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Tri Counties Bank Grants $110,000 in Scholarships for California Graduating High School Seniors

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Other Philanthropy, Banking, Professional Services, University, Philanthropy, Primary, Secondary, Education, Foundation, Partnership, Tri Counties Bank, GPA, Community foundation, Student, Entrepreneurship

Tri Counties Bank, in partnership with the Community Foundation of the North State, issued $110,000 in scholarships this May to graduating high school seniors throughout California.

Key Points: 
  • Tri Counties Bank, in partnership with the Community Foundation of the North State, issued $110,000 in scholarships this May to graduating high school seniors throughout California.
  • The scholarships ranged between $1,000 to $1,500 each, and were awarded to 80 students from 55 high schools in 24 counties.
  • Sixty $1,500 scholarships were awarded to low-to-moderate income students and twenty $1,000 scholarships were awarded based on merit.
  • “A key element of fulfilling Tri Counties Bank’s mission is to invest in our students, who will, in turn, strengthen our communities,” said Rick Smith, President and CEO of Tri Counties Bank.

Revolutionizing Financial Aid

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Education, Achievement Medal, Eastern Kentucky University, FAFSA, Federal Student Aid, Expected family contribution, EKU, IRS, Parent, Student, FSA, EFC, Bailey, ID, Government, Nursing

The FAFSA adds federal loan and need-based aid to students’ financial aid packages.

Key Points: 
  • The FAFSA adds federal loan and need-based aid to students’ financial aid packages.
  • “There are certain types of guaranteed financial aid federally that are offered through FAFSA regardless of a student's financial need,” said Zac Lewis, EKU’s director of central student services.
  • Even if students do not intend to use the financial aid awarded when completing the FAFSA, it can provide students with additional financial resources, such as grants, loans or scholarships.
  • The Student Aid Index (SAI) is used as a means to measure financial aid, instead of the Expected Family Contribution (EFC).

PyroGenesis Announces That Lab Strength Tests Achieve 45% Above Target for Green Cement Additive Product

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Quartz, Pollution, Portland cement, ASTM, TSX, Plasma, Water, Carbon, 0 A.D. (video game), Progressive, Society, Greenhouse, SCMS, GHG, CO2, Compressive strength, SCM, FRA, Ready-mix concrete

This plasma-based process – a collaboration with Progressive Planet – explores the feasibility of converting widely available, high-grade, crystalline silica into amorphous silica.

Key Points: 
  • This plasma-based process – a collaboration with Progressive Planet – explores the feasibility of converting widely available, high-grade, crystalline silica into amorphous silica.
  • The resulting amorphous silica can be used to enhance the strength of concrete as a replacement for fly ash.
  • The average Strength Activity Index (SAI) result for the four 7-day strength tests for PozPyro was 108.75%, a 45% gain against the minimum target value.
  • PyroGenesis’ involvement in developing PozPyro from quartz is part of PyroGenesis’ three-tiered solution ecosystem that aligns with economic drivers that are key to global heavy industry.

Obra Fund Management Launches Opportunistic Structured Products and High Grade Structured Products ETFs

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Prospectus, Senior, ETF

NEW YORK, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”) today announced the listing of Obra Opportunistic Structured Products ETF (NYSE: OOSP) and Obra High Grade Structured Products ETF (NYSE: OGSP). The ETFs are the inaugural investor offerings of Obra Fund Management, LLC, the manager of the funds. Additional information about the manager and the funds can be found at the newly launched website www.ObraFunds.com.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”) today announced the listing of Obra Opportunistic Structured Products ETF (NYSE: OOSP) and Obra High Grade Structured Products ETF (NYSE: OGSP).
  • The ETFs are the inaugural investor offerings of Obra Fund Management, LLC, the manager of the funds.
  • “I am very proud and excited to announce the listing of Obra Opportunistic Structured Products and Obra High Grade Structured Products ETFs,” said Blair Wallace, President and Chief Executive Officer of Obra Capital, Inc. “Through OOSP and OGSP, we aim to provide investors with investment options with access to a wide variety of securitized products.
  • In support of Obra Fund Management, LLC and the newly launched Obra Opportunistic Structured Products ETF and Obra High Grade Structured Products ETF, Obra Capital has launched a new website available at www.ObraFunds.com .

SAI.TECH Announces Expansion of SAI NODE Marietta, Increases Hash Rate by 68PH/s

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Immersion, Recycling, Federation, Miner, ACCE, Weather, Cryptocurrency

This expansion demonstrates the company's dedication to enhancing the SAI NODE Marietta1, the Company’s US R&D center that focused on advancing technology for high-performance computing liquid cooling and industrial-scale computing heat recycling.

Key Points: 
  • This expansion demonstrates the company's dedication to enhancing the SAI NODE Marietta1, the Company’s US R&D center that focused on advancing technology for high-performance computing liquid cooling and industrial-scale computing heat recycling.
  • The expansion involves the strategic addition of 190 units of Bitmain S19 Pro+ Hydro bitcoin mining machines and 288 units of Bitmain S19 K Pro bitcoin mining machines.
  • The deployment of the 478 bitcoin mining machines and the underlying investment of approximately $0.9 million increased the hash rate capacity of SAI NODE Marietta by approximately 68 PH/s (petahash per second).
  • Along with this expansion, SAI.TECH also announced an update about the SAI NODE Marietta as part of its ongoing efforts to provide sustainable and energy-efficient solutions to the bitcoin mining industry.

Treasure Global and Silica-AI Forge Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize AI and IoT Landscape Across Southeast Asia

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Algorithm, AI, Intelligence, TGL, Marketing, Internet of things, Partnership

NEW YORK and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Treasure Global Inc (NASDAQ: TGL) (“TGL” or the “Company”), an innovative technology solutions provider, today announced, a groundbreaking partnership with Silica-AI (SAI), a leading artificial intelligence or AI technology company driving global industry transformation. This strategic alliance aims to propel AI and IoT innovation across Southeast Asia, leveraging SAI's cutting-edge AI technology and TGL's extensive market reach and expertise.

Key Points: 
  • This strategic alliance aims to propel AI and IoT innovation across Southeast Asia, leveraging SAI's cutting-edge AI technology and TGL's extensive market reach and expertise.
  • Southeast Asia stands at the forefront of technological advancement and digital transformation, presenting a ripe landscape for AI and IoT integration.
  • Our partnership with Silica-AI marks a pivotal moment in advancing AI technology across Southeast Asia.
  • With their combined expertise, resources, and shared vision for AI-driven innovation, Treasure Global and Silica-AI are poised to transform Southeast Asia's AI and IoT landscape, ushering in a new era of technological advancement and digital excellence.

Leading Commercial Airlines and EcoVadis Launch The Sustainable Airlines Initiative

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Green Technology, Environment, Air, Transport, Sustainability, Delta, SVP, Atmosphere of Earth, Air France–KLM, Human, Delta Air Lines, Supply chain management, Travel, Partnership

Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic today announced the launch of the Sustainable Airlines Initiative (SAI) in partnership with EcoVadis .

Key Points: 
  • Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic today announced the launch of the Sustainable Airlines Initiative (SAI) in partnership with EcoVadis .
  • The EcoVadis Sector Initiative features are built as an antitrust-compliant network and allow for more efficient supplier onboarding, transparency, collaboration and analytics.
  • We’re proud to be accelerating this with the foundation of the Sustainable Airlines Initiative, alongside our joint venture partners,” said Caz Johnson - Procurement and Working Capital Director at Virgin Atlantic.
  • The group welcomes new members from commercial passenger airlines who want to capitalize on the power of collaboration and advance their most strategic supply chain sustainability goals.

Geoengineering may slow Greenland ice sheet loss

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Sulfur dioxide, Hokkaido University, Professor, University, Carbon, Climate change, Journal, Aircraft, Nisqually Glacier, Aerosol, Geophysics, Climate, Ice

SAPPORO, Japan, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the many effects of global warming is sea-level rise due to the melting and retreat of the Earth's ice sheets and glaciers as well as other sources. As the sea level rises, large areas of densely populated coastal land could ultimately become uninhabitable without extensive coastal modification. In order to stave off this possibility, carbon emissions need to reach net negative, a state that is hard to achieve under current circumstances.

Key Points: 
  • Hokkaido University researchers and colleagues show that stratospheric aerosol injection has the potential to reduce ice sheet loss due to climate change.
  • The simulations showed that SAI of sulfur dioxide would have a clear protective effect on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
  • Under RCP8.5, there would be ice loss equivalent to approximately 90 mm sea-level rise; under RCP4.5, ice loss would be approximately 60.6 mm sea-level rise; but under GeoMIP G4, ice loss would be limited to approximately just 37.6 mm sea-level rise.
  • "While this study shows that SAI could contribute to the protection of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and hence, potentially, all other ice cover on Earth, geoengineering is a highly contentious topic," Greve concludes.

Geoengineering may slow Greenland ice sheet loss

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Sulfur dioxide, Hokkaido University, Professor, University, Carbon, Climate change, Journal, Aircraft, Nisqually Glacier, Aerosol, Geophysics, Climate, Ice

SAPPORO, Japan, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the many effects of global warming is sea-level rise due to the melting and retreat of the Earth's ice sheets and glaciers as well as other sources. As the sea level rises, large areas of densely populated coastal land could ultimately become uninhabitable without extensive coastal modification. In order to stave off this possibility, carbon emissions need to reach net negative, a state that is hard to achieve under current circumstances.

Key Points: 
  • Hokkaido University researchers and colleagues show that stratospheric aerosol injection has the potential to reduce ice sheet loss due to climate change.
  • The simulations showed that SAI of sulfur dioxide would have a clear protective effect on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
  • Under RCP8.5, there would be ice loss equivalent to approximately 90 mm sea-level rise; under RCP4.5, ice loss would be approximately 60.6 mm sea-level rise; but under GeoMIP G4, ice loss would be limited to approximately just 37.6 mm sea-level rise.
  • "While this study shows that SAI could contribute to the protection of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and hence, potentially, all other ice cover on Earth, geoengineering is a highly contentious topic," Greve concludes.

Meadow Partners with National College Cost Transparency Initiative to Help Students Make Informed Financial Decisions

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Student, NPC, Partnership, School, CCT, National Association, University, Movement, Education, EFC, Management

NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Meadow today announced a partnership to provide colleges and universities across the country with access to a net price calculator that reflects all the applicable standards of the College Cost Transparency Initiative, a national movement developed by leaders in higher education representing college presidents, financial aid offices, and admissions and school counselors.

Key Points: 
  • Cost is one the biggest factors for students and families when deciding where to go to college.
  • The initiative is managed by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA).
  • "In a few months, millions of students will begin finalizing decisions about enrolling in college for next fall.
  • We built our NPC to be student friendly and accurate, helping universities to provide students with the financial transparency they deserve."