Saturday, February 27, 2021

Shorecrest Semifinalists Advance in National Merit Competition

Shorecrest seniors Jonathan Currie, Hailey Levitz and Leddon Zwack have been named National Merit Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. All three students were named National Merit Semifinalists and have advanced to the next round of competition. About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National [PR.com]

Shorecrest Seniors Hailey Levitz and Evan Hoefer Earn U.S. Presidential Scholar Nominations

Hailey Levitz ‘21 and Evan Hoefer ‘21, both graduating seniors at Shorecrest Preparatory School, have been named candidates for the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The United States Presidential Scholar program was established in 1964 by Executive Order of the President to recognize some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating seniors for their accomplishments in many areas: academic [PR.com]

Private Placement Markets Adds "Credit Life & Disability Insurance" to Its Mortgage Loan Programs

Steve Muehler, Managing Member of the Private Placement Markets today announced that the Firm will begin including Credit Life & Disability Insurance Options to its Mortgage Loans in March. [PR.com]

Softline Wins Second Place in Microsoft E5 Open Hackathon

Softline wins second place in Microsoft E5 Open Hackathon. [PR.com]

Making Corona Test Centres Safe

London based cleaning company, Fluid Hygiene, help the national fight against COVID-19 by making safe Corona Test Centres across the country for visitors and staff. [PR.com]

Apellix™ Launches Apellix NDT a Field Services Company Featuring the Apellix Opus X4 Aerial Robotic Systems (Drones) for Contact-Based Inspections

Apellix, protecting the world’s built and industrial environments through technology, is proud to announce it is launching APELLIX NDT, a non-destructive testing field services company. Apellix NDT will operate using the Apellix Opus X4 NDT systems. [PR.com]

College Hiring Changes in the Year of the Coronavirus, Entry Level Hiring Up 2.4% in 2021 Per CollegeGrad.com Employer Survey

With an entire year of hiring uncertainty due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), you might expect that employers have simply stopped hiring entry level college grads. And you would be wrong. Hiring growth has slowed, but employers are still hiring. And more importantly, entry level hiring has fundamentally changed. According to the results of a new entry level hiring survey of more than 400 large US employers, hiring of [PR.com]

Clairvoyant LLC and Longevity Labs Launch a New Joint Venture: RESOLVE

New Company to focus on Ai driven data engineering solutions and consulting for the Healthcare industry; Resolve to accelerate and support digital transformation for Healthcare Industry. [PR.com]

QMAGINE Smart: The Queue Management System from PARTTEAM & OEMKIOSKS, "All in One"

QMAGINE Smart allows the customer to gain time even while waiting. [PR.com]

Elesa Angled Handles Inclined to Make Things Easier for Many Industries

The new Elesa range of angled bridge handles provide a safe and ergonomic grip close to the edge of a door, ensuring safe and easy operation. Traditionally, bridge handles are used on sliding doors, access panels, drawers, and cases. The angled feature distances and translates forces at a more aligned angle, so reducing the perceived effort involved in closing sliding doors or lifting equipment. Elesa ESP, MSP and GN 430 [PR.com]

Experts to Give Updates on UGV Platforms for Reconnaissance Operations at Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness 2021

SMi Group reports: The British Army, DSTL, US Army Futures Command and Diehl Defence to present at the virtual conference in April. [PR.com]

dbForge Studio for SQL Server: Grand Update for DevOps Automation Features

Devart has released an update for dbForge Studio for SQL Server. The new version meets the most advanced DevOps practices and offers a pack of the most requested feature improvements. [PR.com]

Registration is Now Open for SMi Group’s 2nd Annual Future Armored Vehicles: Protection Systems USA 2021

SMi Reports: Registration and sponsorship opportunities are now open for the Future Armored Vehicles: Protection Systems USA, which returns as a virtual conference this June. [PR.com]

Blockshipping and 2021.AI Join Forces to Drive Efficiencies in the Global Container Shipping Industry with Artificial Intelligence

The partnership between Blockshipping and 2021.AI will help overcome a 40-year old industry challenge. Using AI, the two companies will materially improve operational efficiency for marine container terminals while reducing the CO2 footprint for the shipping industry. [PR.com]

"Vaccinate With Love (Dedicated to Dr. Osterholm)," by Peter Lake, Generating Unexpected Response from Listeners

People have responded to Peter Lake's call to action in his new release "Vaccinate With Love (Dedicated to Dr. Osterholm") in an unexpected way. They have taken videos of themselves holding up signs saying "Vaccinate With Love" and expressing their support of frontline healthcare workers. [PR.com]

Hungry Planet® Plant-Based Meats Now Available at Lazy Acres Natural Market

Hungry Planet® is thrilled to announce the launch of its premium plant-based meats at three Lazy Acres Natural Market locations this month, with two additional stores rolling out next month. This Southern California grocery chain will join dozens of venues throughout the region who offer delicious Hungry Planet® meats. At Hermosa, Encinitas, and Long Beach stores, customers can purchase 10 different chef-crafted [PR.com]

Cal Coast Credit Union and the San Diego Gulls Foundation Join Forces for the San Diego Gulls Book and Learning Supply Drive

California Coast Credit Union is teaming up with the San Diego Gulls Foundation to raise funds for the San Diego Gulls Book and School Supply Drive benefitting Words Alive, a local nonprofit organization focused on reading for children, teens and families. From March 1 through March 8, community members are encouraged to support Words Alive by making a financial donation to the book and school supply drive or purchase [PR.com]

Anil Uzun Will Host a Travel Podcast

Anil Uzun, an accomplished travel author, blogger and media personality will host a travel podcast. The podcast will feature thoughts on the best destinations to visit around the world. The podcast will air on Thursday, March 11, at 12.00pm [PR.com]

Researcher explores effects of trauma at the cellular, tissue levels of the brain

A University of Texas at Arlington researcher has received an Office of Naval Research (ONR) grant to examine the mechanics of how blast-like events cause damage to the brain.

The current pandemic highlights how remote healthcare robots could be beneficial in the future

Robots that could take on basic healthcare tasks to support the work of doctors and nurses may be the way of the future. Who knows, maybe a medical robot can prescribe your medicine someday? That's the idea behind 3-D structural-sensing robots being developed and tested at Simon Fraser University by Woo Soo Kim, associate professor in the School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering.