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Los Angeles, CA — / PRBlast / — To mark the beginning of Pride Month, Councilmember Nithya Raman celebrated the completion of the Odin Street underpass mural restoration in Hollywood, titled the “Blue Moon Trilogy.” With funding from AIDS Project Los Angeles, artist Russell Carlton originally began the mural in 1987 to serve as a message of hope at the height of the AIDS crisis, which Carlton lost his life to the following year. After falling into disrepair since its last restoration in 1993, the mural was restored and completed through the collaborative efforts of community members, City departments, and restoration experts.

“In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic — after two years of unprecedented loss and hardship — the message that Russell Carlton shared in this mural is as timely and meaningful in this moment as ever,” said Councilmember Raman. “I’m so grateful to the Department of Cultural Affairs, Fine Art Conservation Laboratories, and the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council for leading the charge in reviving Russell’s message of self-empowerment, health, love and hope that can be shared by all Angelenos in a time when it is truly needed.”

In 2017, Russell Carlton’s parents signed an artist’s rights agreement in 2017 to support the restoration efforts. The Department of Cultural Affairs, Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council (HHWNC), Fine Art Conservation Laboratories, the former District 4 Office, Caltrans, and the Hollywood Bowl worked together to move forward with a partial restoration of the top two thirds of the mural as “Phase I,” while still in need of funding to restore the bottom third.

“The restoration of this historical memorial public art mural was a wonderful project that blesses the community with positive energy, color and an educational benefit,” said Scott M. Haskins of Fine Art Conservation Laboratories. “We were honored to be chosen to apply our skills and professional efforts for the restoration of this mural with such a dynamic social purpose and conscience.”

This year, Yami Duarte of the Department of Cultural Affairs helped to spearhead the completion of the mural, bringing back the Fine Art Conservation Lab, led by Scott Haskins, to carry out the restoration. With continued support from Caltrans, the Hollywood Bowl, and Council District 4, Russell Carlton’s mural was brought back to life in May of 2022.

“We were delighted to keep artist Russell Carlton's vibrant mural from being painted over and lost to LA's LGBTQ history. Conservator Scott Haskins has restored the mural so that it looks great after decades of being largely invisible,” said Orrin Feldman and Patty Dryden, former Vice President & former Board Member of Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council, respectively. “Even in the face of what was then a deadly HIV/AID diagnosis in the 1980s, Russell's artwork still reminds us to remember that there is hope and beauty as we try to live through today's COVID pandemic. It's a lesson well-worth remembering.”

The original plaque from the mural’s original installation remains at the site. Its introduction reads:

Blue Moon Trilogy

Eve of Conception, Dawning of a New Age, A Glorious Revelation

A mural dedicated on April 30, 1988 to persons who have so courageously given us hope in living and finding the answers in overcoming this disease.

By artist Russell Carlton for the AIDS Project of Los Angeles

For more information on the conservation effort and the history of the Blue Moon Trilogy, visit Fine Art Conservation Lab’s website at bit.ly/odinmural.

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Email: cd4comms@lacity.org
Phone: 323.229.6596

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Beverly Hills, CA — / PRBlast / — Recent advancements in body contouring surgery and developments in techniques and technologies for getting rid of stubborn body fats have never been more popular than today. Furtherance in body rejuvenation plastic surgery has inspired many men and women to seek the advice of board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Brian shafa at Pacific Rejuvenation Medical. At Pacific Rejuvenation, Dr. Brian offers three latest lipo service innovations: large volume lipo or lipo 360, lipo sculpting, and High Definition lipo. Let's stay along the lines to explore about lipo360 or 360 liposuctions.

What is Lipo360°?

Lipo360 is a specialized liposuction procedure to remove excess fats from the abdominal region, also known as 360° liposuction or circumferential liposuction. The 360-degree technique is developed in standard liposuction procedures to remove fats from the abdomen, waist, love handles, and mid and lower back. While doing the comprehensive contouring of the mid-section, Dr. Brian does a critical evaluation of the patient physique and considers the natural cuts to produce more proportionate, svelte, and aesthetically appealing results. After getting circumferential liposuction, you would have a leaner, smoother, and contoured abdominal region, flanks, and back. Before getting into the treatment process, it is essential to know that lipo360 is not a weight loss surgery. Instead, it is a surgical method of sculpting or treating stubborn fat pockets resistant to diet and exercise.

Who is an Ideal candidate for Lipo360°?

• Patients in good physical health with no underlying diseases may benefit from fat reduction and body contouring through lipo360.
• You may undergo liposuction 360 if diet and workout are not making a difference in getting an ideal trimmed, and slim physique.
• If you have localized fat regions, good skin elasticity, and a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 or less, you are a good candidate for lipo360.
• Lipo360 is also the last hope for those not getting the desired outcomes from noninvasive and non-surgical ways of fat reduction such as cool sculpting, smart lipo, or other aesthetic means of fat reduction.

HOW IS LIPO360 ° PERFORMED?

The process of Lipo360 does not involve general anesthesia; Iv sedation may serve the purpose in many patients to reduce the discomfort of the surgical procedure. Before getting into the surgical protocol, your first meeting with Dr. Brian is essential for making recommendations about your desired curves and shapes in a more natural-looking manner. Vacuum suction is used to target fat extraction from the mid-section of your body and all around the circumference at three hundred- and sixty-degrees angles. Dr. Brain Shafa uses special techniques to maintain your body's natural curves and produce more dramatic yet natural-looking and aesthetically appealing outcomes. You may also get customized treatments such as lasers to help melt fats and tighten the loose skin that fats leave behind.

Results and Recovery after Lipo360°

Like any other surgical procedure, you will need to follow post-operative care and guidelines provided by your surgeon. The downtime associated with lipo360 is minimal, and you may resume your routine activities within a few days after the procedure. Your body will need some time to heal naturally, so be prepared to stay away from strenuous activities for a few weeks after lipo360.

You may be able to recognize the results immediately after surgery, but the noticeable effects will be seen several weeks after surgery. For more information on Pacific Rejuvenation Medical's possibilities, book your initial consultation with Dr. Brian Shafa and share your vision of the ideal body and desired contours.

Website: https://weekendweightlosscenter.com/

Andrew Lawrence, an author from Los Angeles, California, is a hero. A happiness hero. He is making the world a happier place. One person at a time.

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Los Angeles, CA, March 27^th, 2021 -- To do that, to make the world a better, and happier, place, he is using something special. A special book. A hero book. A book he wrote. His book, “The Happiness Transformation: how to be happy NOW and for the rest of your life” shows people how to do that; how to be happy NOW. And for the rest of your life. The book is short, easy to understand and contains the true simple principles of happiness, principles that can be implemented quickly to produce both instant happiness and long-term happiness.

According to Andrew, “It took me nearly 30 years to figure out how to be happy. Once I did, once I realized the secret of happiness, I realized how simple it really is. I wrote the book to reveal and share the simple secrets of how to be happy – now – and for the rest of your life. It applies to every adult, regardless of who you are and where you live. Yes, I wrote the book to make the world a happier place.”

The book is available worldwide on amazon.

There are FREE happiness excerptsfrom the book on his blog, https://happiness-excerpts.blogspot.com

Andrew invites everyone to be happy, NOW, and for the rest of your life. And, with this happiness hero’s help, maybe we cantransform the world and make the world a happier place.

Los Angeles, California, November 15^th, 2020 -- Smart Bitcoin Investments is dedicated to teaching investors how to make smart investing decisions and is releasing a bitcoin calculator so people all over the world can easily calculate the value of their BTC to the fiat currency of their choice.

The bitcoin calculator will easily convert the price of BTC to any fiat currency on-demand including USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, BRL, CAD, CHF, CLP, CNY, DKK, HKD, INR, ISK, JPY, KRW, NZD, PLN, RUB, SEK, THB, TRY, and TWD.

Not only is the bitcoin calculator backed by real-time price data from Blockchain.com, but also it offers users rates in real-time for several major currencies. Through the calculator interface users have easy access to popular exchanges like Etoro, Coinbase, CEX.IO, Coinmama, Binance, Kraken, Paybis, Bittrex, Paxful, and many others should they decide that they would like to buy or sell bitcoin after viewing the price conversion.

“It is a good idea to have a tool that can help you convert the price of bitcoin to the fiat currency supported in your country,” says Jeffrey Ito, founder of Smart Bitcoin Investments and creator of Bitcoin Calculator, “and also provide the charts necessary for you to make smart trading and investing decisions”.

Bitcoin calculator is complete with an interactive historical chart. For this release the available charts include market price, total circulating bitcoin, market capitalization, and daily trade volume. Within each chart visitors can customize the time frame they would like to view or select between the last 7 days, 15 days, 30 days, 60 days, 180 days, 1 year, 3 years and all-time. The company has plans to include more charts and tools for future updates so users can enjoy advanced features without having to sign in to an exchange first.

If you have any questions about how bitcoin calculator works or if you would like to get in touch with the owner you can reach out to him using the contact information provided below.

Company Information:

Contact: Jeffrey Ito
Address: Lithium Gold Ventures, LLC
1901 Avenue of the Stars, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Email: info@smartbitcoininvestments.com
Website: https://bitcoincalculator.org/

Anaheim, Calif, June 18, 2020 -- Sentry IMS Based in Anaheim, Ca whom provides next-generation Agency management software to insurance agencies, has completed the integration of Tranzpay's digital payment platform, which caters to the insurance industry. This integration will enable Insurance agencies to achieve paperless operation by eliminating the paper checks and increase their cash flow utilizing Tranzpay’s next day funding platform.

Based in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, Tranzpay offers a digital payment platform and is a recognized player in the insurance vertical to Carriers, MGA's, and insurance agencies. By joining forces with Sentry IMS, the partnership provides agency owners with the ability to collect electronic payments directly within the Sentry Agency Management. System.

"Eliminating the need for agents to leave Sentry's ecosystem to fulfill payments will save both time and create seamless efficiencies for Sentry IMS users. We are excited to partner with Sentry to bring the future of payments to their clients," says Skip Gilleland, VP of Marketing at Tranzpay. "We are delighted to bring our customers payment solutions within our management system and even more so to do this by teaming up with Tranzpay," says Carlos Humphrey, the C.E.O. of Sentry.

About Tranzpay

Tranzpay provides small and mid-size businesses with electronic payment solutions. Since its founding, Tranzpay has focused on optimizing payment acceptance by providing payment models that meet each client's unique needs. Implementing a global acquiring strategy allows Tranzpay to provide its clients with a customizable suite of solutions that mitigate risk and reduce cost. Staying at the forefront of payment technology, Tranzpay accelerates electronic payment acceptance by utilizing the latest in seamless integration methods, providing friction-less payment acceptance for clients and their customers. For more information, please visit tranzpay.io.

About Sentry IMS

Anaheim, CA-based Sentry IMS provides insurance agencies with a reliable, secure, and affordable management system using a modern approach and a user-friendly portal. Insurance agencies benefit from the many tools that Sentry offers to help their businesses grow by making everyday tasks and communications with both staff and customers easier. For more information, please visit https://sentryims.com/.

Media Contact:
Skip Gilleland
30212 Tomas, Suite 355,
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 92688, USA
844-872-6982
info@tranzpay.io

April 19th, 2020 (Los Angeles, CA) - As he prepares to put his city on the map, Raleigh, North Carolina rep Johnny Mulsane drops off a brand new single, “Quarantine Spring”, featuring TaeCure. Inspired by the recent COVID-19 pandemic and produced using “recorded sounds of random items in the garage”, “Quarantine Spring” picks up where past releases like “Dull Light” and “Upside Down Cake” left off, offering extra potent vibes from the gifted lyricist. Smooth flows mixed with Hip Hop’s vibrant voice put Johnny Mulsane’s and raw talent on full display, showcasing his personality and knack for creating melodic sounds that are  currently putting him on the map.

Artwork as fresh as the track complements Johnny Mulsane’s laid back lyricism, along with forward-thinking TK Beatx-production that’ll leave listeners vibing to the beat.  After living with “Quarantine Spring”, it will be apparent to listeners that Johnny Mulsane is in it to win it, proving his doubters wrong and moving closer towards accomplishing his dream of establishing Raleigh as a major music city. Raised in the same state as Hip Hop heavy hitters like J.Cole, Rapsody and YBN Cordae, Johnny Mulsane is poised to follow in greatness’ footsteps with great music, mixed with creativity often found lacking in the game. Tune in to “Quarantine Spring” on YouTube and SoundCloud for a glimpse of Raleigh, North Carolina’s up next: Johnny Mulsane.

Listen

youtube.com/watch?v=LK5028U0wcQ (YouTube)
soundcloud.com/user-65115/quarantine-spring-ft-taecure-tk-beatx (SoundCloud)

About Johnny Mulsane

A gifted lyricist with a natural talent for metaphorical storytelling, Johnny Mulsane is ready to put his hometown of Raleigh, NC on the hip hop map. He and his collaborators at Rothchild Entertainment have been diligently working for years to establish Raleigh as a major music city, and their efforts are beginning to pay off. With help from producer TK Beatx, Johnny has developed a wholly original sound that pays homage to classic southern hip hop while pushing the genre forward into new territory. As a result, he has become one of the most impressive young artists in his city and is ready to emerge to national prominence at any moment.

Stay Connected

Instagram: @_johnnymulsane
Twitter: @johnnymulsane
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCRvOhq-VQZ_HvAlxT0MJ2Gg

San Diego, CA. – Dec 19, 2019 – ObjectSecurity, The Security Automation Company, today announced that it has been awarded a $2.5 Million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research ("SBIR") grant from the Navyto advance the capabilities of the US Department of Defense (DoD). Entitled "Red Team in a Box for Embedded and Non-IP Devices", the Phase II SBIR investment will help fund the development of an automated cybersecurity vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) system. A core objective is to overcome the limitation of human red team resources for conducting vulnerability assessments on DoD systems, in particular, cyber-physical systems.

The $2.5M SBIR technology investment will help fund a portable, easy-to-use, automated vulnerability scanning solution to effectively and efficiently assess the cyber security posture of embedded devices. In Phase I, ObjectSecurity successfully developed a working proof of concept of the automated technology, supporting extracting the embedded device firmware via embedded systems ports (JTAG, UART etc.) followed by software vulnerability analysis beyond traditional signature-based assessments. The automated technology uses deep learning to intelligently and adaptively choose the best course of action, which ObjectSecurity researched as part of another prior SBIR contract that focused on traditional enterprise networks.

“The award of this Phase II SBIR grant is an important milestone for ObjectSecurity and underscores the strength of our science innovation that underwent rigorous peer review. It allows us to prioritize research efforts into needed features for the DoD," said Ulrich Lang, CEO of ObjectSecurity. "SBIR contracts allow us to research and develop advanced concepts that feed into rapid product development, enabling us to commercialize next-generation innovative products that will bring tremendous value to the DoD, and our customers across all industries.We are committed to leading this initiative with the DoD to protect DoD’s embedded systems from adversaries by delivering advanced next-generation technology solutions." 

“By orchestrating a raft of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing technologies that were originally designed for manual use by human experts, our solution will be usable by non-experts”, said Edward Hackbarth, Senior Software Engineer at ObjectSecurity. “Deep learning allows the solution to learn and adapt over time like a human vulnerability assessor would”, adds Ulrich Lang, CEO of ObjectSecurity.

The federally-funded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in research and development that has significant potential for commercialization of innovative products, and their eventual transition into DoD programs. The program’s chief role is to bridge the gap between the performance of basic science and the commercialization of resulting innovations.

About ObjectSecurity

ObjectSecurity LLC is The Security Automation Company. A privately held company based in San Diego, CA, ObjectSecurity’s mission is to reduce cybersecurity effort, complexity, and cost through innovative cybersecurity automation technologies, including security policy automation, supply chain risk analysis automation, and vulnerability assessment automation.

1) Supply chain risk analysis automation: ObjectSecurity SCRAMS analyzes procurement data and microelectronics for supply chain risks. In 2019, we added analysis support for SAP, and circuit board risk analysis as a finalist at an AFWERX Challenge.

2) Security policy automation: ObjectSecurity OpenPMF offers powerful yet manageable technical security policy implementation. In 2019, we improved user and dev experience, and increased the reach of our consistent "umbrella" platform - covering people, process, tech layers, and policies (ABAC & more). ObjectSecurity was selected “Cool Vendor” by Gartner for OpenPMF

3) "AI hacker" automation: ObjectSecurity VAPTBOX, an ongoing commercialization of the just-funded SBIR Phase II, is an intelligent automated vulnerability assessor and penetration tester that uses artificial intelligence to adapt. In 2019, we received a multi-million, multi-year government investment to fully develop VAPTBOX.

More information:
- Company: https://objectsecurity.com
- Team: https://objectsecurity.com/team
- VAPTBOX: https://objectsecurity.com/vaptbox
- OpenPMF: https://objectsecurity.com/openpmf, https://objectsecurity.com/explainer
- SCRAMS: https://objectsecurity.com/scrams, https://objectsecurity.com/afwerx

Contact:
Ulrich Lang, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
ObjectSecurity LLC
1855 1st Ave #103
San Diego, CA 92101
press@objectsecurity.com
650-515-3391
www.objectsecurity.com

Instagram has officially removed the number of “likes” showing on posts for users in the United States, but the biggest stars aren’t complaining.

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Los Angeles, CA, November 15^th, 2019 -- Instagram, the popular photo sharing website, has taken down the publicly displayed “like” count for U.S. users. The website, owned by Facebook, Inc. experimented hiding like counts for posts and photos in Canada, Japan and Brazil before going dark for the United States.

The U.S. is among Instagram’s largest markets, with arguably, the globe’s largest egos. So why aren’t the platforms biggest “influencers” protesting? Mohr Publicity, a respected social media marketing firm in Los Angeles, says the change will save IG “celebrities” millions of dollars each year.

“People don’t realize nearly every big star in Hollywood pays companies like ours to promote each new post for thousands, or millions of likes,” said Mohr Publicity CEO Sandra Mohr. “Of course they have fans, but the competition to outdo one another with more and more likes and comments becomes enormously expensive.”

The first question most will likely ask when they open up their Instagram page to see it devoid of likes numbers, is: Why? What could Instagram be trying to accomplish? Turns out, the platform is implementing the unconventional and controversial change with hopes of making the world a better place.

“What we’re hoping to do is depressurize Instagram a little bit, and make it a bit less of a competition,” Instagram boss Adam Mosseri told Bloomberg. “The idea is to try and reduce anxiety and social comparisons, specifically with an eye towards young people.”

The biggest resistance to this change has come from mid-sized or start up companies trying to build up their reputation using positive visuals such as purchased likes and comments. Active social media pages give consumers confidence and help build a company’s online brand. But established stars such as Kevin Hart, Selena Gomez, and Kim Kardashian will more likely support the change.

“It would be really beneficial, and that makes me happy,” said Kim Kardashian, speaking at a DealBook conference in New York.  Kardashian currently has more than 150 million Instagram followers and regularly receives more than 1 million likes on each new photo she posts.

For top rated social media companies like Mohr Publicity, the new face of Instagram will take a big chunk out of the business they do. The constant stream of income from musicians, actors, authors and businesses buying likes regularly, will dry up quickly.

“We know that the social landscape is constantly shifting,” said Mohr, “but we stand ready for the next big thing. We also support the effort to make Instagram less competitive and more organic. A lot of kids will feel a lot less social pressure when they see this change, and that is a move in the right direction.”

Contact:
Mohr Publicity
Denise Hubbard, Marketing Manager
Email: media@mohrpublicity.com
Website: http://MohrPublicity.com