HAMDEN, Connecticut, Nov. 11 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: With less than 100 days to go, former Vice President Joe Biden has an edge in New Hampshire's Democratic primary for president, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll released today. Biden receives support from 20 percent of New Hampshire likely Democratic primary voters, with Senator Elizabeth Warren getting 16 percent, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg getting 15 p  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Nov. 13 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: * * * - Guidance to Reduce Related Cost and Complexity * * * The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today approved an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) to provide temporary, optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for, or recognizing the effects of, reference rate reform on financial reporting. The Board is expected to issue a final ASU in early 2020.   more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued two Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) that finalize various effective date delays for standards on current expected credit losses (CECL), leases, hedging, and long-duration insurance contracts. * ASU No. 2019-10, Financial Instruments--Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842): Ef  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Nov. 11 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that simplifies and increases comparability of accounting for nonemployee share-based payments, specifically those made to customers. "The new standard continues our efforts to simplify and improve reporting of share-based payments--in this case, those paid to customers" said FASB Chairman   more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Nov. 12 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) to clarify certain sections of its 2017 hedge accounting standard. Stakeholders are asked to review and comment on the proposed ASU by January 13, 2020. "During our outreach to help stakeholders understand and implement the new hedging standard, we identified areas of the guidance t  more

BETHEL, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- The Journal of Vibration and Control, a peer-reviewed journal of analytical, computational and experimental studies of vibration phenomena and their control from the Society of Experimental Mechanics, published 10 research articles on the following topics in its November 2019 edition: * Acceleration decoupling control of 6 degrees of freedom electro-hydraulic shaking table * Active vibration control of a blade element with uncertainty modeling in PZT actuator fo  more

BETHEL, Connecticut, Nov. 8 -- The Journal of Vibration and Control, a peer-reviewed journal of analytical, computational and experimental studies of vibration phenomena and their control from the Society of Experimental Mechanics, published nine research articles on the following topics in its October 2019 edition: * Active vibration control of a polyvinylidene fluoride laminated membrane plate mirror * Analytical and experimental investigation of cable-beam system dynamics * Buckling and fr  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- Keep America Beautiful issued the following news release: * * * - Collaboration Is Key to Future of U.S. Recycling System * * * A week of national recycling initiatives demonstrating the collaborative effort of government, industry, and nonprofit sectors to address the challenges in the United States recycling system, concludes today - America Recycles Day(R), a Keep America Beautiful(R) program, with the 2019 America Recycles Summit. Keep America Beautiful  more

WINSOR, Connecticut, Nov. 14 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: We all know good customer experience when we see it. For life insurance and annuity carriers, however, it is often hard to define and measure good customer experience. A new report by LIMRA and NEOS, Next-Level Customer Experience: How Do Insurers Get There?, looks at the challenges and opportunities these carriers face and how they manage and measure their customers' experiences. "Today's consumers are comparing the expe  more

MYSTIC, Connecticut, Nov. 14 -- Mystic Aquarium issued the following news release: The time is now for us to take action not only by continuing our conservation research with tenacity but to inspire the next generation of conservationists", stated Dr. Tracy Romano as the 2019 National Science Foundation funded science based educational and cultural exchange workshop for Alaska Native and Native American high school youth was about to begin at Mystic Aquarium. "It is our goal to empower student  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Social Workers issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on the lifetime appointment Steven Menashi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which covers Connecticut, New York and Vermont. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) adamantly opposes the appointment of Menashi to a seat once held by Supreme Court Justice and civil rights champion Thurgood Marshall. If appointed, Menashi will be posi  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The National Shooting Sports Foundation(R) (NSSF(R)), the trade association for the firearms industry, has recognized Ammunition Depot for its extensive support of the organization's range programs. For the past two years, Ammunition Depot has served as the ammunition-fulfillment storage center for NSSF's First Shots(R) program. In this capacity, Ammunition Depot stores, processes orders  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 13 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - Dr. Katherine Roe's Lecture on Science and Animal Advocacy Challenges Rampant, Ineffective Experiments on Animals * * * On Thursday evening in the Ives Main Library, PETA Research Associate Dr. Katherine Roe will deliver a rousing talk titled, "Using Science to Advocate for Animal Rights," which will touch on some of PETA's campaigns to end cruel experiments on animals an  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Nov. 12 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Save the Children will set up a Child Friendly Space to help dozens of children affected by the devastating bushfires in New South Wales, Australia. The international humanitarian organization will establish the supported playgroup at the evacuation center in Taree, where hundreds of people are receiving support. "This child friendly space gives children who've experienced the distress and uncertainty of t  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Nov. 14 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: * * * - Families already facing extreme malnutrition now taking refuge in displaced to temporary shelters * * * Hundreds of thousands of children and their families - many of whom were already facing extreme malnutrition - have been displaced by heavy rainfall and are now living in temporary, makeshift settlements across South Sudan. Save the Children is deeply concerned for the health of more than 420,0  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 11 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: A consortium that coordinates the efforts of local and regional cardiovascular disease prevention programs helped states achieve major goals for eliminating health disparities, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2019 -- November 16-18 in Philadelphia. The Association's Scientific Sessions is an annual, premier global exchange of the l  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: * * * - Workers Organize for Better Working Conditions, Higher Standards * * * Drivers employed by Dattco School Bus have voted to affiliate with Teamsters Local 671. The drivers provide pupil transportation services for students attending Windsor Public Schools. "We are thrilled to welcome these workers into our union family, and I'd like to thank all of our business agents and or  more