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Coram Deo Foundation Donates $250,000 to Global Aid Network (GAiN) and Samaritan's Purse for Humanitarian Aid in Syria and Turkey

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Vancouver, BC, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vancouver, BC – February 21, 2023 The Coram Deo Foundation, led by Dr. Peter Chung, has responded to the humanitarian crisis in Turkey and Syria with significant donations to Global Aid Network (GAiN) and Samaritan's Purse.

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  • Vancouver, BC, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vancouver, BC – February 21, 2023 The Coram Deo Foundation, led by Dr. Peter Chung, has responded to the humanitarian crisis in Turkey and Syria with significant donations to Global Aid Network (GAiN) and Samaritan's Purse.
  • The Coram Deo Foundation has donated $150,000 to GAiN, a global non-profit working closely with local partners in Syria and Turkey to provide much-needed aid to those affected by the earthquakes.
  • In addition, the Coram Deo Foundation has donated $100,000 to Samaritan's Purse for their three-tier field hospital in Antakya.
  • "We are committed to helping those in need, especially in times of crisis,” says Dr. Peter Chung, the founder of the Coram Deo Foundation.

Responding to Urgent Needs in Turkey and Syria

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

“Right now, we are working to meet the urgent needs for food, hygiene products, clothing, blankets, and cookstoves.

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  • “Right now, we are working to meet the urgent needs for food, hygiene products, clothing, blankets, and cookstoves.
  • “In Turkey and Syria, people who have lost their homes in the earthquakes face extremely cold temperatures and winter storms while living outside in tents or cars,” says Izquierdo.
  • We must also be wary of electrical wiring and other potential damage caused by the earthquake.”
    Before the earthquake, Syria has one of the world’s highest rates of hunger.
  • “We are supporting ambulances and our teams have distributed essential medical supplies to Aleppo's largest hospitals to make emergency and trauma surgery possible.”
    Action Against Hunger has been working in Syria since 2008.

REV Group Appoints Mark Van Arnam as New Ambulance Group President, Randy Hanson as Group Chief Operating Officer

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Mr. Van Arnam will oversee all the ambulance brands including Horton®, American Emergency Vehicles (AEV®), Leader®, Road Rescue®, and Wheeled Coach®.

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  • Mr. Van Arnam will oversee all the ambulance brands including Horton®, American Emergency Vehicles (AEV®), Leader®, Road Rescue®, and Wheeled Coach®.
  • “We are excited to welcome Mark back to REV Group,” stated Paul Bamatter, Chairman of REV Group’s Board of Directors.
  • Randy Hanson will also return to REV Ambulance Group as Chief Operating Officer and Vice President and General Manager of American Emergency Vehicles (AEV).
  • “They are well known as the leading ambulance team in the business.”
    Mr. Van Arnam will report to Mark Skonieczny, Interim President and CEO of REV Group.

Sheila Houlahan Announces New Feature on the Heels of 3 Anthem Awards Wins

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --Executive producer and actress Sheila Houlahan (Warner Bros' The Little Things) announces her upcoming feature film Zombie of Honor as she celebrates the win of three Anthem Awards for her EP debut in Night, Mother.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --Executive producer and actress Sheila Houlahan (Warner Bros' The Little Things) announces her upcoming feature film Zombie of Honor as she celebrates the win of three Anthem Awards for her EP debut in Night, Mother.
  • Night, Mother has received a total of three Anthem Awards in the Health category: two awards for Special Projects and one for Partnerships and Collaboration.
  • With Night, Mother, a hybrid-indie made exclusively for Twitch.tv that won big at the Webbys in 2022, her next feature has been highly anticipated.
  • The 2nd Annual Anthem Awards winners were announced on February 15, 2023; featured Judges include: Tarana Burke, Nicholas Thompson, and Ashley Judd.

Cradlepoint 5G Solutions Now FirstNet Trusted™ for in-vehicle, fixed site, and IoT Connectivity

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Today, public safety on FirstNet has access to at least 1 of these 3 flavors of 5G (low-, mid- and high-band 5G).

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  • Today, public safety on FirstNet has access to at least 1 of these 3 flavors of 5G (low-, mid- and high-band 5G).
  • Cradlepoint’s R1900 Series 5G Ruggedized Router was built from the ground up to handle high-performance mobile 5G connectivity.
  • Cradlepoint’s E3000 Series 5G Enterprise Router was designed for fixed sites requiring flexible connectivity, reliable 5G performance, and simplified management including full-featured routing, security, and Wi-Fi.
  • The R1900 router, E3000 router, and W1850 adapter are available to FirstNet Customers immediately— FirstNet 5G connectivity varies by location.

Fukuoka Prefecture and CJPT Enter Partnership to Implement FC Mobility Expansion Initiatives

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Monday, December 26, 2022

Fukuoka Prefecture also announced a new hydrogen strategy, the Fukuoka Prefecture Hydrogen Green Growth Strategy, in August of this year.

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  • Fukuoka Prefecture also announced a new hydrogen strategy, the Fukuoka Prefecture Hydrogen Green Growth Strategy, in August of this year.
  • The prefecture is particularly focusing on the early adoption of trucks and other commercial FC mobility options with stable, large-volume hydrogen requirements.
  • With this in mind, Fukuoka Prefecture and CJPT have been discussing their shared ambition of creating a hydrogen society and have entered into this partnership agreement today to jointly implement the following initiatives for expanding the use of FC mobility,
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  • Specific initiatives under this partnership include working to further expand the use of FC mobility, starting with the adoption of light-duty FC electric trucks by logistics operators this financial year.

United Safety Acquires Allsalt Maritime

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

EXTON, Pa., Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United Safety, a global manufacturer of safety and survivability technology solutions, announced the acquisition of Allsalt Maritime closing on December 31st, 2022.

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  • EXTON, Pa., Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United Safety, a global manufacturer of safety and survivability technology solutions, announced the acquisition of Allsalt Maritime closing on December 31st, 2022.
  • Joseph Mirabile, CEO & President of United Safety states, "the acquisition of Allsalt Maritime is one that has been in consideration for the better part of a decade, and I'm thrilled to welcome them to the United Safety family.
  • Allsalt Maritime will join Fireboy® - Xintex® as United Safety continues to grow its product offerings in the marine space.
  • United Safety and Survivability Corporation is committed to delivering the most innovative and reliable safety and survivability solutions that our customers can trust to protect life and property.

Aurora Releases Aurora Driver Beta 5.0, As Company Advances Toward Commercial Launch

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Monday, December 19, 2022

With a more performant Aurora Driver, Aurora advances toward commercial launch and continues to increase its weekly hauls of freight for pilot customers like FedEx, Uber Freight, Werner, and Schneider.

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  • With a more performant Aurora Driver, Aurora advances toward commercial launch and continues to increase its weekly hauls of freight for pilot customers like FedEx, Uber Freight, Werner, and Schneider.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221219005157/en/
    With the release of Aurora Driver Beta 5.0, Aurora advances toward commercial launch and continues to increase its weekly hauls of freight for pilot customers like FedEx, Uber Freight, Werner, and Schneider.
  • Aurora Driver Beta 5.0 unlocks key safety-critical and increasingly complex highway driving capabilities, enabling the Aurora Driver to autonomously operate in more scenarios.
  • “Launching our latest beta release moves Aurora one step closer to a commercial-ready product and helps to prepare us for the scaled deployment of Aurora Horizon across the country.”
    In the past year, Aurora introduced five beta releases, each one bringing Aurora closer to commercial launch.

China Medical University Won 22 National Awards For Smart Healthcare Innovation In 2022 Taiwan Healthcare Expo.

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Saturday, December 31, 2022

TAICHUNG,Taiwan, Dec. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the 2022 Healthcare+ Expo, one of the largest international healthcare fairs in Taiwan, was being held at the Nangang Exhibition Center in December. Of note was the exhibition from Taichung's China Medical University and its related healthcare system. It showed off innovations reflecting six major themes including artificial intelligence and smart medical care. Overall, the university has won 22 national awards for innovation, the highest number in Taiwan. Among them is a big data platform that utilizes environmental and clinical data from over 3 million people, and a smart anti-germ platform that can effectively combat super viruses in hospitals and also save patients from septicemia. So far, it has served more than 100,000 people. Cho Der-yang, Superintendent of China Medical University," It can take as little as one hour to know what kind of bacteria it is, and then whether there is any drug resistance, and then offer assistance in determining which medicine is most appropriate to use." The university will promote its findings and inventions in the 18 nations that are part of the government's New Southbound Policy so that the world can see Taiwan's innovative capabilities. The university will promote its findings and inventions in the 18 nations that are part of the government's New Southbound Policy so that the world can see Taiwan's innovative capabilities.

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  • Of note was the exhibition from Taichung's China Medical University and its related healthcare system.
  • Overall, the university has won 22 national awards for innovation, the highest number in Taiwan.
  • This year in 2022, China Medical University focused on six themes, including AI, smart medical care and regenerative medicine.
  • The university has won 22 national awards for innovation, the highest number ever.

REPEAT – Health Coalition Calls on Ontarians to Pour Into the Streets to Protest Ford Government Inaction on Hospital Crisis and Attempts to Privatize

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Friday, December 9, 2022

The Coalition has never seen the crisis in our public hospitals reach the extreme state in which we find ourselves currently.

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  • The Coalition has never seen the crisis in our public hospitals reach the extreme state in which we find ourselves currently.
  • The Ford government doubled funding for the for-profit private clinics in the last quarter of the most recent fiscal year.
  • “How dare the Ford government downplay and deny the crisis or play political games with it and blame everyone but themselves,” said Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition.
  • “These are peoples’ lives, their health – children’s lives and health, the elderly’s lives and health.