December 5, 2022

AeroGuard Flight Training Center Signs Long Term Agreement With Cathay Pacific, Plans to Train Hundreds of Cadet Pilots at Its Phoenix, Arizona Campus

AeroGuard Flight Training Center

PHOENIX, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AeroGuard Flight Training Center, one of the largest global flight training academies in the U. S., is excited to announce the signing of a long-term agreement with Cathay Pacific as part of the airline’s plans to train several hundred new pilots per year in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.. AeroGuard has over 20 years’ experience training more than 7,000 pilots from all over the world and will now support Cathay Pacific in their efforts to prepare for a global recovery of airline travel following the pandemic.

AeroGuard will support Cathay Pacific with two training programs – one for those joining the airline with no prior flight experience, and another for pilots looking to convert their licenses to the Hong Kong standard. Under these programs, Cathay Pacific plans to train over 1,000 cadet pilots by 2025, increasing capacity yearly to meet the growing travel demand expected within the premier Asian aviation hub.

Arizona Congressman Greg Stanton, and member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, assisted AeroGuard in securing and expediting the training program approval with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Representative Stanton’s support was invaluable in making sure the approvals were obtained in a timely fashion. Training will take place at AeroGuard’s Phoenix, Arizona campus and is expected to bring over $100MM of export activity and nearly 200 highly skilled jobs to the region within the aviation industry, further establishing the region’s reputation as a world class leader in flight training.

Joel Davidson, AeroGuard’s CEO said “AeroGuard is extremely proud to announce this partnership with Cathay Pacific, one of the most respected airlines in the world, known for their high level of quality and professional standards. As the aviation industry rebounds across the globe following the pandemic, AeroGuard plans to train hundreds of future pilots for Cathay Pacific.”

These new Cathay Pacific flight training programs are expected to take students approximately 10 months to complete with AeroGuard, taking students from no flight time to becoming a commercially rated pilot. Prior to flight training, students will complete ground school classes at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and then after completing the program with AeroGuard they will return to Cathay Pacific for their line training, after which they will start flying for the award-winning airline.

The program structure takes advantage of AeroGuard’s world renowned training expertise in addition to several environmental factors that make AeroGuard’s four campuses premier worldwide flight training destinations. With ideal weather conditions, flight training is possible more than 350 days a year, and when combined with ample planes and flight instructors, students will be able to complete the program and fill pilot staffing needs quickly.

AeroGuard has over 20 years of experience training pilots from over the world including the Chinese Mainland, South Korea, Vietnam, and more, and is looking forward to welcoming cadets from Hong Kong within these programs.

Tim Burns, Cathay Pacific’s General Manager Flying, said: “We’re incredibly excited to be partnering with AeroGuard to provide our cadet pilots with the opportunity to learn and gain valuable flight experience at such a premier flight training school. Our people are very important to us and our success as an airline, and this partnership with AeroGuard will help us maintain a strong pipeline of talent that will enable us to continue to provide the exemplary standards of service and operational excellence that underpin the Cathay Pacific brand.”

Cathay Pacific’s first class of student pilots completed their ground school training in Hong Kong, and started at AeroGuard earlier this month, with additional classes planned throughout 2023 and beyond.

About Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific is the home airline of Hong Kong with over 75 years of history and a founding member of the oneworld global alliance. The Cathay Pacific Group also comprises low-cost airline HK Express and express freighter airline Air Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific is a member of the Swire Group and is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.cathaypacific.com.

About AeroGuard Flight Training Center

AeroGuard Flight Training Center is one of the U.S.’s most successful flight schools, offering accelerated commercial pilot training to candidates from all over the world. With a commitment to safety and student success, AeroGuard has a proven history of training airline-ready pilots, with over one million flight hours of training experience and graduating over 7,000 cadets.

Corporate Headquarters
Deer Valley Airport
530 W Deer Valley Road Phoenix, AZ, 85027
Phone: 800-322-1526

Contact Information:
James Constable
Chief Marketing Officer
jconstable@flyaeroguard.com
800-322-1526

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December 5, 2022

Nasdaq Completes Migration of the First U.S. Options Market to AWS

The Successful Migration of MRX Marks a Major Milestone in Building the Global Capital Markets Infrastructure of the Future

The New Cloud-Enabled Market Infrastructure Delivers a 10% Performance Improvement for Market Participants

NEW YORK, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced it has successfully completed the migration of the core trading system of Nasdaq MRX – one of its six U.S. options exchanges – to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The completed migration marks a major milestone in Nasdaq’s journey to build the next-generation technology infrastructure for the world’s capital markets. The new cloud-enabled system, which uses AWS Outposts, continues to deliver a low double-digit microseconds latency for end-to-end and order-to-trade processes, in addition to a 10% performance improvement in round trip latency.

Nasdaq and AWS co-designed the ultra-low latency edge computing system for capital markets. The new system achieves the highest standards of performance and resiliency, while meeting Nasdaq’s exacting regulatory requirements, including the obligations to maintain fair and orderly markets, and to protect investors and the public interest.

In addition to moving additional North American markets to a cloud-enabled environment, Nasdaq will leverage learnings from the successful migration towards creating cloud-migration blueprints for its marketplace technology clients. This includes leveraging a hybrid infrastructure for both cloud and edge compute options and providing market operators and participants with added agility to rapidly adjust their operational systems and strategies, as well as innovation capabilities, to keep pace with evolving industry dynamics.

“Nasdaq is at the forefront of adopting technologies that will shape the future of the global financial ecosystem. We continue to advance modernization of markets by driving innovation in the underlying infrastructure that power markets to deliver enhanced performance, efficiency, transparency and integrity of the markets we operate,” said Tal Cohen, Executive Vice President, Head of North American Markets, Nasdaq. “Together with our clients, partners and regulators, we will share our knowledge and expertise to support market infrastructure operators around the world and unlock the transformative power of cloud-enabled technology solutions.”

“Our markets are responsible for seamlessly transacting hundreds of billions of dollars a day serving millions of investors globally,” said Brenda Hoffman, Senior Vice President and Head of Technology, U.S. Markets Systems and Investment Intelligence, Nasdaq. “Therefore, our top priority has been managing our cloud journey while improving our industry-leading latency and resiliency standards that the industry has come to expect from Nasdaq. With the successful migration of MRX, we look to further expand client access to cloud-enabled capabilities including co-location services, market analytics and machine learning, enabling our clients to adopt new services and technologies with agility and flexibility.”

“Nasdaq and AWS are changing what’s possible for capital markets with the migration of MRX to AWS, enabling Nasdaq clients to easily and seamlessly transact billions of dollars in trades every day,” said Scott Mullins, managing director, Worldwide Financial Services at AWS. “Nasdaq will use AWS’s proven security and resilience to create new services while delivering improved, low latency performance. We look forward to continuing to support Nasdaq, as we work together to lead the industry into its second decade of cloud adoption.”

Nasdaq announced its partnership with AWS on November 30, 2021, making them its preferred cloud provider for capital markets.

Nasdaq and AWS will ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell on Monday, December 5, 2022. To watch the Closing Bell Ceremony: https://www.nasdaq.com/marketsite/bell-ringing-ceremony

About Nasdaq
Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) is a global technology company serving the capital markets and other industries. Our diverse offering of data, analytics, software, and services enables clients to optimize and execute their business vision with confidence. To learn more about the company, technology solutions and career opportunities, visit us on LinkedIn, on Twitter @Nasdaq, or at www.nasdaq.com.

Nasdaq Media Contacts:
Emily Pan
+1 (646) 637-3964
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December 5, 2022

Mc Aesthetics Innovations Award for Turkish President; High Level Aesthetic and Burn Center Honored

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altintas was honored as Presidential Doctor

Prof Dr Altintas honored by University Ashgabat

BERLIN, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Mc Aesthetics Group, with its 10 clinics in Europe, honors outstanding and innovative concepts in plastic surgery. One of the largest aesthetic and burn centers in Asia has opened in Ashgabat, with 130 beds. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altintas, as the medical director of the Mc Aesthetics Group, was invited to Ashgabat by the President. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altintas is considered an expert in plastic surgery. His Haute Couture Techniques in aesthetic surgery have also been used in high-class aesthetic and burn medicine for a long time.

The Mc Aesthetics Innovation Award was presented directly to President Berdimuhamedow (Ashgabat, Oct. 2022) for the High Level Aesthetic and Burn Center in Asia. During the live broadcast on state television, Berdimuhamedow thanked both the Mc Aesthetics Group (Germany) and its medical director Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altintas (Monaco). The medical director has been known for his commitment to the development of new techniques for years. As part of the celebrations, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altintas was honored from President as Presidential Doctor. He is a long-time advisor to various royal ruling families.

The Ashgabat University honors the achievements of Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altintas as medical director of the Mc Aesthetics Group. Aesthetic surgery will also be a focus of the new clinic. The Mc Aesthetics Group provides development aid in consultation with the Ministry of Health. In this new center of aesthetic surgery, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altintas will also make new techniques in aesthetic surgery available, which he successfully uses in his 10 clinics in Europe for the super-rich and high society.

Who is Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altintas?

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altintas, born in Germany and living in Monaco, a plastic and aesthetic surgery specialist, is the first High Society Surgeon from Europa that uses Haute Couture Techniques.

Find his clinics for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery in some of the most famous avenues in Germany (Munich-Maximillianstr, Berlin-Kurfürstendamm, Hamburg-Neuer Wall, Düsseldorf-Königsallee, Frankfurt, Köln, Stuttgart), Switzerland (Zurich-Bahnhofstr), Austria (Vienna-Tuchlaubenhof).

He has served as the Chief Advisor of Plastic Surgery to different Prime Ministers and Country Leaders, and as a Special Advisor to the Leading Families.

On ethics, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altintas is the Senior author of the publication “In the Service of Beauty” – supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altıntas has the highest recognition by many plastic surgeons, especially in the “Ethical Moral Obligation in Plastic Surgery” section. For this reason, he is considered an advocate of ethical moral obligations in plastic surgery in Europe.

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali Altıntas holds the patents of Haute Couture Techniques, which are the highest level in aesthetic surgery.

Contact Information:
Haute Couture Medicine Company
kontakt@mcaesthetics.de

Prof Dr Altintas and Mc Aesthetics

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Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon

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December 5, 2022

BioLumic and Curio Wellness Team Up to Bring Light Treatments to Maryland

Commercial collaboration between two cannabis innovators will incorporate BioLumic’s proprietary Light Treatments into Curio Wellness’s leading cultivation operation

NEW YORK, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Curio Wellness, a vertically integrated medical cannabis company and market leader of health and wellness products derived from cannabis, announced today its commercial collaboration with BioLumic, a biotechnology company that programs the genetic expression of plants with Light Recipes.

BioLumic’s Light Recipes are based on 20 years of plant science, photobiological and genetic research that optimize the early course of plant growth. With cannabis, Curio and BioLumic will deploy Light Recipes to improve cannabis yield, cannabinoids, and terpenes. The research collaboration will test lighting techniques to enhance cultivation efficiency and sustainability while continuing to improve quality to its market-leading cannabis products

“Innovation and continuous R&D are central to Curio’s business model, as such we are focused on employing new, cutting-edge technologies, like BioLumic’s Light Recipes,” said Matt Taylor, Curio Wellness’ Director, Applied Science. “This research collaboration provides us with the opportunity to be one of the first cannabis companies to put this into practice.”

BioLumic’s Light Recipes will also enable Curio to create additional variety and quality without the complex process of changing its strains or genetics.

“Working with market leaders like Curio Wellness is an important step in the expanded use of Light Treatments in the cannabis market,” said Steve Sibulkin, CEO of BioLumic. “We’re thrilled to be part of their mission to bring next-generation innovations to their customers. “

About Curio Wellness
Founded in 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland, Curio Wellness is a cGMP certified, vertically integrated medical cannabis company and trusted healthcare partner. Recognized as the leading wellness brand in cannabis by BDS Analytics, Curio is committed to serving patients with targeted, effective, and reliable cannabis-based medicine. For more information visit https://curiowellness.com.

About BioLumic
BioLumic is an agricultural biotech company that programs the genetic expression of plants with light to unlock their full potential. The company’s Light Treatment platform combines biological insights and genetic marker knowledge to mediate genetic expression with a one-time application of light signals. These treatments are scalable and require no chemical application, genetic modification, facility expansion, or large input costs. BioLumic has worked with 12 crops, including cannabis, soybeans, corn, leafy greens, and strawberries. In cannabis, the company has helped cultivators produce large double-digit gains in dry flower yield, THC concentration, minor cannabinoids, and terpene expression. To learn more, visit www.biolumic.com or send an email to info@biolumic.com.

Contacts

For Curio,
Mara Bensing
mara@abelcommunications.com

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Trace Stevens
media@biolumic.com

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December 5, 2022

Tusk Limited Announces the Market’s Largest Deal

LONDON, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tusk Inc Limited (tusklimited.com), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of solar modules and complete solutions, recently launched new products such as the T.640 Solar Unit, T.150 Solar Panel with Crypto miner (complete), T.640 Solar panel with Crypto Miner, and so on. And these have piqued the interest of industry professionals. The reason is simple. Power consumption for crypto mining can be burdensome. This new technology platform is the result of feedbacks from miners and has been met with development and testing, hence this announcement.

Charging speed, battery life, security guarantees, and user experience have all improved over previous innovations. The T.640 Solar Panel Kit is compatible with a wide range of devices, tools, equipment, home and electronic industries, including cryptocurrency miners and provides security, long backup, and other areas, regarding power supply.

Tusk Inc has tested the efficiency of combining their solar products with cryptocurrency miners over time with their recent transition from polycrystalline to photovoltaic materials, and this has proven to be the most effective. Tusk Inc investors can now mine their coins with ease and maximum profit.

You do not have to worry about electricity, which has been a major issue for miners. There is 5-10 years guarantee on the panels, ensuring that they can be used for a longer period of time while you still make money from mining. This is the combination of good products.

About Tusk
Established in 2012 by team of management experts, and later joined by a team of technology experts, Tusk Inc. is now one of the leading electrical solution providers. They pride themselves also in their ability to manage risk effectively, since they have been in the business of managing risks for over a decade. And through several advancements in technology, they have incorporated less risky ventures into the Risk Management system, one of which is cryptocurrency mining, using photovoltaic materials.

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(+44)7451214344

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December 5, 2022

The Region of Piedmont and IFSE Fly to Chicago and Orlando for ‘A Taste Of Piedmont’

Piedmont’s Food and Wine Excellence in the Spotlight

A Taste of Piedmont

The fifth edition of the event will take place in the United States from 4 to 9 December 2022, in two exclusive locations: the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, in Illinois, and the Four Seasons Resort within the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

CHICAGO, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “A Taste of Piedmont” is back, an event promoting and enhancing the food and wine of Piedmont, promoted by the Region of Piedmont, in collaboration with Visit Piedmont, conceived and organised by the IFSE Academy of Haute Cuisine and Pastry and sponsored by ENIT – National Tourism Agency.

The dual event will present Piedmont to the US audience as a leading international centre for food and wine, reinforcing the valorisation and promotion of an exquisitely unique agro-food and cultural heritage. A rich programme of meetings and video screenings, tastings, lectures and dinners will offer guests the opportunity to get to know an old and illustrious tradition that is expressed in the inimitable quality of the products and the high professional profile of the operators from Piedmont. In addition, from 3 to 10 December, both locations in Chicago and Orlando will offer Piedmont-themed menus in their restaurants for a journey into the culture of food and wine under the banner of the best Italian experience.

The two events will be attended by the General Director of the IFSE Academy of Haute Cuisine and Pastry, Raffaele Trovato, Chef and Wine Expert Ugo Mura, the Piedmontese Chefs of the La Credenza restaurant in San Maurizio Canavese, 1 Michelin star: Chef Patron Giovanni Grasso and Chef lvan Onorato. The Executive Chef of the Four Seasons in Chicago, Tristan Baker, and Fabrizio Schenardi, Executive Chef of the Four Seasons in Orlando, the initiative’s supporter since the first edition, will also be present. The Honorary Consul of Italy, Counselor Antonella Brancaccio, will also be present in Orlando.

“The presence of Piedmont in Chicago and Orlando confirms our commitment to the promotion of regional and cultural excellence in the United States, which is one of our main international markets of reference,” said Vittoria Poggio, Councillor for Culture, Tourism and Trade of the Region of Piedmont. “This is an activity of particular significance for the global positioning of our wine and food heritage, which historically represents a cultural added value of our territory. With this event, we reinforce a path that aims to be a growth engine, both for tourism and for other production activities linked to it’.

“Let’s bring Piedmont to Orlando and Chicago! It fills us with pride to be able to be at the Four Seasons Resort in Orlando for the fifth time and to be able to add a second stop this year at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, to promote our territory and its food and wine. We are very happy with the support of the Region of Piedmont, which has once again believed in us and in our work, and which will accompany us in this important event, aimed at spreading knowledge of our territory and its culture, with a special focus on food and wine.”

With the support of the Piedmont Region through Visit Piedmont (the in-house company of the Piedmont Region and Unioncamere Piedmont, which deals with the tourist and agri-food enhancement of the territory), ‘A Taste of Piedmont’ promises to repeat the success of the previous editions, which promoted and fostered the knowledge of Piedmont as a destination to the American public, won over by the diversified offer of the territory with unprecedented resources.

For more information:

LaPresse SpA Communication and Press Office Director
Barbara Sanicola – barbara.sanicola@lapresse.it

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December 5, 2022December 6, 2022

Extended Temporary Half Lane Closure

Road repair works on part of the damaged Gadong Bound road at Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway, is still being carried out.

The temporary half lane closure at the location after the Brunei International Airport flyover heading towards the Government Building Complex flyover/ Jalan Menteri Besar will be extended until Wednesday, 7th December 2022, from 10:30 at night to 6 in the morning, depending on the weather condition.

Meanwhile, road repair works at Muara Roundabout, Muara-Tutong Highway will be extended from Tuesday, 6th December until Friday, 9th December 2022 from 8 at night until 6 in the morning, depending on the weather condition.