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Imperial Drilling Intersects 230.1 Metres Grading 0.31% Copper and 0.50 g/t Gold at Mount Polley

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

It intersected 0.31% copper and 0.50 g/t gold over 230.1 metres from 7.4 metres.

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  • It intersected 0.31% copper and 0.50 g/t gold over 230.1 metres from 7.4 metres.
  • It intersected 0.55% copper and 0.69 g/t gold over 80 metres from 215.0 metres.
  • It intersected 0.36% copper and 0.37 g/t gold over 251 metres from 21.5 metres.
  • It intersected 0.34% copper and 0.39 g/t gold over 107.5 metres from 265 metres.

NTT Research CIS Lab Director Wins Second IACR Test-of-Time Award for Paper on Oblivious Transfer

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

NTT Research, Inc. , a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that a paper co-authored by Distinguished Scientist and Director of the Cryptography and Information Security (CIS) Lab Brent Waters has won an International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) Test-of-Time (ToT) Award.

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  • NTT Research, Inc. , a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that a paper co-authored by Distinguished Scientist and Director of the Cryptography and Information Security (CIS) Lab Brent Waters has won an International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) Test-of-Time (ToT) Award.
  • Waters and co-authors Chris Peikert and Vinod Vaikuntanathan delivered their paper, “A Framework for Efficient and Composable Oblivious Transfer,” at the Crypto 2008 conference.
  • A cryptography researcher with the NTT Social Informatics Laboratories (SIL) co-authored another paper for this year’s conference, being held August 19-24 in Santa Barbara.
  • The Test-of-Time Award-winning paper co-authored by Waters introduced a “dual-mode” cryptosystem framework for Oblivious Transfer protocols using a variety of assumptions.

Harvard Professor and Entrepreneur Tim Springer Donates $210 Million to the Institute for Protein Innovation

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

The Institute for Protein Innovation (IPI) , a nonprofit research organization, announced today a $210 million gift from Tim Springer, Ph.D., veteran entrepreneur and professor at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, who founded IPI in 2017 with Andrew Kruse, Ph.D.

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  • The Institute for Protein Innovation (IPI) , a nonprofit research organization, announced today a $210 million gift from Tim Springer, Ph.D., veteran entrepreneur and professor at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, who founded IPI in 2017 with Andrew Kruse, Ph.D.
  • The philanthropic gift—made by Springer, his wife Chafen Lu, Ph.D., and their children—adds to previous gifts of $40 million to IPI from Springer himself.
  • “Thanks to Tim’s commitment, IPI will be able to take on more challenging problems in protein science that academia and industry cannot or will not.
  • Springer has previously endowed professorships and chairs at Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital and the University of California, Berkeley.

Open Letter from FAIR in Medicine Draws 1800+ Signatories to Support Academic Freedom

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

NEW YORK, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a robust demonstration of support for academic freedom and open debate, FAIR in Medicine and a group of over 1,800 signatories have signed an open letter advocating for the uninterrupted publication of "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases" by Diaz and Bailey in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior.

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  • NEW YORK, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a robust demonstration of support for academic freedom and open debate, FAIR in Medicine and a group of over 1,800 signatories have signed an open letter advocating for the uninterrupted publication of "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases" by Diaz and Bailey in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior.
  • FAIR in Medicine is the professional healthcare network within The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism—supporting open and robust debate to advance high quality, ethical medicine for all.
  • Please join FAIR in Medicine's May 18 webinar with Dr. Bailey, author of the new ROGD paper that's the subject of FAIR's Open Letter.
  • Join FAIR in Medicine's May 19 webinar with FAIR's expert legal panel about gender legislation passed this session: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fairs-legislative-review-of-sex-change-trea... .

Imperial Drilling Intersects 162.5 Metres Grading 0.50% Copper and 0.52 g/t Gold at Mount Polley

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

SD-23-163, collared about 150 metres east of SD-12-153 on Section 3160N, intersected 0.27% copper and 0.31 g/t gold over 85 metres from 125 metres and 0.20% copper and 0.31 g/t gold over 210 metres from 280 metres.

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  • SD-23-163, collared about 150 metres east of SD-12-153 on Section 3160N, intersected 0.27% copper and 0.31 g/t gold over 85 metres from 125 metres and 0.20% copper and 0.31 g/t gold over 210 metres from 280 metres.
  • It intersected a long interval of mineralization grading 0.26% copper and 0.37 g/t gold over 451 metres from 80 metres, and a higher-grade zone grading 0.40% copper and 0.76 g/t gold over 85 metres from 307.5 metres.
  • It intersected 0.35% copper and 0.57 g/t gold over 182.5 metres from 270 metres, and a higher-grade zone grading 0.40% copper and 0.65 g/t gold over 117.5 metres from 295 metres.
  • It intersected 0.50% copper and 0.52 g/t gold over 162.5 metres from 30 metres and includes a higher-grade zone grading 0.82% copper and 0.81 g/t gold over 47.5 metres from 92.5 metres.

ArisGlobal Strengthens Leadership Team with Addition of Chief Marketing Officer

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

MIAMI, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ArisGlobal, the leading provider of life sciences software, today announces the appointment of Julie Springer as its first Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

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  • MIAMI, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ArisGlobal, the leading provider of life sciences software, today announces the appointment of Julie Springer as its first Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Julie to the ArisGlobal leadership team," said Mike Gordon, CEO at ArisGlobal.
  • At ArisGlobal, Julie will lead all marketing functions, including brand, communications, content, performance, and product marketing.
  • The addition of the CMO role comes at a time of unprecedented growth and demand for ArisGlobal products.

Jerry Springer and the history of that [bleeping] bleep sound

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

For 27 years, Springer’s circus of sensationalism was a remarkably durable and bankable commodity.

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  • For 27 years, Springer’s circus of sensationalism was a remarkably durable and bankable commodity.
  • Helping to normalize outrageousness in culture, it taught content creators that shamelessness is a lucrative industry.
  • But one of its most iconic sounds was added in post-production: the 1000 hertz censor bleep, which became more prevalent as the behavior on the show grew more profane.

The origins of bleeping

    • The history of broadcasters’ bleeping out profanity reveals a lot about our culture’s ongoing negotiation of a murky concept.
    • While the First Amendment protects political speech, it does not protect profanity, and in 1964 the Supreme Court gave the Federal Communications Commission the authority to police language in broadcasting.
    • By the mid-1960s, the bleep tone was heard everywhere, so much so that bleeping was used in FCC deliberations as a verb to define the practice of masking profanity.

Bleeping’s feedback loop

    • Bleeping out profanity became so common in U.S. broadcasting that it inspired George Carlin to satirize the practice in his Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say on TV monologue.
    • Yet for audiences yearning for counterculture programming that seemed more real, focusing attention on profanity by bleeping it created a feedback loop that made cursing – and the rebels who did it – more appealing to audiences, piquing their interest about what the bleep concealed.
    • At the same time, networks pushing for deregulation wanted to show that they could self-censor and that FCC oversight wasn’t necessary.
    • By the early 1980s, a new radio format based on shocking public sensibilities, the “shock jock,” had emerged.

Springer’s brand of profane realism

    • As the show found its niche, it shifted so that it was no longer Springer confronting racists, deviants or polygamists.
    • As the frequency of the bleeps and fights increased, the ratings began to soar.
    • By 1997, it often matched “The Oprah Winfrey Show” at the top of the ratings leaderboard.

That [bleeping] reality TV sound

    • In case they weren’t, the bleep sound was often accompanied by a boxing bell, cuing everyone that [bleep] was getting real.
    • Toward the end of the show’s run, the meaning of the bleep sound became more comedic.
    • The bleep sound, a standard effect heard across the burgeoning reality TV format, had great comedic impact in shows like “The Osbournes,” where Ozzy would stumble around muttering profanity that had to be bleeped.

FTC case against DeVry yields $100 million settlement

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

FTC case against DeVry yields $100 million settlementDeVry University and its parent company have entered into a $100 million settlement to resolve the FTC’s allegations that the defendants’ claims didn’t make the grade.

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FTC case against DeVry yields $100 million settlement

    • DeVry University and its parent company have entered into a $100 million settlement to resolve the FTC’s allegations that the defendants’ claims didn’t make the grade.
    • According to the FTC, DeVry violated the law by deceptively claiming that 90% of its grads actively seeking employment landed jobs in their field within six months of graduation.
    • How will the $100 million settlement be distributed?
    • DeVry will pay $49.4 million in cash to qualifying students who were harmed by the deceptive ads.

AN INSIDE LOOK AT QUANZHOU, CHINA'S FABLED 'CITY OF LIGHT'

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Monday, April 10, 2023

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fascination with Chinese history and culture has led William N. Brown PhD, a professor of business at Xiamen University, to write a fascinating account of Quanzhou, where the 21st century Maritime Silk Road Pilot Zone is helping to lead China's expansion of international economic and cultural exchanges.

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  • Brown spent over six weeks driving to every corner of the city and exploring its history, culture, geography, and cuisine, becoming entranced by Quanzhou's astonishing rich history and heritage.
  • He learned that Marco Polo had sailed home from Quanzhou, and that Quanzhou was Columbus' goal in China.
  • The Boston Tea Party's dumping overboard of Fujian's prized tea on three ships that had sailed from Xiamen helped stoke the U.S. War of Independence.
  • For those interested in getting a first-hand look at Chinese culture, SPLENDORS OF QUANZHOU, PAST AND PRESENT provides a fascinating and detailed glimpse into the inner workings of one of China's showcase cities.

Porsche announces Grand Marshals for Rennsport Reunion 7

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) is proud to announce that two icons whose passion and determination positively influenced the brand both on the track and the road have accepted the nomination as Rennsport Grand Marshal.

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  • Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) is proud to announce that two icons whose passion and determination positively influenced the brand both on the track and the road have accepted the nomination as Rennsport Grand Marshal.
  • Alwin Springer, a leader in U.S. Porsche racing as well as very first CEO of Porsche Motorsport North America will be joined by an 18-year veteran driver of the Porsche works team, Patrick Long.
  • Both Springer and Long will preside over Rennsport Reunion 7 – taking place September 28 to October 1, 2023 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California.
  • Alwin has been rooted in Porsche Motorsport for over 50 years – first as a technician, and ultimately as CEO of Porsche Motorsport North America from January 1990 to February 2004.