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The 35th annual Suffolk Sister Cities Young Authors and Artists Showcase, Peace by Piece: Food Security in My Community, debuted at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Michelle Wren, president of Suffolk Sister Cities International, and Mardane McLemore, chairman of Young Artists and Authors, welcomed students and their families, thanked judges for sharing their expertise and acknowledged Suffolk Public School and Nansemond Suffolk Academy teachers for supporting the efforts of their creative students.

Suffolk Mayor Michael D. Duman presented 53 awards to students in digital art, photography, painting, drawing, mixed media, essay, poetry, and music.

The Young Artists and Authors Showcase exhibition features 118 art entries and 81 authors entries created by SPS and NSA students. Works were judged by experts in the related field, winners include:

These winners are eligible to participate in the Sister Cities International Competition, where they compete with entries from around the world and United States. There is a $1,000 cash prize for winners of the international competition.

Peace by Piece: Food Security in My Community student showcase continues through Wednesday, March 22 at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. Gallery admission is free and open to the public 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays, 110 W. Finney Ave.

To learn more about Suffolk Sister Cities International, visit http://www.suffolksistercitiesinternational.org.

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The teams below were selected by coaches from the conference, not NJ.com. These teams are independent from NJ.coms All-State and All-Group teams. Again, these teams are selected by coaches from the conference.

1st Team

Jadin Collins, Rutgers Prep, Sr.

Cameron Piggee, Rutgers Prep, Sr.

John Kelly, Rutgers Prep, Jr.

Mario Castro-Sanchez, Gill St. Bernards, Sr.

Nick Losada, Gill St. Bernards, Sr.

Cam Snowden, Franklin, Sr.

Cam Brown, Franklin, Jr.

2nd Team

Elisha Brown, Franklin, Jr.

Jordan Atkins, Rutgers Prep, Sr.

Franklin Jones , Rutgers Prep, Sr.

Jake Novielli, Franklin, Sr.

Matthew Schwartz, Hunterdon Central, Jr.

Honorable Mention

Andy Hearn, Gill St. Bernards, Sr.

Tyler Brickley, Hunterdon Central, Sr.

Jonathan Nsenkyire, Rutgers Prep, Sr.

Myles Parker, Rutgers Prep, So.

Johnny Magner, Bridgewater-Raritan, Jr.

Weston Shirk, Hunterdon Central, So.

1st Team

Frank Denvir, Delaware Valley, Jr.

Justin Kolpan, Delaware Valley, Sr.

Tyler Kesowitz, Manville, Jr.

Peter Discafani, Belvidere, Sr.

Colin Laverty, Bernards, Jr.

Aaron Zalescik, South Hunterdon, Jr.

Steve Purcell, Manville, Sr.

2nd Team

Jack Reardon, Delaware Valley, Jr.

Eric Klemmer, Delaware Valley, So.

Edryn Morales, Manville, Jr.

Gabriel Morales, Bernards , Jr.

Thomas Warms, South Hunterdon, Sr.

Honorable Mention

Shane Young, Delaware Valley, Sr.

Mason Chamberlain , Belvidere, So.

Logan Klementowicz, Manville, Sr.

Will Frank, Bernards, Jr.

Tanner McCaffrey, South Hunterdon, Sr.

1st Team

Sean Givens, Immaculata, Sr.

Davis Adams, Immaculata, Sr.

Jayden Green, Hillsborough, Jr.

Ben Spitzer, Hillsborough, Sr.

Nikola Borovicanin, Ridge, Sr.

Kevin Castronovo, Ridge, Sr.

Matthew Scerbo Jr, Phillipsburg, So.

2nd Team

Josh Williams, Immaculata, Sr.

Zion Harrison, Hillsborough, Jr.

Andrew Martin, Phillipsburg, Jr.

Aleck Graf, Watchung Hills, Sr.

Ethan Lin, Montgomery, Fr.

Honorable Mention

Jerrel Alston, Immaculata, Jr.

Phil Unangst, Hillsborough, Jr.

Troy Barrett, Ridge, Sr.

John Kelly, Watchung Hills, Jr.

Luke Smith, Montgomery, Sr.

Ameer Herran, Phillipsburg, Jr.

1st Team

Jordan Summers , Bound Brook, Sr.

Jackson Morrison, Bound Brook, So.

Tommy Flaherty, Warren Hills, Sr.

Trey Maultsby, Pingry, Jr.

Connor Duggan, Voorhees, Sr.

James DelSantro, North Hunterdon, Jr.

Gavin Craig, Somerville, Sr.

2nd Team

Donnie Gregory, Pingry, Fr.

Jordan Robinson, Bound Brook, Sr.

Aidan Pierro, Voorhees, Sr.

Brady Scheier, Somerville, So.

Tommy Mazurkiewcz, North Hunterdon, Sr.

Honorable Mention

Justin Wistuba, Voorhees, Jr.

Quinn Carran, Somerville, Jr.

Josh Woodford, Pingry, Jr.

Jeremiah Williams, Bound Brook, Jr.

Ryan Gillhooly, North Hunterdon, Sr.

TJ Kachala, Warren Hills, Jr.

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San Diego County will honor the educators, parents, community members, board members and support staff who make a difference in the lives of students at the annual Honoring Our Own Awards.

The awards will recognize the 2023 San Diego County School Boards Association award recipients andtheAssociation of California School Administrators Region 18administrators of the year. Honoring Our Own is a collaboration between the two organizations.

The in-person event will be from 5 to 9 p.m. May 27 at the San Diego Sheraton Resort and Marina. Visit the Honoring Our Own webpage to register or learn about donating.

Congratulations to this years honorees!

Cipriano Vargas, Vista Unified School District

Jenifer Eggert, Julian Union School District

Chris Toomey, San Diego County Office of Education

Dr. Kyle Ruggles, Vista Unified School District

Guadalupe Estrada, Sweetwater Union High School District

La Colonia Community Foundation

Stacey Adame, Escondido Union High School District

Marilyn Adrianzen, San Ysidro School District

Ami Shackelford, Vista Unified School District

Mia Funk, Escondido Union High School District

Joy Ceasar, El Centro Elementary School District

Jenna Sather, Sweetwater Union High School District

Stefanie Siqueiros Cruz, Heber Elementary School District

Antonio Munguia, Brawley Union High School District

Jennifer Goldston, Solana Beach School District

Robert Flaherty, Oceanside Unified School District

Derek Murchison, San Diego Unified School District

Laura Crow, Poway Unified School District

Colin Young, Poway Unified School District

Rick Grove, Carlsbad Unified School District

James Jimenez, Poway Unified School District

Barbara Rohrer, Dehesa School District

Nina Hermosillo, Sweetwater Union High School District

Richard Nash, Poway Unified School District

Meghan Voeltner, San Diego Unified School District

Jena McWaters, San Diego Unified School District

Vernon Moore, Sweetwater Union High School District

Luis Ibarra, Escondido Union School District

Eduardo Perez, Calexico Unified School District

Kimberly Moore, San Diego Unified School District

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Singapore, March 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PREMA is an NFT-integrated application platform based on Web 3.0 network, focusing on the sale, trading, and practical application of NFT. PREMA can provide users with convenient NFT trading and NFT multifunctional application services. On March 7th, they established a strategic business alliance with Avacus Inc.The company provides distributed social networking services (hereinafter referred to as "Web3 SNS") "Avacus. app" on Web3.

PREMA develops and services NFT/ blockchain content and operates Samurai Guild Games (SamuraiGG), a gaming guild with 30,000 members (as of February 2023). By forming a business alliance with Avacus Inc., they will promote the following businesses of Avacus.app:

- Use Avacus.app and all kinds of SNS to attract customers;

- Avacus.app and PREMA deployed various Dapps integration;

- In Avacus.app SamuraiGG is formed on the DAO (decentralized autonomous organizations);

- Through Avacus Connect Dapps develops an advertising distribution business (details below).

Avacus.app is a Web3 SNS with a mobile wallet, beta launched in October 2021, and from March 2023, will implement "Avacus Connect", the world's first system to support simultaneous messaging, airdrops and advertising to any NFT holder, to further extend the Web3 project and the use case for the DAO.

The strategic business alliance with Avacus Inc. will providePREMAwith a number of growth benefits and business upgrades to support PREMA's global expansion plans:

1.Attracting customers: Through the use of Avacus. app and various SNS, will increase the visibility ofPREMAsNFT/ blockchain content and SamuraiGG, and attract more users to follow and usetheirplatform.

2.Integration with various Dapps: Avacus. app will integrate with various Dapps deployed by PREMA, which will increase the functionality of both platforms. It even enables users to seamlessly use both platforms and provide a more comprehensive and user-friendly experience.

3.Formation of SamuraiGG DaOs: Formation of SamuraiGG DaOs on Avacus. app will allow for more efficient and decentralized decision-making within guilds.This will provide more transparency and inclusion, which is in line with the Web 3.0 philosophy.

4.Grow the AD distribution business: Growing the AD distribution business through Avacus Connect Dapps will providePREMAwith a new revenue stream that will help the company grow its business.

The business alliance with Avacus Inc. will providethemwith access to the Web3 SNS platform, which will enhance its capabilities and increase its visibility.The benefits of this partnership will result in a more comprehensive and user-friendly experience for users and provide a new revenue stream forPREMA. This makesthema more attractive investment opportunity.

The PREMA platform is centered on the NFT market PREMA X, using the PREMA wallet application and traceability system to integrate NFT and NFT usage scenarios, such as metaverse blockchain games in URL (UnReal Life, non-real world), and physical facilities in IRL (In Real Life, real-world) associated with physical products.

More about PREMA:

PREMA website: https://prmx.io/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/prema.io/

Discord: http://dsc.gg/official-prema-discord

Telegram: https://t.me/OfficialPREMA

Twitter:https://twitter.com/prema_en

Medium:https://prmx.medium.com/

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The Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) has blocked the popular social media app TikTok on all government devices unless users have a Standards Plus internet package.

Concerns have grown throughout the world that the software may be used for espionage by Beijing-linked groups, with huge data leaks to China, or critical information falling into the wrong hands.

The Maltese government has been discussing the ramifications of TikTok for transparency and privacy policies.

Whereas the United States has labelled TikTok an addictive drug, the European Commission believes TikTok spied on journalists by utilising their IP addresses.

TikTok, whose parent company is Chinese-owned ByteDance, has been banned from electronic devices managed by the US House of Representatives. And the European Council, as well European Parliament secretary-general Alessandro Chiocchetti, has instructed that TikTok be removed from work devices by 20 March.

In comments to MaltaToday, MITA revealed that technical conversations, especially on TikTok, had already taken place, saying that for the time being it is currently only restricted from certain government devices, the sameas other social networking sites.

The dangers associated with TikTok may be grouped as data gathering, personal identifiable, possible software tampering by TikTok users devices, and possible manipulation of material designed to influence public opinion, MITA told MaltaToday.

TikTok usage via a web browser, according to the public entity, has a risk profile comparable to other website-based social media because it is completely confined within a web browser. These scenarios are common to most similar applications so the risk would be compounded by the way privacy/transparency policies are written and how they are enforced and by who.

A spate of complaints filed by European authorities contesting the companys use of Europeans data over privacy concerns is fuelling the fury against the video-sharing app, which is used by over 250 million Europeans.

Ongoing probes, including Ireland, Romania and Italy, are costing the social media firm, millions in fines.

Several nations have even fined the app, such as the Dutch data protection regulator, which fined TikTok 750,000 in 2021 for abusing childrens privacy.

Several European countries opted to adopt a different approach. While some countries, such as Belgium and Finland, elected to entirely restrict the app, others chose to wait and assess the situation before making a final decision.

The United Kingdom, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Greece, Latvia, and Austria are all keeping an eye on the situation in neighbouring countries before making a decision. In Luxembourg, Bulgaria, and Poland the app is under investigation.

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