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variednews: Cincinnati Optometrist Group Adds Dry Eye Clinic: CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA, March 23: Madeira Optical has expanded their dry eye treatment options and added a dry eye clinic with the first ...

Cincinnati Optometrist Group Adds Dry Eye Clinic

CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA, March 23: Madeira Optical has expanded their dry eye treatment options and added a dry eye clinic with the first full year in 2023. The practice has long treated symptoms of dry eye, but when the FDA approved intense pulsed light or IPL for treatment of dry eye, Madeira Optical decided to expand their capabilities and add a Marco EPI-C® IPL with additional low level light therapy options, or LLLT. In addition, the Madiera Optical team added the OCULUS Keratograph 5M®. The new dry eye clinic is now open for clinical treatment. The EPI-C®, similar to the well established Eye Light in Europe, is an (intensive pulse light) IPL and low-level light therapy (LLLT), which combines light modulation with OPE. Eye-Light® simultaneously treats the lower and upper eyelids with direct and indirect applications and has the added benefit of not needing the application of gel during the treatment process, thanks to the patented and unique cooling module. IPL is an FDA approved therapy that treats the Meibomian glands. Applied on periorbital and cheekbone areas, it was verified by various neurological studies that the emission of high-power light impulses leads to a stimulation of neurotransmitters. These solicit the Meibomian glands to produce, contracting, a higher secretion thus increasing the natural lipid flow which reduces tears evaporation. The LLLT mask utilizes medical grade LEDs for light modulation, a photobiomodulation technology that stimulates the production of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) by emitting a specific wavelength of light. It also significantly warms the eyelids to temperatures recommended for periorbital heat treatment. The increase in cellular action that triggers endogenous heat combined with the external thermal heating helps stimulate the normalization of the glands. This technology has been used in medicine for over 10 years but only until recently did doctors discover its benefit for periocular inflammatory conditions. The OCULUS Keratograph® 5M integrates a high definition camera, keratometer, and corneal topographer into one seamless and state-of-the-art imaging machine. Surface eye diseases are no match for this precise and innovative tool, which integrates with computer technology to create detailed, full-color digital images of your eye. If you have dry eye disease, we will use the round camera lens to examine your Meibomian glands (also called your tarsal glands). These glands produce the oil layer of your tear film, which keeps them from drying out and evaporating. The Keratograph allows us to test the break-up time of your tear film, the height of your tear meniscus, and the condition of your eye’s lipid layer.

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NPL PICKLEBALL™ ANNOUNCES TEAM PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH INDY DRIVERS™

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, UNITED STATES, March 23:The National Pickleball League™ (NPL Pickleball) www.nplpickleball.com is delighted to announce a team purchase agreement with the Indianapolis Drivers, LLC (Indy Drivers™) as the newest addition to the league. The Indy Drivers, owned by Arnold Meyer Commercial Realty and led by CEO Paula Nahmias, is the fourth NPL™ team to be announced, and the first in the mid-west, joining Naples JBB United, the Boca Picklers, and the Denver Iconics. "I am beyond excited to welcome the Indy Drivers to the NPL. Paula Nahmias and Arnold Meyer Commercial Realty have a proven track record of success, and we look forward to seeing their positive impact on the league," said Rick Witsken, #1 ranked Champions Pro and one of NPL Pickleball's Co-founders. “As someone who was born and raised in Indianapolis, being able to bring professional pickleball here is a dream come true, and we are grateful to Arnold Meyer for stepping up to make this a reality.” “This is an exciting opportunity for our team and for the city of Indianapolis," said Paula Nahmias, CEO of Indy Drivers. We love what NPL Pickleball has done to bring visibility, love, and respect to the Champions Pros, who are the legends of this game. We are thrilled to bring the Indianapolis Drivers into the NPL Pickleball family and be at the forefront with this league as they develop something really special in the sport of pickleball.” NPL Pickleball is a nationwide team competition for Champions Division (50+) professional pickleball players, featuring top pro players from around the nation. The league is committed to promoting the growth of the sport and showcasing the athleticism, skill, and excitement of pickleball. The league will hold its first-ever Combine event March 25-26 in Oklahoma City to allow players to showcase their skills to team owners and league evaluators ahead of the draft. "NPL Pickleball is creating a new level of competition and excitement for professional pickleball players and fans," said Michael "Hammer Mike" Chen, Champions Pro player and Co-founder of NPL Pickleball. "The addition of the Indianapolis Drivers is another step towards fulfilling our mission of growing the sport and providing a platform for the very best Champions Pros in the world to compete." NPL Pickleball’s regular season weekends will take place from June to September, culminating in a season-ending Chicken N Pickle's (www.chickennpickle.com) new Glendale (Phoenix) Arizona's indoor facility, where the Championship title and $100,000 in prize money will be on the line. All events in 2023, including the pre-season Combine, will be held at Chicken N Pickle's (www.chickennpickle.com) state of the art indoor facilities across the country. NPL Pickleball is also partnering with Oso Pickleball (www.osopickleball.com) to have the Oso Fury be the official pickleball for NPL Combine and League Matches in 2023. Interested team owners and sponsors of NPL Pickleball can email info@nplpickleball.com for more information. About NPL Pickleball: The National Pickleball League was founded in 2022 by Champions Pro players Rick Witsken, Beth Bellamy, Michael "Hammer Mike" Chen, and Tom DeCaprio. NPL Pickleball is a nationwide team competition for Champions Division (Age 50+) professional pickleball players. For more information on NPL Pickleball, visit the league's website at www.nplpickleball.com.

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Visulon Launches ReVue - A Fully Integrated Digital Selling Tool for Streamlined Collaboration and Increased Automation

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, March 23:Visulon has unveiled its latest digital selling tool, ReVue, which has been extensively tested by clients and boasts a host of features to streamline collaboration and increase automation. The fully integrated platform, which was deployed during the pandemic for Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, has generated significant interest from other major brands. The tool offers simultaneous multi-edit collaborative line presentations via video conferencing, eliminating page loading delays when using another gateway such as Zoom or Teams. ReVue's features include tight integration with cloud data and images, enabling the importation of assortments planning , grid views, and collections, as well as multi-season, multi-year cloud product search. The platform is also designed to enable infinite canvas, marketing campaigns, and marketing videos. Users can merge multiple documents, sort by customer, create custom order carts, and use EDI/SAP or JASON API connectivity to place orders. In addition to multimedia hotspots, ReVue allows for the quick importation of 360-turn and Vi3Dx compressed 3D images, as well as ppts, pdfs, XLS, tables, GIFs, JPGs, or PNGs. Users can also access their Planograms, Visulon DAM, Libraries, Dropbox, or local drives. The platform is ideal for regional and global presentations, internal hindsight meetings, color/concept reviews, milestones meetings, line development, line finalization, costing reviews, and internal presentations. ReVue also offers customized cart functionality to enter customers' buys and comments, providing the ability to export to Excel and PDF for various reports. Parent-child document creation is also available for regional or local distribution while keeping track of all changes from PLM and other data sources in near real-time. Visulon's Digital Selling Platform, ReVue, is 100% cloud-based, maximizing real-time collaboration among stakeholders of global brands. The company specializes in providing B2B enterprise SaaS solutions to eliminate manual methods and enable the formulation of a digital, enterprise-wide GotoMarket strategy for apparel, fashion, and sports multi-channel large brands.

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Season two of "Maria's Portuguese Table" it's set to premiere on Rhode Island PBS on April 2nd at 7:00 pm

NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, March 23:Get ready to satisfy the taste buds and explore the Portuguese immigrant experience throughout North America with the highly anticipated second season of "Maria's Portuguese Table"! This hit travel and culinary series, produced by Cineasta Digital Productions and New England-based author and chef Maria Lawton, is set to premiere on WSBE/ Rhode Island PBS on April 2nd at 7:00 pm. The eight-part series takes viewers on a unique journey featuring four episodes set in the New England area and four episodes set in the central islands of the Azorean archipelago, off the beaten path and into local kitchens. Each episode highlights Portuguese cuisine while interweaving heritage, culture, and history. Maria Lawton, born on the Azorean island of Sao Miguel, is passionate about all things Portuguese, particularly the culture and the cuisine. She turned her preservation of family recipes into a best-selling cookbook, "Azorean Cooking: From My Family Table to Yours." The production of the television show "Maria's Portuguese Table" has been a labor of love and is the fruition of a seemingly impossible dream. Season two filming took place during the summer and fall of 2022 in various locations, featuring a crew of Emmy award-winning talent including Director and Producer Dean Camara, Director of Photography Charlie Askew, Producer and Senior Editor Jeff Civitkovic, Post Production Supervisor Patrick Payne, Post-Production Sound Engineer Scott Perry, and Location Sound Engineer Mark Gardner. The second season of "Maria's Portuguese Table" is highly anticipated by fans of the series, with the first season having received several accolades and awards, including an Emmy and Taste Awards nomination for the best Cooking & Travel Series, the Taste Spotlight Award, and Telly Award in both Silver and Bronze for Best TV Series on PBS in Food & Culture. Major supporters of the show include Bay Coast Bank, UMass Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies & Culture, Dunkin’, Azores Airlines, Bensaude Hotels Collection, and Azores Tourism, as well as individual supporters who donated through a GoFundMe campaign. Don't miss out on this mouth-watering and culturally enriching experience with "Maria's Portuguese Table" on Rhode Island PBS starting April 2nd at 7:00 pm. And stay tuned for future seasons featuring mainland Portugal and Madeira Island.

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Travel in Style with Tomeka to America’s Top Destinations on National Virtual Vacation Day, March 30

ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, March 23, After being laid off from her job at CNN during the COVID-19 pandemic, former CNN Reporter and Producer Tomeka Jones launched Travel in Style with Tomeka, a luxury and adventure multimedia travel brand. Travel in Style with Tomeka invites audiences to explore new and familiar destinations through authentic experiences, featuring exclusive interviews with travel brands and local storytellers, to share the latest travel trends, destinations, and vacation inspiration. Launched in the summer of 2022, Travel in Style with Tomeka has quickly gained attention for its top-quality travel documentaries and multimedia content. In addition to producing high-quality cinematography and compelling storytelling, Tomeka Jones provides tourism brands opportunities for a full-service multimedia video package—filming, producing, and delivering prepackaged content to top broadcast networks aligned with destination travelers around the world. "I am thrilled to share my latest episodes of Travel in Style with Tomeka on National Virtual Vacation Day," said Jones. "Our team has put in a lot of effort to make sure that our viewers have an immersive and unforgettable experience. We hope that our travel documentaries will inspire people to plan their next adventure while also showcasing the beauty of these destinations." Tomeka Jones has a vision to connect tourism organizations and brands with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color while familiarizing BIPOC travelers with luxury, arts, and adventure experiences. As a Black business owner, she is committed to being a community connector and providing representation for BIPOC travelers in the tourism industry. As National Virtual Vacation Day approaches on March 30, 2023, Travel in Style with Tomeka has released its latest episodes featuring three exciting destinations – Breckenridge, CO, Tampa, FL, and Durango, CO. Viewers can experience the breathtaking beauty of the Rocky Mountains and Florida’s Gulf Coast through the lens of Tomeka's expert storytelling with Emmy-nominated and Telly award-winning photographer and editor, Jason Vaz. Next week, Tomeka Jones heads back out West to Scottsdale, AZ to film the next episode of her travel series, Travel in Style with Tomeka. Follow @travelinstylewithtomeka on social media to get a sneak peek at behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive travel advice. With its commitment to showcasing unique destinations and its emphasis on representation for BIPOC travelers, Travel in Style with Tomeka is poised to become a leading multimedia travel brand. For more information about Travel in Style with Tomeka, and to see the latest episodes, visit www.travelinstylewithtomeka.com. About Tomeka Jones Tomeka Jones is an award-winning journalist, originally from Colorado, currently living in Atlanta, Georgia. Tomeka is passionate about sharing her globe-trotting adventures with audiences throughout the world. Before launching her own travel brand, Tomeka spent 8 years covering a variety of national and international travel stories for CNN, one of the most prestigious media companies in the world. Today, Tomeka represents companies through broadcast networks, digital media, in-person and virtual events geared towards improving visibility in the travel and tourism industry. boundaries that are reasonable in today's world.

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UAE Electric Yacht manufactures clinches Kuwait fleet deal for zero-carbon vessels

DUBAI , DUBAI , UAE, March 23:• Deal valued at an initial order of US$ 10 million for developing fleet specifically designed for Middle East • Crown Electric Ships and Boats Dubai looking at setting up the region’s first all-electric boat and yacht building plant in UAE Kuwait, March 23, 2023: Advancing the prospect of sustainable marine transportation in the region, a pioneering electric marine vessel maker, Crown Electric Ships and Boats Dubai, today announced clinching a deal with the Badr Sultan Group of Kuwait, to develop and supply a fleet of zero-emission electric yachts for the region. The company said the deal valued at an initial order of US$ 10 million is for developing a fleet of electric vessels ranging from 7.3-meter electric cabin cruisers to 23.9-meter electric catamarans specifically designed for the Middle East market. The initial deal was signed by the Managing Director of Badr Sultan Group, Ayman Badr Sultan al-Essa, and Sonu Jayan, Chairman of Crown Electric Ships and Boats. The deal was initiated at the recently concluded defense expo, IDEX/NAVDEX 2023 in Abu Dhabi. "The market demand for catamarans and day cruisers has been fulfilled by products developed for the international market. The Middle East market has specific requirements due to high temperatures, humidity, and sea states. Crown Electric Ships and Boats, which has experience in the development of special-purpose electric vessels, including unmanned electric boats for the defense industry, has taken up the challenge of developing sustainable electric vessels specific to the Middle East region," said Ayman Badr Sultan al-Essa. Lekshmi Salaja, vice chairperson of Crown Electric Ships and Boats said that the deal will have a significant impact on sustainability and net zero initiatives in the Middle East region. “A mid-sized cruise ship’s emissions are equal to 1 million cars, and Crown has been developing electric boats from 7 meters up to 23 meters and is moving towards the development of sustainable super yachts," she added. Crown is also looking at setting up an all-electric boat and yacht manufacturing plant in the UAE, which will support the local economy by creating jobs. "Electric boat and yacht building will give a significant boost to the Middle East economy as a manufacturing hub. The electric yacht market is standing at the same position where the electric car market stood in 2011 due to advancements in battery technology in the past couple of years, ”Sonu Jayan said. The MENA region is home to 12.6 percent of the global superyachts. “The combined revenue of top three shipbuilding companies globally adds above 100 billion USD and it is surprising that none is from the Middle East, he added.

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Simple Breathing Exercise Effective in Reducing Anxiety and Improving Mood, Researchers Say

WASHINGTON, DC, March 23:New research has found that a simple controlled-breathing exercise, done for five minutes a day, is an effective way to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine investigated whether deliberate patterns of breathing for as little as five minutes per day could relieve anxiety and improve well-being. Study participants were divided into three groups, each with a different daily breathing exercise. The exercises differed in the duration and intensity of the inhales and exhales. A fourth group focused awareness on their natural breathing, a practice called mindfulness. All three breathing patterns were found to reduce anxiety and improve well-being over the 28 days of the study. All three exercises were also more effective in reducing anxiety than mindfulness. The positive benefit for the participants increased with the number of days they performed the exercises. The most improvement resulted from the exercise that researchers called “cyclic sighing,” with its extended exhales. It is done by inhaling through the nose, inhaling again even more deeply to fully fill the lungs, then slowly and fully exhaling through the mouth. “Daily 5-minute cyclic sighing has promise as an effective stress management exercise,” according to David Spiegel, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and an author of the study, published in Cell Reports Medicine. It is not known exactly how controlled breathing reduces anxiety. Among the possible explanations the researchers suggest is the simple fact that the participants felt good about doing something themselves to relieve their anxiety. “Voluntary breathing exercises can…enhance the general sense of control over one’s internal state, contributing to the increase in positive affect observed,” wrote Spiegel. Other non-drug approaches, such as increasing physical activity and decreasing the amount of time spent on social media, are also known to reduce anxiety. Research has found that exercise is protective against developing anxiety and effective in significantly reducing the symptoms of anxiety. Other research found that limiting the amount of time spent on social media to 30 minutes a day for three weeks significantly decreased anxiety symptoms and improved well-being. These natural approaches to reducing anxiety stand in stark contrast to the sedatives (benzodiazepines) and other anti-anxiety drugs commonly prescribed for anxiety. There are at least 79 research studies showing that anti-anxiety drugs can cause harmful side effects, including increased risk of death, fractures, heart problems, cognitive impairment, amnesia, dementia, impaired driving, sleepwalking, insomnia, depression, hallucinations, aggression, homicidal ideation, suicide – and even anxiety. (For a list of these studies, search for "antianxiety" at www.cchrint.org/psychdrugdangers/ and scroll down to see the drug studies.) WARNING: Anyone wishing to discontinue or change the dose of an antianxiety or other psychiatric drug is cautioned to do so only under the supervision of a physician because of potentially dangerous withdrawal symptoms. Anxiety and other unwanted emotional and behavioral symptoms can have physical causes. Unless properly diagnosed, the symptoms could be misdiagnosed and incorrectly treated as a psychiatric disorder. To identify any physical causes, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) recommends a complete physical examination with lab tests, nutritional and allergy screenings, and a review of all current medications. CCHR continues to raise public awareness of the risks of serious side effects and withdrawal symptoms from antianxiety and other psychiatric drugs, so that consumers and their physicians can make fully informed decisions about starting or stopping the drugs. CCHR supports safe and science-based non-drug approaches to mental health. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights was co-founded in 1969 by members of the Church of Scientology and the late psychiatrist and humanitarian Thomas Szasz, M.D., recognized by many academics as modern psychiatry’s most authoritative critic, to eradicate abuses and restore human rights and dignity to the field of mental health. CCHR has been instrumental in obtaining 228 laws against psychiatric abuses and violations of human rights worldwide. The CCHR National Affairs Office in Washington, DC, has advocated for mental health rights and protections at the state and federal level. The CCHR traveling exhibit, which has toured 441 major cities worldwide and educated over 800,000 people on the history to the present day of abusive and racist psychiatric practices, has been displayed at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, and at other locations.

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Increased bull shark sightings in the Brisbane River prompt calls for river users to be first aid ready

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, March 23:When heading into Brisbane city to enjoy an afternoon by the river, the risk of a shark attack may not be front of mind, but the recent increase in bull shark sightings in the Brisbane River has sparked concern for those who use the river for recreational activities. While there have been no reported attacks in the river to date, recent incidents involving bull shark attacks around Australia have highlighted the need for people to be prepared for emergencies with shark awareness and proper first aid training. Brisbane-based first aid training provider, My First Aid Course, is urging river users and pet owners to be first aid ready as bull shark sightings continue to rise in the Brisbane River. “Children and pets may be particularly vulnerable, as they are more likely to play on the edge of the river or fall into the water during recreational activities, and may be perceived by sharks as easier prey,” said a My First Aid Course spokesperson. One incident earlier this year in the Great Barrier Reef involved a young boy who was posing for a fishing photo when he was attacked by a bull shark. Thankfully, he was left unharmed. Bull sharks are known for their aggressive behavior and are among the three most commonly attacking shark species in Australia. While the likelihood of a shark attack is rare, it is important that people using the river for recreational purposes understand the increasing risk and are prepared for any situation. My First Aid Course explains that if someone is attacked by a shark, the first priority is to control the bleeding with firm pressure applied directly on the wound to prevent further blood loss. It is also important to call for emergency medical assistance as soon as possible. While waiting for help to arrive, make sure the person is lying down and kept warm to prevent hypothermia. My First Aid Course emphasizes the importance of first aid training to help individuals respond quickly and effectively in emergency situations, including those involving shark attacks. "While learning first aid tips online is valuable, attending a local first aid course in Brisbane is the best way to prepare individuals to respond confidently and effectively in emergency situations," said the spokesperson. "In addition to learning practical skills, our courses also emphasize the importance of staying calm and confident in high-pressure situations, which can be just as critical for positive first aid outcomes." Despite the risks associated with shark attacks, My First Aid Course emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy respect for these magnificent creatures and protecting their habitats. "It's important to recognize that sharks are an essential part of our ocean and river ecosystems and play a critical role in maintaining a healthy balance," said the spokesperson. "We encourage everyone to do their part in protecting these beautiful animals by practicing responsible behavior in and around their habitats." To learn more about My First Aid Course's first aid and CPR courses in Brisbane, please visit their website or contact them directly to book a training session.

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YCLUB.io Attends The Palm Beach International Boat Show

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, March 20:YCLUB.io, is excited to announce its attendance at the Palm Beach International Boat Show from March 23-26 in sunny Florida. As an innovator in the superyacht space, YCLUB will be showcasing the imminent launch of their Superyacht Booking and Sales Marketplace and their Maritime Metaverse, (YCLUBVerse). Throughout this event, YCLUB will be meeting with industry professionals to discuss potential integrations with their services and to explore new partnerships. YCLUB is thrilled to participate in the Palm Beach International Boat Show, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious yacht shows globally. This annual event has grown to become the third-largest boat show in the United States attracting thousands of attendees. YCLUB is the world's first superyacht industry ecosystem to fully integrate Web 3 technology, data-driven AI insights and 3D/VR metaverse experiences throughout its ten vertically integrated business lines. YCLUB's mission is to leverage technology to reimagine the experience of clientele and professionals in the superyacht space and to build a vibrant, diverse community that benefits from the YCLUB economy together. YCLUB’s Ecosystem YCLUB’s ecosystem includes ten business lines in a vertically integrated structure that makes each unit more efficient, cost-effective and smarter. Having all of these lines live in one ecosystem also makes YCLUB a superyacht industry hub. Increased Efficiencies with YCLUB Through the use of Web 3, innovative systems and a seamless user interface, YCLUB introduces many efficiencies to reduce friction in the superyacht booking, sales and management processes. Some of these efficiencies include automated KYC, automated booking and sales with unlimited trip customizations, live support from dedicated YCLUB Managers and frictionless payments in crypto. Enriched Experience with YCLUB In addition to solving efficiency issues, YCLUB is also disrupting the superyacht industry with innovations that elevate and deepen the user experience. One of the innovations that YCLUB introduces is a 3D/VR gamified, metaverse enriched charter and sales marketplace, where clientele can view the superyachts listed and destinations in a 3D/VR metaverse environment. Meet with YCLUB! To meet with YCLUB at the Palm Beach International Boat Show: 🛥️ DM them on twitter or instagram 🛥️ Email them at marketing@yclub.io ⭐Eagle Eyes Win a YCLUB NFT!⭐ If you spot a YCLUB representative at the Palm Beach International Boat Show and you mention “Lana NFT’s” to him or her, you will win a YCLUB NFT! YCLUB Business Lines: For more in-depth information about YCLUB’s business lines, visit: decks.yclub.io/ecosystem, decks.yclub.io/charters, decks.yclub.io/manager, decks.yclub.io/yclubverse

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Hotel Giants Sonesta & Choice Wake up to Sleep-Friendly Nighttime Snacks Teaming Up with Nightfood: Stock Symbol: NGTF

TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, March 21:Global Hotel Companies Wake up to Critical Need for Sleep-Friendly Nighttime Snacks. Nightfood (Stock Symbol: NGTF) Discloses Relationships with Two Global Giants: Sonesta and Choice  $NGTF is Challenging Haagen Dazs and Other Leading Snack Brands in High-Margin Hotel Vertical  56,000 + American Hotels Can Now Support Guest Sleep and Wellness With Sleep-Friendly Nighttime Snacks  $NGTF Snacks are Formulated by Sleep Experts to Nutritionally Support Better Sleep for America's 200M+ Nighttime Snackers.  Rolling Into Major Chain Hotels Across the United States.  Sonesta International Hotels Corp., The 8th Largest Hotel Company in the US, Adds Nightfood Across Multiple Brands.  Nightfood is a Qualified Vendor of Choice Hotels International, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors. Nightfood, Inc. (OTCQB: NGTF) is pioneering the category of sleep-friendly nighttime snacking. NGTF is building distribution relationships with some of the largest hotel companies in the world. In addition to recently-announced distribution in multiple chains under the Sonesta International Hotels Corporation umbrella, Nightfood is now a Qualified Vendor of Choice Hotels, one of the largest hotel companies in the world. NGTF’s sleep-friendly ice cream can also be found in select locations of international hotel chains such as Courtyard by Marriott, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hyatt House, Fairfield Inn, Candlewood Suites, SpringHill Suites, and many more. NGTF sleep-friendly snacks are formulated by sleep and nutrition experts to contain less of those sleep-disruptive ingredients, along with a focus on ingredients and nutrients that research suggests can support nighttime relaxation and better sleep quality. With an estimated 56,000 hotels across the United States, national distribution in the high-margin hotel vertical is expected to lead to profitability, consumer adoption of the sleep-friendly nighttime snack category, and a strategically defensible position from which category leadership can be maintained.  Nightfood Announces Choice Hotels Qualified Vendor Status On March 16th NGTF announced its Qualified Vendor status with Choice Hotels International, Inc., one of the world's largest lodging franchisors. Under this agreement, NGTF sleep-friendly ice cream and cookies will be promoted to Choice franchisees for inclusion in hotel lobby marketplaces, and, potentially, as guest amenities. The Choice Hotels portfolio expanded in 2022 to 22 brands and nearly 7,500 hotels, representing nearly 630,000 rooms, in 46 countries and territories. Choice’s brands include Comfort Inn®, Comfort Suites®, Quality®, Clarion®, Clarion Pointe™, Ascend Hotel Collection®, Sleep Inn®, Econo Lodge®, Rodeway Inn®, MainStay Suites®, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel®, WoodSpring Suites®, Everhome Suites®, and Cambria® Hotels. “There’s a wellness trend sweeping over the hotel industry,” commented NGTF CEO Sean Folkson. “Having sleep-friendly snacks available for guests’ nighttime snacking is a simple yet meaningful way for hotels to support wellness at an important touchpoint. Nightfood is honored to be aligned with Choice, its brands, and its franchise partners.  Nightfood Teams Up with Sonesta International Hotels Corporation to Offer Sleep-Friendly Snacks Across Multiple Hotel Brands On March 13th NGTF announced that Sonesta International Hotels Corporation is the first hotel company to introduce sleep-friendly Nightfood ice cream pints across multiple brands. Sonesta is launching NGTF into approximately 160 managed Sonesta Select, Sonesta ES Suites, and Sonesta Simply Suites properties nationwide during Sleep Awareness Week beginning on March 12, 2023. Sonesta is the eighth largest hotel company in the United States, with approximately 1,200 properties totaling 100,000 guest rooms across 17 brands in eight countries. This launch is part of Sonesta’s ongoing corporate-level commitment to guest sleep and wellness. “At Sonesta, we recognize sleep is the foundation of wellness and we’re excited to make Nightfood sleep-friendly ice cream pints available in lobby markets at select properties to satisfy our guest's cravings for a sweet treat before bedtime that won’t disrupt their sleep,” said Elizabeth Harlow, Chief Marketing & Brand Officer, Sonesta. “We’re delighted to provide our guests the option to choose a Nightfood sleep-friendly snack that contains less sugar than traditional ice cream while formulated to support better sleep across Sonesta Select, Sonesta ES Suites, and Sonesta Simply Suites managed properties nationwide.” “High-sugar and high-fat snacks before bed, in addition to being generally unhealthy, can impair sleep quality. With Nightfood, Sonesta is offering better choices when it comes to the most popular nighttime snack options. I commend Sonesta for adding sleep-friendly snacks and enhancing guest satisfaction by safeguarding the quality of their sleep,” said Dr. Michael Grandner, Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Medicine, and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Arizona, and Nightfood advisor. “Wellness is a major focus of the hotel industry and today’s modern traveler. Nightfood is a great way for hotels to support guest wellness because nighttime is when cravings peak for calorie-dense foods and when people are most likely to succumb to unhealthy choices,” commented Sean Folkson, NGTF CEO. “It’s exciting to see how enthusiastic the entire Sonesta team is to provide innovative options supporting their guests’ sleep wellness.” The first phase of the roll-out across the three Sonesta-managed brands features NGTF Nightfood ice cream pints in Cookies n’ Dreams and Midnight Chocolate flavors available for purchase in hotel lobby markets. NGTF recently launched sleep-friendly cookies and has ice cream sandwiches, chips, and other snacks in the development pipeline. Sonesta will explore adding other NGTF snacks nationally throughout 2023 and beyond to its market offerings.  Sleep-Friendly Nightfood Ice Cream Pushes Haagen Dazs in Head-to-Head Hotel Lobby Sales On December 5th NGTF announced that independent Impulsify sales data show Nightfood ice cream pints continue strong relative unit sales in hotel lobby snack shops. During November, NGTF sold 42% of all pint unit sales in the 29-hotel data set and outsold Haagen Dazs in 38% of the hotels. Impulsify is an industry leader in hotel marketplace intelligence, compiling real-time proprietary retail sales data from millions of hotel retail transactions rung into their point-of-sale solutions. This sales data is used within the industry to identify emerging trends, and best sellers, and to optimize product mix in lobby shops. For More Information on NGTF: www.nightfood.com

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Texas Country Artist Case Hardin Hits Fourth-Consecutive Number One With “Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Been”

NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, March 21: Texas Regional Radio hitmaker Case Hardin scores his fourth consecutive #1 spot with Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Been. His previous chart toppers include Alcohol Abuse, his first multi-week #1, When You Roll That Way and Honky Tonk Highway. Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Been is Hardin’s seventh song to break the Texas Regional Radio Top 5. Both Honky Tonk Highway and Most Beautiful Place I've Ever Been hold the record for the most radio stations to add a song in an opening week, known as a “Trifecta” single (meaning each single had more adds by country radio than any other song on the chart in that week, with the most spin increases and is the highest debut of any other song on the chart at the time). This latest milestone comes as Hardin forges across the “Lone Star State” supporting these hits and others featured on his recent album, Lucky Him, produced by Hardin and Kenny Grohman (George Strait). His next single is set for release on April 7. “I’m proud of all of the hard work my team has put forth to make this our 4th consecutive #1 on the Texas charts. From its conception, I, and those around me knew Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Been was a hit. This would not be possible without the help of Texas country radio, my sponsors, my band and Case Hardin team, and my fans - to everyone, I’m truly grateful,” says Case. Raving Reviews for Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Been "This song just blew me away on the first listen, after only hearing the first verse! The melody and lyrics are so beautiful that every woman will swoon, and every man will want to dedicate it to their woman. And to top it off, this is by far Case's best vocal ever. Great song and even greater performance!" – Rick Hogan, Owner of On The Chart Promotions "This song is the perfect combination of his powerful vocals, vulnerable lyrics, and a love so intimate you can almost feel it. Listening to Most Beautiful Place I've Ever Been made me feel like I was listening in on a private conversation between two people in love.”­– Leslee McClure PD KZAH, 99.1 The Buck “Case Hardin is probably one of the hardest working artists in the Texas music scene. His ability to both like a song because it speaks to him, and also know how it will resonate with his fans is a great sign of things to come,” – Bernie Nelson, hit tunesmith who co-penned Honky Tonk Highway "Nice. I love it! Another number one.” – Bobby Lerma, KBSO "Well, the kid that rocks that Honky Tonk sound has a softer side. Nice to see Case drop a ballad. Stirring lyrics and a smooth melody and Case pulls it off perfectly. It's a keeper!" – Melissa Kay, KYOX To stay updated on Case, visit the links below: Website: https://www.casehardintexas.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CaseHardinMusic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/case_hardin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/case_hardin YouTube: CLICK HERE About Case Hardin Case Hardin, a native of San Angelo, Texas, grew up with a ranching and rodeo background and quite naturally developed a love for traditional/neo-traditional country music. Beginning his music career his senior year of high school in 2013, he never looked back since his American Idol debut that same year. Throughout his career, Case has won various awards and competitions, including accolades from the West Texas Songwriter’s, Texas Country Music Awards (“New Male Vocalist”), State FFA, SXSW, and many others. He began playing with the likes of Jody Nix, Jake Hooker, Billy Mata, Floyd Domino, Dave Alexander, Asleep at the Wheel and even the Dallas/San Angelo symphonies. Since his radio and touring success, he has toured with Aaron Watson, Pat Green, Eli Young Band, Parker McCollum, Cody Johnson, Kyle Park, Randall King, Casey Donahew, Roger Creager, Mike Ryan, Josh Ward, Cory Morrow, Jason Boland, Radney Foster, Dwight Yoakum, Tracy Byrd, and other country legends. He’s also been fortunate to perform at many Texas rodeos, music festivals, and dance halls thanks to his sponsors Pendleton Whisky, Olathe Boots, Suggs Switch, Rafter C, and American Hats. Case’s 2022 sophomore album Lucky Him has earned him many achievements. Singles Alcohol Abuse, When You Roll That Way, Honky Tonk Highway, and Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Been all hit the top spot on Texas Country Radio charts, resulting in back-to-back #1 placements. The lyric video for Honky Tonk Highway premiered on The Country Note, and Case took over the outlet’s Instagram page and gave exclusive behind-the-scenes content from the album and his supporting tour. Both Honky Tonk Highway and Most Beautiful Place I've Ever Been hold the record for the most radio stations to add a song in an opening week, known as a “Trifecta” single (meaning each single had more adds by country radio than any other song on the chart in that week, with the most spin increases and is the highest debut of any other song on the chart at the time). In 2016, Case released his debut album, Over Fort Worth, produced with members from George Strait’s, Aaron Watson’s and Kevin Fowler’s bands at Bismeaux Studios. His debut single, Sign of a Fool broke into the top 20 at #18 on the Texas Country Charts. His second radio single, Deep Blue Me, broke into the top 10, hitting #6 on the Texas Country Charts. Subsequent releases Old Stomping Grounds (#2) and Texas Rain (#2 song for all of 2018), have earned him consecutive top five Texas radio hits.

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Individuals with High-Risk Factors for COVID-19 are Encouraged to Plan Ahead

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, USA, March 21: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages people who know they are at high risk for severe illness from COVID-19 to be ready with a plan. Mapping out a plan with your healthcare provider and quickly acting if you test positive is key. "Examples of risk factors include having asthma or diabetes, being overweight, or experiencing mental health disorders such as depression," says Andrea Stephenson, CEO of the Health Council of Southeast Florida. According to the CDC, having more than one risk factor puts you at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19. For example, individuals over 50 with chronic kidney, heart, or lung disease are at severe risk. Pregnant or recently pregnant women who are physically inactive may be at greater risk. Individuals with cancer, an HIV infection, or dementia who smoke or have a substance use disorder have an increased risk. An updated list of risk factors can be found on the CDC website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-care/underlyingconditions.html. The website, knowplango.com, references the CDC's data. The website also offers short videos that help explain the importance of developing a plan with your healthcare team in advance so that you and your family members can quickly act if you test positive for COVID-19. "The more people who know their risk factors and make a plan if they do test positive for COVID-19, the better," says Stephenson, who recommends staying in close contact with your family doctor and connecting with your Local Health Council to stay informed and make the best decisions for your health. Visit stayhealthysunshine.org for a reliable source of updated information and facts, a vaccination-finder link, a list of Florida's 11 Local Health Councils, and connections to assistance for COVID-related needs. Catch the rays on Instagram and Facebook: Instagram: @stayhealthysunshine Facebook: stayhealthysunshine #StayHealthySunshine #YourBrightestBet

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First Robot Manicure Unveiled at XpresSpa at John F. Kennedy International Airport

NEW YORK, March 22: XWELL, Inc. (Nasdaq: XWEL) (“XWELL” or the “Company”), the authority in health and wellness solutions for people on the go, in partnership with Clockwork, the pioneer in robotics for the beauty industry, today launched the use of Clockwork’s next generation, fully autonomous, AI-powered express manicure in the XpresSpa location at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City. The XpresSpa at JFK’s Terminal 4 is the first airport location in the world to feature robot manicures. “We are pleased to be the first in the world to introduce this type of technology in the airport setting,” said XWELL Chief Executive Officer Scott Milford. “Together with Clockwork, we are unveiling a new, state-of-the-art, efficient way for people on the go to enjoy a manicure. This is just one of the ways that XWELL is enhancing its spa services to meet the needs of clients on their journey and demonstrating continued innovation in wellness offerings. Further, we will continue to leverage technology like this to deliver expediency, experience and escape for our customers at an affordable cost.” The Clockwork MiNiCURE is an express service that delivers high quality, precise nail color fast. A fully autonomous robot couples proprietary artificial intelligence with 3D technology to effectively paint nails in under 10 minutes without human intervention. An easy-to-use touchscreen guides travelers through the Clockwork experience, with an intuitive live support feature available any time help is needed. Additionally, the Clockwork MiNiCURE experience includes automated nail polish removal as well as a free polish remover pot to take home. “As airport retailers seek offerings that meet the changing expectations of travelers, Clockwork’s convenient, fast and affordable beauty service is an ideal solution. In fact, 90% of our customers say they’d want Clockwork available at airports,” said Clockwork Founder and CEO, Renuka Apte. “Whether you’re setting off on a much needed break, dashing to a conference or taking in the last few hours of your vacation, a few minutes of ‘me time’ can alleviate the inevitable stress of travel. As an XpresSpa customer myself, I couldn’t be more excited to partner with XWELL.” XWELL will launch at least five of Clockwork’s AI-powered robots across the company’s portfolio of 31 spa locations in early 2023 with the intent to deploy as many as 25 units across the business. For more information about Clockwork, please visit likeclockwork.com. About XWELL, Inc. XWELL, Inc. (Nasdaq: XWEL) is a leading global health and wellness holding company operating four brands: XpresCheck®, XpresSpa®, Treat™ and HyperPointe. XpresSpa is a leading airport retailer of wellness services and related products, with 31 locations in 14 airports globally. Treat is a travel health and wellness brand and a fully integrated concept blending technology with traditional brick and mortar offerings to provide a holistic approach to physical and mental well-being for travelers. XpresCheck is a leading provider of COVID-19 screening and diagnostic testing in partnership with the CDC and Concentric by Ginkgo, conducting bio-surveillance monitoring in its airport locations to identify new SARS-CoV2 variants of interest and concern as well as other pathogens entering the country from across the world. HyperPointe is a leading digital healthcare and data analytics relationship company serving the global healthcare industry.

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BLAH expands its network across South East Asia

AUCKLAND , NEW ZEALAND , March 22: BLAH expands its network across South East Asia BLAH has created a free marketplace for the hospitality industry BLAH is bringing buyers and sellers together by creating a free marketplace across the hospitality industry: The BLAH marketplace aims to be a neutral space where customers, or buyers, want to book hotel rooms, or sellers, who possess the commodity or service, want to sell the directly. In simple terms BLAH is a direct booking extension / channel for hotels, wherein customers who are looking for a great value deal will never be disappointed. For the last decade, the hotel booking industry has been dominated by a few large companies that have failed to innovate and understand what's important to their customers and to the hotels they represent. Instead, people looking to book hotels have been forced to choose hotels solely on price, and hotels have lost a significant portion of their revenue and control of their pricing and inventory. Consumers and hotel owners alike have been calling out for a platform that puts the power back into their hands, and that’s where BLAH comes i What’s in it for hotels? 1. Customer data is owned by the hotel 2. Booking and Payment is made on the hotel site 3. Real time customer visibility 4. No API integration, set up in 24 hours 5. Savings of upto 50% on fees charged by OTA’s 6. Direct booking extension channel for hotels What’s in it for customers? 1. Deals directly with the hotel 2. Real time value based offers 3. Exclusive offers only available on BLAH site 4. Booking done in 3 easy steps 5. No need to login into multiple sites 6. Offers based on total savings If you are a hotel or customer visit us, experience the cost savings and value-added benefits https://blahotelsearch.com/en Few of our key partners who have been early adopters of the BLAH platform and counting..... The Purist Villa Upud Tanadewa Resort & Spa by Cross Collection Sanctoo Suites & Villas Bvilla + Spa Seminyak Tandewa Villa & Spa by Cross Collection Bvilla + Seaside Seminyak TS Suites Away Bali Legian Camakila Golden Tulip Jineng Resort Cross Bali Breakers Siam & Siam Design BKK Haven’t Met Hotel Silom Maitria Mode Sukhumvite Aspira One Sutthisian Chatrium Residence Sathon Bangkok Emporium Suites Maitria Hotel Sukhumvit 18 Bangkok Maitria Hotel Rama 9 Chanalai Romantica Resort Chanalai Flora Resort Chanalai Garden Resort X2 Vibe Pattaya Seaphere X2 Pattaya Oceanphere Chatrium Niseko Japan Sandic Kurfurstendamm Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo Cinnamon Grand Colombo Cinnamon Red Colombo Hotel Ciputra Jakarta Swiss- Belhotel Inter Von Stackelberg Hotel Tallinn Centennial Hotel Tallinn Itz Time Pool Villa Hua Hin Cross Collection Siam & Siam Design Hotel Pattaya Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon Kreutzwald Hotel Tallinn Mamaka Ovolo Bali

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TGM Research Survey Reveals Increased Eco-Consciousness and Spending Trends among Muslims during Ramadan

SINGAPORE, March 22: Global market research company TGM Research has unveiled the findings of its comprehensive TGM Ramadan Global Survey 2023, highlighting Muslim consumers' behaviors and sentiments during the holy month of Ramadan. Spanning 14 countries across three continents, the survey provides valuable insights into the spiritual, cultural, and social aspects of this year's celebrations. Key findings from the TGM Ramadan Global Survey 2023 include: 1. A majority (56%) of Muslim consumers worldwide plan to increase their spending during Ramadan. The survey also revealed that most consumers strategically manage their budgets by purchasing necessary items just before the beginning of the holy month to take advantage of available discounts and special offers. 2. A staggering 98% of respondents believe that observing Ramadan helps them become more disciplined and committed. Approximately 70% of those surveyed plan to increase worship and charitable giving during the holy month. 3. Convenience and digitization are trending, with over half of the respondents allocating higher budgets for food shopping. Prepared meals are increasingly popular, particularly among Asian families, with 26% opting to order food rather than cooking from scratch. 4. The importance of cultural and religious sensitivity in brand engagement is emphasized, with 82% of respondents stating that it is crucial for brands to respect traditional Islamic values. Coca-Cola, cited by 8% of respondents, is a prime example of successful engagement with Muslim consumers. 5. Health consciousness is on the rise, with 76% of respondents planning to purchase health and wellness items during Ramadan. This trend indicates a growing market for companies offering tailored products and services catering to Muslims' dietary and religious needs. 6. Eco-consciousness is also increasing among Muslim consumers, with 83% preferring to buy from brands or stores offering environmentally friendly options for Ramadan-related products. This highlights the need for businesses to prioritize sustainability and responsibility in product design, production, and supply chain management. The full report can be accessed here. https://tgmresearch.com/ramadan-insights-2023-global-study.html METHODOLOGY: The survey was carried out between the 03rd and 18th of February,2023, using the method of online interviews in 14 countries on a representative sample of 18-55 N=9638. The sample was representative of the adult Muslim population of the given country in terms of gender and age. ABOUT TGM: TGM Research is a data and insights company underpinned by technology. TGM provides agile insights for better decisions. It collects first-hand data worldwide using online research panels and delivers high-quality market research with world-class proprietary Res-Tech solutions. TGM is a remote-first company with a team of 50+ members, having a presence on five continents.

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Vantage Deluxe World Travel Celebrates 40th Anniversary in 2023

BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, March 22: Vantage World Deluxe launched in the fall of 1983. Through decades of growth, hard work, loyal guests, and fantastic adventures, the company has grown into a world-renowned cruising company that travels to the farthest reaches of the globe with ease. From the very first trips to the present and future, Vantage World Deluxe enabled more than half a million travelers to experience the world and make memories that last a lifetime. The first travel experiences were luxury land tours to Australia and New Zealand designed explicitly for private affinity groups. The successful company quickly expanded journeys to include North America's most spectacular National Parks. Shortly after, small group tours and cruises became available to the public. By the mid-1990s, Vantage World Deluxe began sailing the majestic rivers of Europe, experiences that continue today. In the years since, tours have expanded to destinations such as Belgium, Holland, Eastern Europe, Saint Lawrence Seaway, the Great Lakes, Hwange National Park, Egypt, and beyond. The luxury brand has grown into a travel icon for guests who demand the highest in service, onboard experiences, destinations, and comfort. On this milestone 40th anniversary, Vantage Deluxe World Travel wants to take the opportunity to express gratitude and appreciation for valued guests, hardworking staff, and dedicated family and friends for supporting the travel journey with a special sale in honor of this monumental occasion. The company is proud to go above and beyond for valued guests, looks forward to adding new trips every year, and will continue to provide top-notch travel experiences. Cheers to many more years of exciting travels. About the Company: Vantage Deluxe World Travel is an award-winning, world-renowned deluxe cruising tour. The Vantage family of brands also includes Vantage Cruise Line and Vantage Adventures. The company owns and operates a fleet of luxurious river cruise ships that sail the Rhine, Danube, Main, Moselle, and Seine rivers; and also charters ships in Portugal, the Mediterranean, Russia, Asia, North America, Central America, and South America. Ocean Explorer, the company’s first oceangoing luxury expedition vessel, began cruising to some of the world's most remote and exciting destinations in 2021. Learn more on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and through their website.

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Amphitrite Digital Names Colonial Stock Transfer Company as Stock Transfer Agent

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES, March 22:Leading tour activity operator Amphitrite Digital announced that Colonial Stock Transfer Company has been selected as the company’s ongoing stock transfer agent. “As Amphitrite Digital moves forward with its planned public stock listing and initial public offering, Colonial was chosen to handle stock transfer agent services, as it is authorized to handle stock transfer services for the NASDAQ Capital Market,” said Amphitrite Digital Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Revenue Officer Scott Stawski. “We are pleased with the addition of Colonial as a shareholder services partner and the achievement of this milestone. We have also successfully reserved the NASDAQ Capital Market trading symbol “AMDI” for our anticipated public offering this spring.” Amphitrite Digital also announced its objective to list its stock on a public exchange in early 2023. Colonial Stock Transfer Company replaces KoreConX, Amphitrite Digital’s former stock transfer agent. With a foundation rooted in digital technology and innovation, Amphitrite Digital has consistently achieved double- or triple-digit growth annually. The company’s unique competitive advantage is that its operations are built on a “digital foundation.” Amphitrite Digital brings best-of-class digital technology to tour operations, including advertising and marketing, guest service, repair and maintenance and overall operations, resulting in efficiencies not usually seen in the tour activity industry. Prior to Amphitrite Digital’s strategies, the digital technology revolution had not reached the in-destination tour activity operator industry. Fragmentation and owner/operator lack of technical knowledge has resulted in the industry not benefiting from the use of digital technology in revenue generation, guest service and overall operations. These two problems have created a focused, strategic opportunity for Amphitrite Digital. Having established a digital foundation powering its sales and operations, Amphitrite Digital is well positioned for both organic growth and an acquisition roll-up strategy. Amphitrite Digital’s strength is the guest experience. Its digital foundation is designed to not only provide revenue and operating efficiencies, but also a phenomenal guest experience. This has been validated by Amphitrite Digital companies consistent 5-star ratings on Tripadvisor, being selected for Tripadvisor’s Travelers Choice Award year after year, Seas the Day Charters USVI being voted as the Best Day Charter and Best Boat Rental operation by the VI Daily News and its companies garnering more than 10,000 top reviews on social media. Amphitrite Digital companies and their dedicated employees and partners provide 90,000 guests annually the opportunity to enjoy ‘A Day, a Week and a Lifetime’ of experiences. For more information about Amphitrite Digital and its tours and activities, visit www.AmphitriteDigital.com. About Colonial Stock Transfer Colonial Stock Transfer is a stock transfer agent that provides cap table management, transfer agent, SEC EDGAR and XBRL filings, IPO, and capital raising compliance services for NYSE, NASDAQ, and OTC listed companies and offers a full suite of services for privately-held entities. As an SEC filing agent, Colonial provides EDGAR and XBRL filing, financial printing and newswire services through its subsidiaries, Colonial Filings and Southridge Services. To learn more about their services, please visit www.colonialstock.com or www.colonialfilings.com. About Amphitrite Digital With a foundation rooted in digital technology and innovation, the company uses advanced digital technology platforms to market, manage and operate in-destination tours, activities and events in the U.S. and the Caribbean. With several operating entities including Seas the Day Charters USVI and Magens Hideaway in the Caribbean, Tall Ship Windy in Chicago, Illinois and Paradise Adventures Catamarans and Watersports in Panama City Beach, Florida; Amphitrite Digital is one of the largest maritime tour activity operators in the markets they serve. Amphitrite Digital companies are consistently ranked as leading tour activity operators.

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Leaders of Pro-Cockfighting Campaign in Oklahoma Are Major Traffickers of Animals for Fighting, Say Animal Groups

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES, March 22:Animal Wellness Action and SHARK have released a report on the leaders of the so-called Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission (OGC) detailing their unmistakable involvement in the cockfighting industry, providing footage of their gamecock farms, videos touting their marketing efforts and participation at cockfighting derbies, evidence of shipments of gamecocks through the U.S. mails, gamecock price lists, and more. The OGC is backing HB 2530 and SB 1006 to give them relief from Oklahoma’s comprehensive anti-cockfighting law and falsely characterizing their effort as criminal-justice reform effort. “It is understandable that people committed to breaking the law want to repeal the laws they are breaking,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy. “But what is not understandable is why lawmakers would seriously examine legislative ideas from people who exhibit a complete disregard for the law.” There are no Oklahoma criminal justice reform groups, nor any farming or agriculture groups, that have endorsed their legislative campaign. “Cockfighters know they cannot convince lawmakers to legalize staged animal fighting and to overturn a vote of the people,” said Steve Hindi, president of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK). “They are pretending to be something they are not, and even making George Santos blush with their tall tales.” SHARK has drone footage of three of the cockfighting farms from the president, vice president and sergeant at arms for the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission. Animal Wellness also released two videos of other leaders of the OGC appearing in marketing videos made by a Philippines-based cockfighting network. “The problem is not that our anti-cruelty laws are too harsh,” said Drew Edmondson, former Oklahoma Attorney General (1994-2010) and co-chair of the National Law Enforcement Council for Animal Wellness Action. “Rather it’s that cockfighters are exhibiting knowing and reckless disregard for our laws, and some county sheriffs and district attorneys are failing to uphold the law without fear or favor.” SHARK and Animal Wellness Action are continuing to conduct ongoing animal-fighting investigations, revealing that Oklahoma, despite a strong law that establishes felony-level penalties for a range of cockfighting crimes, continues to be the “cockfighting capital of the United States.” From 2004 to 2022, there were only 29 law enforcement actions resulting in the arrest of individuals involved in cockfighting, an average of 1.75 busts a year for 75 of 77 counties in Oklahoma. (Data are not yet available from Oklahoma or Tulsa counties.) There’s not been a single arrest in most of the biggest cockfighting counties in the state, including Atoka, Coal, LeFlore, and McCurtain counties. In fact, there’s not been a single arrest of anyone named in an 87-page dossier assembled by Animal Wellness Action that exposes many of the biggest cockfighters traffickers throughout Oklahoma. The data was assembled by the District Attorneys Council at the request of Oklahoma State Rep. Andy Fugate, D-94, and was obtained by Animal Wellness Action. The organizations have also investigated the leaders of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, which donated $41,250 to 34 sitting House members and nine Senators, with the single largest recipient of contributions being Senator Lonnie Paxton, R-21 ($2,500). Mr. Paxton is the author of SB 1006 to allow counties to cripple penalties in the anti-cockfighting law. Rep. JJ Humphrey has the companion bill, HB 2530, and received $1,000 from the cockfighters’ PAC. “Lawmakers should no more take money from illegal cockfighters than they should from dogfighters, the mob, or narco-traffickers wishing to weaken laws that apply to them,” added Thomas Pool, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, the senior veterinarian with the Animal Wellness Action and a native of Lawton and an OSU veterinary college graduate. From 2016 through 2022, Dr. Pool tracked thousands of illegal shipments of fighting birds from Oklahoma cockfighters to Guam, where he served as territorial veterinarian for 17 years. Dr. Pool is a retired Army Colonel who ran the U.S. Army’s Veterinary Command. A month ago, the Center for a Humane Economy released a comprehensive 63-page report on the links between cockfighting and avian influenza and virulent Newcastle Disease. There have been 15 introductions of vND into the United States since 1950, 10 of which occurred via the illegal smuggling of game cocks across our southern border from Mexico. (Virulent Newcastle disease is endemic in Mexico and all of Latin America.) Just three of those outbreaks cost the federal government more than $1 billion. ABOUT Animal Wellness Action is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(4) organization with a mission of helping animals by promoting legal standards forbidding cruelty. We champion causes that alleviate the suffering of companion animals, farm animals, and wildlife. We advocate for policies to stop dogfighting and cockfighting and other forms of malicious cruelty and to confront factory farming and other systemic forms of animal exploitation. To prevent cruelty, we promote enacting good public policies, and we work to enforce those policies. To enact good laws, we must elect good lawmakers, and that’s why we remind voters which candidates care about our issues and which ones don’t. We believe helping animals helps us all. The Center for a Humane Economy is a non-profit organization that focuses on influencing the conduct of corporations to forge a humane economic order. The first organization of its kind in the animal protection movement, the Center encourages businesses to honor their social responsibilities in a culture where consumers, investors, and other key stakeholders abhor cruelty and the degradation of the environment and embrace innovation as a means of eliminating both. SHARK is a national animal-protection organization focused on documenting and exposing cruelty to animals and holding animal-abusers accountable under the law. With hard-hitting tactics and a fearless approach, along with expert use of technology, SHARK works to document human abuses of animals and show them to the world, with the aim of stopping these abuses once and for all. One of its major campaigns is to “Crush Cockfighting,” designed to dismantle the massive network of cockfighting pits and breeders operating clandestinely and even openly throughout the United States.

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variednews: Discover Quito's Beautiful scenery & experiences f...: QUITO, ECUADOR, March 22:Quito is the ideal destination for mountain biking due to its wonderful landscapes, terrain, perfect p...

Discover Quito's Beautiful scenery & experiences for Exploration

QUITO, ECUADOR, March 22:Quito is the ideal destination for mountain biking due to its wonderful landscapes, terrain, perfect places to go up and down through all types of surfaces and for its wide range of nature tourism, where small trails can be crossed by forests, admiring the biodiversity of the area. Tourists can enjoy cycling tours between not only forests but rivers and waterfalls; and have different levels of difficulty, from the easiest for beginner cyclists to real challenges for the most experienced. In addition, Quito has bicycle rental services and equipment to guarantee safety during the journey; and trained tour guides who will go with visitors on their tours, offering information on the region history, culture, and biodiversity. El Chaquiñán Route El Chaquiñán is a cycling route that crosses the parishes of Cumbayá, Tumbaco and Puembo, it runs along a section of the old railway that linked the north of the country, the Andean Region with the Ecuadorian coast. It is a simple cycling route; it does not present very pronounced elevations or technical unevenness in its route. However, due to its length, it is recommended that the person have previous experience on routes of at least two hours by bicycle. • 100% cyclable route • Difficulty: low • Distance: 20.5 kilometers Route Lloa – Palmyra The road from Lloa to Palmira is shared with vehicles, so you should always drive to the right; It presents short elevations and slight descents, in some curves there are natural viewpoints with incredible views of the Guagua Pichincha and Atacazo volcanoes and the landscapes of the place. Along the route there are various farms, which offer dairy products to visitors such as cheese, milk and yogurt, and large areas of grasslands always under the watchful eye of the Guagua Pichincha. • 100% cyclable route • Difficulty: low • Distance: 12.4 kilometers Pululahua Route Descending from the Mirador del Pululahua to the heart of one of the few inhabited craters in the world, the trail offers dizzying descents that have been the scene of multiple cycling races. In Pululahua and its surroundings you can take several routes with different difficulties and modalities such as the return to Pondoña from Moraspungo; the route between Tanlahua and Puluahua; and those that enter from the parish of Calacalí or the Community of Yunquilla; among other. • 100% cyclable route • Difficulty: medium • Distance: 6.5 kilometers to 26 kilometers. Route Pact – Mashpi Approximately 70 km. from Quito, in the northwest of the Metropolitan District, in the parish of Pacto there are wide roads bordered by the greenery of the mountains that make the area ideal for practicing mountain biking. The route crosses a large part of the Mashpi-Guaycuyacu-Sahuangal Conservation and Sustainable Use Area, the first Natural Protected Area of the Metropolitan District of Quito. • 100% cyclable route • Difficulty: medium • Distance: 39 kilometers Route Nono - Alaspungo In its 13 km. of extension along slightly traveled dirt roads offer beautiful and unique landscapes. A short and easy route for anyone, it has some long ascents that are worth the effort and the reward of a spectacular view of the Rucu and Guagua Pichincha volcanoes to the east; and a kind of cloud mattress that covers the lower lands to the west. • 100% cyclable route • Difficulty: low • Distance: 13.3 kilometers

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CM.com and SpeechLogix Partner to Deliver Enhanced Customer Engagement Experiences

OAKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, March 23:CM.com, a global leader in conversational commerce solutions, is excited to announce its partnership with SpeechLogix Inc., a leading provider of automated voice technology. Together, the companies will leverage SpeechLogix's advanced contact center solution and CM.com's omni-channel business messaging API to deliver enhanced customer engagement experiences for businesses of all sizes. "We are excited about our partnership with CM.com," says Haitham El-Hanafi, Head of Sales at SpeechLogix. "CM.com’s Business Messaging API has added the omni-channel capabilities to XLogix Platform, which is nominated as one of the best overall platforms by Enterprise Connect in 2023, and we are confident that this collaboration will result in even more success for our customers." The integration of CM.com's API into SpeechLogix's contact center solution has expanded its range of services, including WhatsApp, Apple business messaging, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook messenger, and VOIP. This provides customers with a streamlined experience, allowing them to connect with agents seamlessly across all channels. SpeechLogix Smart Agent Routing, supported by CM.com’s omni-channel communication technology, ensures customers are directed to the same agent, regardless of the channel they use. This means that if there is a disconnection, customers can be confident that when they redial, they will be reconnected with the same agent who was previously helping them. Even if the customer decides to use a different channel or calls back later, they will still be connected to the same agent. This not only increases customer satisfaction but also streamlines the process and saves time. Both companies are confident that this partnership will enhance the customer experience and improve business service delivery. They are committed to providing businesses with best-in-class customer service solutions that meet their needs. The integration of their platforms is the first step towards achieving that goal. The partnership with CM.com has already seen significant success, with SpeechLogix deploying its solution for service providers such as Zain Group in the Middle East. The simplicity of CM.com's API has eased the integration process across all channels, providing customers with a complete all-in-one platform. Alessandro Melotti, Partnership Manager of CM.com North America, added, "We are excited to join forces with SpeechLogix; the integration of both solutions will enable businesses to engage with their customers more personally and intelligently, which will drive better results and increased customer loyalty." The partnership with CM.com is a win-win for SpeechLogix and its customers, providing a complete, all-in-one, streamlined, and user-friendly platform, providing businesses with cutting-edge solutions to streamline customer interactions and enhance overall customer engagement. For more information about these companies and their benefits, visit http://www.speechlogix.com and http://www.cm.com/en-us/

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variednews: Puretalk.ai announces availability of TTS+ for Rea...: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, March 22: Today Puretalk.ai announced the immediate availability of TTS+® for Reading, creating audio books, a...

Puretalk.ai announces availability of TTS+ for Reading

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, March 22: Today Puretalk.ai announced the immediate availability of TTS+® for Reading, creating audio books, audio blogs, podcasts, reading newspaper articles, and more. TTS+® for Reading enabling users to hear humanized reading with contextual voice changes, emotion, and personality. TTS+® for Reading is available immediately to convert text to speech at Speechki.org/puretalk, who has already produced over 1,000 audiobooks on their ground-breaking platform for authors who want to convert their books to audiobooks at https://Speechki.org/puretalk. Puretalk.ai can also clone author’s or celebrity’s voices for the TTS+® platform. “What Puretalk.ai has accomplished is very impressive,” said Dima Abromov, CEO and Founder of Speechki.org. “We think TTS+® for Reading will be a great addition to our Text to Audio platform for creating audiobooks.” Not just for reading In addition to Performance TTS+®, Puretalk.ai will be coming out shortly with TTS+® for Conversations, and its RUTH® natural language understanding GPT Generative AI technology in 2023. For More Information on Speechki.org Speechki is an audiobook recording platform to scale publishers' audiobook inventories by several times using synthetic voices. We do for audiobook production what Ford did for car manufacturing. For more information contact Sergey Garanov at serj@speechki.org. For More Information on Puretalk.ai Puretalk.ai offers a contextually aware set of voice cloning and natural language understanding tools, Puretalk.ai brings new possibilities to developers, enterprises, and integrators. Whether a company needs a humanized voice for audiobooks, podcasts, contact-centers, improving conversational workflows, or building conversational-Al applications, the Puretalk.ai platform brings a new level of humanizing computers to human communications. We are the Voice of AI®.

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World’s Largest Travel Membership Club Suspends Membership Sales In Poland Due To Assessment by Local Regulator

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 23: inGroup® International LLC has made the difficult decision to suspend the enrollment of new Members on its website https://www.incruises.com/ who are Polish residents. Additionally, the company has stopped accepting payments from all existing Polish Members. inGroup customers from Poland that have existing travel reservations will not be affected. And existing Members can fully use their Reward Points to book future travel, or they can request a refund. Either way, existing Polish Members will be fully protected and made whole in this decision. This inGroup decision is a consequence of the incorrect assessment of the inCruises® Membership offer by the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK). In March of 2021, the UOKIK published a list of cryptocurrencies they deemed potential frauds. To our surprise, the inCruises Membership offer was included on this list. inGroup has never operated any type of cryptocurrency business. Nevertheless, despite repeated calls to remove our name from this list due to its defamatory nature, the UOKIK refused to acknowledge the correct and legal nature of the inCruises membership business model. In response to this listing, inGroup retained legal counsel in Poland and has engaged with regulators, providing everything that was asked to clear this situation. inGroup’s founders and top executives have spent many hours meeting with government officials to resolve this matter. During these meetings, when it became apparent they could not label us as a cryptocurrency scheme as originally published, they ultimately found an obscure Polish law, unique only to Poland, called a "Consortium or Argentinian Scheme." According to this obscure law, Polish companies can't group customers' funds to negotiate better terms with third-party providers and provide discounts to their customers. inGroup has proved that this is not how our business model works. inGroup has also emphatically stated through this process that: #1 - We have not intentionally targeted Poland. We have never made any mass advertising efforts, nor do we offer our website in Polish to sell our Membership or any related services in the Polish territory. #2 - Polish residents found our offer online, bought our Membership, and booked travel services from our US territory-based website. #3 - Our model adheres to the description of Poland's legal network marketing business model. We sell a membership service with a genuine market value for our Members. #4 - Since July 2016, every inCruises Member has saved money on every cruise vacation booked through inGroup. ALL Rewards Points gained are immediately available to use in bookings from day one of Membership. #5 - Even if Members stop paying, they will never lose their travel value as their Reward Points never expire. Plus, all Membership payments are insured against the unlikely event of inGroup’s insolvency. InGroup International's Co-CEO Michael Hutchison traveled to Warsaw in June 2022. He praised the Polish government's efforts in welcoming refugees from Ukraine. Likewise, inGroup has been helping Ukrainian residents. As part of this decision, existing Polish Members can request a refund of their available (2 for 1) Reward Points. Refunds will be calculated based on unused Reward Points minus any travel benefits already received. Or existing Polish Members can keep and use their valuable Reward Points to book travel without making any further additional membership payments. So, Members will continue to benefit from this valuable service that has already helped hundreds of thousands of cruise passengers travel more and for less worldwide. Notwithstanding this setback, inGroup will continue seeking to engage with fair-minded and sincere members of the Polish government to create a path forward where Polish residents can again participate actively in the Membership and benefit from its outstanding offer. About inGroup International, inCruises, and inStays inCruises is the world’s largest subscription-based travel membership club and a division of inGroup International. Since launching its flagship inCruises membership in 2016, the Company has added more than one million Members and Partners in 200 countries. inStays was added in 2022, giving Members access to 200,000 different cruise, hotel, and resort offers. inGroup is making a measurable difference in its Club Members' lives and is committed to providing a sustainable business ownership opportunity to its growing Partner team. In addition, the Company is committed to positive global corporate citizenship by supporting Mercy Ships, 4Ocean, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and Ukrainian Relief efforts. For more information, visit in.Group and inCruises.

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variednews: A Portal to Web3: Fantasy Parks NFT Collection Hel...: IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, March 22:Natparks Web3 Community, a technology company catering to the national parks and outdoor en...

A Portal to Web3: Fantasy Parks NFT Collection Helps Web2 Brands Break into the Cypto Market via OpenSea

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, March 22:Natparks Web3 Community, a technology company catering to the national parks and outdoor enthusiasts community, announced their second NFT collection today. This collection helps hesitant byers enter the NFT and crypto space by building on the theme of national parks and imagining them as fantasy worlds. The collection contains uniquely customized fantasy parks that represent a brand and their products and reward the holder with products from that brand. Wunderground Coffee, a Seattle-based mushroom-enhanced coffee brand, has already partnered with the Fantasy Parks NFT Collection. Their partnership offers a chance to win coffee-based rewards for a year. Other partnerships include partnerships with brands that offer outdoor apparel, park-themed hats/shirts, water bottles, and novelty games and art. Examples of upcoming partnerships are featured on their auction calendar. "We understand that there is still a lot of uncertainty and hesitation among brands when it comes to Web3 and NFTs," said Mick Gow, Founder of Natparks Community. "That's why we created the Fantasy Parks NFT Collection - to provide a low-risk opportunity for brands to explore the potential of Web3. It's a win for both sides - the brand gets to measure the interest level of their product to the NFT audience, and we get to measure the interest level of their brand with our community." The collection is powered by OpenSea, a reputable NFT marketplace, and will be displayed on the OpenSea Drop Calendar. By joining the Fantasy Parks NFT Collection, brands can benefit from the exposure and engagement that comes with the NFT world and gain access to a growing community of Web3 enthusiasts. "We believe that Web3 is the future of how brands can better connect with customers, and we want to help brands be a part of that future," said Mick Gow. The Fantasy Parks NFT Collection is just the beginning of what we hope will be a long and fruitful relationship with brands looking to embrace the power of blockchain and connect with the brand of outdoor enthusiasts we're building." The Fantasy Parks NFT Collection is launch on OpenSea, and brands interested in joining the collection can get more information on the Fantasy Parks website. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to explore the Web3 revolution and bring your brand to a new level.

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variednews: The World Cup of FootGolf Lands in Orlando: ORLANDO, FL, USA, March 22:The Federation for International FootGolf (FIFG) proudly announces the 2023 FootGolf World Cup in Orlando, FL,...

The World Cup of FootGolf Lands in Orlando

ORLANDO, FL, USA, March 22:The Federation for International FootGolf (FIFG) proudly announces the 2023 FootGolf World Cup in Orlando, FL, from May 27 to June 6. As many as 1,000 athletes from 40 countries will compete for FootGolf’s biggest title in team and individual events on FootGolf courses at Walt Disney World® Golf and the new Evermore Orlando Resort, opening in late 2023. “FootGolf is the ultimate hybrid sport combining the skills of football (soccer) with the elegance of golf,” says FIFG president Laura Balestrini. “The FootGolf World Cup will showcase the world’s best footgolfers, including No. 1 2022 FIFG World Tour ranked Cedric Bonnot of France, who will compete on some of FootGolf’s most naturally beautiful and challenging courses.” “The FIFG 2023 World Cup will be a festive, colorful, and competitively intense ten days,” says FIFG co-founder Roberto Balestrini. “There has never been anything quite like it in the US, and we look forward to welcoming the world of FootGolf to Lake Buena Vista’s Walt Disney World® Resort and Evermore Orlando Resort.” The World Cup Pavilion will be the exciting center of activities located at Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace Resort, an official Walt Disney World® hotel just steps from Disney Springs®. Other event venues include House of Blues and Planet Hollywood at Disney Springs®, and EPCOT® at Walt Disney World® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL. In addition, course venues at Walt Disney World® Golf and Evermore Orlando Resort are being prepared and will be featured soon. FootGolf has grown internationally since the first World Cup in Hungary in 2012, with 79 athletes representing eight countries. Argentina hosted 227 athletes from 26 countries in 2016, followed by Morocco in 2018, with 503 athletes from 33 countries. Now, the United States team will compete against nearly 1,000 athletes from 40 countries, accompanied by their family and friends, team support personnel, and press in Orlando, Florida, come May. Competitions include men’s, women’s, and senior men’s in individual and team events. Many players from the 40 countries have played on national and professional soccer teams. They continue to compete using their soccer skills under rules and etiquette similar to golf and on hundreds of FootGolf courses worldwide. However, many have never traveled to the US. In fact, some have never traveled outside of their own countries. As a result, the FIFG, along with the individual national FootGolf organizations, are working hand-in-hand to secure visas and travel arrangements for those qualified to compete. About the FIFG: The Federation for International FootGolf is the world’s governing body for the sport of FootGolf. Its primary function is to promote worldwide recognition of the sport of FootGolf. In addition, it oversees international development and growth to ensure equitable play for all players. To reach a goal of fair play for all, the FIFG established the international rules of play and the constitution of FootGolf, which all members agree to abide by. About Walt Disney World Golf: At Walt Disney World® Golf, there are three championship courses – Disney’s Magnolia, Palm and Lake Buena Vista Golf Courses – as well as a nine-hole walking course – Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course. The courses are known for their majestic trees, elevated tee boxes, spacious greens, wide fairways and challenging water hazards, plus their Audubon International certification as a Cooperative Wildlife Sanctuary. Golfers have access to individual and group instruction, rental clubs, a clubhouse with locker-rooms and retail shops. Golf carts feature touch-screen GPS units, and Robo-Caddies – a small robotic golf cart that employs GPS and Bluetooth technology - can transport your clubs and all your additional gear safely around Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course. Mobility-impaired golfers have access to individual adaptive carts called SoloRiders. And all courses have various Disney touches, from beverage carts themed after popular Disney characters to Mickey-shaped tee markers, plus legendary Disney guest service. About Evermore Orlando Resort: Opening in late 2023, Evermore Orlando Resort is an 1100-acre re-envisioned vacation oasis adjacent to the Walt Disney World® Resort. This innovative vacation accommodation concept combines the convenience and reliability of a hotel with private homes; four-bedroom flats; two-and four-bedroom villas; and a luxurious Conrad Orlando hotel by Hilton. The destination centers around Evermore Bay, an eight-acre crystalline water amenity, and 20 acres of tropical beach. Also offering 36-holes of world-class golf, a tranquil Conrad spa, numerous dining options, and other recreational activities.