Axis powers

The Combat Diaries: Meet the Frontline Heroes of WWII in this New Book

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Harrowing tales of combat…as told by the men who lived it.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Harrowing tales of combatas told by the men who lived it.
  • At its peak, the US military drew some 16 million men into its ranks to defeat the Axis Powers.
  • A young USAAF pilot who was among the few Americans to fly a British Spitfire into combat.
  • A Navy combat diver ("frogman") who swam at night amongst the Japanese-held islands, diffusing underwater mines and setting demolitions to assist the Marines' amphibious assaults.

Metro Denver Firm Lerch Bates Announces Strategic Acquisition of AXIS Facades USA

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

"As one of very few global technical consulting services firms that is an ESOP, we are thrilled to bring on AXIS Facades USA as employee-owners with us," said Lerch Bates CEO Bart Stephan.

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  • "As one of very few global technical consulting services firms that is an ESOP, we are thrilled to bring on AXIS Facades USA as employee-owners with us," said Lerch Bates CEO Bart Stephan.
  • The AXIS acquisition follows the January 2020 acquisition of PIE Consulting and Engineering by Lerch Bates.
  • Operations will be co-located with Lerch Bates personnel in Southern California and other key Lerch Bates offices in strategically important architectural markets.
  • Lerch Bates operates Lerch Bates Asia Pacific Limited, a holding company in Hong Kong, Lerch Bates (China) Limited, a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) in Shanghai, China and Dewar Partnership in the United Kingdom.

AXIS Insurance Chief Claims Officer David Hayward to Retire, Will Be Succeeded by Michael Baumel

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Monday, September 16, 2019

AXIS Insurance, a division of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital") (NYSE: AXS), announced today that Chief Claims Officer David Hayward will retire in March 2020 and will be succeeded by Michael Baumel, current Head of North American Claims.

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  • AXIS Insurance, a division of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital") (NYSE: AXS), announced today that Chief Claims Officer David Hayward will retire in March 2020 and will be succeeded by Michael Baumel, current Head of North American Claims.
  • Following the six-month transition period, Mr. Baumel will assume the Chief Claims Officer role.
  • Mr. Hayward will retire from AXIS following a career that has spanned more than thirty years, with the past seventeen years spent at AXIS.
  • Mr. Baumel has been with AXIS Insurance for more than four years, serving as the Head of North American Claims and working directly with Mr. Hayward.

Highlights - Presentation of the priorities for Finland’s Presidency - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

On 2 September at 15.15 IMCO Members will hear representatives of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Mr Timo Harraka, Finnish Minister of Employment will present the priorities of the Finnish Presidency. The Finnish Presidency started in the beginning of July and runs until the end of December 2019.

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On 2 September at 15.15 IMCO Members will hear representatives of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Mr Timo Harraka, Finnish Minister of Employment will present the priorities of the Finnish Presidency. The Finnish Presidency started in the beginning of July and runs until the end of December 2019.

Statement by First Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Jourová ahead of the Europe-Wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian regimes

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Monday, August 26, 2019

The signature of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union on this day in 1939 opened a dark chapter in European history.

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  • The signature of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union on this day in 1939 opened a dark chapter in European history.
  • A time during which citizens were neither free to make their own decisions nor had a say on political choices.
  • Tens of millions of victims were deported, tortured and murdered under totalitarian regimes in Europe.
  • Even after the end of World War II, many Europeans continued for decades to suffer under totalitarian regimes.

M-Files Honored for International Success and Growth by the President of Finland

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

The Internationalization Award of the President of the Republic of Finland was founded as an initiative of the Association for Finnish Work in 1967 and is one of the most prestigious business awards in Finland.

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  • The Internationalization Award of the President of the Republic of Finland was founded as an initiative of the Association for Finnish Work in 1967 and is one of the most prestigious business awards in Finland.
  • Each year, Team Finland's Board of Directors propose a selective small set of companies and communities to the President for this award.
  • M-Files received the Internationalization Award for the tremendous success in the international expansion of M-Files from a Finnish software company to an international operation with hundreds of employees in Europe, North America and Asia.
  • Thousands of organizations in more than 100 countries worldwide use M-Files to manage their business information and processes in an intelligent way.

The Central Axis of Beijing: the Legend of a Line and a City

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Thursday, August 16, 2018

With its symbolic importance, the Central Axis of Beijing divides the city into two symmetric wings.

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  • With its symbolic importance, the Central Axis of Beijing divides the city into two symmetric wings.
  • The Central Axis of Beijing has its root dated back to the Yuan Dynasty.
  • The Central Axis is also a line that witnesses the development of folk culture in Beijing.
  • Ten years ago, the Central Axis of Beijing joined the race for inclusion in the World Heritage List.