ONTARIO, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials issued the following news release: The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) has published the 2024 editions of the Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code (USHGC) and Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (USPSHTC) in both hardcopy and electronic versions, completing a three-year consensus development cycle accredited by the American National St  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned an alleged hate crime targeting individuals advocating for Palestine and called on law enforcement to conduct a swift, thorough investigation. On May 5, shortly after two volunteers with the Northe  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Sacramento Valley/Central California (CAIR-SV/CC) supports the peaceful encampment at UC Davis organized as the Popular University for the Liberation of Palestine (UCD PULP). Dozens of tents remain at the UC Davis Memorial Quad, a part of a broader wave of protests across at least 27 campuses nationwide. Students are deeply connected to the ongoing conf  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Sacramento Valley/Central California (CAIR-SV/CC) supports members of the student body who set up a peaceful encampment at UC Merced aimed at raising awareness and advocating for the divestment from companies that support the occupation of Palestine. CAIR SV/CC calls for UC Merced's administration to engage in peaceful dialogue with their   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release: Yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a legal challenge to the Biden administration's policy of turning back asylum seekers who seek protection without first obtaining an appointment via the government's flawed CBP One smartphone app. Last fall a district court declined to issue a preliminary injunction, erroneously concluding that it lacked the authority t  more

NEW YORK, May 10 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary to The Progressive: * * * School Officials Should Protect Trans Youth, Not "Out" Them By Yasemin Smallens, Senior Coordinator, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program Transgender youth from California to Alabama are under threat due to a growing trend to pass policies mandating that school staff--and in some cases, any government employee--disclose to their parents if a student identifies as transgender. Th  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15 -- The International Association For Food Protection issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) selected Walmart Inc. as the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Black Pearl Award. Sponsored by F&H Food Equipment Company, the Black Pearl Award will be presented at IAFP's Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California. This honor is given annually to one company for its efforts in advancing food safety and quality   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- The International Interior Design Association issued the following news release: IIDA is pleased to announce the induction of four new members to the prestigious IIDA College of Fellows. This year's honorees are NBBJ Principal, Design Leader, Robert Norwood, FIIDA, of the Southern California chapter; HDR Interior Design Principal, Abby Scott, FIIDA, of the Great Plains chapter; OTJ Architects Senior Principal and Senior Director of Architecture, Kevin G. Sneed, FIID  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 15 -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and CalMatters are thrilled to announce the 2024 cohort of JCal, a program for California high school students to be immersed in the state's news ecosystem. The second cohort of this program will meet in the CalMatters newsroom in Sacramento from June 17 to June 21. With guidance from 11 mentors, 22 students will gain first hand ex  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 14 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Kelly Clarkson Home and Gwyneth Paltrow's goop are the headliners in PETA's first-ever Vegan Homeware Awards, which celebrate the industry trailblazers making home decor and furnishings kinder to animals. Clarkson's home goods brand won Best Wool-Free Runner for its beautiful, bold Eloise Damask Rug, made with polypropylene, while goop x CB2 took home the award for Best Vegan Accent  more

MILPITAS, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The global semiconductor manufacturing industry in the first quarter of 2024 showed signs of improvement with an uptick in electronic sales, stabilizing inventories and an increase in installed wafer fab capacity, SEMI announced today in its Q1 2024 publication of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) Report  more

MILPITAS, California, May 15 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Aiming to help the global semiconductor industry address its talent gap by training and upskilling workers, SEMI today announced that its SEMI University(TM) learning platform now offers online course certification programs designed to fast-track semiconductor career development. Tailored to help meet burgeoning industry dem  more

COCOA, Florida, May 15 -- The National Space Society issued the following news release: Hosted by Melissa Navia of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," the ISDC Features Over 100 Sessions and Keynotes by Major Aerospace and Newspace Leaders. The National Space Society's International Space Development Conference(R) (ISDC(R)) will be held in Los Angeles, California, next week from May 23-26. The ISDC is the annual keynote event of NSS, bringing together leading executives, managers, engineers, scie  more

SANTA MONICA, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Articles of War on May 13, 2024: * * * National Security Memorandum 20 and the Challenge of Operational End-Use Monitoring By Aidan Kirby Winn May 8 was the deadline for the Departments of Defense (DoD) and State to answer tough questions about how U.S.-supplied weapons are being used in today's conflicts, including those in Gaza and Ukraine. It appears that the delivery of their reports to Con  more

SANTA MONICA, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: * * * Growth for Overall Support of Marriage * * * Over the 20 years that same-sex couples have been able to marry in the United States, there have been no negative effects on marriage, divorce, or cohabitation among different-sex couples, according to new report from RAND and UCLA. In addition, the few significant effects observed by new analyses of the issue suggest a slight increase in overall marriage r  more

SANTA MONICA, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: Prices paid to hospitals during 2022 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged 254 percent of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among states, according to a new RAND report. Some states (Arkansas, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi) had relative prices under 200 percent of Medicare, while other states (California, Florida, Georgia,   more

MILPITAS, California, May 14 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: SEMI, the industry association serving the global semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today applauded the United States Department of Commerce's announcement of a Preliminary Memorandum of Terms for an award under the CHIPS and Science Act to support the expansion and modernization of Polar S  more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Southern Border Communities Coalition, a program of Alliance San Diego, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Yesterday the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report (https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106148) on Border Patrol Critical Incident Teams (CITs) that was prompted by a 2021 letter (https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/alliancesandiego/pages/3292/attachments/original/1635367319/SBCC_letter_to_Congress_Final  more

COCOA, Florida, May 15 -- The National Space Society issued the following news release: On May 25, the National Space Society will give its prestigious Space Pioneer Award for Media to Rod Pyle, noted space book author and historian, writer of numerous NASA publications, space journalist and podcaster, and editor of the NSS "Ad Astra" magazine. The award will be presented at the society's annual International Space Development Conference, being held this year in Los Angeles, California, from Ma  more

DIAMOND BAR, California, May 14 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release: Ryan Stutzman is joining the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) as chief financial officer, effective May 22. Stutzman will be based at SEMA's headquarters in Diamond Bar, Calif. Stutzman replaces current Vice President and Chief Financial Officer George Afremow, who will retire in June after 12 years with the Association. Stutzman is a strategic and results-driven execu  more