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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

A New Platform for Doing Good “Good Citizen Network” Launches as Social Network

Good Citizen Network (GCN), a new donations and volunteer-based social network placing special emphasis on giving back and doing good in the world, this week officially announced their new network is available to the public. Read here.

Founded on the premise of "doing good and inspiring others" GCN hopes to position itself as a transparent and trustworthy social site focused on uplifting our communities.

"Our mission is to bring individuals, charities, and philanthropic organizations together to do good, help those in need, and inspire others," said Katherine Chen, Founder and Owner of GCN. "Through our centralized social network, we will connect users across causes, charities, and other mission-driven encounters, highlighting those that are doing good and giving back. It's a win-win for everyone involved."

GCN will enable individuals, as well as charities and organizations, to register with the social site. Organizations will be able to post donation and volunteer opportunities, while individuals can respond to requests as it fits their schedule.

With a public news feed of opportunities and good deeds embedded in the platform, individuals will be recognized for time, energy, and money donated to causes as a means to encourage others.

"We are defined by our culture of altruism, expressing ourselves in compassion, selflessness, and kindness – no bullying will be permitted on our new platform," said Chen. "Right now, GCN is available to the masses, as we are encouraging everyone to give back and join our welcoming community. Spread the word, and tell your favorite nonprofit about this new opportunity."

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For more information, or to sign up today, visit: https://www.goodcitizen.network/.

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Monday, September 17, 2018

Lycotec Turns “Bad” Fats to Good

Fats are an essential part of the human diet. However, excessive consumption leads to overweight, obesity, liver and cardiovascular health problems. The definition of "excess" is highly personalised and depends not only on the metabolism of an individual, the status of his/her digestive system and body parameters, but also on the composition and volume of the ingested fat and other nutrients co-ingested with the food. Therefore it is difficult for an individual to determine the sufficient and non- excessive level of fat ingestion at a particular time and for a particular food.

Lycotec Ltd, a company based in Cambridge UK, http://www.lycotec.com, has developed a technology which can help to solve this problem. Called "L-tug", this technology changes the physical folding of lipid molecules, which results in a reduction in the rate of digestion of edible fats and oils. This conversion serves as a "safety valve" when an individual consumes an excessive amount of fat. When this happens the digestive system does not have enough time to break down all the ingested fat, and the excess passes into the body. If the amount of fat is not excessive then the body has time to digest all of it.

The technology behind L-tug fat conversion is the use of some safe food molecules, which are present in nature as essential micro-constituents in all plant and animal fats. During industrial extraction and refining of plant oils, these molecules are typically removed, making fat much too easy to digest. When it comes to animals, they do not make such constituents but can only get them through eating plants. Contemporary agriculture is based on intensive feed, which typically lacks these ingredients or provides them at an insufficient level. This translates into low presence or complete absence of these essential molecules in the milk and fat of farming animals.

Lycotec technology reconstitutes the deficiency in industrially produced fats and oils by doping them in a ratio of 1 part of L-tug to 10,000, 100,000 or even more parts of lipids. As a result of this, the size of the lipid droplets or fat globules is dramatically enlarged, which leads to an increase in the time needed for their digestion. The changes in the fat digestibility are stable even when it is blended into another food matrix such as chocolate, ice cream, yogurt or milk. L-tug changes are resistant to pasteurisation, boiling or cooking.

In a number of clinical trials the company demonstrated that ingestion of L-tug dairy butter, vegetable oils and chocolate resulted in a significantly lower level of postprandial lipids in the blood of volunteers. Moreover, daily intake of L-tug chocolate or replacement in the diet of conventional butter with its L-tug version resulted in a reduction of triglycerides and LDL-cholesterol in the fasting blood of volunteers. Control of the former lipid is essential for weight management and of the latter to support cardiovascular health.
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The lipid-lowering effect of edible fats combined with the L-tug ingredients has been patented for some years and the patent already granted in a number of territories. However, based on this unorthodox and unexplained phenomenon of the creation of lipid-lowering fats, it proved difficult to bring associated products to the market, since health claims would have to have been based on the effect of these fats on the body, and therefore would have required EFSA and FDA approval. https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/lycotec-readies-eu-health-claim-for-cholesterol-lowering-cho4072/

After 4 years of additional research and development, scientists in Lycotec have not only gained more insight into the mechanism of the changes in L-tug lipids, but also further developed, adapted for different fats, clinically validated, refined and standardised the technology behind this conversion. The change in fat digestibility is the result of an engineering process, therefore L-tug food health claims do not need EFSA or FDA approval, but can have the claims under the category of Food for Special Medical purposes. This would require only national authority notification and a scientific dossier to substantiate the claims, which Lycotec now has. Moreover, since L-tug technology does not create any new chemical entities, there is no need for Novel Food status approval.

All this work has resulted in a new patent application, filed in February this year. A combination of two patents, the "composition of matter" and the "proprietary process", provide one of the strongest of IP protections for the technology and L-tug products.

According to Dr Ivan Petyaev, the founder and CEO of Lycotec, L-tug technology is set to be able to personalise, optimise and overall revolutionise the food fats we eat. The technology and clinically validated food prototypes will be introduced to the industry and investment leaders next month in London at the Future Food-Tech.
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For more information please contact: info@lycotec.com

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Tammie Jo Shults Joins First Airline Monument Project's Honorary Advisory Board

Tammie Jo Shults, the heroic Southwest Pilot who successfully landed Southwest Flight 1380 earlier this year after the plane lost an engine and experienced uncontrolled decompression, has joined the Honorary Advisory Board of the First Airline Monument Project. Shults began her career in aviation by becoming one of the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. Navy before retiring to pursue a career as a commercial pilot.

"We welcome Tammie Jo Shults' support and advice in our journey to erect a monument commemorating the first commercial airline, which took off from St. Petersburg, a little over 100 years ago," said Will Michaels, President of Flight 2014. "Tammie Jo Shults is a pilot in the best tradition of pioneer flyer Tony Jannus who was the chief pilot for the world's first airline which flew from St. Petersburg to Tampa, in 1914. That airline was the beginning of today's multi-billion dollar commercial aviation industry." Read all the related news.

The First Airline Monument Project has raised approximately $290 thousand from private donors towards financing a destination monument commemorating the first airline. Some notable donors to the project to date include Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Airlines for America, the International Air Transport Association, the Airlines Reporting Corporation and the Abe Pheil Family of St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg Mayor Abe Pheil was the first passenger on the first airline.

About The First Airline Monument Project
The First Airline Monument Project is sponsored by Flight 2014, Inc. Flight 2014 was organized to celebrate the Centennial of the First Airline in 2014. Flight 2014 is composed of a number of aviation-related organizations in Tampa Bay. More information may be obtained from the Flight 2014 website at http://www.airlinecentennial.org.

EagleView Activates Post-Event Drone Capture Following Hurricane Florence

Eagle View Technologies ("EagleView®"), the leading provider of property intelligence for government, insurance and commercial sectors, has collected its first high-resolution aerial images following Hurricane Florence on the East Coast. The imagery offers an in-depth understanding of the destruction seen from a weather-event, such as a hurricane, and reveals details as miniscule as missing roof shingles—information that is critical to EagleView customers following a major storm.

EagleView has activated its EagleView OnSite™ drone network to stage UAS (unmanned aerial system) operators around areas of interest in North and South Carolina. Once activated, EagleView's drone network begins to capture drone imagery of both commercial and residential areas for immediate delivery to customers in insurance, local government and electric utilities. Each of these industries utilize high-resolution post-event imagery to fully understand the damage caused by the weather event and rapidly respond accordingly.

"We have a network of skilled drone operators at the ready for immediate image capture when needed following a storm," said EagleView COO Jay Martin. "This network is a way to ensure that we can quickly respond to our customers whenever and wherever needed without exceptions."

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EagleView also offers satellite imagery through its StormAI™ feature in EagleView OnSite, a platform offered to insurance carriers as a way to view early post-event imagery through the lens of Policies in Force (PIF).

"We understand how important it is to our customers that we have an immediate response to natural disasters," stated EagleView CEO Rishi Daga. "We're using satellite, fixed-wing and drone imagery to identify those hard-to-find areas of damage and deliver data to our customers as quickly as possible, which ultimately results in residents returning to their homes faster than anticipated."

EagleView has fixed-wing aircraft staged surrounding the affected areas and ready to capture more high-resolution aerial imagery in the coming days.

For more information regarding EagleView's storm response, please contact Melissa Mazurek at melissa.mazurek@eagleview.com or (585) 444-2504.

About EagleView
EagleView is the leading provider of high-resolution aerial imagery, property data analytics and structural measurements for government agencies, insurance carriers, roofing contractors and energy utilities. Using patented image capture techniques, 3D aerial measurement software and machine learning processes, EagleView helps customers answer questions related to millions of properties throughout the world. With a four-petabyte library of oblique and orthogonal Pictometry® aerial imagery dating back to 2001 and the capacity to process tens of thousands of roof measurement reports per day, EagleView enables organizations to reduce field visits and adopt faster, safer and more cost-effective workflows. For more information, contact (866) 659-8439 or visit http://www.eagleview.com.

Simplus Names Paul Fletcher CFO to Lead Simplus Into Next Phase of Global Expansion

Simplus, a leader in Salesforce Quote-to-Cash advisory, implementation, and managed services, today announced the appointment of Paul Fletcher as chief financial officer, effective July 9, 2018. Be alert to read related news.

Mr. Fletcher brings extensive financial stewardship and capital formation experience within high-growth companies to Simplus. Mr. Fletcher served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Presidio, Inc. from August 2007 to January 2017. As the CFO of Presidio, Inc., a leading IT solutions provider with approximately 7,500 middle market clients, Fletcher oversaw its financial strategy, corporate finance, accounting, tax, financial planning and analysis, investor relations and treasury operations. Under Fletcher's leadership, the company's annual revenue grew to approximately $3 billion. Employee headcount grew from approximately 500 to over 2,700 professionals, including more than 1,500 technical engineers. Fletcher was a key contributor in executing Presidio's M&A strategy and played an integral role in the company's successful initial public offering in 2017.

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Previously, Fletcher served as the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Trex Company, Inc. from July 2003 to September 2007 and as its principal accounting officer until September 2007.

"Paul's broad expertise and exceptional track record will be important as Simplus continues to expand its services and geographical reach," said Westwood. "His capital formation experience in private and public markets will support our future growth plans."

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Fletcher's financial, operational, and strategic experience, combined with a deep knowledge of scaling high-growth technology companies, will help Simplus further its mission to simplify and enhance the technology experience. More info here.

"We're proud to welcome Paul to Simplus as our new CFO," said Simplus CEO Ryan Westwood. "Paul is a veteran CFO with a long track record of success. His financial guidance and strategy will help Simplus further develop our long-term vision to 'make complex things simple' in the technology sector."

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For more information, please contact 1-833-SIMPLUS or email amyc(at)simplus(dot)com.

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About Simplus
Simplus is a Platinum Salesforce Partner and an industry leader in Quote-to-Cash implementations. We provide enterprise-wide digital transformation across the entire Salesforce ecosystem through advisory, implementation, change management, custom configuration and managed services. Guided by the mantra "making complex things simple," we use leading cloud solutions to help companies achieve a strategic vision, improve performance and increase value to stakeholders. With more than 2,000 clients and a customer satisfaction rating in the top 1 percent of all Salesforce partners, Simplus helps companies improve, innovate and grow. For more information about Simplus, please visit http://www.simplus.com.

LeaseHawk Is First to Track Leasing Communication Performance with HawkEye BI

LeaseHawk, a leader in multifamily technology solutions, announced today the release of Communication Performance dashboards to its HawkEye™ Business Intelligence (BI) platform. The three new dashboard views offer a new level of visibility into leasing team performance:
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The new Communication Performance dashboards use LeaseHawk CRM data to create real time analytics property executives can view on a mobile device, making it easy to check in on their properties from anywhere.

While consumers' attention spans are getting shorter, statistics show the multifamily industry is not keeping up with demand. The average response time by a leasing professional is more than 39 hours, according to LeaseHawk user data. That's a big problem, considering Millennials and Gen Z renters—key multifamily prospects—will move on if they don't hear back from a property in minutes or less.

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"It sometimes takes a leasing agent up to 48 hours to respond to a lead. That's just unacceptable in the eyes of today's consumer and it should be unacceptable to multifamily execs, too. These dashboards really give the executive level a look into their leasing agents' performance," says Mike Mueller, LeaseHawk founder and CEO. "They're going to be able to see if their leasing agents are closing out their daily actions and if they're doing it in a matter of minutes, hours or days. A lot of money is spent getting the phone to ring. But it's a complete waste if calls aren't being returned in a timely manner."

The HawkEye BI Communication Performance dashboards offer greater transparency into employee performance, allowing property executives to see exactly how many calls, texts and emails are being responded to and how long leasing agents are taking to respond. Executives can view response statistics by site or individual employee to see where areas of opportunity lie, to reward or correct behavior.

This new release to HawkEye BI, provides instant visibility into the key metrics that affect leasing success. It provides the visibility needed for decision-makers to audit their marketing and employee performance to maximize lease conversion. LeaseTrace™, a premium feature available in HawkEye, gives management companies the ability to track a phone call all the way through a lease to determine their most effective advertising sources.

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To find out more about HawkEye BI and to schedule a demo, visit leasehawk.com/communication-performance.

About LeaseHawk
A pioneer in the multifamily apartment industry, LeaseHawk creates unique software to track prospects, optimize marketing activities and close leases faster. Its communications platform empowers executives with the insight to evaluate key aspects of their business, including marketing, staffing and leasing results. LeaseHawk is responsible for tracking and monitoring millions of dollars in leasing opportunities every year by processing nearly 12 million calls. For more information, visit leasehawk.com or call 800-485-8430. More info here.

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Tree Sap is a Sticky Nuisance that Can Cause Damage to Hardscapes, Driveways and cars; Giroud Tree and Lawn Shares Safe and Effective Methods for Removing Sap from Cars.

Tree Sap is a sticky nuisance! This tacky, syrupy substance can end up in some of the most unwanted of places, especially on cars. Sap can be difficult to remove, and although there are lots of cleaners on the market that can tackle the job, some of them can be abrasive on surfaces. Giroud Tree and Lawn went on a quest for a safe and effective method to remove tree sap from the surface of a car, and the results were surprising! Click here.

What is Tree Sap?
Tree sap is vital to a tree's growth. "Filled with nutrients and minerals, sap is the blood of a tree," explains TreeCenter.com. "It carries energy out into the branches when new buds are forming in spring-time."
Like blood, sap will flow free from open wounds. It may take several weeks for a cut to heal and unfortunately sap can cause an annoying mess in the process!

Some of the more common trees that leak sap are:

Tree sap drips on driveways, patios, and other hardscapes. It gets tangled in the hair of children climbing trees and in the fur of dogs scraping against tree trunks. Tacky strings of tree sap can even be carried by a heavy breeze over to unexpected places on homeowners' properties.
One of the more frustrating places tree sap ends up is on the surface of cars. There are some products that claim to be effective for removing tree sap from cars, including Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover, Goo Be Gone, and WD-40. However, many of these can be abrasive to surfaces like car paint. Continue reading.

Giroud Tree & Lawn's Marketing Assistant, Jeanne Hafner, went on a quest to find a safe and effective solution for removing tree sap from the surface of a car. Hafner came across a few interesting techniques and tested out two of them: the Ice Method and the Cooking Spray Method. Both were successful! In Giroud Tree and Lawn's instructional video, ISA Certified Giroud Arborist, Drew Slousky, explains ways that homeowners can prevent sap from making a mess with regular tree trmming.

Regular Tree Trimming Prevents Sap Problems
While tree sap is unavoidable, the damage to a homeowner's property doesn't have to be! To prevent trees from making a mess on hardscapes and cars, the most effective preventative measure is to get trees on a regular trimming schedule.
"You want to keep trees pruned about 1-2 feet away from any hardscape area," explains Drew Slousky, ISA Certified Giroud Arborist. "For a tree like a Spruce, I would taper it in up toward the top and keep that shape with regular pruning. For trees with overhanging branches, I would trim back any branches that are hanging over driveways, patios, and decks."

Slousky goes on to explain that although trimming on a regular basis is helpful, freshly pruned trees will leak sap. "When you're pruning a tree, you have to bear in mind that for a couple of months it will continue to bleed until it finally heals over. Just be careful not to park your car under the pruned tree for a while until the sap stops flowing."

Fall is a great time to have trees pruned. Besides preventing sap problems, there are many other reasons to shape up those branches:

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About Giroud Tree and Lawn
Giroud Tree and Lawn specializes in tree service, lawn care and mosquito and tick control programs that make customers love doing business with the company since 1974. Serving Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, the company offers professional tree and lawn evaluation, tree pruning, tree removal, insect and disease control, fertilizing, stump removal, traditional and 100% organic lawn programs and mosquito and tick control. Giroud Arborists are certified by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and have the knowledge and experience required to properly diagnose, treat and maintain trees and lawn health. The company is Accredited by the Tree Care Industry Association and Better Business Bureau. Giroud has also been awarded the Angie's List Super Service Award® every year since 2005. The "Giroud Treework for Charity" program donates free tree care services to parks, historical sites and other non-profit organizations located in the Company's service area. For more information, visit the company website at http://www.giroudtree.com or call 215-682-7704.