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.    ###  Becket is a non-profit, public-interest law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious traditions?and has a 100% win-rate before the United States?Supreme Court.?For over 20 years, it has successfully defended clients of all faiths, including?Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Native Americans, Sikhs, and Zoroastrians?(read more here). 

Time for an update on doulas, a topic we addressed last year in our 9-month long series on Maternal & Early Childhood Issues. Today we talk again with our doula expert Amy Wilt and check on legislation that has been proposed in Harrisburg to have insurance cover doula services. pic.twitter.com/Cbmwbnb9FG — PAcatholic (@PAcatholic) August 8, 2023

An update on the 19 July 2023 Irshalwadi landslide in India and the 20 July 2023 debris flow at Ungar in Bhutan

Now available in downsized diameters of 13.5-16mm, the tiny tubes expand Neopac’s award-winning line of high-barrier mono-material solutions, and amount to a significant advancement in sustainability-minded high-barrier packaging technology.

Meet Amy Phinney, Market Manager at NOVA Chemicals.

The free webinar on Mar. 25 will examine the transition from plastic to paperboard for multipacks.

This new plant allows CL&D to increase its flexographic production capabilities, particularly thanks to the inclusion of its brand new 52” wide web press.

Until recently, most pharmaceutical manufacturers would buy blister foils pre-printed with product names, dosage information, and branding and use a basic in-line printing or embossing system to add a batch code and expiry date to the blister in human-readable text.

tesa is known for its advanced plate mounting tapes and sleeves, splicing tapes, cushioning foams, and other complementary products used in flexographic printing.

Each package features text and graphic elements in a rich brown to reflect the brand’s long tradition of premium chocolate paired with modern colors like lime, light yellow, teal, peach, and purple.

This cutting-edge machine is poised to attract pharmaceutical professionals and companies eager to enhance production efficiency and maintain compliance with stringent industry standards.

Now and then I like to reflect on how the packaging industry intersects with my personal background. This seems especially appropriate now since it was approximately one year ago that I became Chief Editor of Packaging Strategies.

Investment includes the acquisition of an AV Flexologic Corrugated Flat Mounting Machine and the integration of Reproflex3's high-definition Vortex™ screening technology.

Washington, D.C. -- Social media star and fitness instructor Cody Rigsby will discuss his focus on making exercise fun and Peloton’s impact on the multi-billion-dollar fitness industry during an NAB Show Main Stage session titled “You’re Doing Great, Boo: A Conversation With Cody Rigsby” on Tuesday, April 26 at 3:30 p.m. in Las Vegas, Nev.

Washington, D.C. -- Sophi.io, a suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions that help content publishers identify and leverage the value of their content, has joined PILOT, an initiative of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) bringing together a coalition of innovators, educators and advocates dedicated to advancing broadcast technologies and cultivating new media opportunities. 

In response to the passing of Phillip J. Lombardo, founder of Citadel Communications, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt:

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At least 24 police officers were injured in Memphis, Tennessee in violent clashes with protesters, who took to the streets following the shooting death of a man killed by U.S. Marshals during an attempted arrest, authorities said on Thursday. - REUTERS

"The Smile of Speed." Janus Films has unveiled the official US trailer for It's Not Me, the autobiographic self-portrait short documentary film made by Leos Carax. The mastermind French filmmaker premiered this at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, and it has played at tons of other fests including NYFF, London, Karlovy Vary. The 41-minute biopic film is a "self-portrait of the director and his oeuvre, revisiting in free-form more than 40 years of the author's filmography." This autobiography takes a look back at all of his films and his work, and examines politics over time and the art-form of cinema. The intro: "For an exhibition, that in the end never took place, the Pompidou Museum asked the filmmaker to reply, in pictures, to the question: Where are you at, Leos Carax? He attempts an answer – full of questions. About himself and 'his' world: I don't know, but if I did, I'd reply that..." C'est pas moi or It's Not Me. With Denis Lavant, Kateryna Yuspina, Loreta Juodkaite, Anna-Isabel Siefken, Nastya Golubeva Carax, & Petr Anevskii, plus Bianca Maddaluno. This will be streaming on Criterion Channel in December if anyone wants to watch. Here's the official US […]

The Orlando Philharmonic debuted "Seventeen," which gives young people a voice, and paid tribute to Leonard Bernstein in weekend concerts.

Get to know South Carolina cornerback Cam Smith and Texas A&M running back Devon Achane, the Miami Dolphins' second- and third-round picks in the NFL draft, and more on how Miami will likely use them.

In an unexpected move, the Miami Dolphins selected South Carolina cornerback Cam Smith with their second-round pick in the NFL draft. They then went running back in the third round, taking Texas A&M speedster Devon Achane at No. 84.

The Dolphins selected the best players available in the NFL draft on Day 2, and they're convinced they did the right thing. However, some think they should have filled their needs, especially when it comes to tight end, right tackle and left guard.

Here’s what you need to know about Stanford WR-TE Elijah Higgins, the sixth-round pick for the Miami Dolphins, and Michigan OT Ryan Hayes, the seventh-round pick.

The Miami Dolphins selected a talented college wide receiver who has the size to play tight end in the NFL with their sixth-round selection on the final day of the 2023 NFL draft, and then grabbed an offensive tackle in the seventh round.

The Miami Dolphins only had four picks in the 2023 NFL draft, but they improved their team's talent base. Here's a closer look at the Dolphins' draft class -- cornerback Cam Smith, running back Devon Achane, tight end Elijah Higgins, and offensive tackle Ryan Hayes.

The Miami Dolphins immediately got to work adding undrafted free agents to their rookie class upon completion of the NFL draft Saturday night.

The Sun Sentinel grades the Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and New England Patriots' 2023 NFL draft class and analyzes which AFC East team fared the best in the division.

Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier and coach Mike McDaniel detail operating without their first-round pick and answered other offseason questions.

Graphical symbols and rules for the preparation of documentation in telecommunications

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Information technology - Generic applications of ASN.1: Cryptographic message syntax

ITU-T X.1242 - Supplement on guidelines on countermeasures against short message service phishing and smishing attacks

Sapphire Technologies Expands Into Africa  Gas Compression Magazine

Philanthropy Must Update Its “This Is Fine” Approach to Technology  Inside Philanthropy

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses), will rendezvous with the asteroid in February 2029. Apophis is 340 metres wide, about the same as the height of the Empire State Building. If it were to hit Earth, it would cause wholesale destruction hundreds of miles from its impact site. The energy released would equal that of tens or hundreds of nuclear weapons, depending on the…

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Philadelphia is set to receive a $1.3M federal grant from the Department of Energy to boost energy efficiency, including cool roof tests in areas most prone to the urban heat island effect.

The International Roofing Expo returns to Las Vegas Feb. 6-8, 2024. Take a sneak peek into what's in store for attendees returning to the 'Entertainment Capital of the World.'

Help honor a safety professional in the roofing industry by nominating them for the MRCA's 2024 Naphis Mitchell Reyes Excellence in Safety Award.

This year’s event saw the largest turnout since it started in 2018, and had the support of over 20 different vendors, partners and sponsors, along with the entire BluSky executive team in attendance.

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays, has announced that Telelogos software has been approved as the very first remote device management solution for the new Philips Tableaux range of Advanced Colour ePaper displays.

The United States and the Philippines have announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, with access to four more bases as they seek to deter China’s increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea. The agreement was reached as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in the country for talks about deploying U.S. forces and weapons in more Philippine military camps. In a joint announcement Thursday by the Philippines and the U.S., the two said they had decided to accelerate the full implementation of their so-called Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, which aims to support combined training, exercises and interoperability.

The post US, Philippines agree to larger American military presence first appeared on Federal News Network.

Knowing the differences between threats can lead to more nuanced conversations about which security measures clients should invest in, writes Barracuda MSP's Chris Crellin.

One dead after tropical storm Trami hits the Philippines

Catastrophic flooding in Spain leaves widespread destruction

Phishing has been around for years, yet it still proves to be a major online threat. To continue profiting, cybercriminals must continuously adapt their techniques.