Inspired by a True Story, “Miracle in East Texas” Comes to Canada Theaters Nationwide Starting Nov 3

Oct 30, 2023 | Business

 This Award-Winning Comedy for the Whole Family Stars Kevin Sorbo, Louis Gossett Jr., John Ratzenberger, & Sam Sorbo

Miracle in East Texas, the award-winning family comedy, starring Kevin Sorbo, John Ratzenberger, Louis Gossett Jr., Tyler Mane, and Sam Sorbo and will play in select theaters across Canada starting November 3, a Wild Fire Films production, presented by Purdie Distribution and Sorbo Studios.

The trailer is available at: www.sorbostudios.com/miracle-in-east-texas

Miracle in East Texas is inspired by a true story and centers around two con-men during the Great Depression who convince lonely widows to invest in their worthless oil wells. When their scheme is exposed, the unthinkable happens. The movie was filmed in and around the natural beauty of Alberta and Calgary Canada.

Kevin Sorbo, who reached international stardom as the lead in “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” directed the film and co-produced the film with his wife, Sam Sorbo.

“This is one of those rare films that combines comedy, drama, a little romance, and real-life events and we have been thrilled with the film festival awards we have already received,” says Kevin Sorbo. “As independent filmmakers we understand and continue to create trusted entertainment for the entire family. This is a message to the big studios on what families really want.”

Miracle in East Texas is a Wild Fire Films production in association with ETO Films and stars Kevin Sorbo (“Hercules,” God’s Not Dead), Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer And A Gentleman), John Ratzenberger (“Cheers,” Toy Story), Tyler Mane (X-Men), Sam Sorbo (“Chicago Hope”), and Paula Boudreau (“Doc,” “Good Witch”). The movie is directed by Kevin Sorbo and written by Dan Gordon who also produced the film with Kevin Sorbo, Sam Sorbo, and James Quattrochi. Executive producers are Scott Jones and Jason Wan Lim.

Film Synopsis: Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future.

In 1931, a pair of con artists, Doc Boyd and Dad Everett (Sorbo, Ratzenberger), blow into the small Texas town during the Great Depression targeting the savings of lonely widows with an oil scam. The vulnerable widows quickly fall prey to their romantic gestures and promises of profits. Then, miraculously, the unthinkable happens and they literally strike oil.

That’s just the first of many miracles that start popping forth from the dead soil of East Texas.

Will these miracles make honest men out of these swindlers and change their larcenous conniving ways? This tall tale inspired by a true story comes from a time when bums became billionaires and sinners became saints.

Running Time: 97 Minutes Genre: Drama, comedy, family

Social Media: www.facebook.com/MiracleInEastTexas/

About Sorbo Studio Productions:

Kevin Sorbo earned worldwide stardom playing fictional heroes in major films and television shows. Following the success of “Hercules, the Legendary Journeys,” the No. 1 television show in the world, and Gene Roddenberry’s “Andromeda,” Sorbo did movies like, What If, God’s Not Dead, Soul Surfer, and Left Behind: The Rise Of The Anti-Christ. He and his wife founded Sorbo Studios to continue making movies promoting love, hope, redemption, faith, and laughter. Their first production was the highly acclaimed box office success, Let There Be Light. With particular focus on true stories that allow authentic heroes to shine and inspire their audiences, Sorbo Studios creates uplifting entertainment that seeks to breathe traditional values back into the culture. For more information, www.sorbostudios.com

About Purdie Distribution:
Purdie Distribution is an independently-owned film distribution company known for releasing independent films nationwide. Established in 2009, Purdie Distribution led the distribution of Saints and Soldiers: Airbourne Creed and The Void, The Saratov Approach, Freetown, Once I Was A Beehive and is generally focused on films that elevate the human experience. Founder Brandon Purdie played a key roll in the establishment of the family and faith-based film market with his previous work on the release of Saints and Soldiers, The Work and the Glory trilogy, and Forever Strong.

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Inspired AI-assisted content platform that champions creative talent!

May 17, 2023 | Books, Business

Tech Startup ‘Conturae’ delivers an AI-assisted content platform that champions creative talent.

LONDON – May 16, 2023 – PRLog — UK-based tech startup Conturae founded by Dan Debnam, Jen Timothy and Joe Tompkinson, has launched a cutting-edge, AI-assisted content creation platform poised to revolutionise the world of online writing.   Launched this month, Conturae has selectively harnessed emerging AI technology and engaged an impressive network of expert industry writers to deliver affordable and high-performing material that is delivered fast and on demand.

The Conturae Founders have made it their mission to be at the forefront of AI content innovation, ensuring seamless and unique content solutions for clients. Using Conturae’s innovative writing tools, the ground-breaking platform aims to build a community of AI-assisted content creators who can deliver pioneering services in all areas of content creation. Conturae’s progressive use of cutting-edge technology and specialised writers secured significant seed funding from early investors keen to fund the development of the bespoke, no-code platform.

Led by Founder Dan Debnam, Conturae’s development team has built a platform that leverages innovative technologies without writing a single line of code. Using development software known as no-code technology, the developers can rapidly build and launch new features significantly faster than traditional development methods, keeping pace with the lightning-fast evolution of AI technologies. The no-code technology is an advantage that makes it infinitely useable and future-proofed, an asset which sparked not only the early interest of key investors but also several ‘first look’ clients at the beta stage of the Conturae launch.

Dan Debnam says, “Bringing people and technology together is core to what we’re building at Conturae. We aim to use the best emerging AI technology to support creative talent worldwide and ensure that the human touch remains at the centre of creativity.”

For the Conturae founders championing its affiliated writers while embracing the phenomenal power of AI is key to producing original content tailored to the specific needs of its customers. Dan continues, “The clear advantage of this platform and working with a matched Conturae writer is that it makes content creation, feedback, and revisions remarkably seamless and affordable, and it’s already exceeding expectations”.

Conturae Co-Founder Joe Tompkinson says, “We find ourselves at an incredibly exciting time – the market is changing. Undoubtedly, AI has taken the world by storm, but it isn’t a perfect standalone solution. Conturae enters the market when there’s a strong value argument for having writers at the forefront of our offering”.

Joe continues, “Real-life, highly skilled writers can use progressive technology like Conturae’s writing tool, an AI-assisted tool, which supercharges the speed at which they can write, cuts down the time for research and offers intuitive tips to increase search engine performance of the content – technology that compliments their skillset not replaces it. The result of this hybrid approach is a proposition which, for our customers, is both more affordable and far more efficient and, for our writers, celebrates our unique, irreplaceable ingenuity as human beings.”

According to the World Economic Forum, AI will take 85 million human jobs and create 97 million new ones by 2025. With an increasing number of businesses already adopting some form of artificial intelligence, the AI writing marketplace is a competitive space. It risks a deluge of repetitive and plagiarised online content: Conturae’s AI technology and high-quality human-led content promise to alleviate this pitfall.

For freelance writers, the platform offers a straightforward way to secure projects that match their skills and provides clear visibility on what they will get paid. The process removes a significant source of uncertainty for writers, enabling them to focus on what they do best – creating bespoke content optimised for search engines and personalised for the audience.

Jen Timothy, Operations Director, concludes, “Securing investment for a startup pre-revenue can be challenging. However, if you have a brilliant idea, a fantastic product, and a strong team, it is possible! Our pre-seed funding shows our investors’ belief in us, our business, and the potential for great rewards.”

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Family Ties Inspired Candle Light Cove EOO Will Jones

Nov 16, 2022 | Books, Business

Will Jones, Executive Operations Officer

Will Jones, Executive Operations Officer

EASTON, Md. – Nov. 14, 2022 – PRLog — Will Jones comes from a family devoted to caring for others, especially seniors. That’s why he brings so much passion and enthusiasm to his role as the new Executive Operations Officer at the Candle Light Cove senior living community.

“Throughout my life, I’ve watched and admired my mom as she spent a majority of her career as a nurse who cared for seniors,” said Jones, 28. “I watched her love and passion for seniors. I practically grew up in that type of environment.”

“This passion and dedication to seniors was passed down to me from my mom,” he said. “Two of my sisters also work in senior living. There is something to be said about having the privilege to play such a special role in our senior residents’ lives.”

A native of Cambridge, Maryland, just a short drive from Candle Light Cove in Easton, Jones began his career in senior living five years ago. He rose to a prominent administrative role in his first job in the field. “But I realized my goal was to work directly with the seniors in a community setting,” Jones said.

Two years ago, he joined the team at IntegraCare, which operates senior living communities in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Jones held an administrative role at IntegraCare’s Queenstown Landing community in Maryland before moving into his current role as EOO at Candle Light Cove.

“My top two goals at Candle Light Cove focus on our residents and team members,” Jones said. “I plan to play a role in creating and providing our residents with a cheerful and engaging environment. I want families and visitors to feel the joy when they walk in the door.”

“That joy often starts with our team members,” Jones continued. “I will be their biggest supporter and mentor in their professional growth. They need to know that we care. When they feel that, they feel empowered. Our residents will not only benefit from the positive environment our team members create, but also the excellent care they provide.”

Jones’ philosophy mirrors’ IntegraCare’s 3-Dimensional Focus —  a mission to improve the quality of life for IntegraCare’s team members, residents and their families.

“IntegraCare’s 3-Dimensional Focus is the best company philosophy I have seen in my career,” Jones said. “If we provide an environment of respect, dignity, and personal development to our team members, it is then easy to say that they will then provide that same safe caring environment for our residents.

“By providing this care and home like environment for our residents we offer our friends and family a peace of mind,” he said. “It truly does not get any better than that.”

Jones said he appreciates the opportunity to work with an experienced and caring team at Candle Light Cove.

“There are more than a handful of team members that have been with us for over 10 years, and some of those are pushing 20 years here,” Jones said. “Even better, they are just as dedicated to our residents and their families as they were when they were on their first day. This team works together and have one common goal, the health, safety, and happiness of our residents.”

This spring, Candle Light Cove received recognition as a U.S. News & World Report Best of Assisted Living community. Another more recent honor had Candle Light Cove Dining Experience Director Ian Ferguson earning IntegraCare’s Change Leadership Award.

“This award recognizes outstanding leaders in IntegraCare communities,” said Shannon Joyce, IntegraCare’s Director of Human Resources and Risk Management. “We take into account a number of performance factors to determine the award recipient. Ian stood out in all areas.”

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Inspired by X: Genesis Completes Electric Vehicle Concept Trilogy with X Convertible

Nov 16, 2022 | Business


MALIBU, CALIFORNIA – WEBWIRE –

  • The X Convertible completes the X concept trilogy and shares its architecture and electric powertrain with the X Concept and X Speedium Coupe concept
  • The interior design takes its inspiration from Korean roof architecture, which is a nod to both the brand’s origins as well as the most important aspect of convertible cars
  • Combined with its folding hardtop roof—that integrates transparent moon roofs above the front occupants to provide an open feel even when closed—the architecture and powertrain sets the perfect stage to embrace the thrill of driving

Genesis demonstrated its design versatility today with the unveiling of the Genesis X Convertible concept in California.


The brand hosted an intimate viewing where guests were delighted with a surprise unveiling of a four-passenger open-roof concept. The venue was a natural choice as California leads the U.S. in adoption of electric vehicles and its temperate climate allows year-round enjoyment of the convertible vehicle format.


“Genesis started life by producing sedans mainly targeting business users. While creating a new, differentiated design DNA, we gradually increased the emotional appeal by applying this DNA to the SUV typology. Now, electric powertrains have given us the perfect scenario in which to enjoy nature, and propelled the brand to create vehicles with even greater emotional resonance,” said Chief Creative Officer, Luc Donckerwolke.


The EV Concept Trilogy: An Outlook on Genesis’ Future


The X Convertible concept lineage can be traced back to the X Concept, a two-door grand tourer that showcased Genesis’ Athletic Elegance design language. The X Speedium Coupe concept, the second car in the trilogy, displayed the brand’s signature Athletic Elegance in an even more progressive way. It also showcased an evolution of the Genesis Crest Grille, which evolved into a lighting signature to signify its electric powertrain. The X Convertible concept takes the X Speedium Coupe concept further up the emotional scale.


Beyond the Common Denominator of Athletic Elegance


The concept car trilogy is crowned by the Genesis X Convertible concept, which materializes the brand’s Athletic Elegance design language in its purest form. The X Convertible concept’s ideal proportions are complemented by design purity and exemplify the continued refinement in orchestrating design elements that make up Athletic Elegance. It is a beacon for the Genesis brand.


The Genesis X Convertible concept shares its architecture and electric powertrain with the X Concept in 2021 and X Speedium Coupe concept in 2022. Combined with its folding hardtop roof—that integrates transparent moon roofs above the front occupants to provide an open feel even when closed—the architecture and powertrain sets the perfect stage to communicate with nature, allowing users to enjoy the environment in a new way, free from mechanical disturbance.


The Genesis X Convertible concept’s long bonnet, generous dash-to-axle, short front overhang, and long wheelbase are drawn rearwards towards the long deck, accentuating its stately yet relaxed poise. The anti-wedge Parabolic Line emphasizes the regal character of the profile, creating tension between the full surfaces through a gently rearward-sloping horizontal belt line, while muscular blisters around the wheels form an athletic ‘Coke bottle’ plan view and integrate into an elegant silhouette when viewed from the side.


The characteristic quad lights—from which Genesis’ Two-Line graphic identity originates—are also present on the X Convertible concept. As in the X Speedium Coupe concept, this graphic identity integrates the new EV face and forms an abstract of the Crest Grille. The cooling function for the powertrain and batteries has been relocated to lower openings in the front bumper.


The rear end of the X Convertible concept features a concave elliptical duck tail intersected by horizontal quad rear lights, as seen on the X Concept and X Speedium Coupe concepts. The continuity of the elliptical shape is interrupted and crowned by a V-shape indentation that hints at the crest and wings of the Genesis logo.


The wheels are a combination of Genesis’ G-Matrix pattern orchestrated by an aero dish concave section. The spacers of this aero dish serve to extract heat from the brakes.


An Interior and Exterior that Capture Korean Aesthetic Nuances


The interior of the X Convertible concept features a driver-centric four-seat asymmetric layout—a consistent theme throughout all recent Genesis concept cars. Its wraparound instrument panel seamlessly integrates with the center console and cocoons the driver cockpit, emphasizing not only its performance-oriented attributes but its connection with the driver.


Inspired in part by traditional Korean roof architecture—a nod to both the brand’s origins as well as the most important aspect of convertibles—the interior design features Giwa Navy and Dancheong Orange colors, which lend the cabin a modern look and feel, befitting the car’s vibrant character.


The primary interior color is Giwa Navy—named after “Giwa”, the roof tiles on Korean houses. Made from recyclable wool fabric, the textured, woven pad graphic wraps around the cabin, contrasting with the smooth and sleek leather surfaces of the seats. Meanwhile, Dancheong Orange—named after the traditional decorative colorings on traditional Korean wooden buildings— serves as a bold accent color, encircling the cabin in a two-line motif and featuring on the stitching of the seats and fabric.


The Genesis X Convertible concept’s exterior is painted in Crane White. White cranes represent nobility and sanctity in Korea, and Genesis wanted to weave these cultural elements into its colorways. The result is an exterior surface coated in white with pearl particles, achieving a luxurious sheen that dynamically frames the contrasting interior.


Genesis’ Unparalleled Sensory Experience


The X Convertible concept is an open-air theater, providing an unparalleled sensory experience for all occupants. Convertibles offer freedom of expression and a heightened sensory experience thanks to the open roof, which allows a direct connection with the surrounding environment. The Genesis X Convertible concept takes the sensory experience a step further with its electric powertrain and high-performance sound system developed by sound master Guk-il Yu. First seen in the X Speedium Coupe concept interior, the immersive audio system was specially conceived to optimize acoustic performance.


“It is the normal development of Genesis to increase the athletic and emotional facet of our design philosophy by creating an emotional trilogy: the X family,” said Luc Donckerwolke. “Innovation is the catalyst to becoming more engaged with the environment around us. We are in the process of transitioning Genesis into a company that will deliver products for customers to enjoy.”


Genesis is pleased to tune in to what customers seek in their driving experiences and aspirations, and will continue to explore new ways to create immersive driving experiences and spaces in which they can connect with their vehicle and surroundings.


Inspired by Local Communities, the Somos Familia Collection Brings Mexico to the World

Oct 20, 2022 | Business

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What to Know

  • The Día de Muertos “Somos Familia” collection uses local expressions on footwear and apparel as the means to share culture across the world and invite everyone into sport.
  • The pack focuses on “Somos Familia” describing the unbreakable bond of families and memories.
  • The silhouettes include the Dunk High, the Air Force 1 ’07, the Air Max 1 and the Air Jordan 1 Zoom Comfort.

Recognizing one of Mexico’s most important traditions, the Día de Muertos pack sees local expressions as the means to share culture across the world and invite everyone into sport. The pack is an example of the Global Express Lane (GEL), which creates footwear and apparel based on insights from global cities and local sneaker culture. This season’s collection focuses on Somos Familia, describing the unbreakable bond of families and their memories, and includes four silhouettes: the Dunk High, the Air Force 1 ’07, the Air Max 1 and the Air Jordan 1 Zoom Comfort. The footwear and apparel feature graphic details combining Nike symbols with illustrations borrowed from the ofrenda, or altar, like candles, cempasúchil (marigolds), salt, water and pan de muerto, or bread of the dead.


The Somos Familia collection launches October 22.