Yearly Archives: 2023

TACOMA, Wash., February 22, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Sound Physicians, a physician-founded and led medical group with national reach and local focus, has launche...

Recently released 'My Extra Mom' from Telemachus Press and author Gina Grad is a tool for parents and stepparents to show their children the benefits of having an extra adult in their lives. 'My Extra Mom' reminds non-nuclear families there is plenty of community — and plenty of extra love — to go around.

LOS ANGELES, February 22, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Los Angeles broadcaster, voiceover artist and new stepmom/"extra mom" Gina Grad has released her first children's book, My Extra Mom, which aims to help families adapt to the "blending" process by offering valuable insights and suggestions for stepparenting. The book, which launches on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, focuses on fostering security and confidence in young children who are being introduced to a new parent/stepparent.

With an estimated 133.6 million Americans with a step-relationship and minimal resources for children, Grad recognized the importance of educating people in a creative way as to what being a stepmom is truly about — being a person who joins "a family already in progress" and adding to the joy, protection, and love that already exists.

My Extra Mom strives to dispel the myth of the "Evil Stepmother" and offers a positive outlook on what a healthy "modern family" can look like. Through her own experiences as a stepmom, Grad has been inspired to create a children's book that offers assurance to both children and parents that stepparents offer security and stability in addition to — not in place of — what primary parents are already providing.

This newly released children's book highlights the benefits of having an extra adult in a child's life who looks after them and loves them. It also offers suggestions, fun challenges and games that promote bonding between a stepmom and her stepchild.

My Extra Mom is a reminder to non-nuclear families that there is plenty of community and extra love to go around. This simple and innovative children's book provides a valuable resource for any family going through the "blending" process and emphasizes the importance of creating a positive environment for all family members to thrive.

Gina Grad is a national broadcaster, television, and radio host. She is the former co-host/news anchor of The Adam Carolla Show, which held the Guinness World Record for Most Downloaded Podcast. Gina has anchored on KFI AM 640, as well as hosted mornings on 100.3 FM. She is now currently hosting Planet TV Studios' New Frontiers.

My Extra Mom is available for sale on Amazon in paperback, hardback, and Kindle. 

For additional information or media inquiries, contact Laurence Claire, LLC at [email protected] or go to MyExtraSeries.com.

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Original Source: Author Gina Grad's New Whimsical Children's Book 'My Extra Mom' Helps Stepmoms and Stepchildren Ease the Transition Into Their Blended Family

VerseOne Distribution Distributes Irish Band's New Single

DELAWARE CITY, Del., February 22, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Arctic Lights, an indie/rock group from Cork, Ireland, has released "Holy Joe", their first single of 2023, as the follow-up to their 2022 critically acclaimed single, "Belong". Band members Liam O'Callaghan and Edward Butt wanted to take a new creative direction towards a darker and heavier sound with the new release. 

"Holy Joe may sound a bit different from some of our other songs but we like to surprise people with each new release as we get bored quickly and don't just want to repeat the same tricks each time. This keeps us engaged and interested as we find exploring new sounds gets us excited, being an independent act allows us to do what we like and we will keep doing that while hoping people will enjoy what we do, but, overall we make music for ourselves." - Edward Butt

"I find writing music can be cathartic and songs have personalities of their own. I had a melody in mind for Holy Joe but no lyrics. The minute we pressed record to put the melody down, the lyrics just started pouring out. I think you can feel a crackling and bristling in society at the moment like there is a fire about to ignite. For me, the emotion of the vocals captures this feeling perfectly.  Hopefully, we can extinguish the fire." - Liam O'Callaghan

Distributed exclusively by VerseOne Distribution, "Holy Joe" is available now on all major music platforms. Listen to "Holy Joe" here. 

About Arctic Lights

Arctic Lights was formed in 2021 by Liam O'Callaghan and Edward Butt from Cork, Ireland. The duo has been making their mark in the music scene since debuting their single, "King of America" in January 2021. The band has been active since then, rapidly expanding its fanbase and following on social media and streaming platforms. Arctic Lights' music has been featured across radio stations worldwide in America, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. 

Follow Arctic Lights for releases and updates.

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Original Source: Arctic Lights Releases New Single, 'Old Joe'

This acquisition reaffirms DHS' strategy to become one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical organizations in Latin America

WASHINGTON, February 22, 2023 (Newswire.com) - DHS Ventures & Holdings, one of the world's largest private equity investors, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Grupo SILMEX.

Grupo SILMEX is an integrated pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing, and marketing high-quality branded generic, private label and OTC products targeted to the private market and offering CDMO services across key market segments in Mexico. Grupo SILMEX offers a diversified portfolio of products across key categories and has strong R&D and manufacturing capabilities, operating six modern production facilities in Mexico, including three FDA-approved plants with the ability to export to the U.S.

With a highly seasoned management team that has driven strong operating and financial performance over the past years, Grupo SILMEX is well positioned to capitalize on the strong secular tailwinds underpinning the Mexican market and sustain consistent growth across its different business lines. Grupo SILMEX generated approximately US$184 million in net revenues (on an expected combined basis).

"We are thrilled to execute an important milestone on our long-planned rollup strategy with an ideal acquisition target for DHS Ventures & Holdings," said Fernando Aguirre, Executive Vice Chairman. "We believe Grupo SILMEX diversified portfolio of innovative products alongside its management and technical capabilities will help accelerate DHS top and bottom-line growth into the near future. With this acquisition, DHS Ventures continues to diversify its products and geographies based on being a leader in innovative oral delivery systems. I am excited to finally have a physical presence in Mexico, a country for which we have had great admiration for many years. This is something that we have been working towards for quite some time. This announcement marks an incredibly proud day in our company´s 45-year-old history."

Peter Weinstein, Chairman of the M&A Committee of DHS Ventures, added: "Grupo SILMEX represents a significant step forward for our regional consolidation strategy, expanding our reach in Mexico, which we anticipate will represent approximately 30% of the total revenues of the companies' combined, with the expectation to grow even more. We believe the combination of Grupo SILMEX and DHS Ventures advances our position as a leading pan-regional integrated pharmaceutical company in Latin America and represents a unique opportunity to realize not only significant innovation capabilities as well as significant synergies through cross-selling opportunities and cost efficiencies."

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Original Source: Fernando Aguirre, Vice Chairman of DHS Ventures, Announced Acquisition of Grupo SILMEX for $750M Gaining Presence in Mexico

Fastexverse, the metaverse company of Fastex ecosystem, hosts the launch of Paul Dawalibi's new book, "Metaverse dream".

DUBAI, Arab Emirates, February 22, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Fastexverse - the metaverse company for Fastex ecosystem, will host the launch of the new book "Metaverse dream" by Paul "The Profit" Dawalibi, a renowned futurist and virtual reality expert.

In "Metaverse dream", Paul takes readers on a journey through the metaverse and examines its potential to change the way we live, work, and play. He also shares his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as we move towards a fully realized metaverse.

The book will be available on Fastexverse's platform and is sure to be a valuable resource for anyone interested in the future of the metaverse and virtual reality. Users can explore parts of the book in a specially built 3D room, videos, reports on Metaverse industry, quotes from the book, illustrations and more. The book is published by the renowned Assouline and will be presented and available in ftNFT store in the Mall of emirates, Dubai.

"I am truly excited to partner with Fastexverse. The next decade will radically transform fun, entertainment and leisure and set the stage for the inevitable outcome of gaming and metaverse dominance. There is a multi-trillion dollar industry at stake. More wealth will be created in the metaverse over the next few decades than in any other industry," says "The Profit".

"As an active member of this new industry, it was very important for us to host a presentation about Metaverse in the Metaverse environment. Fastexverse is happy to give the opportunity to thousands of people to learn more about the possibilities of near future," says Vahe Khachatryan, the head of Fastexverse.

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Original Source: Fastexverse Hosts Presentation of the Book 'Metaverse Dream'