STARS announces $500,000 commitment from RBC Foundation to support development of education and training program
WINNIPEG, May 23, 2013 /CNW/ – The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) today announced a $500,000 commitment from the RBC Foundation towards the development of a STARS Mobile Education Program in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The funds will be divided equally between the two provinces. Read the rest of this entry »
Morrison & Foerster Enhances Asia Pacific Compliance, Investigation and Disputes Capabilities by Expanding Singapore Office
SINGAPORE, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Morrison & Foerster litigation partner Daniel P. Levison, a member of the firm’s FCPA + Anti-Corruption Task Force, has relocated to the firm’s Singapore office after more than 12 years in the Tokyo office. Mr. Levison has extensive experience representing clients in cross-border disputes, counseling clients on a wide range of compliance matters and conducting internal investigations across the Asia-Pacific region. His practice has included work in many countries in Southeast Asia and beyond including Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, as well as India, Australia and New Zealand. Read the rest of this entry »
Asia Society Appoints Josette Sheeran As New President
NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today Asia Society announced the appointment of Josette Sheeran , the Vice Chair of The World Economic Forum, as the seventh President and CEO of the institution. Ms. Sheeran will assume the office on June 10. Read the rest of this entry »
Pervasive Group Inc. Announces New Carrier-grade Mobile Parental Control Solution, Mmguardian™, To Be Presented At CTIA 2013 In Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — MMGuardian, currently available for Android devices, is a high performance, fully scalable, carrier-grade solution that is immediately customizable, may be easily carrier-branded and internationalized, and can be quickly deployed onto any carrier app store or co-branded on Google Play. The product is cloud-based and complete for a seamless deployment, requiring no capex, complex network integration, or time consuming testing cycles – resulting in a very low cost of in-house deployment with minimum cost to ownership with low support and maintenance costs. MMGuardian has already been selected by one international carrier in the EMEA region to provide a co-branded mobile parental control solution exclusively for their carrier subscribers. Read the rest of this entry »
Cougar Dating Expert Lucia joins Cougared.com Dating Blog
LOS ANGELES, CA — Dating website Cougared.com is proud to announce that the web’s top age gap relationship expert, Lucia, has joined as a guest blogger.
Lucia is best known as the resident dating expert on L.A. Talk Radio and has appeared on Dr. Phil, The Tyra Banks Show, E! Entertainment and the KTLA Morning Show. Her style of straight talking, no-nonsense dating advice has won a loyal following of readers to her website, theartoflove.net. She is also the founder of Cougarspeeddate.com. Read the rest of this entry »
California Consumers Doomed to High Gas Prices as Feds & State Bless Tesoro Purchase of BP Refinery & Arco Stations
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A green light that Tesoro’s purchase of BP’s big refinery in Carson complies with anti-trust laws means over time gas prices will go up in the state, Consumer Watchdog said today. The approval by the Federal Trade Commission and California Attorney General of Tesoro’s acquisition of BP’s Carson refinery and 800 Arco stations in the Southwest is not good for consumers or for competition, the group said. Read the rest of this entry »
Propex Joins U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank For Infrastructure Trade Mission in Brazil, Colombia and Panama
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Propex Operating Co., LLC joins U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank , along with 19 other infrastructure-focused companies for a business development trade mission to Sao Paulo, Brazil; Bogota, Colombia; and Panama City, Panama which began May 12 through May 18, 2013. The governments of these countries have each outlined ambitious infrastructure development plans for the years ahead, and this trade mission will help U.S. companies in a broad range of infrastructure industry sectors make the connections they need to expand their business opportunities in Brazil, Colombia and Panama. Read the rest of this entry »
Equipment Manufacturers Applaud House And Senate Action On Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – This week, the House and Senate Agriculture Committees each voted to pass their versions of the 2013 Farm Bill and send it to the floor for full consideration. Following the votes, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater issued the following statement: Read the rest of this entry »
Western Union and Western Union Foundation Partner with UNICEF on PASS Initiative to Provide Young People with Access to Quality Education
AMSTERDAM, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services and Global Partner of the UEFA Europa League, and the Western Union Foundation, today announced they will collaborate with UNICEF, the world’s leading international children’s organization. Western Union’s PASS Initiative turns every successful pass in the UEFA Europa League competition into funding that supports education for young people around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
AESA Calls for Immediate Halt to Political Activist Persecution in Egypt
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Egyptian Strategic Alliance (AESA) calls for the immediate halt to political activist persecution in Egypt. AESA watches with full attention and a wary eye the continuing assault on freedom of speech by a government and a presidency that committed themselves to fulfilling the demands of the Egyptian youth and their revolution. Read the rest of this entry »