[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The International Federation of University Women (IFUW), based in Geneva, Switzerland, calls for a standalone goal of equity and quality in secondary education, literacy and numeracy for girls and women in the post-2015 development agenda, on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8. A world where girls are educated, protected and healthy is indispensable to sustainable development and economic growth for all people. Equity and quality in education require an explicit commitment from governments to goals for secondary education, literacy and numeracy. “There i
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]In line with the continued growth of the companies of XBT Holding, the relaunch of the holding website reflects the corporate ascension of XBT to the ranks of the worlds' top providers of internet infrastructure. The synergies achieved by the companies that comprise XBT Holding are shown in the structure and design of the new site, where it becomes apparent that XBT Holding is so much more than the sum of its parts. The explosive growth that followed the founding of Webzilla made the company a major bandwidth player on a global scale. IPTransit was incorporated in 2009 in
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled its latest flagship Residential Air Conditioning (RAC) solution, ARTCOOL Stylist Inverter V, a winner of a 2014 iF Design Award. The successor to the original ARTCOOL Gallery launched in 2001, the ARTCOOL Stylist is a unique square wall unit featuring subtle LED lighting and a new 3-way Soft Airflow feature which distributes air evenly to ensure greater comfort. And thanks to the LG’s advanced inverter technology, this premium model provides efficient, near-silent operation as well as greater energy savings. “LG ARTCOOL Stylist takes air
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]USARAD Holdings Inc., a leading U.S. Joint Commission Accredited teleradiology and telemedicine solutions provider recently released a new version of SecondOpinions.com featuring Web 2.0 technology. Today SecondOpinions.com announced that its new mobile app, Second Opinions-Health Genius for Android and Apple stores is now available. The app is powered by an automated proprietary algorithm to calculate the risk for any patient developing specific diseases or medical conditions. The SecondOpinions.com App asks a series of engaging questions about particular diseases or con
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]ACE Group announced today that it is bringing a myriad of benefits to clients and driving efficiency for its risk engineers through Eureka, an innovative web and tablet based benchmarking and risk information system. With anytime, anywhere access, Eureka integrates underwriting and claims information into a single platform in real time. A truly global system, Eureka captures information from ACE’s clients regardless of their locations or operations. It enables customers to obtain custom benchmarking globally in relation to the risks they face - they can compare and rate t
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]CannaVest Corp. (OTC:CANV), the world's leading hemp-based investment company spearheading the development of cannabidiol (CBD)-rich hemp oils and other hemp industry-related products and services, would like to clarify its relationship with both General Hemp, LLC and Kannaway, LLC. Kannaway, LLC is marketed as a hemp lifestyle company with a focus on nutritional wellness whose products contain CBD rich hemp oil. Kannaway was founded in 2014 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Hemp, LLC. The sole owner of General Hemp is Stuart Titus. Mr. Titus formerly was a cons
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]BMO Global Asset Management, along with one of its boutique managers, Lloyd George Management (LGM), today announced that Thomas Vester, CFA has been named Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of LGM. In his role as CIO, Mr. Vester will be responsible for enhancing and coordinating the investment process and criteria for stock selection for BMO Global Asset Management across LGM‘s strategies in Asia, Global Emerging Markets, China and India, as well as Frontier Markets. He will continue the firm’s focus on investing in companies that are characterised by an ability to generate
[By H. J Yook]Scotiabank today announced the retirement of Steve McDonald, Group Head and Co-CEO, Global Banking and Markets, effective April 30, 2014 after a thirty year banking career, including more than a decade with Scotiabank. Mike Durland, currently Group Head and Co-CEO, will assume leadership of Global Banking and Markets as Group Head and CEO. “I'd like to thank Steve for his leadership in growing our business in Global Banking and Markets and his perspective and guidance on the development and execution of our enterprise strategy,” said Scotiabank President and CEO Brian Porter. Sco