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Journey’s Annual Fundraising Gala

December 2, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm est.

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CELEBRATING THE JOURNEY GALA WILL SUPPORT S. MITCHELL MACK HOSPICE HOUSE

Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County is excited to announce the establishment of an inaugural gala to raise funds to support patient care at the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House.

The Celebrating the Journey Gala will take place on September 29, 2023, at The Venues at Langtree. This special evening will include dinner, drinks, dancing, and live and silent auctions. This gala will be the signature event to support the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House, Mooresville’s only in-patient hospice unit.

Founding co-chairs Alison Cooper and Ronnie Kell bring excitement and experience to this new event.

“We are so grateful for Alison and Ronnie and their commitment to making this gala an amazing evening. Both are extremely talented and giving people who are invested in the mission of the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House,” said Mindy Rice, Director of Development.

“The idea of a “journey” came from the thought process that life is a journey to be celebrated at all stages, and our goal is to offer a special evening to celebrate that journey. We know that while we are enjoying a beautiful evening on September 29, there are patients and families across our community facing the most difficult moments of their lives,” said co-chair Ronnie Kell.

“Every person in Mooresville deserves an end-of-life journey that is filled with dignity and extraordinary care. This is what the staff at the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House provides for patients and their families each day,” said co-chair Alison Cooper.

The committee is seeking sponsorships and donations for live and silent auctions. For sponsorship information or event tickets, please visit https://one.bidpal.net/mackhousejourneygala or contact Mindy Rice at [email protected] .

The S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House is located at 1325 Mecklenburg Hwy, Mooresville, North Carolina. The 10-bed hospice house opened in September 2021 and offers expert care in a home-like environment for all who need it at the end-of-life, regardless of insurance or ability to pay. For more information about Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County please visit www.HOIC.org.

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New year's eve "city of wonders" at hotel baltschug kempinski moscow.

Hotel Baltschug Kempinski invites you to the City of Wonders to welcome the New Year, 2024. Picturesque views of the snow-covered Kremlin, the chimes on the Spasskaya Tower, a gourmet dinner and a lavish breakfast will be part of the New Year’s programme.

On 31 December Hotel Baltschug guests will enjoy the New Year’s Eve programme, "City of Wonders". The hotel offers several options to celebrate the new year.

The legendary "Library" hall will host a New Year's Eve gala dinner starting at 22:00. On the open terrace, you can admire the Kremlin panorama, take memorable photos and hear the chimes on the Spasskaya Tower. Hotel guests can also choose a festive dinner in the banquet hall, "Moscow", with panoramic views of the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral, or a New Year's Eve feast in the more private atmosphere of the "Suzdal" and "Palekh" halls.

In all halls, guests will enjoy an extensive entertainment programme: a trumpet ensemble, a cover band, a dance performance, an illusionist show, a festive lottery and greetings from Father Frost and Snow Maiden. A DJ dance party will start at 1:00am.

For our young guests from 3 to 12 years old we have prepared a separate New Year's Eve programme: an exciting journey to the City of Wonders with Alice and the Hatter. A difficult path awaits the children: a rabbit hole, a passage through hanging gardens and closed rainbow gates. A hot gigue in such cold weather will be the epicentre of events! On the banks of the sparkling river, Alice will tell its secrets and show how easily it changes its flavour. Also on the programme for kids:

• An interactive cryo-show that involves everyone! Let's dive into the land of magic! We will create sparkling water of different flavours, magical sweet fog, freeze sweets and goodies and then taste them!
• A soap bubble show
• Father Frost and Snow Maiden
• Children's favourite treats and drinks
• A sweet New Year's gift from the hotel for each child.

Whichever option you choose, the festive menu from the hotel's Chef, Andrey Kagokin, will exceed your expectations. For those who prefer privacy and home comfort, there is an opportunity to organise a private celebration among family and friends in one of the rooms or suites of the hotel and order a special festive set menu from the chef. The hotel has prepared truly magical gifts for all guests who celebrate New Year’s Eve in the "Library" and "Moskva" halls: free accommodation in a cosy room on New Year's Eve, a late breakfast on 1 January, late check-out from up to 15:00 and free access to the Hotel Baltschug Health Club with a swimming pool, a Jacuzzi and a sauna, where you can relax, rejuvenate and unwind on 31 December and 1 January.

The cost of the City of Wonders offer for one adult guest is RUB 59,400 with a gala dinner in "Suzdal" and "Palekh" halls, from RUB 88,000 with a gala dinner in "Moskva" hall and a late breakfast on 1 January from 8:00 to 13:00, and from RUB 115,000 with a gala dinner in "Library" hall and a late breakfast on 1 January from 8:00 to 13:00. Children's programme cost: children 6–12 years RUB 16,500 per person; children 3–5 years RUB 10,800 per person.

Free of charge: a ticket to the "Kids' New Year's Eve" for guests who bought tickets for the New Year's Eve celebration in the "Library" and "Moscow" halls.

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About Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow : The five-star Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow is located in the heart of the Russian capital, with its rooms offering a picturesque view of the Kremlin, Red Square and St Basil's Cathedral. The inimitable look of the hotel, whose historic facade dates back to 1898, makes Baltschug one of the capital's "visiting cards" for tourists and businessmen visiting Moscow. The hotel offers guests spacious rooms and suites with a view of the Kremlin; the Baltschug Grill restaurant, Café Kranzler and the Lobby Lounge bar; a health club and a beauty centre; and 12 modern conference rooms.

About Kempinski: Created in 1897, Kempinski Hotels is Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group. Kempinski’s rich heritage of impeccable personal service and superb hospitality is complemented by the exclusivity and individuality of its properties. Today the Kempinski Group operates 80 hotels and residences in 34 countries and currently has more than 25 prestigious projects under development around the globe. Each five star hotel reflects the strength and success of the Kempinski brand without losing sight of its heritage; each one imbues the quality guests have come to expect from Kempinski while embracing the cultural traditions of its location. The portfolio comprises historic landmark properties, award-winning urban lifestyle hotels, outstanding resorts and prestigious residences. Kempinski is a founding member of the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands.

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Fisher House Michigan 2023 Gala Fundraiser

Join us & help “build it for the brave” presented by namc, thursday, october 26, 2023, 5:30-10:30 p.m. the colony club | 2310 park ave | detroit, enjoy a duo-plated dinner, hosted bar, live music, a live auction, formal program including veteran storytellers, and more... all while raising funds for our newest fisher house in detroit, attire: black tie optional, master of ceremonies: chris renwick, wjr, veteran storyteller: retired air force colonel laurel "buff" burkel, fisher house status update: retired navy captain brian gawne, live music:  julia merchant.

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Fisher house michigan is a not-for-profit organization formed to improve the quality of life of our military members, retirees, veterans, and their families and caregivers., fhm supports the construction and operations of comfort homes built near va medical centers in michigan, called “zachary and elizabeth m. fisher houses.”, fhm works to inform the veteran community, their families, and the general public about fisher houses, and provides necessary support to fisher house operations as needed., fisher house michigan presently supports operations at the fisher house at vaaahs in ann arbor, and is raising capital and program funds for the future fisher house at the john d. dingell va medical center in detroit., $389,255.26, $500,000.00, of your goal reached.

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Cultivate Hope 2023

September 9, 2023 · 5:30pm · hilton fort collins.

**Doors open at 5pm for cocktails and networking.**

We are thrilled to invite you to, Cultivate Hope, brought to you by The Matthews House—it will be an extraordinary event that celebrates the remarkable work we have accomplished this year and the profound impact we have made in our community. 

This gala holds immense significance as we unveil our most ambitious collaborative project to date—the establishment of a new NoCO Regional Youth Shelter . Join us for an inspiring evening filled with delectable dining, delightful drinks, captivating stories, and an exclusive preview of our next endeavor. 

We are beyond grateful for the generosity of so many who have supported and those who continue to do so, from all of us at The Matthews House, we thank you. 

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If interested in becoming a business sponsor at this year’s Cultivate Hope, please reach out to Erica Vander Sande at [email protected] or 970.472.4293

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Please note that this draft program is subject to revision. Register to attend the conference here by Friday, April 19, 2024.

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• Chengxi Lin, DKU, Indirect State Intervention in Chinese Social Media: Online Social Media Platforms’ Role as Regulator
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• Yuxiang Lin, DKU, Hacktivism and the Reconfiguration of Rights and Power Relations in the Digital World

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• Ziyu Qiu, DKU, Transporting Textiles to the Frontier: Textile Trade between Jiangnan and Xinjiang in the Qianlong era
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• Emma Yun, DKU, Insights on Transitions in China’s Factory Culture and Mindset from the 1980s to Today

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• Maryana Malyushytska, DKU, A Journey to Happiness: Exploring the Dialectic of Self-Love and Narcissism in William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
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• Arabela Iggesen Valenzuela, DKU, Colonized, Mortal, Baloch Bodies:The Impact of Neo-Colonialism on Premature Mortality in Balochistan
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• Daniela Torres Medina, DKU, Scar Literature and Cultural Revolution: Class Teacher Observations and Policy Impact in Society
• Siyu Song, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, Beyond “Good Wife Wise Mother”: Gender, Popular Literature, and Writing Woman’s Life in Manchuria, 1941-45
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What we know about Diddy’s sex trafficking allegations

Before federal agents raided sean combs’s homes on monday, the famed producer had been accused of sex trafficking in several recent lawsuits.

Armored trucks, helicopters, and swarms of federal agents and police descended upon Sean “Diddy” Combs’s Los Angeles home on Monday — part of a bicoastal raid carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, which also searched his Miami residence. A law enforcement official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said the searches are part of a sex trafficking investigation.

Combs has long been considered one of the most influential people in the music industry: a Grammy-winning producer and artist with a reputation for throwing lavish, star-studded parties. But over the last four months, the hip-hop mogul, who also has gone by the stage names Puff Daddy, Puffy and P. Diddy, has been the focus of five lawsuits alleging physical abuse, sexual violence and sex trafficking. The accusations span more than 30 years, from 2023 back to the start of Combs’s career in the early ’90s, when he was a wunderkind producer at Uptown Records. Combs has denied all the allegations against him.

Combs attorney Aaron Dyer called the searches a “a gross overuse of military-level force” and “a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.” He noted that his client has not been arrested, and he added: “Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.”

But some experts think Diddy could soon face even more trouble.

“For them to actually go this far to a raid on property, they have to have some really clear reason for that. It has to be justified,” said Ann Olivarius, an attorney with more than 30 years experience with sexual harassment cases.

Here’s what we know about the sex trafficking allegations against Combs.

Lawsuits accuse Combs of drugging and sex trafficking people

Five lawsuits alleging sexual assault have been filed against Combs in the last four months. Two were filed in the New York County court, with both complainants alleging that Combs had raped them in the early ’90s, when he was still an up-and-coming producer at Uptown Records.

Three were filed with the Southern District of New York’s federal court, alleging that Combs not only sexually assaulted the plaintiffs, but also trafficked them or forced them to traffic others.

Cassie, an R&B singer who was once signed to Combs’s Bad Boy label, said she endured more than a decade of “abuse, violence and sex trafficking” in a lawsuit filed on Nov. 16, 2023. She said she and Combs met when she was 19 and he was 37, and they dated from 2007 to 2018. As the head of the record company to which she was signed, Combs was also Cassie’s boss.

In her lawsuit, Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, accused Combs of forcing her to participate in sex parties, which he referred to as “freak-offs.” For these events, Cassie alleged that Combs would make her and his employees fly male sex workers to him “in multiple cities in the United States as well as abroad.”

According to the lawsuit, Combs would give Cassie ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine, marijuana, alcohol and other drugs in “excessive amounts” during these parties. For Cassie to recover from these encounters, “it became commonplace to get IV fluids in the days after,” the lawsuit says.

Combs also physically abused Cassie at these parties, the lawsuit alleges. One party in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016 allegedly ended in a fight that was caught on hotel cameras; Cassie claims that Combs paid the hotel $50,000 afterward for its security footage.

Combs vehemently denied Cassie’s allegations, calling them “offensive” and “outrageous” and accusing the singer of “seeking a payday.” Combs and Cassie reached a settlement the next day, the details of which have not been disclosed. Other suits are ongoing.

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A month later, a woman identified only as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit alleging that Combs and others coerced her into flying from Detroit to New York City to hang out with him at his studio in 2003, when she was 17.

At the time, Combs was already an established hip-hop mogul and media personality — his reality show, “Making the Band,” had debuted three years earlier, and he was credited with helping launch the careers of hip-hop legends such as the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige and Lil’ Kim.

According to the lawsuit, once the young woman arrived at the studio, Combs, Harve Pierre, who later became the president of Bad Boy Records, and a third unnamed assailant got her inebriated “to the point that she could not possibly have consented to having sex with anyone,” and took turns raping her. Afterward, she was taken to an airport and flown back to Michigan, the lawsuit says.

“Let me absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged,” Combs said in a statement in December, which called the accusations “sickening.” His attorneys have moved to have the lawsuit dismissed.

Pierre also denied the woman’s accusations, calling them “a tale of fiction.”

Another suit was filed in February by Rodney Jones, a music producer who worked on Combs’s most recent project, “The Love Album.” The lawsuit claims that he was forced to “solicit sex workers and perform sex acts to the pleasure of Mr. Combs” from 2022 to 2023. According to the lawsuit, Jones believes that Combs drugged him before some of these sexual encounters. Jones alleges that Combs coerced him into recruiting sex workers by promising money, property and career advancement, as well as by threatening physical harm: “[Combs] threatened to eat Mr. Jones face.”

In a statement shared with CNN, Combs’s attorney Shawn Holley denied the allegations: “We have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies,” he said.

According to Jones’s lawsuit, underage girls were present at these sex parties, which took place in Combs’s homes in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, as well as a yacht he had rented in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Trafficking victims were filmed, some lawsuits claim

Several lawsuits allege that Combs had a penchant for filming sexual encounters and sharing them with others. Cassie and Jones claim that recordings were made at his sex parties and that practice was part of Combs’s attempt to control those involved.

According to Cassie’s lawsuit, Combs would film her with male sex workers and gave her explicit directions on what to wear, do and say. These encounters were allegedly filmed on Combs’s phone, laptop and tablets, and occasionally on Cassie’s phone. When Cassie deleted photographs and videos of these acts, Combs “made clear that he retained many videos” of these encounters , according to the suit.

“On one occasion, he sat next to her on a flight and made her watch a video she thought she had deleted, reinforcing her inability to escape and the immense power he held over her,” the lawsuit reads.

In his lawsuit, Jones alleges that Combs had hidden cameras “in every room of his homes.” (According to the lawsuit, Jones lived with Combs for months at a time while he was working for Combs.)

Jones believes that those working for Combs were filmed without their knowledge and consent, as were those who participated in Combs’s sex parties, the lawsuit says.

These recordings, if they exist, would be of particular interest to federal investigators, said Deborah Tuerkheimer, a law professor at Northwestern University. If the DHS investigation goes to trial, “that’s powerful corroborative evidence that depicts the kind of abuse that the accusers are describing.”

Many people were knowledgeable or involved in trafficking rings, lawsuits say

The lawsuits against Combs claim that many people in his circle helped facilitate his abusive behavior.

In Jane Doe’s suit, she alleges that it was Pierre, Combs’s right-hand man at Bad Boy, who first approached her at a Detroit-area lounge. Pierre introduced the woman to Combs over the phone and coerced her into flying out to meet him, she claims.

Cassie alleges that Combs’s employees witnessed him beating her and would attend to her afterward. He also required Cassie and his staff to help him arrange sex workers for his parties, her lawsuit says.

Jones also alleges that Combs ordered his staff to recruit sex workers for parties, and that some were responsible for supplying illicit drugs. According to the lawsuit, Combs’s chief of staff, Kristina Khorram, required all his employees — including chefs, butlers and housekeepers — to walk around with a pouch or fanny pack filled with drugs so Combs could have his “drug of choice” whenever he wanted.

Khorram is one of nearly 30 co-defendants in Jones’s lawsuit, a list that includes Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge, Motown Records CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam and Combs’s eldest son, Justin Combs.

A rep for Justin Combs told the Los Angeles Times, “Justin Combs categorically denies these absurd allegations.” Khorram, Grainge, Habtemariam and Pierre did not respond to requests for comment.

Devlin Barrett contributed to this report.

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Rebel Wilson Reveals She Tried Ozempic for Weight Loss: 'Those Drugs Can Be Good'

The actress, who is no longer taking the drug, detailed her weight-loss journey in a new interview

Rebel Wilson is getting candid about her weight-loss journey.

The Rebel Rising: A Memoir author, 44, spoke about her brief experience with Ozempic in an interview with The Sunday Times published this weekend.

The FDA-approved type 2 diabetes drug , which many celebrities have opened up about taking, is one Wilson said she took for maintenance after losing weight.

“Someone like me could have a bottomless appetite for sweets, so I think those drugs can be good," the Pitch Perfect alum said, before noting that she no longer takes Ozempic.

Related: Rebel Wilson Reveals the 'Emotional War' She Felt Being 'a Proud Fat Female' Who Was 'Ashamed of My Eating Behaviors' (Exclusive)

The actress, who has previously opened up to PEOPLE about losing 80 lbs. following a " year of health " in 2020, told The Times this week that her decision to slim down came when a fertility doctor encouraged her to do so for a better chance at IVF.

“Basically no one apart from my mom wanted me to lose weight,” she said. “People thought I’d lose my pigeonhole in my career, playing the fat funny character, and they wanted me to continue in that.” 

Wilson said she then embarked on long walks, a high-protein, low-sugar diet, discussed her emotional relationship with food with a doctor and later worked out on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. She also saw “positive reinforcement” from society, she told the outlet.

“I feel strongly that young women shouldn’t try to obsess over looking like Victoria’s Secret models — they should just look like themselves. I know that my relationship with food is complicated," Wilson told the Times , adding that she's happy with her current “still curvy and solid” weight.

Related: Rebel Wilson Says She’s Been 'Stress Eating,' Put on 20 Lbs. Ahead of Her Book Release: 'I Felt Like I Needed Protection' (Exclusive)

Wilson, who releases her memoir on April 2, also discussed her health journey in the latest issue of PEOPLE, where she further detailed the “emotional war” she experienced over her weight.

“I think to many people I'm a beacon of body positivity because I see people who are considered medically obese if you look at their weight, but I think they are absolutely beautiful,” Wilson said. “I really think beauty is at any shape and size so I do really promote that."

“So people are like, ‘Well, how can you be so body-positive and then be hating yourself?’ But I wasn't hating myself, I was only hating those shameful behaviors,” she added. “For example, eating a whole tub of ice cream every night and then feeling bad about myself, making myself get up early in the morning and go to the gym for an hour and a half and running on that treadmill until sometimes my back would hurt.”

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Wilson also described herself as an “emotional eater," adding that she would "be hard on myself," which took time to work on.

“I'm like, ‘How can I be a person who excels in so many things, and gets two university degrees, and can make millions of dollars, and can start from nothing and then create this huge career, but I couldn't lose weight,'" Wilson asked. "I would always beat myself up about that and go, ‘What's wrong with me?’”

Now, Wilson is detailing her weight loss in her new book, and how it isn't about "some magic pill, or some sick special diet, or exercise regime or whatever."

"It's literally about working at a healthier way to deal with your emotions, and there is no magic solution," she said. "Maybe me telling my story might encourage them to do the same and make healthy change in their lives."

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