Month: November 2021
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Black Babies Awareness Month campaign shines a spotlight on the health and wellbeing of Black children
Campaign highlights national policy agenda and research exploring long-standing inequities and the effects of COVID-19 CHAPEL HILL, N.C — Black Babies Awareness Month, a campaign to promote and center the needs of Black infants and toddlers, kicks-off November 1st. The initiative coincides with the release of the first-ever National Black Child Agenda. Led by the Equity Research…
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Landsat 9 Goes to Work
Landsat 9 is an Earth observation satellite launched on 27 September 2021 from Space Launch Complex-3E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle NASA is in charge of building, launching, and testing the satellite, while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) operates the satellite, and manages and distributes the data archive. This current satellite is the ninth in the Landsat program, which…
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It is Time to Fall Back!
Daylight savings time ends Sunday. It is fall and it’s also November. Not only does it mean the start of the Holiday season, but it is the end of Daylight Savings for 2021. [videopack id=”79619″]https://videos.files.wordpress.com/0qg6BsOa/my-promo-video-393-hd.mp4[/videopack] Daylight saving time (DST), also known as daylight savings time or daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), and summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and some other countries), is…
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Vancouver Film School introduces new Creature Animation program to its School of Animation
VANCOUVER, BC – With great anticipation, Vancouver Film School announced that it will offer a brand-new program in its School of Animation: Creature Animation. VFS invites all experienced animators to unleash their inner creature starting May 2, 2022. Creature animation is a fundamental pillar of modern live action and full CG animation that is revolutionizing…
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NASA Participates in UN Climate Change Conference
NASA is participating in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, which began Oct. 31, and runs through Friday, Nov. 12. The COP26 summit brings parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. NASA’s…
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Cheeky Short WICHITA Wraps Phenomenal Festival Run In Montreal With A Major Sale To Canal+.
(Los Angeles, CA) – November 6, 2021. L.A. based director Sergine Dumais’ directorial debut short WICHITA, written and produced by Bo Price, ends its 1-year festival tour with great impact in Montreal after having screened at over 50 film festivals and been awarded 25 awards. The quirky short stars Maxim Roy (O’, 19-2, Lance et Compte,…
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I AM MORTAL Movie Triggers Global Dialog
LOS ANGELES — On November 19, Origin Entertainment and Yellow Barrels, will release I AM MORTAL, a Sci-Fi adventure that takes place in our distant future, in an age where humans have enjoyed years of peace, prosperity, and immortality due to a genetic vaccine called The Code. In this utopian society, a small band of rebels dares…
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Academy Awards® Qualifying Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia and Amuse Inc Are Inviting the World to Submit Musical Short Film Projects
The Best Pitch Winner Will Receive Prize Money and a Chance for Production TOKYO — The Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), one of the largest international short film festivals in Asia and accredited by the Academy Awards, is pleased to announce its third annual “Musical Short Film Competition” in collaboration with Amuse Inc, a company that inspires and spread…
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Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Return to Earth
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission now is targeting a return to Earth no earlier than 7:14 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 1:05 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, to begin the journey home.…
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Christmas at Biltmore and Van Gogh Alive open Nov. 5
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Today marks the opening of Biltmore’s estate-wide holiday celebration, Christmas at Biltmore. This tradition dates back more than 125 years ago when George Vanderbilt celebrated the first Christmas with family and friends in his new home – Biltmore House. Guests are invited every year to enjoy the enchantment of the holidays on the estate. Unique…