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MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AMERICA FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION IN NEW GRANTS

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화요일, 4월 30, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) announced today $2 million in new grants, and $615K in continuing projects. The funding supports MEAF's new Access to Careers in Technology and the Trades Inclusion Initiative, which is designed to empower youth with disabilities to lead productive lives through increased employment.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) announced today $2 million in new grants, and $615K in continuing projects.
  • Aspiritech Remote Employment Academy: To provide training and internships leading to careers in Accessibility, IT and Quality Assurance testing for neurodiverse individuals at Aspiritech .
  • FedCap's Teaching the Autism Community Trades (TACT) trains and places students as heat pump installers, electricians, welders, carpenters, and mechanics.
  • Access to careers in technology and the trades starts from a strong foundation of quality experiential education and awareness.

Mouser Electronics Empowers Next Generation of Engineers as Registration Sponsor of FIRST Robotics Championship

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월요일, 4월 15, 2024
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Mouser will be the registration sponsor at the upcoming FIRST Championships, April 17-20, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

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  • Mouser will be the registration sponsor at the upcoming FIRST Championships, April 17-20, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
  • Mouser supports FIRST teams in its local community, providing grants for high school teams across Tarrant County, Texas.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240415197730/en/
    Mouser will be the registration sponsor at the upcoming FIRST Championships, April 17-20, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
  • "As an avid supporter of the FIRST Robotics Competition since 2014, we are excited to be named this year's registration sponsor.

INNOVATE Albion's N.E.R.D Spark Team Awarded Prestigious Robotics Impact Award

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수요일, 4월 10, 2024
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ALBION, Mich., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nationally recognized N.E.R.D Spark, a second-year robotics team from the nonprofit Innovate Albion, was awarded the prestigious Impact Award, the highest honor awarded in the FIRST Robotics community.

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  • The N.E.R.D Spark robotics team at Innovate Albion has been honored with the prestigious Impact Award, the highest accolade in the FIRST Robotics community.
  • ALBION, Mich., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nationally recognized N.E.R.D Spark , a second-year robotics team from the nonprofit Innovate Albion , was awarded the prestigious Impact Award, the highest honor awarded in the FIRST Robotics community.
  • Apart from the first-place honors, the team received the Rookie All-Star Award and the Rookie High Seed Award for its division.
  • This year, N.E.R.D Spark is one of seven teams fielded by INNOVATE Albion during the 2023–2024 FIRST Robotics season.

Canadians fear climate change, spring flooding and smouldering wildfires

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화요일, 3월 19, 2024
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Commissioned by FIRST ONSITE, the Weather and Property Survey explores Canada’s top disaster fears (including climate change, spring flooding, wildfires, landslides, etc.)

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  • Commissioned by FIRST ONSITE, the Weather and Property Survey explores Canada’s top disaster fears (including climate change, spring flooding, wildfires, landslides, etc.)
  • Six-in-10 Canadians expressed fears of severe rains and flooding (60%), with British Columbia (67%) and Quebec (66%) leading the way.
  • This makes sense considering B.C.’s history of severe flooding events, including the Pacific Northwest Floods of November 2021 and Québec’s record wet July of 2023.
  • Flooding concern was next highest in Ontario (60%) and Atlantic Canada (59%) and lowest in Manitoba and Saskatchewan (47%) and Alberta (43%).

AB Science: New research shows that masitinib limits neuronal damage in a model of neuroimmune-driven neurodegenerative disease

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수요일, 3월 13, 2024
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Findings have been published on the bioRxiv preprint service as an article entitled, ‘Masitinib limits neuronal damage, as measured by serum neurofilament light chain concentration, in a model of neuroimmune-driven neurodegenerative disease’.

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  • Findings have been published on the bioRxiv preprint service as an article entitled, ‘Masitinib limits neuronal damage, as measured by serum neurofilament light chain concentration, in a model of neuroimmune-driven neurodegenerative disease’.
  • The neuroprotective action of masitinib was studied in an animal model of experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE).
  • Results showed that masitinib can significantly lower serum NfL levels, and by extension therefore, neuronal damage, in a neuroimmune-driven neurodegenerative disease model, with concomitant reduction in pro-inflammatory cytokines and slowing of clinical symptoms.
  • Masitinib limits neuronal damage, as measured by serum neurofilament light chain concentration, in a model of neuroimmune-driven neurodegenerative disease.

Optimum Unveils New Brand Platform and Marketing Campaign With Focus on Its Local Communities and Customers

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화요일, 4월 2, 2024
Mobile, Wireless, Networks, Entertainment, Internet, Social Media, Technology, TV and Radio, Marketing, Audio, Video, Advertising, Communications, Telecommunications, Publicis, Friends, Saatchi & Saatchi, Consumer service, Organization, Learning, Connect, Social media, Altice USA, Boy, Small business, Life, Student, O1, Radio, Happiness, DonorsChoose, Investment, STEM, Altice, Multimedia, MSL, Family, FIRST

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240401886670/en/
    The creative platform, “Where local is big time,” highlights Optimum’s hyperlocal focus matched with its big-tech capabilities, exemplifying the company’s commitment to delivering advanced connectivity solutions powered by a world-class network with a focus on meeting the unique needs of its local customers and communities.
  • Every activation is anchored in reaching customers where they are – in the communities where they live and work – and will be seen in markets across Optimum’s 21-state footprint.
  • Key updates include:
    Introduction of a new regional operations model with local senior leadership teams embedded directly in the company’s regions to meet the unique needs of local communities.
  • Advanced suite of connectivity products and offerings, notably Optimum Fiber, Optimum Mobile, Optimum Stream, and Optimum Complete, a line of Internet + Mobile bundles that offer significant savings to customers.

Mouser Electronics Empowers Next Generation of Engineers by Sponsoring FIRST Robotics Competition for Youth

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월요일, 4월 1, 2024
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Mouser will be a major sponsor at the upcoming FIRST® in Texas/UIL State Robotics Championships, occurring April 3-6 in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

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  • Mouser will be a major sponsor at the upcoming FIRST® in Texas/UIL State Robotics Championships, occurring April 3-6 in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
  • Additionally, Mouser will be the registration sponsor of the FIRST Championships, planned for April 17-20 at the same location.
  • Mouser supports FIRST teams in its local community, providing grants for high school teams across Tarrant County, Texas.
  • "As an avid supporter of the FIRST Robotics Competition since 2014, we are excited to be named this year's registration sponsor.

NASA Invites Media to Annual FIRST Robotics Competition in Rocket City

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수요일, 4월 3, 2024
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rocket City Regional – Alabama's annual For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition – is scheduled for Friday, April 5, through Saturday, April 6, at the Von Braun Center South Hall in Huntsville, Alabama, known as the Rocket City.

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  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rocket City Regional – Alabama's annual For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition – is scheduled for Friday, April 5, through Saturday, April 6, at the Von Braun Center South Hall in Huntsville, Alabama, known as the Rocket City.
  • FIRST Robotics is a global robotics competition for students in grades 9-12.
  • NASA and its Robotics Alliance Project provide grants for high school teams and support for FIRST Robotics competitions to address the critical national shortage of students pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers.
  • This FIRST Robotics Competition, The Rocket City Regional, is supported by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and NASA's Office of STEM Engagement.

BEYONCÉ RELEASES COWBOY CARTER

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금요일, 3월 29, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyoncé's eighth studio album is available worldwide now. act ii COWBOY CARTER arrives today following the successful release of two lead singles, "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" and "16 CARRIAGES" on February 11, Superbowl Sunday.

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  • act ii COWBOY CARTER arrives today following the successful release of two lead singles, "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" and "16 CARRIAGES" on February 11, Superbowl Sunday.
  • COWBOY CARTER, executive produced by Beyoncé, is about genres, all of them, while deeply rooted in Country.
  • On COWBOY CARTER the work of an artist who created on her own terms, in the absence of rules, persists boldly.
  • The character, Cowboy Carter was birth from these experiences and inspired by the original Black cowboys of the American West.

BEYONCÉ RELEASES COWBOY CARTER

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금요일, 3월 29, 2024
Weight, Fantasy, Ink, History, Artificial intelligence, Nature, Wind, Vibraslap, Love, Rhythm and blues, FIRST, Singing, MUSIC, The Hateful Eight, Space Cowboys, Horse, COUNTRY, Magic, Pandemic, Pharrell Williams, Hot Country Songs, Five Fingers for Marseilles, Western United States, The Harder They Fall, Instrument, Public, Character, HOT, Blaxploitation, The-Dream, LOS, Chicken, Black people, Cattle, The Beatles, Freedom, Culture, Bird, Urban Cowboy, Music, Century, Finger, Human, R&B

LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyoncé's eighth studio album is available worldwide now. act ii COWBOY CARTER arrives today following the successful release of two lead singles, "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" and "16 CARRIAGES" on February 11, Superbowl Sunday.

Key Points: 
  • act ii COWBOY CARTER arrives today following the successful release of two lead singles, "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" and "16 CARRIAGES" on February 11, Superbowl Sunday.
  • COWBOY CARTER, executive produced by Beyoncé, is about genres, all of them, while deeply rooted in Country.
  • On COWBOY CARTER the work of an artist who created on her own terms, in the absence of rules, persists boldly.
  • The character, Cowboy Carter was birth from these experiences and inspired by the original Black cowboys of the American West.