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Organic's best honored at "An Organic Night Out"

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Hosted by The Organic Center and Organic Voices, “An Organic Night Out” showcased honorees in eight categories – all nominated and chosen by their peers.

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  • Hosted by The Organic Center and Organic Voices, “An Organic Night Out” showcased honorees in eight categories – all nominated and chosen by their peers.
  • “We’re honored to accept this award from The Organic Center and Organic Voices,” states Paul Lightfoot, General Manager of Patagonia Provisions.
  • It promotes their holiday offerings through an “Organic menu,” puts together organic cheese boards for its shoppers and helps them choose the best organic wines.
  • "The growth of organic doesn't happen in a vacuum; it takes the commitment and hard work of organic farmers, businesses and researchers to advance organic."

Pioneering industrial refrigeration engineer, Dr Forbes Pearson, dies at 92

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Monday, March 18, 2024

GLASGOW, Scotland, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stephen Forbes Pearson was the first child of Stephen H Pearson, an engineer from Northumberland, and Gladys Stewart, from Glasgow. Forbes was born in Pollokshields, Glasgow, on 25 June 1931 and attended school at Paisley Grammar and then Kelvinside Academy. He was a precocious child who loved learning and absorbed facts easily, particularly about the natural sciences. In infant school, he was reprimanded for arguing with a teacher who had told the class that the earth was a sphere. "No, it's an oblate spheroid" he said. Despite a bout of pleurisy as a teenager that required a lengthy recuperation, he enjoyed playing rugby as a front row forward, where he reckoned his short legs and stocky body gave him a particular mechanical advantage.

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  • Forbes was born in Pollokshields, Glasgow, on 25 June 1931 and attended school at Paisley Grammar and then Kelvinside Academy.
  • He spent undergraduate summer vacations working in the Rolls Royce factory at Hillington and the Tecumseh compressor factory in Michigan.
  • They also shared a love of language and a rather coarse sense of humour that sometimes took others by surprise.
  • As Chief Engineer for Sterne his work was divided between design of products, such as industrial compressors and heat exchangers, and design of industrial refrigeration systems.

QubitsCube: Innovating to Shape a Global Community for Intelligent Cryptocurrency Strategies

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Friday, January 19, 2024

As the cryptocurrency market emerges and continually evolves, the company focuses on leveraging its cutting-edge quantum bit strategy system to unlock a new era of intelligent strategies for global investors.

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  • As the cryptocurrency market emerges and continually evolves, the company focuses on leveraging its cutting-edge quantum bit strategy system to unlock a new era of intelligent strategies for global investors.
  • QubitsCube's offerings are characterized by their diverse strategies and intelligent ability to adjust dynamically in real-time to market fluctuations, ensuring users always maintain a favorable position amidst market volatility.
  • Global Market Coverage: Unlocking unique global market strategies, crafting exclusive trading tools tailored to the diverse needs of various users.
  • As the outlook for the cryptocurrency market remains positive, QubitsCube is gradually demonstrating its value and potential within the fintech sphere.

InSync Training Announces Leadership Transition for Continued Growth and Innovation

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- InSync Training, a top provider of virtual learning solutions, announces strategic changes to its management structure for accelerated growth.

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  • InSync Training, a top provider of virtual learning solutions, announces strategic changes to its management structure for accelerated growth.
  • These changes, driven by our commitment to continual growth and innovation in virtual training solutions, will propel us forward.
  • PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- InSync Training, a top provider of virtual learning solutions, announces strategic changes to its management structure for accelerated growth.
  • These changes, driven by our commitment to continual growth and innovation in virtual training solutions, will propel us forward.

Scotch Creek Discovers Lithium-Enriched Sandstone at Miranda Project

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 19, 2023) - Scotch Creek Ventures Inc. (CSE: SCV) (FSE: 7S2) (OTC Pink: SCVFF) (the "Company") ("Scotch Creek" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of the soil sampling program (announced on November 8, 2023 ) has confirmed the presence of lithium on the 5,360-acre Miranda project.

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  • Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 19, 2023) - Scotch Creek Ventures Inc. (CSE: SCV) (FSE: 7S2) (OTC Pink: SCVFF) (the "Company") ("Scotch Creek" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of the soil sampling program (announced on November 8, 2023 ) has confirmed the presence of lithium on the 5,360-acre Miranda project.
  • The work program conducted by the Scotch Creek team focused on the Southern portion of the property and consisted of 69 samples.
  • Given the limited surface exposures at Miranda, the Scotch Creek team believes drilling will be essential to ascertain the nature of the Esmeralda rocks on the property.
  • While the primary focus remains on lithium brine positions in the deep subsurface, Scotch Creek is exploring additional options to further investigate the near-surface mineralization potential at the property."

Electra Appoints Metallurgist with 30 Years of Experience as VP of Technology

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra”) today announced that George Puvvada, Ph.D., P.Eng., PMP, was appointed Vice President of Metallurgy and Technology effective today.

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  • Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra”) today announced that George Puvvada, Ph.D., P.Eng., PMP, was appointed Vice President of Metallurgy and Technology effective today.
  • Dr. Puvvada, who brings 30 years of experience developing effective flowsheets for recovering metals from complex formations and completing large-scale projects with some of the mining industry’s largest companies, including Cameco, Xstrata, Vale, and Inco.
  • He also previously worked as a metallurgist at the Peko Mine in Australia, testing, developing and piloting for the recovery of base and precious metals.
  • Dr. Puvvada has also worked with some of the world’s leading metallurgical and engineering firms, including SNC Lavalin, Tetra Tech, Ortech and SGS.

Boingo Wireless Launches Wi-Fi 6 at Brasília International Airport

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Boingo Wireless , the largest provider of airport distributed antenna systems (DAS), Wi-Fi and private networks in Brazil, has deployed an airport-wide, high speed Wi-Fi 6 network at Brasília International Airport (BSB).

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  • Boingo Wireless , the largest provider of airport distributed antenna systems (DAS), Wi-Fi and private networks in Brazil, has deployed an airport-wide, high speed Wi-Fi 6 network at Brasília International Airport (BSB).
  • Boingo designed, installed and manages the next generation Wi-Fi 6 network to enable digital airport operations and provide passengers with reliable, fast connectivity for mobile devices.
  • The robust Wi-Fi 6 network is available throughout the entire airport, including public spaces, terminals and outside on the tarmac.
  • Brasília International Airport is the third busiest airport in Brazil, with roughly 13 million passengers per year.

Biofidelity launches ASPYRE®-Lung reagents, enabling laboratories worldwide to perform rapid precision genomic analysis

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, England and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Biofidelity today announced the commercial launch of its ASPYRE®-Lung RUO reagent product.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, England and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Biofidelity today announced the commercial launch of its ASPYRE®-Lung RUO reagent product.
  • ASPYRE-Lung dramatically simplifies and accelerates the detection of genomic biomarkers, enabling localized testing at a fraction of the cost of current sequencing tests, with results available in days instead of weeks.
  • "Both launches represent a major step toward decentralizing genomic testing and enabling enhanced access to critical biomarker testing through our CLIA laboratory and research customers."
  • "ASPYRE-Lung RUO will help us enable our physician customers to provide rapid input into their research projects."

Civitas Resources Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Net crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids revenue in the third quarter of 2023 was $1.0 billion, compared to $660.5 million in the second quarter of 2023 as average daily sales volumes increased 36% and realized prices increased 15%.

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  • Net crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids revenue in the third quarter of 2023 was $1.0 billion, compared to $660.5 million in the second quarter of 2023 as average daily sales volumes increased 36% and realized prices increased 15%.
  • Lease operating expense for the third quarter of 2023, on a unit basis, increased to $4.37 per Boe from $3.24 per Boe in the second quarter of 2023, reflecting the addition of two months of Permian operations.
  • On a per unit basis, the Company's G&A expenses decreased 21% sequentially from $2.12 per Boe in the second quarter of 2023 to $1.67 per Boe in the third quarter of 2023.
  • Civitas is expanding its leadership team with two key additions:
    Sam Blatt will lead Civitas' Permian operations as Senior Vice President - Permian.

Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. Announces Entry Into Sale and Purchase Agreements

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Monday, September 25, 2023

SINGAPORE, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRIN) (JSE: GSH) (“Grindrod Shipping” or "Company"), a global provider of maritime transportation services predominantly in the drybulk sector, announced the entry by Grindrod Shipping Pte.

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  • SINGAPORE, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRIN) (JSE: GSH) (“Grindrod Shipping” or "Company"), a global provider of maritime transportation services predominantly in the drybulk sector, announced the entry by Grindrod Shipping Pte.
  • Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Grindrod Shipping, as buyer, and Grindrod Shipping, as parent, into two sale and purchase agreements (the “Sale and Purchase Agreements”) to acquire the entire issued share capital of Taylor Maritime Management Limited and Tamar Ship Management Limited (the “Companies”) from, in the case of Taylor Maritime Management Limited, Taylor Maritime Group Limited and, in the case of Tamar Ship Management Limited, Taylor Maritime Group Limited and Temeraire Holding (MI) Limited (together, the “Sellers”) (collectively the “Acquisition”).
  • Following the Acquisition, the Companies will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Grindrod Shipping.
  • Grindrod Shipping intends to finance the transaction with a combination of cash on hand and allotment of new Grindrod Shipping ordinary shares over the two years from completion.