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CourseCompare releases new online tools to help international students vet immigration consultants and combat fraud in Canada

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星期二, 四月 23, 2024
Education, Lawyer, Ecosystem, Risk, Housing, IRCC, Consultant, University, Curriculum, STEF, Physician, Refugee, Student, Government, Designation (law), Nursing

“CourseCompare’s new interactive tools will make it easier for students and potential newcomers to identify the best service providers in Canada and avoid falling victim to scams,” said CourseCompare CEO, Robert Furtado. “Having served thousands of students, our team was able to identify critical information gaps associated with the application process, study permits, funding and beyond -- all potential vulnerabilities for bad actors to exploit.”

Key Points: 
  • “CourseCompare’s new interactive tools will make it easier for students and potential newcomers to identify the best service providers in Canada and avoid falling victim to scams,” said CourseCompare CEO, Robert Furtado.
  • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) processed 1,089,600 study permit applications (including extensions) in 2023, up from 917,900 in 2022.
  • Increased scrutiny on immigration consultants and lawyers, with the government stepping up verification of university acceptance letters in 2024 following a string of fraud investigations .
  • Moreover, international education accounts for more than C$22 billion in economic activity annually, and supports more than 200,000 jobs in Canada.

OpenStack Caracal Delivers Substantial New Capabilities as OpenStack Demand Skyrockets, Driven by AI Workloads and Users Seeking VMware Alternatives

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星期三, 四月 3, 2024
IOV, InfluxDB, UX, RBAC, Organization, DNS, Designation (law), OpenStack, VIP, RAID, Housekeeping, HPC, Artificial intelligence, AI, Software, Overalls, X86, Bobcat, VMware, LUN, Antelope, NVIDIA GPU, Node.js, Metadata, API, RFC, VF, Dell, Marketing, NVIDIA, Pure Storage, NetApp, Django, Redfish, Video game

AUSTIN, Texas, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The OpenStack community today released Caracal ('keh•ruh•kal), the 29th version of the world's most widely deployed open source cloud infrastructure software. OpenStack is deployed globally by organizations comprising a multitude of sizes and industries, with more than 45 million cores in production. Recently, OpenStack has seen increasing demand among users who are hosting demanding artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads, as well as by users who want to run virtualized workloads at a massive scale while avoiding the vendor lock-in nature of proprietary solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Currently, the big drivers of OpenStack demand are AI workloads and VMware users looking for alternative virtualization solutions, and the Caracal release includes improvements that will help in both of those areas.
  • OpenStack enables users to make great leaps in productivity through its support of AI and HPC workloads.
  • For example, Nova now supports vGPU live migrations, a big win for hardware enablement and accelerated workloads.
  • OpenStack Caracal makes several improvements in agility and performance, including the following:
    Designate now supports Catalog Zones (RFC 9432).

WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems Unveils Aerospace Excellence at Embedded World 2024

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星期二, 三月 12, 2024
MC/DC, Certification, Documentation, PSAC, Embedded, SOI, Designation (law), DO-178C, Heart, WHIS, DAL, Monolithic kernel

BRISTOL, England, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems is set to showcase its ground breaking aerospace excellence at the Embedded World 2024. At the heart of SAFERTOS lies a responsive, robust, and deterministic embedded RTOS, ideally suited for the demanding needs of aerospace development. However, WHIS goes beyond simply providing a powerful RTOS. SAFERTOS also embraces the challenges of certification, empowering developers with clear and concise certification planning documentation. WHIS supplies a tailored "Plan for Software Aspects of Certification" (PSAC) alongside standard documentation, enabling efficient collaboration with Designated Engineering Representatives (DERs) and smooth progress through Stage Of Involvement (SOI) audits. WHIS also offers comprehensive design and verification evidence, with their high standards and quality guiding the development of design documentation and source code. Regular SOI audits also verify conformance and ensure complete coverage with MC/DC testing. SAFERTOS is also delivered with source code alongside the verified binary library.

Key Points: 
  • WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems (WHIS), a pioneering force in Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), is set to showcase its latest aerospace advancements at the highly anticipated Embedded World 2024 in Nuremberg, 9th-11th April.
  • BRISTOL, England, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems is set to showcase its ground breaking aerospace excellence at the Embedded World 2024.
  • At the heart of SAFERTOS lies a responsive, robust, and deterministic embedded RTOS, ideally suited for the demanding needs of aerospace development.
  • WHIS invites all Embedded World 2024 attendees to visit our booth 4-337 to experience firsthand the future of real-time operating systems.

Rio Tinto Board changes

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星期三, 二月 21, 2024
Mining, Minerals, Natural Resources, Classification, Senior, State, Workforce, Designation (law), Tinto

Rio Tinto announces that Simon McKeon will step down as a Non-Executive Director at the conclusion of the Rio Tinto Limited annual general meeting on 2 May 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Rio Tinto announces that Simon McKeon will step down as a Non-Executive Director at the conclusion of the Rio Tinto Limited annual general meeting on 2 May 2024.
  • Over the course of 2023, we announced the appointments of five new Non-Executive Directors as we continue to refresh the composition of the Board.
  • Rio Tinto Chair Dominic Barton said, “I am extremely grateful to Simon for his invaluable contribution.
  • Having regard for his roles as Rio Tinto Limited's Senior Independent Director and the Designated Director for workforce engagement, Simon has taken a particular interest in Rio Tinto's revitalised approach to engagement with the broader Australian community as well as the company's cultural reset.

Arras Minerals Announces Strategic Alliance With Major Canadian Mining Company to Focus on Critical Minerals in Kazakhstan

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星期四, 十二月 7, 2023
ARK, National instrument, Rio Tinto, Designation (law), Copper, Teck Resources, Teck, Partnership, Strategic alliance, Geo, News, Season, PST, Metallurgy, Soil

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arras Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: ARK) (“Arras” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement (the “Strategic Alliance Agreement” or the “Agreement”) with Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”) to form a Strategic Alliance focusing on exploration for critical minerals on Arras’ strategically located license package in the Bozshakol-Chingiz Magmatic Arc located in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.

Key Points: 
  • The Strategic Alliance does not include the Beskauga copper-gold project, nor the regional exploration licenses Stepnoe, Ekidos, Aimandai and Elemes.
  • Arras will act as manager for the initial year of the two-year generative program with Teck holding the option to assume the role of manager thereafter.
  • Arras and Teck will establish a Technical Committee to develop and review the annual exploration programs, with Teck having final approval.
  • The Company will host a webinar to discuss the Strategic Alliance in more detail on Friday December 8th at 800am PST.

UNITE HERE Local 11: Clergy and Laity United For Economic Justice Announces Truth Commission in Long Beach Regarding Violent Outbreak at Hotel Maya Picket Line

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星期五, 九月 15, 2023
Restaurant, Bar, Consumer, State, Local, Lodging, Social Activism, Advocacy Group Opinion, Travel, Retail, Labor, Communications, Religion, Public Policy, Government, Violence, Designation (law), California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway, First Congregational Church, Economy, Sleep, Airport, Head, Hotel, Clergy, Walking, Long Beach City Council, UNITE, Letter, Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows

“Our contracts expired June 30 earlier this summer,” said David Ventura, a bellman at the Hotel Maya.

Key Points: 
  • “Our contracts expired June 30 earlier this summer,” said David Ventura, a bellman at the Hotel Maya.
  • “I have stood with my coworkers and gone out on strike to raise the wages for all of us.
  • On September 27, workers, clergy, and other Long Beach community leaders will gather to hear testimony from workers who were present and experienced violence on the picket line at the Hotel Maya.
  • “It is of vital importance that we support the Hotel Maya workers and their right to peacefully protest,” said Rev.

Village Health Launches Podiatry Residency Program to Continue to Foster Medical Education

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星期四, 八月 17, 2023
Podiatry, Doctor of Philosophy, Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic, Jackson Heights Hospital, Village Health Works, Research, Law clerk, Council, Growth, Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine, Curriculum, Medicine, Designation (law), Foot, Graduate medical education, Education, Nursing, MD

This  Council  for  Podiatry  Medical  Education  accredited program represents Village Health's commitment to fostering medical education and training and cultivating the next generation of professionals in medicine and podiatry.

Key Points: 
  • This  Council  for  Podiatry  Medical  Education  accredited program represents Village Health's commitment to fostering medical education and training and cultivating the next generation of professionals in medicine and podiatry.
  • "The podiatry residency program is housed under the aegis of the Texas Institute for Graduate Medical Education," said Sohail Rao, MD, MA, PhD, President, Texas Institute for Graduate Medical Education and Chief Academic Officer and Designated Institutional Official, Village Health.
  • The Podiatry Residency Program will offer a comprehensive curriculum that encompasses various aspects of podiatric medicine, including surgical procedures, diagnostics, preventive care, wound management, and patient education.
  • Village Health invites aspiring podiatrists to apply for Clerkships and Residency Program and embark on a rewarding journey of growth, learning, and professional development.

Lionsgate and Hasbro Sign Agreement for Lionsgate to Acquire Global Independent Content Platform eOne

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星期四, 八月 3, 2023
Atomic Blonde, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Film, Designation (law), Woman King, Son, EVP, Lionsgate, Yellowjacket, The Rookie: Feds, Ernst & Young, Television, Monopoly, Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, Jefferies Group, Channel 4, Rookie, Discovery, Acquisition, CBC, Wong & Winchester, ABC, Bell Media, Anatomy, Wong, Green Book, BBC Studios, NYSE, Naked and Afraid, The Woman King, Citytv, Film industry, Hasbro, Eone, Showtime

SANTA MONICA, Calif. and PAWTUCKET, R.I., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) and Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) today announced that they have signed an agreement under which Lionsgate will acquire the independent content platform eOne in a transaction valued at approximately $500 million, comprised of cash of $375 million subject to additional purchase price adjustments, and the assumption of production financing loans.  The agreement is subject to Hart-Scott-Rodino approval and customary closing conditions.

Key Points: 
  • eOne is a world-class producer of scripted and unscripted television and motion pictures with global distribution and a 6,500-title film and television library.
  • Under the agreement, Lionsgate will acquire a library that includes titles such as 1917, Atomic Blonde, Green Book, Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Renegade and Designated Survivor.
  • As part of the agreement, Lionsgate also will acquire film development rights to Hasbro's Monopoly, based on the wildly popular board game.
  • "The acquisition of eOne checks off all the boxes in areas that play to our core strengths," said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer.

Statement from Minister Fraser concerning reports of international student fraud

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星期三, 六月 14, 2023
The Honourable, Crime, Education, Designation (law), Government of Canada, University, Research, Canada Border Services Agency, Consultant, Government, IRCC, CBSA, Organization, STEF, Student, Documentation, Work, DLI, Deportation, Knowledge, Misrepresentation, Fraud, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Nursing, Refugee

Other foreign nationals had no intent of pursuing higher education, and used fraudulent acceptance letters to take advantage of Canada's immigration system.

Key Points: 
  • Other foreign nationals had no intent of pursuing higher education, and used fraudulent acceptance letters to take advantage of Canada's immigration system.
  • Within this cohort of individuals, some have been involved in organized crime.
  • "I want to make it clear that international students who are not found to be involved in fraud will not face deportation.
  • If you believe you have been deceived by an unscrupulous consultant, we urge you to come forward and report fraud ."

Woodard™ announces the keynote speakers for the 2023 Scaling New Heights® conference

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星期四, 五月 25, 2023
Powers Accounting Machine, Clockwork, Woodard, Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America, Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board, Designation (law), Friends, The Wall Street Journal, The Dome at America's Center, TED (conference), Woman, SOAR, Organization, MSNBC, Guylaine Dumont, Media Education Foundation, Accounting Today, Radio, Growth, International Youth Change Maker, National Association, Courage, Family, Television, National Association of Black Accountants, Mobile phone, Clothing, Management

ATLANTA, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Scaling New Heights® conference, which will be held June 25– 28, 2023, will feature some of the most influential and dynamic voices in accounting, bookkeeping, and business.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Scaling New Heights® conference, which will be held June 25– 28, 2023, will feature some of the most influential and dynamic voices in accounting, bookkeeping, and business.
  • "I am thrilled by this year's keynote speaker line up for the Scaling New Heights main stage," says Joe Woodard, conference host.
  • Keynote speakers at Scaling New Heights 2023 include:
    Amelia R. Earhart – passionate aviatrix that holds the record for being the youngest woman to fly around the world in a single-engine aircraft.
  • Scaling New Heights® 2023 will take place June 25– 28, 2023 at the America's Center in St. Louis.