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Friday, November 16, 2018

Nine UW-River Falls Students Recently Gifted with Aladtec Scholarships Help Bolster Software Firm’s Ongoing Campus Legacy

Nine UW-River Falls students pursuing careers in computer science and marketing communications were honored recently with $1,000 scholarships from Aladtec, Inc., a River Falls-based provider of scheduling and workforce management software to public service agencies across the U.S. and Canada.

The awards mark the fourth year that Aladtec has funded $6,000 worth of academic awards aimed at developing young talent in computer science and programming, with preference given to River Falls- and Hudson High School graduates. One award is given to an incoming freshman and sophomore, while two scholarships are offered to juniors and seniors.

In 2017, Aladtec added three additional $1,000 scholarships for students pursuing careers in marketing communications.

Nine Aladtec recipients for 2018, were recognized at a recent UW-River Falls Foundation event.
Computer Science honorees included: Sophie Langlois and Riley Swanson, of River Falls; Alex Pahl, Pine Island, Minn.; Brady Lange, Lewiston, Minn.; Zain Kaiser, Edina, Minn.; and Zach Kuznia, Lakeville, Minn.

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Marketing Communications honorees included Elizabeth Anderson, Spring Valley; Sara Mitchell, St. Paul, Minn.; and Kenedy Bently, Elk River, Minn.

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Founded in 2003, Aladtec has employed dozens of UW-River Falls students and graduates through the years, including some who began work as summer interns and were subsequently hired to full-time positions as software engineers upon graduation. Several years ago, six UW-RF students spent their summer completing development testing on new Aladtec features. Some continued as part-time employees during the school year, and received Aladtec job offers upon graduation.

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Aladtec owners Dave Feyereisen, Leo Langlois, and Chad Clay decided to fund the first scholarships in 2015 as a way of contributing to a region whose talent has helped fuel Aladtec's success.

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Aladtec's current roster of 42 employees includes 19 UW-RF graduates -- six with Computer Science degrees -- along with another three people who are either now attending or completed a portion of their education at UW-RF. Several other UW-RF graduates gained experience at Aladtec before moving on to careers with Google, 3M, and other large firms.

Scholarship candidates must possess a minimum major GMA of 3.0 or higher and must be actively engaged in the computer science or marketing communications fields. U-River Falls Foundation staff select recipients annually with assistance from the University Scholarship Committee. Immediate family members of Aladtec owners are ineligible.

UW-River Falls began a tradition of recognizing scholarship donors and recipients with an annual recognition event. On Sunday, Oct. 28th, some 180 donors, students, campus staff gathered to meet and exchange stories.

Cheyenne Booth, a junior from Rice Lake, Wis., told attendees that receiving a scholarship made a significant impact on her life.

"Because I don't need to stress about paying for college, I am able to choose jobs and participate in class and campus opportunities that fill my soul instead of my bank account.

"On behalf of myself, and all the other recipients, thank you and know that we are continuing to acknowledge your generosity and are paying it forward, each in our own way," Booth said.

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls is a member of the University of Wisconsin System. More than 6,000 graduate and undergraduate students pursue degrees in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; College of Arts and Sciences; College of Business and Economics; College of Education and Professional Studies; and the Office of Outreach and Continuing Education
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For more information about establishing a scholarship, contact Kellie Burrows with University Advancement at 715-425-4427, or write her at kellene.burrows(at)uwrf(dot)edu.

Aladtec is an online employee scheduling and workforce management system created for public safety and healthcare organizations. It is ideal for 24/7 shift rotations. It allows users to track licenses and certifications, monitor operations from anywhere, communicate instantly, move office forms online, and control overtime.

More than 2,100 organizations across the U.S. and Canada currently use the cloud-based platform. For more information, visit http://www.aladtec.com, or call (888) 749-5550.

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AtmosFX Launches Two New Digital Decorations for 2018 Winter Season

AtmosFX, the digital decorating company known for creating professional quality display effects for both home and business use, today announces the expansion of its digital decorations collections with two new decorations, one celebrating Thanksgiving and another created for the Christmas holidays. Read related news now.

"When we started creating animated effects for holiday decorating, we first chose Halloween not just because of all the unique and mysterious characters associated with the day, but also because it has always been a day where neighbors and friends gather together," says AtmosFX Co-Founder, Pete Reichert. "For this same reason, we think Turkey Tomfoolery and Santa's Sleigh Ride digital decorations are perfect for the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. When people decorate for the holidays, they are really joining in celebration with their friends, family and neighbors. And there is no more unique way in doing so than with AtmosFX digital decorations."

Turkey Tomfoolery is the second Thanksgiving-themed digital decoration, and Santa's Sleigh Ride is the seventh Christmas-themed digital decoration, available from AtmosFX. All told, there are more than 35 AtmosFX digital decorations available for celebrations year-round. All digital decorations are available for both home use as well as licensable to businesses for commercial use.

2018 ATMOSFX WINTER DECORATION RELEASES:
All of AtmosFX Digital Decorations can be found here: https://atmosfx.com/collections/decorations

1. Turkey Tomfoolery™
Turkey Tomfoolery follows the lighthearted antics of a holiday turkey who, freed from the kitchen, has his own ideas how to celebrate Thanksgiving in your home. This single-scene digital decoration can be displayed on windows, walls and ceilings, TVs and monitors, as well as on AtmosFX Hollusion Projection Material. Turkey Tomfoolery is rendered in 1080p HD.

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Turkey Tomfoolery can be previewed and purchased here:
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2. Santa's Sleigh Ride™
Santa's Sleigh Ride answers the question that has perplexed us all: How does Santa deliver so many gifts on Christmas Eve? This animated single-scene digital decoration follows St. Nick and his reindeer as they take part in their yearly journey – fasten your seatbelts! Santa's Sleigh Ride can be displayed on windows, walls and ceilings, TVs and monitors, as well as on AtmosFX Hollusion Projection Material. The digital decoration is rendered in 1080p HD.

Santa's Sleigh Ride will be released on 11/21/18.

About AtmosFX
AtmosFX helps people create amazing home displays for holidays and celebrations with digital decorations featuring entertaining, animated characters, and atmospheric scenes. AtmosFX offers a variety of beautifully animated, amusement park–quality decorations that can be viewed on any TV or monitor, as well as projected on windows, walls, ceilings, props, and more.

AtmosFX was founded in 2008 by Pete Reichert, a former MTV Producer, and Pete Williams, an animator, and show creator. Both were inspired by the high-end video installations they'd produced for amusement parks and museums. Today, AtmosFX is the fastest growing digital decorating company for both amateur home decorators as well as commercially licensed businesses. Customers are using AtmosFX digital decorations in more than 110 countries around the world.

To learn more about AtmosFX and to purchase its products, visit http://www.atmosfx.com

Aliph Brands Completes Acquisition of Kiss My Face

Kiss My Face has created an innovative and cohesive portfolio of highly effective personal care products with natural, high quality ingredients such as olive oil, aloe, argan oil, safflower oil, thyme, coconut and green tea. It's known for effective, green, socially responsible products which have been cruelty free from Day 1. Read related news here.

Aliph Brands will operate and continue to grow the brand and product offerings with its best-in-class licensing partnerships. As Aliph and its partners look to invigorate Kiss My Face and its existing products, Aliph will also expand into new categories that are synergistic with the current portfolio.

"From the moment Aliph closed the deal for Kiss My Face, there has been a tremendous amount of interest from licensing partners who are excited by the opportunity to be a part of such a well respected brand in the natural body care industry," said Vincent Nesi, President of Aliph. "We look forward to working closely with and growing the community of existing, manufacturers, distributors, and retailors of Kiss My Face, as well as exploring licensing opportunities with nationally recognized operators".

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With Kiss My Face, Aliph Brands expands and diversifies its Brand Portfolio, adding to its existing holdings in Consumer Goods, Electronics, and Fashion Life-Style.

About Aliph Brands:

Aliph Brands is a Brand Management Company whose portfolio includes Jawbone, Quirky, Vanity, and others. Aliph is focused on growing, protecting, and monetizing our portfolio of consumer brands through partnerships with best-in-class licensees.

For more information about Aliph, visit https://www.aliph.com/
For more information about Kiss My Face, visit https://www.kissmyface.com/about/

Joe Cianciotto Takes Readers Back to 1980's on Facebook

Those who find everything about the late1980s and early 1990s to be their favorite era can now take a trip down memory lane with a new Facebook page homage by New Yorker Joe Cianciotto.

Cianciotto, who has been active on Facebook for years, has developed a large community of followers since creating a Facebook page dedicated to all things late 1980s and early 1990s -- which is when he says he peaked. To further engage his followers, as well as to attract new ones, he recently introduced a revival of the "Shriek of the Week" from the good old days of WDRE in New York at https://www.facebook.com/pg/Joseph.Cianciotto.Throwback/posts/?ref=page_internal. Continue reading.

As part of the new online segment, Facebook users can expect Cianciotto to share snippets about music and artists who have made a major impact on pop culture from this era. A new band or artist will be announced every Thursday. So far, the "Shriek of the Week" has received nothing but positive reviews and feedback from users.

A recent "Shriek of the Week" segment was dedicated to the B-52's "Roam," which went extremely mainstream in 1990. Cianciotto recalled spending a week listening to this song in Canada during his senior year of high school.

Cianciotto also spent another segment discussing "Kiss Them for Me" by Siouxsie and the Banshees, which debuted in 1991. According to Cianciotto, the band ended up headlining the very first Lollapalooza after this song became highly successful. Cianciotto explained that the moment he listened to and posted the song online as part of his segment was likely his first time hearing the song sober. Read related news here.

Cianciotto's ultimate goal with his Facebook page, and especially his new "Shriek of the Week" homage, is to take readers back to a time that was filled with iconic, one-of-a-kind music and artists. These artists were a major part of many people's upbringing, so Cianciotto's hope is that revisiting them will add a little joy to his readers' days both now and in the months and years ahead.

Cyan, Inc. Announces Eagre Games’ VR Adventure ZED, to Be Published Under New Cyan Ventures' Label

Cyan, Inc., the legendary indie studio that created best-selling classics Myst and Riven, today announced the formation of Cyan Ventures to help budding indie developers publish experimental and experiential narratives in VR.

"Having had the privilege to build compelling, immersive worlds for the past 30 years, I see VR as the natural, powerful evolution in storytelling. There's no doubt that virtual reality's ability to engage the user at an emotional and experiential level is fundamentally changing digital media," said Rand Miller, CEO, Cyan. We formed Cyan Ventures with the belief that now is the time to explore the new possibilities in VR storytelling. And what better way to start, than by teaming with our friend Chuck Carter, one of the amazing, world-building artists of Myst, to release ZED, a lovely, and deeply moving VR experience." Read this here.

"I'm thrilled to be working with Cyan on this very personal and heartfelt VR experience. Having worked with Rand many years ago on the original Myst, I was excited when he responded so enthusiastically to ZED,"said Chuck Carter, founder of Eagre Games. "With Cyan's support, we have a chance of bringing the wonder and passion of ZED to the minds and hearts of a much larger audience worldwide."

ZED is the story of an artist suffering from dementia -- desperately trying to reconnect fragmented memories. The player explores the dreams of the artist's crumbling mind in hopes of helping him assemble enough meaningful images to leave behind a loving memento and final legacy for his yet-unborn granddaughter. The experience blends adventure, a rich narrative, stirring sentiment, and fanciful world exploration.

ZED is the vision of Chuck Carter, developed in association with Skymap Games and co-written by Joe Fielder (Bioshock Infinite, The Flame and the Flood) and David Chen (Metal Gear Solid series, Narcosis). The game features compelling voice over work from an outstanding cast, including a riveting performance from veteran voice actor Stephen Russell (the Thief and Fallout series). Click here.

ZED is scheduled for release spring of 2019 and will be available for PC, Rift and Vive.

About Eagre Games
Eagre Games was founded by long-time game developer Chuck Carter (Myst, Command and Conquer series, Emperor: Battle for Dune, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2). Based in Ellsworth, Maine, outside of beautiful Bar Harbor, the studio was created to advance new and compelling narratives in the PC game and VR markets.

About Cyan
Cyan is a legendary indie games studio headquartered in Spokane, Washington, best known for award-winning games Myst and Riven. Cyan celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Myst this year with a special collectors edition of the complete series sold exclusively on Kickstarter and the formation of Cyan Ventures to help foster and support indie developers in the creation of innovative VR narrative experiences. Cyan is currently working on its next VR adventure game, Firmament.

For more information, visit http://www.cyan.com and http://www.firmamentgame.com.

ZED Teaser Trailer
https://youtu.be/mPI01V8pZyA

ZED Press Kit
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HcdwJ3WwcLive_jV7YgXxyipIQTbePjA

Coming Soon To Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/953370/Zed/

SPH Analytics Recognized as #1 in the Payer Market for Member Experience Measurement for Second Year in a Row

SPH Analytics (SPH), a leader in Triple Aim solutions for payers and providers, today announced that Modern Healthcare has ranked SPH #1 in the Health Insurer/Managed Care Plan category and #3 Overall on its annual list of largest patient satisfaction measurement firms. The list ranks vendors by total number of clients and is based on reported data for 2017 performance. This honor recognizes SPH for measuring the consumer experience of more than one third of U.S. health plans, as well as other healthcare organizations such as health systems, ambulatory surgical centers, clinically integrated networks, and ACOs.

"For more than 25 years SPH Analytics has been partnering with leading healthcare organizations to measure, analyze, and improve their patient and member experience." said Amy Amick, CEO of SPH Analytics. "With the rising cost in premiums and out-of-pocket expenses, we have seen the healthcare consumer participate more actively in their choice of health plan and providers. Accordingly, measurement and analysis of healthcare consumer experience has become an increasingly significant part of the business strategy of any healthcare organization. Furthermore, by correlating the voice of the patient/member with their health needs and preferences, we are able to work with our clients to pinpoint optimal engagement and improvement strategies."

SPH Analytics has robust market research, survey administration, and patient/member outreach and engagement capabilities and has spent more than a quarter century helping healthcare organizations measure patient and member experience. By understanding the voice of the healthcare consumer, payers and providers are empowered to improve performance metrics tied to reimbursement including CAHPS ® and MIPS measures.

Modern Healthcare is number one in readership among healthcare executives and a leading source of healthcare business and policy news, research, and information.

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CAHPS® is a registered trademark of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

About SPH Analytics

SPH Analytics (SPH), a leader in healthcare analytics and population health management, empowers clients to analyze and interpret their clinical, financial, and consumer experience data to maximize their performance. SPH's Population Care™, Population Value™, and Population Engage™ solutions are built on the innovative Nexus™ Platform, providing insights and impact to integrated health networks, ACOs, hospitals, ambulatory care providers, physician groups, and health plans. SPH's quality measure dashboards, financial risk measurement, healthcare survey and patient outreach solutions, and consulting services empower clients to meet the Triple Aim by improving population health, reducing overall cost of care, and improving the patient experience. More info here.

SPH Analytics is a recognized leader in the industry, earning accolades as a top ranked population health vendor by KLAS, ranked the number one analytics firm out of the top 50 disruptive health IT companies by Black Book Research, and ranked number one in MACRA and MIPS Support Technology for Value-Based Care by Black Book Research. SPH Analytics has been providing insights to clients for more than 25 years and serves clients in all 50 states. Corporate headquarters are in metro Atlanta. SPH Analytics is a portfolio company of the $3 billion STG Partners. For more information, call 1-866-460-5681 or visit SPHAnalytics.com.

American IRA Discusses How to Understand UBTI in a Self-Directed IRA

The concepts of taxation within a Self-Directed IRA are fairly straight forward. They are consistent with any other similar type of retirement account. The Self-Directed aspect of these IRAs simply allows investors to choose the assets they like—so long as those assets are allowed by the IRS. But a recent post at American IRA recently dove deeper into tax considerations by explaining UBTI, or unrelated business taxable income.

Said the post: "Whenever a tax-exempt or pass-through entity, such as a Self-Directed IRA, owns a business or uses borrowed money, unrelated business taxable income, or UBTI, may come into play." This tax would then apply to the gains/profits realized during the tax year that may be attributable to the leverage in the investor's account. For example, this can apply to real estate investments.

If a Self-Directed IRA owned a business and used leverage to increase profits, it would then have to pay taxes on the income that come from this leverage.

The article notes that the Self-Directed 401(K) Plan does not leave the investor liable for this tax.

"These tax considerations can seem a little heavy at first," admits Jim Hitt, CEO of American IRA. "But the thing to remember is that these are not separate tax issues because of Self-Direction. In fact, these same taxes are applicable to anyone who has this kind of situation. These taxes cannot be avoided, which is why it is so important that investors know them and understand them. In the case of UBTI, it is especially important that investors understand how taxes might work with the use of leverage."

A Self-Directed IRA can be used as a way to lower overall tax burden, especially through tax deferral or paying taxes up-front, as in the case of a Self-Directed Roth IRA. But that does not mean that a Self-Directed IRA will knock out every tax.

For more information on UBTI, visit the post at American IRA's website: http://www.AmericanIRA.com. Interested parties can contact 866-7500-IRA.

About:
American IRA, LLC was established in 2004 by Jim Hitt, CEO in Asheville, NC.
The mission of American IRA is to provide the highest level of customer service in the self-directed retirement industry. Jim Hitt and his team have grown the company to over $400 million in assets under administration by educating the public that their Self-Directed IRA account can invest in a variety of assets such as real estate, private lending, limited liability companies, precious metals and much more.

As a Self-Directed IRA administrator, they are a neutral third party. They do not make any recommendations to any person or entity associated with investments of any type (including financial representatives, investment promoters or companies, or employees, agents or representatives associated with these firms). They are not responsible for and are not bound by any statements, representations, warranties or agreements made by any such person or entity and do not provide any recommendation on the quality profitability or reputability of any investment, individual or company. The term "they" refers to American IRA, located in Asheville and Charlotte, NC.