Physicians for Informed Consent Sues State of California, Argues That Doctor Censorship Bill AB 2098 Violates the U.S. Constitution
Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC), an educational nonprofit organization focused on science and statistics, has filed a First Amendment free speech lawsuit (2:22-cv-02147) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, and request for preliminary injunction, against the State of California and Osteopathic Medical Board of California in order to protect the free speech of all physicians in California.
The Plaintiffs are PIC and one of its founding members, physician LeTrinh Hoang, D.O., together with Children's Health Defense, California Chapter. The legal team managing the case are Rick Jaffe, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Mary Holland.
The lawsuit argues that the State has weaponized the vague phrase "misinformation," thereby unconstitutionally targeting physicians who publicly disagree with the government's public health edicts on COVID-19.
Expert cardiologist and PIC member Sanjay Verma, M.D., has been tracking and cataloging CDC errors in real time. For the case, he has provided what he calls "a detailed declaration exposing the government's scientific errors and the constitutional dangers of censoring dissent":
"To demonstrate these points of vagueness and the general unsuitability of using 'contemporary scientific consensus' as a disciplinary criterion, I have prepared a detailed overview of public health response to the pandemic broken down into categories such as Masks and Vaccines (transmission, safety, efficacy of natural immunity). I have also included evidence of what [I testify] would be considered misinformation promulgated by the CDC as well as its withholding of information which led to the then 'contemporary scientific consensus' eventually being proven wrong."
PIC President Shira Miller, M.D., was active in opposing AB 2098 while it was navigating the California legislative process, and has led the effort to bring the instant lawsuit. Opposing the bill, she wrote, "Public health is not achieved, and scientific knowledge does not progress, by censoring dissenting physicians and surgeons or anyone else. AB 2098 is anti-doctor, anti-public health, anti-science, and anti-free speech."
The scheduled hearing on PIC's motion for preliminary injunction is Jan. 17, 2023. PIC has requested the District Court issue a preliminary injunction that "AB 2098 is unconstitutional on its face." The Complaint also requests the Court "issue a declaratory judgement that PIC and CHD patient members have a privacy right in their prescriptions for any off-label FDA approved medication" such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.
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Dennis & Co. Auto Group Acquires Chevrolet, Kia, and Mazda Dealerships and GM ADI Business in Riverhead, New York
WEST NYACK, N.Y. - December 7, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
Dennis & Co. Auto Group expanded its dealership network into Long Island, NY, with the purchase of Eagle Chevrolet of Riverhead, Eagle Kia of Riverhead, Eagle Mazda of Riverhead, and Eagle General Motors Accessories Distributor Installer from owner Mark Calisi.
"We are excited to expand our brand profile to include Mazda while deepening our portfolio of Chevrolet and Kia stores," said Brian Dennis, Dennis & Co. CEO & Founder. "This acquisition allows us to serve customers throughout Long Island while expanding our strategic B2B parts business with Eagle ADI."
"The acquisition of the Eagle stores leverages our Dennis & Co. sales, service, and customer development methodologies - focusing on treating people the way they want to be treated and providing our customers with the best service and care. Adding the proven Eagle and ADI staff to our company pushes us over the 1,000-employee milestone."
Eagle Chevrolet of Riverhead, Eagle Kia of Riverhead, Eagle Mazda of Riverhead, and Eagle ADI continue to operate under their respective names and are part of the Dennis & Co. Auto Group, headquartered in Pearl River, NY.
About Dennis & Co. Auto Group
Brian Dennis founded Dennis & Co. in 2006 with a single dealership, Riverdale Chrysler Jeep, and has steadily grown the company into a major automotive dealership network in the Metropolitan New York region. The platform has a diversified portfolio of 16 brands across 16 locations, including Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet, Ford, INFINITI, Kia, Mazda, Volkswagen, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati. The group also owns and operates a used-only dealership, two collision centers, and a dedicated GM ADI parts business. The group has 1,000+ employees and serves its customers to the highest sales and service standards.
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Flynet Offers Free Latency Support Package for Everyone Considering Mainframe Cloud Migration
CAMBRIDGE, England - December 7, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
Interest in cloud migration and mainframe modernization has never been so high, with the recent Advanced mainframe report showing 90% of organizations have modernized their mainframe workloads in some way since the start of the pandemic, compared to just 11% in the survey before. This modernization is being driven by two main factors: security and cloud migration. However, this transition is not without risks, and mainframe latency is a major one. Flynet helps companies avoid common pitfalls by offering a free expert assessment.
While full-scale migration may not be realistic, or indeed desirable for the majority of organizations that are running mainframe applications, most are considering migrating at least some of their mainframe workload. When considering a migration, the two things that organizations need to prioritise are the very things that made the mainframe such an attractive option in the first place - security and performance. Mainframes were built to handle high-transaction volumes at speed, hence their prevalence in the finance, retail and public sectors. Migrating to the cloud can often introduce significant and compound latency issues that are frequently overlooked by system owners that purely focus on the migration of the workload to the cloud.
Whilst the cloud undoubtedly has many advantages, it will be hard to claim a migration a success if user productivity and satisfaction takes a hit. The architecture of the entire solution needs to be carefully planned to minimize latency at all points, for example, choosing a specifically engineered, cloud-hosted web-based terminal emulator as an access method is one of many steps an organization can take to reduce potential latency and frequently dropped connections. By contrast, any organization hoping to migrate to the cloud while retaining their traditional thick-client emulator is very likely to introduce performance and reliability issues that will anger users and introduce productivity losses that impact the ROI and efficiency of the migration.
This is one of many examples of the potential pitfalls with cloud migration - Flynet is currently offering a free Cloud migration access assessment to any mainframe users undertaking or considering their cloud journey.
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Ahead of a Bumper Festive Season for the Events Industry, HeadBox Says Enquiries Have Been Flooding Through the Platform
SYDNEY - December 8, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
According to leading event tech platform, HeadBox, Sydneysiders are making up for lost time with a bumper season of events scheduled. After Omicron ravaged last year's summer, with cancellations, lockdowns and density caps affecting the events industry, locals have been keen to secure bookings for the upcoming season.
In the last month, HeadBox says it has seen over $5 million worth of leads come through Lead Feed, nationally. With enquiries being submitted for all types of function venues Sydney-wide, it's an exciting time for the industry.
With over 900 function rooms Sydney-wide available for hire, HeadBox is connecting Sydney bookers with their dream party venues this summer season. For bookers, the process is streamlined and stress-free. They can simply submit their event brief and then HeadBox will share it with suitable venues. Booking, managing and delivering everything in one place takes the hassle out of planning events, plus there are no hidden associated costs.
HeadBox provides a wealth of benefits for venues too, helping them to gain exposure and reach new audiences. All types of venue hire Sydney-wide are already benefitting from HeadBox, proactively sourcing new leads and confirming bookings commission-free. Relevant leads are tailored exactly to their needs, enabling them to increase their occupancy rate with the clients they want, when they need them. The platform's unique Lead Feed software instantly notifies venues of new leads, so they can stay ahead of the competition. With Insights, venues can track their performance with all the key metrics and analytics they need to succeed in one place.
To discover the best in Sydney venue hire or to list a function room, Sydney bookers and venues are invited to get in touch with HeadBox today.
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‘Little Angel’ Launches on Kidoodle.TV® and Catapults to Top of Watch List
Kidoodle.TV, owned by A Parent Media Co. Inc. ("APMC"), announced today the recent launch of the highly successful brand, "Little Angel" from Moonbug Entertainment. With English-language episodes currently available on the Safe Streaming™ service to audiences in the U.S. and Canada, the series will soon be rolling out to other territories, including Australia, New Zealand and Latin America, over the coming months.
"Little Angel," which launched on Kidoodle.TV on Sept. 22, 2022, is an animated, preschool, comedy-based series that explores the wacky and fun reality of growing up through the adventures of Baby John and his family. The show has been captivating families around the world with its irreverent humor, catchy and upbeat songs, and nursery rhymes that kids and parents relate to and love.
The addition of the hit brand "Little Angel" to the Kidoodle.TV service represents the latest in a series of successful collaborations between Moonbug Entertainment and APMC. With an extensive offering of Moonbug content, including "Blippi Wonders," "Lellobee City Farm," "Gecko's Garage," "Oddbods," "T-Rex Ranch," and "Blippi", Kidoodle.TV is pleased to populate its library with such a great lineup.
"Little Angel" is a widely popular brand worldwide, with 106 million subscribers across all "Little Angel" YouTube channels. It appeared as #1 in Kids Shows on UK Netflix (week of Nov. 1, 2022) and as #4 in Kids Shows on U.S. Netflix (week of Nov. 1, 2022).
"The relationship we have with Moonbug is of immense value because of its focus on today's relevant brands, which are highly sought out by our audience at Kidoodle.TV. The ability to ideate and plan for the big launches together is a value add to both companies and most importantly, to the children and families who we serve and who love these shows," remarked Brenda Bisner, the Chief Content Officer at APMC.
"We are excited to bring Little Angel to Kidoodle.TV's audiences, following on from the success of our other shows on the platform," commented Andy Yeatman, the MD of the Americas for Moonbug Entertainment. "We are looking forward to our continued partnership with APMC and bringing the joy and fun of Moonbug to other territories soon."
With both episodic and compilation formats, Kidoodle.TV audiences will see continued launches of over 10 hours of "Little Angel" videos in English, Spanish, and Portuguese over the coming months.
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About APMC and Kidoodle.TV®
Kidoodle.TV® is a family-focused Safe Streaming™ service committed to ensuring children have a safe alternative to stream their favorite TV shows and movies. Available in over 160 countries and territories on thousands of connected devices, Kidoodle.TV provides peace of mind with every show available on Kidoodle.TV strictly vetted by caring people committed to Safe and Free Streaming for Kids™. Kidoodle.TV is available on over 1000 streaming media devices, including iOS, Android, Apple TV, Fire TV, LG, Samsung, VIDAA-enabled Hisense TVs, Chromecast, Roku, Vizio SmartCast, Amazon, Jio, Xfinity X1, Connected TVs, and HTML5 Web. Kidoodle.TV is owned and operated by A Parent Media Co. Inc., a family-based company. Kidoodle.TV is certified by the kidSAFE® Seal Program and is the proud recipient of the Mom's Choice Award®, a Stevie® Award, platinum winner of the Best Mobile App Award, and Parents' Picks Award - Best Elementary Products. Visit www.kidoodle.tv to learn more.
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Moonbug Entertainment is an award-winning global entertainment company behind some of the most popular kids' titles in the world. Moonbug's line-up includes global sensations CoComelon, Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Little Angel, My Magic Pet Morphle, Supa Strikas, Go Buster, Playtime with Twinkle, Gecko's Garage, ARPO and many more.
Moonbug's shows are currently available in 32 languages and feature on more than 150 platforms globally, including YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky, Super RTL, BBC iPlayer, HBO Max, Tencent, Youku and Roku. The company's portfolio currently stands at 29 IPs and 100+ brand partners.
Moonbug is a subsidiary of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. By bringing together elite talent operating at the intersection of content, community, and commerce, it helps to position leading entertainment businesses for accelerated, sustainable growth in the current market and beyond. Candle is run by its Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs, leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstone's flagship private equity business.
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